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Fox and Knot Inn
See Fox and Knot Court.
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Fox and Hounds Yard
East out of Bishopsgate Street, in Bishopsgate Ward Without (Rocque, 1746-Elmes, 1831).
The site is...
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Fox
·noun A sly, cunning fellow.
II. Fox ·noun The European dragonet.
III. Fox ·noun To make sour, as ...
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Fox
(Heb. shu'al, a name derived from its digging or burrowing under ground), the Vulpes thaleb, or Syri...
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fox
The old English broadsword. Also, a fastening formed by twisting several rope-yarns together by hand...
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Fox
(Heb. shu'al). Probably the jackal is the animal signified in almost all the passages in the Old Tes...
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Goose
·noun A silly creature; a simpleton.
II. Goose ·noun Any large bird of other related families, rese...
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goose
A taylor's goose; a smoothing iron used to press down the seams, for which purpose it must be heated...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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goose
n.
English bird-name. The Australianspecies are – – Cape Barren Goose – – Cereopsis novae-hollandia...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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goose
A tailor's smoothing-iron. It is a jocular saying that 'A tailor, be he ever so poor, is always sure...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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Spread Eagle Inn and Yard
On the east side of Gracechurch Street, with a passage into Leadenhall Market. In Bishopsgate Ward W...
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Blossom Inn Yard
West out of Laurence Lane, Old Jewry, at No.23 (P.O. Directory). In Cheap Ward.
First mention: O.S....
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Dolphin Inn, Yard
1) On the east side of Bishopsgate Street. In Bishopsgate Ward Without (S. 167-Boyle, 1799).
Teneme...
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Maidenhead Yard, Inn
On the north side of Great Knightrider Street, in Castle Baynard Ward (O. and M. 1677-Lond. G. 1758)...
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Fox and Crown Court
1) South out of Barbican in Aldersgate Ward Without (Strype, ed. 1720-Boyle, 1799).
The site is now...
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Fox and Knot Court
West out of Cow Lane and north through Fox and Knot Inn to Chick Lane, in Farringdon Ward Without (H...
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Inn
·vt To get in; to in. ·see <<In>>, ·vt.
II. Inn ·vi To take lodging; to <<Lodge>>.
III. Inn ·vt To...
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Inn
In the modern sense, unknown in the East. The khans or caravanserais, which correspond to the Europe...
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Inn
The Hebrew word (malon) thus rendered literally signified "a lodging-place for the night." Inns, in ...
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yard-arm and yard-arm
The situation of two ships lying alongside one another, so near that their yard-arms nearly touch ea...
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Brant-fox
·noun A kind of fox found in Sweden (Vulpes alopex), smaller than the common fox (V. vulgaris), but ...
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Dog-fox
·noun A male fox. ·see the Note under Dog, ·noun, 6.
II. Dog-fox ·noun The Arctic or blue fox;
— a...
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Fox-hunting
·adj Pertaining to or engaged in the hunting of foxes; fond of hunting foxes.
...
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Sea fox
·- The thrasher shark. ·see <<Thrasher>>.
...
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Water fox
·- The carp;
— so called on account of its cunning.
...
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Fox, George
(1624-1691)
Religious enthusiast, and founder of the Society of Friends, b. at Drayton, Leicestersh...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Fox, John
(b. 1863)
American novelist. A Cumberland Vendetta, The Kentuckians, Blue Grass, Little Shepherd of...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Fox Court
1) North out of Long Lane, West Smithfield, in Farringdon Ward Without (Lockie, 1810-Elmes, 1831).
...
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flying-fox
n. a gigantic Australian bat, Pteropus poliocephalus, Temm. It has a fetid odour anddoes great damag...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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to fox boots
To foot boots, i. e. to repair boots by adding new soles, and surrounding the feet with new leather....
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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cross-fox
A fox whose color is between the common reddish-yellow and the silver-gray, having on its back a bla...
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silver fox
A black fox, with white king-hairs interspersed on the back of it.--Cartwright's Labrador. Like the ...
