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Jacob's Well
(John 4:5, 6). This is one of the few sites in Palestine about which there is no dispute. It was dug...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Jacobs Well
a deep spring in the vicinity of Shechem (called Sychar in Christ's time and Nablus at the present d...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Jacob's Well Alley
1) East out of Golden Lane, in Cripplegate Ward Without (O. and M. 1677-Strype, 1755).
The site is ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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We'll
·- Contraction for we will or we shall.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Well
·vt To pour forth, as from a well.
II. Well ·vt Considerably; not a little; far.
III. Well ·adj Be...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Well
(Heb. beer), to be distinguished from a fountain (Heb. ain). A "beer" was a deep shaft, bored far un...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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to well
To divide unfairly. To conceal part. A cant phrase used by thieves, where one of the party conceals ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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well
[from the Anglo-Saxon wyll]. A bulk-headed inclosure in the middle of a ship's hold, defending the p...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Well
Wells in Palestine are usually excavated from the solid limestone rock, sometimes with steps to desc...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Passage
·vi Reception; currency.
II. Passage ·vi A movement or an evacuation of the bowels.
III. Passage ·...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Passage
Denotes in Josh. 22:11, as is generally understood, the place where the children of Israel passed ov...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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passage
A camp game with three dice: doublets, making up ten or more, to pass or win; any other chances lose...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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passage
Enactment; the act of carrying through oll the regular forms necessary to give validity; as the pass...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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passage
A voyage is generally supposed to comprise the outward and homeward passages. Also, a west-country t...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Passage
Used in the plural, (Jeremiah 22:20) probably to denote the mountain region of Abarim on the east si...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Jacobs, Joseph
(b. 1854)
Writer on folk-lore and Jewish history. English Fairy Tales (1890), Celtic Fairy Tales (1...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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jacob's ladder
The assemblage of shakes and short fractures, rising one above another, in a defective single-tree s...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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jacob's staff
, or cross-staff.
A mathematical instrument to take altitudes, consisting of a brass circle, divid...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Well-being
·noun The state or condition of being well; welfare; happiness; prosperity; as, virtue is essential ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Well-born
·adj Born of a noble or respect able family; not of mean birth.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Well-bred
·adj Having good breeding; refined in manners; polite; cultivated.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Well-draining
·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of <<Welldrain>>.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Well-favored
·adj Handsome; wellformed; beautiful; pleasing to the eye.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Well-informed
·adj Correctly informed; provided with information; well furnished with authentic knowledge; intelli...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Well-intentioned
·adj Having upright intentions or honorable purposes.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Well-known
·adj Fully known; generally known or acknowledged.
...
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Well-liking
·adj Being in good condition.
...
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Well-mannered
·adj Polite; well-bred; complaisant; courteous.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Well-meaner
·noun One whose intention is good.
...
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Well-meaning
·adj Having a good intention.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Well-natured
·adj Good-natured; kind.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Well-nigh
·adv Almost; nearly.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Well-plighted
·adj Being well folded.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Well-read
·adj Of extensive reading; deeply versed;
— often followed by in.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Well-seen
·adj Having seen much; hence, accomplished; experienced.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Well-set
·adj Properly or firmly set.
II. Well-set ·adj Well put together; having symmetry of parts.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Well-sped
·adj Having good success.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Well-spoken
·adj Spoken with propriety; as, well-spoken words.
II. Well-spoken ·adj Speaking well; speaking wit...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Well-willer
·noun One who wishes well, or means kindly.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Well-wish
·noun A wish of happiness.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Dragon well
(Neh. 2:13), supposed by some to be identical with the Pool of Gihon.
...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Aldgate Well
See Aldgate Pump.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Crowder's Well
Stow speaks of it as a Pool by St. Giles' Churchyard, in his time mostly stopped up, but the spring ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Giles' Well
Mentioned in Circuit of St. Giles' parish in Strype, ed 1720, 1. iii. 87.
Qy. = Crowder's Well?
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Well Alley
1) See Well Court1, Shoe Lane.
2) East out of Mark Lane, north of Hart Street. In Tower Ward (O. an...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Well Close
1) See Well Yard, Little Britain.
2) See Wellclose Square.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Well Court
1) East out of Shoe Lane, in Farringdon Ward Without (Strype, 1720, to .L.G. 1758).
