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Vintry
·noun A place where wine is sold.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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The Vintry
There seem to have been a district, a house, and a street all bearing this name in early times.
Sto...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) James' in the Temple
See Temple Church.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Near
·adv Closely; intimately.
II. Near ·adj Close-fisted; parsimonious.
III. Near ·adv Nearly; almost;...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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near
for to or at; in these expressions--'The minister plenipotentiary near the Court of St. James's--nea...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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near
covetous. North, as, He is a near man.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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near, and no near
Synonymous terms used as a warning to the helmsman when too near the wind, not to come closer to it,...
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(St.) James' in Walbrook
St. James parish in Wallebroke, 29 H. VIII. (L. and P H. VIII. XII. (1) p. 589).
Probably an error ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) James' in the Wall Hermitage
A chapel or hermitage adjoining the north-west corner of the Wall of London near Cripplegate in Farr...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
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James
1) The son of Zebedee and Salome; an elder brother of John the apostle. He was one of the twelve. He...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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James
(the Greek form of Jacob, supplanter).
• James the son of Zebedee, one of the twelve apostles. He w...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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James The Less
called the Less because younger or smaller in stature than James the son of Zebedee. He was the son ...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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(St.) Martin Vintry
At the south-west corner of College Hill, in Vintry Ward (O. and M 1677).
First mention found in re...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Vintry Ward
One of the twenty-six wards of the City to the west of the Walbrook on the bank of the Thames, exten...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Vintry Wharf
Between Hambro' Wharf east and Worcester Wharf west (O.S. 1880).
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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in the wind
The state of a vessel when thrown with her head into the wind, but not quite all in the wind (see al...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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(St.) Thomas near the Conduit
See St. Thomas of Acon.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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in
in (old forms endŏ and indŭ, freq. in ante-class. poets; cf. Enn. ap. Gell. 12, 4; id. ap. Macr. S...
A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
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in
in I old indu, prep.with acc.or abl.
I I. With acc., in space, with verbs implying ent...
An Elementary Latin Dictionary
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in-
in- an inseparable particle cf. Gr. ἀ-, ἀν-; Germ. and Eng. un-, which, prefixed to an adj., negati...
An Elementary Latin Dictionary
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-in
·- A suffix. ·see the Note under -ine.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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In
·noun A reentrant angle; a nook or corner.
II. In ·noun One who is in office;
— the opposite of ou...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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In-
·- An inseparable prefix, or particle, meaning not, non-, un- as, inactive, incapable, inapt. In- re...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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in
for into. Mr. Colman, in remarking upon the prevalence of this inaccuracy in New York, says: "We get...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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in
The state of any sails in a ship when they are furled or stowed, in opposition to out, which implies...
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Near beer
·add. ·- Any of various malt liquors (see Citation).
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Near-legged
·adj Having the feet so near together that they interfere in traveling.
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near now
just now, not long ago. Norf.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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(St.) James' by the Thames
See St. James' Garlickhithe.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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In-and-in
·noun An old game played with four dice. In signified a doublet, or two dice alike; in-and-in, eithe...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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(St.) Mary's Chapel in the New Churchyard near Smethefeld
Bequest to work of new Chapel of St. Mary near Westsmythfeld, 1372 (Ct. H.W. II. 148).
See Charterh...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Dunstan near the New Temple
See St. Dunstan in the West.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Spitel Lane, Vintry
See Little Cheapside.
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Hole in the air
·add. ·- = Air hole, above.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Ephraim in the wilderness
(John 11: 54), a town to which our Lord retired with his disciples after he had raised Lazarus, and ...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Thorn in the flesh
(2 Cor. 12:7-10). Many interpretations have been given of this passage.
1) Roman Catholic writers t...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Burnt in the Fire 1666.
Not further identified.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Le Cok in the Houpe
A tenement so called in parish of St. Alphege at London Wall 1349 (Ct. H.W. I. 566).
No further ref...
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(St.) Dunstan in the East
On the west side of St. Dunstan's Hill at No. 2 (P.O. Directory). In Tower Ward.
Earliest mention f...
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(St.) Dunstan in the West
On the north side of Fleet Street at No. 187 (P.O. Directory), between Fetter Lane and Chancery Lane...