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Currier's Arms Inn Yard
In Fann's Alley, Aldersgate Street (Dodsley, 1761).
Not named in the maps.
...
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White Hart Inn, Yard
South out of London Wall. In Broad Street Ward (O. and M. 1677-O.S. 1848-51).
"White Hart Stables "...
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White Horse Inn, Yard
On the south side of Fore Street, east of Cripplegate. In Cripplegate Ward Without (O. and M. 1677-B...
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White Horse Yard, Inn
South out of London Wall, in Broad Street Ward, opposite Bethlehem Hospital (O. and M. 1677-Lockie, ...
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Bolt and Tun Inn
At the southern end of Bolt and Tun Court at No.64, Fleet Street, in Farringdon Ward Without (O. and...
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Bull and Mouth Inn
On the south side of Bull and Mouth Street, in Aldersgate Ward (O. and M. 1677-Elmes, 1831).
Burnt ...
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Coach and Horses Inn
South out of Camomile Street. In Lime Street Ward (O. and M. 1677).
No later mention.
...
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Dog and Bear Inn
See Carpenter's Buildings.
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Yard
·vi A branch; a twig.
II. Yard ·vi A rod; a stick; a staff.
III. Yard ·vi The <<Penis>>.
IV. Yard...
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yard
A measure of length, consisting of 3 feet.
[Anglo-Saxon gyrde]. A long cylindrical timber suspende...
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And
·conj If; though. ·see <<An>>, ·conj.
II. And ·conj It is sometimes, in old songs, a mere expletive...
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and
• The people who inhabited generally the whole of that country.
• In (Genesis 10:18-20) the seats o...
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Brand goose
·- A species of wild goose (Branta bernicla) usually called in America brant. ·see <<Brant>>.
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Ember-goose
·noun The loon or great northern diver. ·see <<Loon>>.
...
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Goose egg
·add. ·- In games, a zero; a score or record of naught;
— so named in allusion to the egglike outli...
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Goose-rumped
·add. ·adj Having the tail set low and buttocks that fall away sharply from the croup;
— said of ce...
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Imber-goose
·noun The loon. ·see Ember-goose.
...
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Sea goose
·- A <<Phalarope>>.
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Solan goose
·- The common gannet.
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Way-goose
·noun ·see Wayz-goose, ·noun, 2.
...
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Wayz-goose
·noun A stubble goose.
II. Wayz-goose ·noun An annual feast of the persons employed in a printing o...
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Goose Alley
South out of Bow Churchyard to Twelve Bell Court. In Cordwainer Ward (Boyle, 1799).
First mention: ...
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Goose Lane
See Goose Alley, Bow Churchyard.
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goose riding
A goose, whose neck is greased, being suspended by the legs to a cord tied to two trees or high post...
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greenwich goose
A pensioner of Greenwich Hospital.
...
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strangle goose
A poulterer.
...
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taylors goose
An iron with which, when heated, press down the seams of clothes.
...
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colonial goose
n.
a boned leg of muttonstuffed with sage and onions. In the early days the sheep wasalmost the sol...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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goose-teal
n.
the English name for a verysmall goose of the genus Nettapus. The Australianspecies are – – Gree...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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magpie-goose
n.
a common name for theAustralian Goose, Anseranus melanoleuca, Lath.; calledalso Swan-goose, and ...
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to goose boots
To repair them by putting on a new front half way up, and a new bottom.
...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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gone goose
'It's a gone goose with him,' means that he is past recovery. The phrase is a vulgarism in New Engla...
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goose-grass
goose-tansy, argentina, or auscrina. N.
...
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cole-goose
A name for the cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo).
...
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dunter-goose
A name in the Orkneys for the Somateria mollissima, or eider-duck.
...
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ember-goose
(OR IMBER?)
A name for the great northern diver or loon (Colymbus glacialis).
...
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gone-goose
A ship deserted or given up in despair (in extremis).
...
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goose-neck
A curved iron, fitted outside the after-chains to receive a spare spar, properly the swinging boom, ...