"Well Alley" in...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Well Street
1) South out of Jewin Street to Nicholl Square (P.O. Directory). In Cripplegate Ward Without.
First...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Well Yard
1) South out of Peter's Court, east of the Royal Mint (Rocque, 1746-O.S. 25 in. 1880).
Removed for ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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well-hung
The blowen was nutts upon the kiddey because he is well-hung; the girl is pleased with the youth bec...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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well-in
adj.
answering to `well off,' `well todo,' `wealthy'; and ordinarily used, in Australia, instead of...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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to drive well
A Southern phrase, thus explained by Mr. Lavis: This gentleman applied for a situation as teacher in...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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chain-well
, or locker
A receptacle below deck for containing the chain-cable, which is passed thither throug...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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hot-well
In a steamer, a reservoir from whence to feed the boiler with the warm water received out of the con...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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screw-well
A hollow trunk over the screw of a steamer, for allowing the propeller to be disconnected and lifted...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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well-cabins
Those in brigs and small vessels, which have no after-windows or thorough draught.
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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well-end
See pump-foot.
...
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well found
Fully equipped.
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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well-grown
A term implying that the grain of the wood follows the shape required, as in knee-timber and the lik...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Jacobs, William Wymark
(b. 1863)
Novelist. Many Cargoes (1896), The Skipper's Wooing (1897), A Master of Craft (1900), At ...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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By-passage
·noun A passage different from the usual one; a byway.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Angel Passage
,-South out of Upper Thames Street at No.95, adjoining Dyers' Hall and leading to Dyers' Hall Wharf ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Barleymow Passage
South out of Long Lane to Cloth Fair at No.45 (P.O. Directory).
First mention: Horwood, 1799.
Form...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bartlett's Passage
West out of Bartlett's Buildings at No.9 to Fetter Lane (P.O. Directory).
First mention: Rocque, 17...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Beehive Passage
At 13 Lime Street, opposite Cullum Street, at Leadenhall Market (Lockie, 1816).
Not named in the ma...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Borer's Passage
A passage at the north-west end of Cutler Street, north of the Clothes Market (P.O. Directory). In P...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bride's Passage
West out of Bride Lane to St. Bride1s Avenue (P.O. Directory) and west from St. Bride1s Church to Sa...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bridgewater Passage
Out of Bridgewater Square (Dodsley, 1761).
Not named in the maps.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Church Passage
1) North out of Gresham Street at No. 79, at the west end of St. Lawrence Church, and extending to t...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Coxe's Passage
West out of Aldersgate Street, a little south of Long Lane (Strype, 1720 and 1755).
The site is now...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Dean's Passage
Out of Huggen Lane (Strype, ed. 1755-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Dermer's Passage
Seems to have been another name for Bartlett's Passage, Fetter Lane (Lockie, 1810).
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Dryden Passage
Out of Fetter Lane (L.C.C. List, 1912).
Named in 1881.
The site seems to have been rebuilt.
Dryde...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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East Passage
West out of Cloth Street to Cloth Fair and New Court, with a passage north into Long Lane. In Farrin...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Fishmongers' Passage
See Fishmonger Alley.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Hercules' Passage
North-west out of Threadneedle Street at No. 54, and Old Broad Street (P.O. Directory). In Broad Str...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Heydon Passage
Out of Haydon Square (Dodsley, 1761).
Not named in the maps.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Horsshoe Passage
North-east out of Blow Bladder Street (Newgate Street), in Farringdon Ward Within ; leading to Round...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Hospital Passage
Leading from Christ's Hospital into Butcherhall Lane (Dodsley, 1761).
Not identified in the maps.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) John's passage
South out of Cloak Lane, near Dowgate Hill (Lockie, 1816).
Not named in the maps.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Mansell Passage
West out of Mansell Street to Haydon Square. In parishes of St. Mary Whitechapel and St. Botolph Ald...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Market Passage
1) In Paternoster Row, Cheapside, leading into Newgate Market (Strype, ed. 1755-Poyle, 1799).
Not n...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Middlesex Passage
From No. 61 to No. 49 Bartholomew Close (P.O. Directory). In Farringdon Ward Without.