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(St.) Martin in the Jewry
Thomas the priest of St. Martin's in the Jewry is mentioned in a Deed about 1197, as witness to a gr...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Olave in the Shamb1es
Parish mentioned in Will of Milo de Wynton, 1273-4 (Ct. H.W. I. 16).
Perhaps the church of St. Nich...
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Pye in the Royall
A Messuage so called in the parish of St. Michael Paternoster Church, 1565 (Lond. I. p.m. II. 35).
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(St.) Stephen in the Jewry
See St. Stephen Coleman Street.
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(St.) Ursula in the Poultry
Seint Vrsula, chapel in the Pultry, mentioned in the list of Parish Churches of London in Arnold's C...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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babes in the wood
Criminals in the stocks, or pillory.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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dicked in the nob
Silly. Crazed.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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drop in the eye
Almost drunk.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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flush in the pocket
Full of money. The cull is flush in the fob. The fellow is full of money.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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shove in the mouth
A dram.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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ten in the hundred
An usurer; more than five in the hundred being deemed usurious interest.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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wheelband in the nick
Regular drinking over the left thumb.
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windmills in the head
Foolish projects.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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wolf in the breast
An extraordinary mode of imposition, sometimes practised in the country by strolling women, who have...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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wolf in the stomach
A monstrous or canine appetite.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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to flash in the pan
To fail of success. A metaphor borrowed from a gun, which, after being primed and ready to be discha...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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down in the mouth
Dispirited, dejected, disheartened.--Brockett's Glossary.
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Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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dyed in the wool
Ingrained; thorough.
The Democrats, on the authority of Mr. Cameron's letter, are beginning to clai...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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shot in the neck
Drunk. A Southern phrase.
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cloth in the wind
Too near to the wind, and sails shivering. Also, groggy.
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cross in the hawse
Is when a ship moored with two anchors from the bows has swung the wrong way once, whereby the two c...
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down in the mouth
Low-spirited or disheartened.
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elbow in the hawse
Two crosses in a hawse. When a ship, being moored in a tide-way, swings twice the wrong way, thereby...
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flash in the pan
An expressive metaphor, borrowed from the false fire of a musket, meaning to fail of success after p...
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jack in the basket
A sort of wooden cap or basket on the top of a pole, to mark a sand-bank or hidden danger.
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jack in the box
A very handy engine, consisting of a large wooden male screw turning in a female one, which forms th...
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jack in the dust
See jack in the bread-room
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lay in the oars
Unship them from the rowlocks, and place them fore and aft in the boat.
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sheet in the wind
Half intoxicated; as the sail trembles and is unsteady, so is a drunken man.
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square in the head
Very bluff and broad in the fore-body.
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turn in the hawse
Two crosses in a cable.
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wind in the teeth
Dead against a ship.
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Bezer In The Wilderness
a city of refuge in the downs on the east of the Jordan. (4:43; Joshua 20:8; 21:36; 1 Chronicles 6:7...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Wandering In The Wilderness
[Wilderness Of The Wandering OF THE WANDERING]
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Ballantine, James
(1808-1877)
Artist and author, b. in Edinburgh, began life as a house painter. He studied art, and ...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Beattie, James
(1735-1803)
Poet and philosophical writer, s. of a shopkeeper and small farmer at Laurencekirk, Kin...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Beresford, James
(1764-1840)
Miscellaneous writer and clergyman. He made translations and wrote religious books, but...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Boswell, James
(1740-1795)
Biographer, s. of Alexander B. of Auchinleck, Ayrshire, one of the judges of the Suprem...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Bramston, James
(c. 1694-1744)