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horie-goose
A northern name for the Anser bernicla, or brent-goose.
...
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rood-goose
A name for the brent-goose.
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sly-goose
A northern term for the sheldrake, Tadorna vulpanser.
...
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solan-goose
The gannet, Sula bassana, a well-known sea fowl, frequenting the coasts of many countries in the nor...
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Bell and Wheel Yard
West out of the Minories (O. and M. 1677), near the middle. In Portsoken Ward.
Other names : "Bell ...
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Coach and Horses' Yard
1) West out of Northumberland Alley, Fenchurch Street (Lockie, 1816-Elmes, 1831).
Not named in the ...
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Cock and Hoop Yard
East out of Houndsditch. In Portsoken Ward (in O.S. 1880 ed.).
Earliest mention: O. and M. 1677.
R...
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Horse and Groom Yard
North out of Holborn Hill at 129, nearly opposite Fetter Lane (Lockie, 1810-Elmes, 1831).
Not named...
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Horse and Trumpet Yard
East out of Crutched Friars, No. 17 (Elmes, 1831). In Aldgate Ward.
First mention: Rocque, 1746.
O...
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lateen sail and yard
A long triangular sail, bent by its foremost leech to a lateen yard, which hoists obliquely to the m...
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Flying Horse Inn, Yard, Houndsditch
East out of Bishopsgate Street and north to Houndsditch, in Bishopsgate Ward Without (O. and M. 1677...
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Black Horse and Hare Inn
South out of Hart Street, with a passage into Fell Street (Strype, ed. 1720 and 1755). In O. and M. ...
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Castle and Faulcon Inn, Cripplegate
See Falcon Square.
...
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Swan and (with) Two Necks Inn
On the north side of Lad Lane at No.10 (Lockie 1816).
First mention: O. and M. 1677.
Called" Swan ...
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Bull Inn, Bull Inn Yard, Aldgate High Street
See Aldgate Avenue.
...
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Fox, Charles James
(1749-1806)
Statesman and historian, s. of Henry F., 1st Lord Holland, was one of the greatest orat...
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Fox Ordinary Court
West out of St. Nicholas' Lane. In Candlewick and Langbourne Wards (O. and M. 1677-Elmes, 1831).
"F...
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Three Fox Court
1) West out of St. Clement's Lane. In Langbourn Ward (O. and M. 1677-Boyle, 1799).
The site is now ...
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Abbot's Inn
The town house of the Abbots of Waltham. On the west side of St. Mary At Hill (Street), south of the...
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Anchor Inn
On the west side of Duck Lane, in Aldersgate Ward (Rocque, 1746-L. Guide, 1758).
The site is now oc...
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Angel Inn
1) On the west side of Fleet Market at No.53. In Farringdon Ward Without (Rocque, 1746-Elmes, 1831)....
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Antelope Inn
On the west side of West Smithfield, in Farringdon Ward Without (O. and M. 1677-Strype, 1755).
Ment...
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Axe Inn
On the east side of Aldermanbury, at No.20, in Cripplegate Ward Within (O. and M. 1677-Elmes, 1831)....
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Bacon's Inn
Gardens, lands and messuages on the east side of Chancery Lane adjoining the wall belonging to the l...
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Bancor Inn
See Bangor House.
...
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Barklies Inn
By the south end of Addle Hill, west from St. Benet's Church, almost against Puddle Wharf, an ancien...
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Barnard's Inn
On the south side of Holborn at No.22 in Farringdon Ward Without (P.O. Directory).
An Inn of Chance...
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Bassett's Inn
Tenement or hostel of Ralph Holand called "Bassettisyn," formerly belonging to Sir Ralph de Basset, ...
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Beachamp's Inn
A house in the parish of St. Martin Orgar in St. Martin Orgar lane, in Candlewick Ward, so called as...
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Bear Inn
1) On the east side of Basinghall Street, near the middle, at.No. 31, in Bassishaw Ward (O. and M. 1...
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Beauchamp's Inn
See Beachamp's Inn.
...