First mention...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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New Passage
1) At the north-east corner of Newgate Market, running north and east to Ivy Lane (Rocque, 1746).
S...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Nicholas Passage
West out of Nicholas Lane, at No.5, to 31 Abchurch Lane (P.O. Directory). In Langhourn and Candlewic...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Paved Passage
See Paternoster Avenue.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Postboy Passage
South out of Black Fryers to Shoemakers Row (Rocque, 1746- Boyle, 1799).
Seems to be called " Poste...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Postern Passage
In Shoemaker Row (Dodsley, 1761).
See Postboy Passage.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Prudent Passage
West out of Ironmonger Lane, between Nos. 27 and 28, to King Street. In Cheap Ward (P.O. Directory)....
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Sun Passage
In Milk Street.
Or Mitre Court Passage (P.C. 1732).
Not named in the maps.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Sweating's Passage
At the northern end of Moor Lane, running east and west, in Cripplegate Ward Without (Rocque, 1746-B...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Turpin's Passage
On the north side of Cloth Fair to Long Lane (L.C.C. List, 1901).
Called "Passage leading to Long L...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Whalebone Passage
North out of Tokenhouse Yard, a narrow footway (L.C.C. List, 1912).
Leading into Whalebone Court, M...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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passage bank
The top tilter of that gang throughout the whole army, who demands and receives contribution from al...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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windward passage
One who uses or navigates the windward passage; a sodomite.
...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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limber-passage
The line of limber-holes throughout the whole length of the floor, on each side of the keelson, for ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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passage-boat
A small vessel employed in carrying persons or luggage from one port to another. Also, a ferry-boat....
The Sailor's Word-Book
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passage-broker
One who is licensed to act in the procuring of passages by ships from one port to another.
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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passage-money
The allowance made for carrying official personages in a royal ship. Also, the charge made for the c...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Ne'er-do-well
·add. ·noun A person who never does, or fares, well; a good for nothing.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Crowder's Well Alley
See Well Street.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Katherine Well Alley
Mentioned in the register of burials at St. Lawrence Pountney in 1601-2 (Wilson, p.11).
"Katherine ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Well Court, Alley
East out of the Minories, at No.22 (O. and M. 1677-L,C.C. List, 1901).
Called "Well Alley" (O. and ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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well-to-do
In a state of ease as to pecuniary circumstances; well off.--Holloway.
In speaking of the emigratio...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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well to live
To be in easy circumstances; to live comfortably.
I wanted to see how these Northerners could buy o...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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well-an-ere!
alas! Derb. N .
...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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well-a-day!
alas! Various.
...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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very well thus
The order to the helmsman to keep the ship in her present direction, when sailing close-hauled. This...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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well off, to
A mode of shutting off a leak by surrounding it by timbers screwed home through the lining to the ti...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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well there, belay!
Synonymous with that will do.
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Aggate, Aggat's passage
See Borer's Passage.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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All Hallows Passage
West out of Gracechurch Street at No. 18 on the north side of All Hallows Church, Lombard Street. In...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Austin Friars Passage
North out of Austin Friars at No.12 (P.O. Directory) to Great Winchester Street. In Broad Street War...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Black Raven Passage
West out of Fetter Lane with a passage west to Cursitors Alley (Rocque, 1746-Boyle, 1799). "Raven Co...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bull's Head Passage
1) East out of Gracechurch Street at No. 81 (P.O. Directory). In Bishopsgate Ward Within. Leading in...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Christ Church Passage
North out of Newgate Street, on the west side of the Church (P.O. Directory). In Farringdon Ward Wit...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Church Passage, Minories
See Church Street, Minories.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Clifford's Inn Passage
North out of Fleet Street at No. 187 on the west side of St. Dunstan's Church (P.O. Directory). In F...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Crosby Square Passage
Leading into Crosby Square (q.v.) (Hatton, 1708-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Duke's Head Passage
East out of Paternoster Square, at No. 23, to Ivy Lane (P.O. Directory). In Farringdon Ward Within.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Half Moon Passage
1) West out of Aldersgate Street, at No. 157, to Bartholomew close, eastern end in Aldersgate Ward, ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Horse-shoe Passage
In Foster Lane (Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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King Street Passage
Out of Little Tower Hill (Strype, ed. 1755-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Lime Street Passage
North-west out of Lime Street at No. 21A. (P.O. Directory). In Langbourn Ward.