Satirist, ed. at Westminster School and Oxf., took orders and was latterly Vicar of ...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Bruce, James
(1730-1794)
Traveller, was b. at the family seat of Kinnaird, Perthshire, and ed. at Harrow. After ...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Fergusson, James
(1808-1886)
Writer on architecture, b. at Ayr, was engaged in commercial pursuits in India, where h...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Grahame, James
(1765-1811)
Poet, s. of a lawyer, was b. and ed. in Glasgow. After spending some time in a law offi...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Grainger, James
(1721-1766)
Poet, of a Cumberland family, studied medicine at Edin., was an army surgeon, and on th...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Granger, James
(1723-1776)
Biographer, was at Oxf. and, entering the Church, became Vicar of Shiplake, Oxon. He pu...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Grant, James
(1822-1887)
Novelist, was the s. of an officer in the army, in which he himself served for a short ...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Hannay, James
(1827-1873)
Novelist and journalist, was b. at Dumfries, and after serving for some years in the na...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Harrington, James
(1611-1677)
Political theorist, s. of Sir Sapcotes H., was b. at Upton, Northamptonshire, and ed. a...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Harris, James
(1709-1780)
Grammarian, was a wealthy country gentleman and member of Parliament, who held office i...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Hervey, James
(1714-1758)
Religious writer, Rector of Weston Favell, Northants, was the author of Meditations amo...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Hinton, James
(1822-1875)
Writer on sociology and psychology, s. of a Baptist minister, became a successful auris...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Hogg, James (The Ettrick Shepherd)
(1770-1835)
Poet, and writer of tales, belonged to a race of shepherds, and began life by herding c...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Howell, James
(1594?-1666)
Miscellaneous writer, s. of a clergyman at Abernant, Caermarthenshire, was at Oxf. and...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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James I., King of Scotland
(1394-1437)
Poet, the third s. of Robert III., was b. at Dunfermline. In 1406 he was sent for safet...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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M'Cosh, James
(1811-1894)
Philosophical writer, s. of an Ayrshire farmer, was a minister first of the Church of S...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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MacPherson, James
(1736?-1796)
Alleged translator of the Ossianic poems, s. of a small farmer at Ruthven, Inverness-s...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Martineau, James
(1805-1900)
Unitarian theologian, younger brother of the above, was b. at Norwich. Possessed of con...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Melville, James
(1556-1614)
Scottish divine and reformer, s. of the laird of Baldovie, in Forfarshire, and nephew o...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Mill, James
(1773-1836)
Philosopher and historian, s. of a shoemaker, was b. at Montrose, and showing signs of ...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Montgomery, James
(1771-1854)
Poet, s. of a pastor and missionary of the Moravian Brethren, was b. at Irvine, Ayrshir...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Nayler, James
(1617?-1660)
Quaker theologian, s. of a Yorkshire yeoman, who, after serving in the Parliamentary a...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Payn, James
(1830-1898)
Novelist, s. of an official in the Thames Commission, ed. at Eton, Woolwich, and Camb. ...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Rice, James
(1844-1882)
Novelist, was ed. at Camb., and studied law, from which he drifted into literature. He ...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Shirley, James
(1596-1666)
Dramatist, b. in London, ed. at Merchant Taylor's School, London, and at Oxf. and Camb....
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Smith, James
See Smith, Horace
...
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Spedding, James
(1808-1881)
Editor of Bacon's works, s. of a Cumberland squire, and ed. at Bury St. Edmunds and Cam...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Thomson, James
1) (1700-1748)
Poet, s. of the minister of Ednam, Roxburghshire, spent most of his youth, however, ...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Ussher, James
(1581-1656)
Divine and scholar, b. in Dublin, the s. of a lawyer there, and ed. at Trinity Coll., t...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Wills, James
(1790-1868)
Poet and miscellaneous writer, younger s. of a Roscommon squire, was ed. at Trinity Col...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Douglas, James
(b. 1869)
The Man in the Pulpit (1905), The Unpardonable Sin (1907), Theodore Watts-Dunton.
...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Gairdner, James
C.B., LL.D.
(b. 1828)
Historian. Ed. in Rolls Series Memorials of Henry VII., Letters and Papers o...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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James, Henry
(b. 1843)
American novelist and critic. A Passionate Pilgrim (1875), The American (1877), The Europ...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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James, William
LL.D., etc.
(b. 1842)
Psychologist. Principles of Psychology (1890), Human Immortality (1897), The...
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(St.) James Comyns
See St. James' Garlickhithe.
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(St.) James' Court
North out of Bury Street (east to west portion), between Nos. 31 and 32 (P.O. Directory).