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Beaumondes Inn
In the parish of St. Benet, in the ward of Baynardescastell, I Ed. IV. 1462 (Cal. P.R. Ed. IV. 1461-...
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Beaumont Inn
In the parish of St. Benet, in the ward of Baynardescastell, I Ed. IV. 1462 (Cal. P.R. Ed. IV. 1461-...
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Bell Inn
1) On the east side of Warwick Lane, in Castle Baynard Ward (O. and M. 1677-Lockie, 1816).
Strype s...
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Benbridges Inn
Hostel of Ralph Holand called "Penbrigges Inne," at the corner of Lymestrete in parish of St. Andrew...
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Blossoms Inn
On the west side of Lawrence Lane, Old Jewry, at No.25. In Cheap Ward (Lockie, 1816). At the north-e...
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Bull Inn
1) On the north side of Leadenhall Street at No. 152 (O. and M. 1677-Lockie, 1816).
Earliest mentio...
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Checker Inn
In London Wall Street, west of Coleman Street. In Cripplegate Ward. Within (Strype, ed. 1720, I. iii...
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Chequer Inn
1) On the north side of Holborn, east of Furnival's Inn, in Farringdon Ward Without (O. and M. 1677-...
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Chichester's (Bishop of) Inn
In the parish of St. Dunstan's Fleet Street, on the west side of Chancery Lane, 1310 (Cott. Faust. B...
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Clifford's Inn, Fleet Street
On the west side of Fetter Lane, north of St. Dunstan's, Fleet Street (P.O. Directory). In Farringdo...
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Cobbam's Inn
Messuage or great house in Tower Ward, 6 H. V., called "Cobbam's Inne" (S. 139).
The new house of H...
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Cock Inn
On the south side of Leadenhall Street at No. 51, opposite Creechurch Lane (Lockie, 1810-16).
Not n...
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Crown Inn
1) At the northern end of Faulcon Court, Fleet Street, in Farringdon Ward Without (Strype, ed. 1720 ...
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Dolphin Inn
A tenement called "le Dolphin" in parish of St. Dunstan in the west in Fletestrete, between "le Bell...
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Falcon Inn
See Castle and Falcon Hotel.
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Farringdon Inn
See Serjeants' Inn, Chancery Lane.
...
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Foxton Inn
Inn so called in parish of St. Peter Cornhill, 21 Richard II. 1398 (Cal. P.R. Rich. II. 1396-9, p. 2...
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Furnival's Inn
On the north side of Holborn, between Leather Lane and Brook Street (O.S. 1880).
Southern portion i...
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George Inn
1) West out of Grub Street to Three Leg Court, in Cripplegate Ward Without (Strype, ed. 1720-Lond. G...
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Gray's Inn
On the north side of Holborn, outside the City boundary, west of Gray's Inn Road. Gateway at No. 22 ...
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Greyhound Inn
1) On the north side of Holborn, between Furnival's Inn east and Brooke Street west, in Farringdon W...
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Legates Inn
Another tower by Baynard's Castle built by Ed. II. In the 2 Ed. III. it was given by the King to Wil...
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Lincoln's Inn
One of the Inns of Court on the west side of Chancery Lane, outside the City boundary.
The name see...
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Lovell's Inn
In Ivy Lane and Paternoster Row, in Farringdon Ward Within, in parish of St. Faith.
A great house a...
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Macworth Inn
See Barnard's Inn.
...
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Magpy Inn
On the north side of Magpy Yard, with a passage into Castle Street, in Farringdon Ward Without (O. a...
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(Abbot of) Malmesbury Inn
On the south side of Holborn, where Furnival Street now stands.
Grant by Thos. Coubrigge and Wm. Ca...
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Meermaid Inn
See Mermaid Court1, Great Carter Lane.
...
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Nevill's Inn
At the southern end of Monkwell Street in Silver Street was a great house with a garden plot belongi...
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New Inn
1) A messuage called "le Newin" in Chauncellerelane, 42 Ed. III. (Hust. Roll 96, No.218).
Granted t...
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Norhampton Inn
Inn in the Ropery called "Norhampton's In" with the "brode yates" with the shops annexed late of Joh...
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Peacock Inn
On the west side of Aldersgate Street, in Aldersgate Ward Without (O. and M. 1677).
The site is sho...
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Pembrook's Inn
At the north end of Ave Maria Lane, in parish of St. Martin Ludgate, 18 Rich. II. (S. 341).
Formerl...
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Penbrigge's Inn
See Benbridges Inn.
...
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Pulteney's Inn
A hostel in the city of London formerly belonging to John de Pulteney called "Pulteneysyn." The mast...
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Ram Inn
1) On the south side of Fenchurch Street, at the western end. In Langbourne Ward (Strype, 1720 and 1...
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Rose Inn
1) In Fleet Street, belonging to the Monastery of Rochester (Dugdale, I.).
No later mention.
2) Ne...
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Scroop's Inn
On the north side of Holborn Hill, an inn of Serjeants, opposite St. Andrew's Church (S. 78 and 388)...
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Scrupes Inn
Next to Paul's Wharf is a great Messuage called" Scrupes Inn," some-time belonging to the Scrupes in...
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Skales Inn
See Maiden Lane2, College Hill.
...
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Somerset Inn
A tenement so called next Baynard Castle, worth £9 6s. 8d., belonging Eleanor, late Duchess of Somer...
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Sporier's Inn
Tenements in Sholane near "Sporiers In" in parish of St. Brigid in Fletestrete, 1414 (Ct. H.W. II. 4...
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Stamford Inn
An inn so called in Ivy Lane, temp. H. VI. and Ed. IV. (H. MSS. Com. 9th Rep. 10).
Not further iden...
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Staple Inn
On the south side of Holborn Bars at No.2, outside the City boundary.
"Staple Inn in Holborne," 159...
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Star Inn
On the east side of Fish Street Hill. In Bridge Ward Within, north of tlie Monument (O.and M. 1677-L...
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Swan Inn
1) See Swan and Two Necks Inn.
2) On the east side of Aldersgate Street, in Aldersgate Ward Without...
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Symond's Inn
On the east side of Chancery Lane at No.22, outside the City boundary (O.S. 1875).
Mentioned in 162...
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Talbot Inn
South out of Aldgate High Street beyond the Bars (Rocque, 1746).
Probably on or near the site of " ...
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Thavie's Inn
South out of Holborn Circus (P.O. Directory). In Farringdon Ward Without.
First mention: A tablet a...
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(Prior of) Tortington's Inn
See Oxford Place.
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Vine Inn, Vine Yard
West out of Bishopsgate Street, in Bishopsgate Ward Within (O. and M. 1677-O.S.1848-51).
Called " P...
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Warwick Inn
A tenement so called belonging to Eleanor, late Duchess of Somerset, daughter of Richard Beauchamp, ...
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Windmill Inn
On the east side of Shoe Lane, in Farringdon Ward Without (O. and M. 1677).
See Windmill Alley.
...
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Woolpack Inn
On the east side of West Smithfield, towards the north. In Farringdon Ward Without (O. and M. 1677)....
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Ypres Inn
See Ipres Inne.
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chequer inn, in newgate street
The prison of Newgate.
...
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Angel and Sugar Loaf Yard
In the Minories (Strype, 1755-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
Named after a house there with ...
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Catherine Wheel and George Yard
See George and Catherine Wheel Alley.
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Dolphin and Three Colt Yard
Out of Crutched Friars (Strype, ed. 1755-Boyle,1799).
Not named in the maps.
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New River Office and Yard
Between Pigs Quay and Dorset Wharf on the Thames, at the southern end of Dorset Street (Horwood, 179...
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Wild Goose Court
See Wingoose Alley.
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wild-goose chase
A tedious uncertain pursuit, like the following a flock of wild geese, who are remarkably shy.
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cape-barren goose
n.
See goose.
1852. Mrs. Meredith, `My Home in Tasmania,' vol. i. p. 114,[Footnote]:
«The `Cape B...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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goose-man chick
a gosling. York, and Glouc. The syllable MAN is redundant, as in FURZE-MAN PIG, a hedge-hog.