First mention: Locki...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Mitre Court Passage
In Honey Lane. Also called Sun Passage (P.C. 1732).
Not named in the maps.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Oxford Arms Passage
West out of Warwick Lane, in Farringdon Ward Within (O. and M. 1677-O.S. 1880).
So called as being ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Queen's Head Passage
South out of Newgate Street, at No. 41, to Paternoster Row. In Farringdon Ward Within (P.O. Director...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Raven Court, Passage
West out of Fetter Lane at No.101, in Farringdon Ward Without (Boyle, 1799-Elmes, 1831).
Greystoke ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Red Lion Passage
1) South out of Cloth Fair at No.22 (P.O. Directory). In Farringdon Ward Without.
First mention: Bo...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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School House Passage
North out of Upper Thames Street at No. 184, west of Queen Street (Lockie, 1810 and 1816).
Not name...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Ship Tavern Passage
North~west out of Lime Street, at No.21, to 76 Gracechurch Street (P.O. Directory). In Bishopsgate W...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Six Bell Passage
In Foster Lane (P.C. 1732-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Skinner Street Passage
Leading to Skinner Street, Bishopsgate (Dodsley, 1761). Not named in the maps.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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South Sea Passage
South out of Broad Street, on the west side of the Old South Sea House. In Broad Street Ward (Rocque...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Sun Street Passage
South out of Pindar Street to Broad Street Buildings, in Bishops-gate Ward Without (P.O. Directory)....
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Thavie's Inn Passage
In Thavie's Inn (Strype, ed. 1755-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Tuns Passage
West out of Ivy Lane, at No.15, to Paternoster Square (P.O. Directory). In Farringdon Ward Within.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Tower Hill Passage
On Little Tower Hill (Dodsley, 1761).
Not named in the maps.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Trinity Church Passage
East out of Fetter Lane, at No.15, to Great New Street and Holy Trinity Church (P.O. Directory).
Fi...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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north-east passage
To the Pacific, or round the north of Europe, has been divided into three parts, thus:
1. From Arc...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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north-west passage
By Hudson's Bay into the Pacific Ocean has been more than once attempted of late years, but hitherto...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Little Crowder's Well Alley
In Jewin Street (Dodsley, 1761).
Not named in the maps.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Red Sea, Passage of
The account of the march of the Israelites through the Red Sea is given in Ex. 14:22-31. There has b...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Angel Passage, Skinner Street
See Angel Place.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Blackwell Hall Court, Passage
North out of Cateaton Street to Blackwell Hall. In Cheap Ward (Strype, ed. 1720-Boyle, 1799).
Shown...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Church Passage, Basinghall Street
See Church Alley.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Dice Quay Lane, Passage
Out of Thames Street, leading to Dice Quay, Billingsgate (Strype, ed. 1755-Boyle, 1799).
Not named ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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East Smithfield Double Passage
On Tower Hill (Dodsley, 1761).
Not named in the maps.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Passage to the Hospital
See Christ Church Passage.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Passage to Wood Street
See Little Love Lane.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Passage to ye Square
See Prince's Street2, Bridgewater Square.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Queen's Colledge Passage Square, or Queen's Square Passage
South out of Leadenhall Street and east to Lime Street. In Lime Street Ward (Strype, 1720 and 1755)....
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Swan and Hoop Passage
South out of Cornhill to No.78 Lombard Street. In Cornhill and Langbourn Wards (P.C. 1732-Elmes, 183...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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well, or trunk of a fishing-vessel
A strong compartment in the middle of the hold, open to the deck, but lined with lead on every side,...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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well fare ye, my lads!
An exclamation of approbation to the men at a hard heave or haul.
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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well-room of a boat
The place in the bottom where the water lies, between the ceiling and the platform of the stern-shee...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Black Raven Passage, Seething Lane
See Black Raven Court.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Queen's Square Passage, Leadenhall Street
See Queen's Colledge Passage Square.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Weatmoreland Court, Passage, Aldersgate Street
See Westmoreland Buildings.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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north passage to the indies
The grand object of our maritime expeditions at a remote period, prosecuted with a boldness, dexteri...
The Sailor's Word-Book