First men...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) James' Garlickhithe
On the east side of Garlick Hill at No. 18 and south of Maiden Lane. In Vintry Ward (P.O. Directory)...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) James' Place
East out of Garlick Hill, north of Maiden Lane and St. James' Church (P.O. Directory). In Vintry War...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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crossing the cables in the hatchway
A method by which the operation of coiling is facilitated; it alludes to hempen cables, which are no...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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The
·vi ·see <<Thee>>.
II. The (·art·def) A word placed before nouns to limit or individualize their me...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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James, The General Epistle Of
The author of this epistle was in all probability James the son of Alphaeus, and our Lord's brother ...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Chapel in (St.) Dunstan in the East Churchyard
There was a chapel "upon the charnell in the chirch haue of Seint Dunstan in the Est," mentioned in ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Dunstan near Fanchurch
See St. Dunstan in the East.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Margaret near Rederesgate
See St. Margaret Fish Street Hill.
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(St.) Mildred near Conhop
See St. Mildred Poultry.
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(St.) Olave near Martelane
See St. Olave Hart Street.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Postern, near Moorfields
At the west end of Petty France leading into Moorfields (Strype, ed. 1720, I. ii. 108, and 1755 ed.)...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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bring 'em near
The day-and-night telescope.
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come no near!
The order to the helmsman to steer the ship on the course indicated, and not closer to the wind, whi...
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becket, the tacks and sheets in the
The order to hang up the weather-main and fore-sheet, and the lee-main and fore-tack, to the small k...
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All Hallows in the Ropery
See All Hallows the Great.
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Dog's Head in the Pot
A shop called the Dogges Hedde in the potte in parish of St. Peter in Cheap, 4 Ed. VI. 1550 (Lond. I...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Dunstan Fraternity, in the Go1dsmithery
Various bequests were made to the Wardens of this Fraternity in the 13th and 14th centuries.
Simon ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Dunstan in the East, Churchyard
On the north and south sides of the Church (O.S.). Churchyard of the Church of St. Dunstan in East c...
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Hole in the Wall Court
At No. 6o Fleet Street (Lockie, 1810).
Named after the public house so called.
The name is said to...
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(St.) John in the White Tower
See St. John's Chapel in the Tower.
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(St.) John's Chapel in the Tower
In the White Tower, Tower of London. A fine specimen of Norman architecture. Records kept there (De ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Standard in the Old Bailey
Mentioned by Stow (391) and the waste of the water served the prisoners in Ludgate.
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(St.) Stephen's Lane in the Jewry
Rents in the lane of St. Stephen in the Jewry near the Brethren of the Penance of Jesus Christ, 1291...
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board him in the smoke
To take a person by surprise, as by firing a broadside, and boarding in the smoke.
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jack in the bread-room
, or jack in the dust.
The purser's steward's assistant in the bread and steward's room.
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lieutenant, in the royal navy
The officer next in rank and power below the commander. There are several lieutenants in a large shi...
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pay-serjeant, in the army
A steady non-commissioned officer, selected by the captain of each company, to pay the subsistence d...
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round-turn in the hawse
A term implying the situation of the two cables of a ship, which, when moored, has swung the wrong w...
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shake in the wind, to
To bring a vessel's head so near the wind, when close-hauled, as to shiver the sails.
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span in the rigging, to
To draw the upper parts of the shrouds together by tackles, in order to seize on the cat-harping leg...
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three sheets in the wind
Unsteady from drink.
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in eopte
in eopte eo ipso, Paul. ex Fest. p. 110 Müll.
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Biting in
·- The process of corroding or eating into metallic plates, by means of an acid. ·see <<Etch>>.
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In antis
·- Between antae;
— said of a portico in classical style, where columns are set between two antae, ...
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In commendam
·- ·see <<Commendam>>, and Partnership in Commendam, under <<Partnership>>.
...
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In esse
·- In being; actually existing;
— distinguished from in posse, or in potentia, which denote that a ...
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In loco
·- In the place; in the proper or natural place.
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In posse
·- In possibility; possible, although not yet in existence or come to pass;
— contradistinguished f...
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In rem
·add. ·- Lit., in or against a (or the) thing;.