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goose without gravy
A severe starting, so called because no blood followed its infliction.
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mother cary's goose
The name given by Captain Cook's people to an oceanic brown bird, Procellaria gigantea, which Pernet...
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Horn Yard, Goodman's Yard
See Enoch Court.
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Lion in the Wood Inn, Yard
On the north side of the Wilderness, west of Dorset Street, Whitefriars. In Farringdon Ward Without ...
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Saracen's Head Inn, Saracen's Head Yard
South out of Camomile Street. In Lime Street Ward (O. and M. 1677-O.S. 1848-51).
The site is now oc...
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Coach and Horses' Inn, Wood Street
See White Horse Inn.
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Jacob and his Twelve Sons Inn
East out of Red Cross Street, in Cripplegate Ward Without (O. and M. 1677).
The site is now occupie...
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Main yard
·- The yard on which the mainsail is extended, supported by the mainmast.
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Tilt-yard
·noun A yard or place for tilting.
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Abchurch Yard
On the north-west side of Abchurch Lane at No. 17, south of St. Mary Abchurch, to Sherborne Lane, at...
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Alexander's Yard
East out of Water Lane and south to the wharves (Rocque, 1746-Boyle, 1799). In Farringdon Ward Witho...
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Allam Yard
See Allum Yard.
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Allum Yard
South out of Crutched Friars, west of Savage Gardens (O. and M. 1677).
Other names : " Alam," " All...
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Almhouse Yard
North out of White's Alley, Coleman Street, in Coleman Street Ward (Strype, ed. 1720-Boyle, 1799).
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Ax Yard
West out of Little Britain, in Aldersgate Ward Without (Strype, ed. 1720-Boyle, 1799).
This site is...
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Axe Yard
East out of St. Mary Axe. In Aldgate Ward (O. and M. 1677).
No later reference.
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Back Yard
1) Out of Pelican Court, Little Britain (Strype, 1755-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
2) Out ...
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Baker's Yard
East out of Little Tower Hill, near the Victualling Office (Hatton,1708-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in ...
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Balding's Yard
See Baldwin's Court.
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Ball Yard
In Beech Lane. In Cripplegate Ward Without (P.C. 1732-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
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Barehouse Yard
Out of Silver Street, Cripplegate (P.C. 1732-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
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Barge Yard
South out of Bucklersbury at No.20 (P.O. Directory). In Cheap Ward.
First mention: O. and M. 1677.
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Barking Yard
See Barking Church Yard.
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Barn Yard
North out of Beech Lane, in Cripplegate Ward Without. Near the boundary of the Ward (O. and M. 1677)...
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Baron's Yard
At the north-east corner of Broad Street Buildings, at No.8 in Bishops-gate Ward Without.
Mentioned...
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Bear Yard
North out of Bride Lane, in Farringdon Ward Without (O. and M. 1677).
The site is now occupied by s...
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Bell Yard
1) South out of Carter Lane at No.41 to Knightrider Street, in Castle Baynard Ward (P.O. Directory)....
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Bellows Yard
West out of the Minories (Strype, 1720-P.C. 1732). In Portsoken Ward. Shown in O. and M. 1677, but n...
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Bird's Yard
Out of Chick Lane, West Smithfield (P.C. I 732-Strype, ed. 1755-Dodsley, 1761).
Not named in the ma...
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Brown's Yard
In Woodroffe Lane (Strype, ed. 1755-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in maps.
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Bull Yard
1) At the south-east end of Church Lane, Houndsditch. In Portsoken Ward (O.S. ed. 1848-51).
Former ...
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Butler's Yard
In Monkwell Street (Strype, 1755-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
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Car Yard
1) See White Horse Yard, Seething Lane; also Car Square.
2) Out of Redoross Street, in Cripplegate ...
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Carpenter's Yard
1) Out of Skinner Street in Bishopsgate Ward Without (Strype, ed. 1755-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in t...
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