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In situ
·- In its natural position or place;
— said of a rock or fossil, when found in the situation in whi...
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In transitu
·- In transit; during passage; as, goods in transitu.
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In vacuo
·- In a vacuum; in empty space; as, experiments in vacuo.
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In-going
·noun The act of going in; entrance.
II. In-going ·adj Going; entering, as upon an office or a poss...
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Lying-in
·noun The act of bearing a child.
II. Lying-in ·noun The state attending, and consequent to, childb...
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Printing in
·add. ·- A process by which cloud effects or other features not in the original negative are introdu...
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Roughing-in
·noun The first coat of plaster laid on brick; also, the process of applying it.
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Shoo-in
·add. ·- a candidate who is certain to win easily.
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Take-in
·noun Imposition; fraud.
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foysted in
Words or passages surreptitiously interpolated or inserted into a book or writing.
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taken in
Imposed on, cheated.
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in twig
Handsome; stilish. The cove is togged in twig; the fellow is dressed in the fashion.
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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 cave in
Said of the earth which falls down when digging into a bank. Figuratively, to break down; to give up...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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to happen in
To happen to call in; to come in accidentally.
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Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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to rope in
To take or sweep in collectively; an expression much used in colloquial language at the West. It ori...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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to stand in
To cost. 'This horse stands me in two hundred dollars.'
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Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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to suck in
To take in; to cheat; to deceive. A figurative expression, probably drawn from a sponge, which sucks...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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to turn in
To go to bed. Originally a seaman's phrase, but now common on land.
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Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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to put the licks in
is to run very fast. A Northern phrase. Also in speaking of a ship sailing, we bear the phrase, 'She...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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forted in
Intrenched in a fort.
A few inhabitants forted in on the Potomac.--Marshall's Washington.
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Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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roping in
Cheating. A very common expression in the South-western States.
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Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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bringing in
The detention of a vessel on the high seas, and bringing her into port for adjudication.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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chancery, in
When a ship gets into irons. (See irons.)
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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cutting in
Making the special directions for taking the blubber off a whale, which is flinched by taking off ci...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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filling in
The replacing a ship's vacant planks opened for ventilation, when preparing her, from ordinary, for ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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heaving in
Shortening in the cable. Also, the binding a block and hook by a seizing.
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housing-in
After a ship in building is past the breadth of her bearing, and that she is brought in too narrow t...
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in-board
Within the ship; the opposite of out-board.
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in-boats!
The order to hoist the boats in-board.
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in-bow!
The order to the bowman to throw in his oar, and prepare his boat-hook, previous to getting alongsid...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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in-hauler
The rope used for hauling in the clue of a boom-sail, or jib-traveller: it is the reverse of out-hau...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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lay in
The opposite of lay out. The order for men to come in from the yards after reefing or furling. It al...
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lie in!
The order to come in from the yards when reefing, furling, or other duty is performed.
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locking-in
the alternate clues and bodies of the hammocks when hung up.
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set in
Said when the sea-breeze or weather appears to be steady.
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taking in
The act of brailing up and furling sails at sea; generally used in opposition to setting. (See furl,...
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tumble in
See tumbling home.
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James, Epistle of
1) Author of, was James the Less, the Lord's brother, one of the twelve apostles. He was one of the ...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Knowles, James Sheridan
(1784-1862)
Dramatist, s. of James K., schoolmaster and lexicographer, was b. at Cork. He was the a...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Lever, Charles James
(1806-1872)
Novelist, b. at Dublin, and ed. at Trinity Coll. there. He studied medicine at Göttinge...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Lowell, James Russell
(1819-1891)
Poet and essayist, b. at Camb., Massachusetts, s. of a Unitarian minister, was ed. at H...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Mackintosh, Sir James
(1765-1832)
Philosopher and historian, was b. at Aldowrie, Inverness-shire, s. of an officer in the...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Mangan, James Clarence
(1803-1849)
Poet, b. at Dublin, s. of a small grocer, was brought up in poverty, and received most ...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Mathias, Thomas James
(1754?-1835)
Satirist, ed. at Camb., and held some minor appointments in the Royal household. He wa...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin