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Wood Street
North out of Cheapside, at No.122, to London Wall (P.O. Directory). In Farringdon Ward Within and Cr...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Gold Street, Wood Street
See Goldsmith Street.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Little Bailey Street
On 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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Little Bridge Street
East out of New Bridge Street to St. Martin's Court, on the boundary of Farringdon Wards Within and ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Little Broad Street
South from Throgmorton Street to Threadneedle Street. In Broad Street Ward (Strype, 1720-Lond. Guide...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Little Bury Street
Out of St. Mary Axe (P.C. 1732).
Not named in the maps.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Little Church Street
See Church Street, Minories.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Little College Street
South out of College Street, at No. 28, to Upper Thames Street (P.O. Directory). In Vintry Ward and ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Little Friday Street
West out of Basing Lane to Friday Street, in Bread Street Ward (Elmes, 1831). In O.S.1848-51 "Little...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Little George Street
North out of India Street Minories at No. 5 (P.O. Directory).
Former name : "Vine Street" (W. Stow,...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Little Gloucester Street
Out of Whitecross Street (W. Stow, 1722-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Little Knightrider Street
West out of Old Change to Bennet's Hill, in Castle Baynard Ward (Hatton, 1708-O.S. 1880).
Now calle...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Little Lombard Street
West out of Three Crane Lane to New Queen Street. In Vintry Ward (Rocque, 1746).
Shown, but not nam...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Little New Street
West out of Shoe Lane, at No. 89, to Printer's Street. In Farringdon Ward Without (P.O. Directory).
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Little Prescot Street
South out of Great Prescot Street to Royal Mint Street (Rocque, 1746-O.S. 1894). In parish of St. Ma...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Little Queen Street
See Paved Alley, Leadenhall, and Queen's Colledge Passage Square.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Little Somerset Street
West out of Mansell Street into Harrow Alley. In Portsoken Ward (P.O. Directory).
Earliest mention:...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Little Thames Street
East from Tower Bridge to the entrance to St. Katherine's Docks (L.C.C. List of Streets, 1912).
For...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Little Tower Street
See Eastcheap.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Little Winchester Street
North out of Great Winchester Street, at No. 8, to London Wall (P.O. Directory). In Broad Street War...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Little
·noun A small degree or scale; miniature.
II. Little ·adj Short in duration; brief; as, a little sl...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Alban (St.), Wood Street
On the east side of Wood Street, at the corner of Little Love Lane (P.O. Directory). In Cripplegate ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Great Wood Street
See Wood Street.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Michael Wood Street
On the west side of Wood Street, and north side of Huggin Lane. In Cripplegate Ward Within (O.S. 188...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Wood Street Compter
On the east side of Wood Street, in Cripplegate Ward Within.
One of the Sheriffs' Prisons.
First m...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Wood Street Square
West out of Hart Street at No.3 at its junction with Monkwell Street, in Farringdon Ward Within (P.O...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Wood
·vi To take or get a supply of wood.
II. Wood ·noun Trees cut or sawed for the fire or other uses.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Easton's Bible Dictionary
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wood
In a wood; bewildered, in a maze, in a peck of troubles, puzzled, or at a loss what course to take i...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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to wood
To supply or get supplies of wood.--Webster. The boats on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, in their ...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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wood and wood
When two pieces of timber are so let into each other as to join close. Also, when a tree-nail is dri...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Back Street, Little Moorfields
See Moorfields.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Little New Street Hill
Near Shoe Lane (Strype, ed. 1755-L. Guide, 1758).
Not named in the maps.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Castle Inn, Wood Street
On the east side of Wood Street at No. 26, in Cripplegate Ward Within, a few doors north of Gresham ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Huggin Lane, Wood Street
West out of Wood Street, at 115, to Gutter Lane (P.O. Directory). In Cripplegate Ward Within.
First...
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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Street
·adj Originally, a paved way or road; a public highway; now commonly, a thoroughfare in a city or vi...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Street
The street called "Straight" at Damascus (Acts 9:11) is "a long broad street, running from east to w...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Street
The streets of a modern Oriental town present a great contrast to those with which we are familiar, ...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Do-little
·noun One who performs little though professing much.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Little-ease
·noun An old slang name for the pillory, stocks, ·etc., of a prison.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Little Britain
West out of Aldersgate Street at 197, and north to Smithfield (P.O. Directory). In Aldersgate Ward a...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Little Cheapside
South from Vintners' Hall to Three Cranes (O. and M. 1677-London Guide, 1758). In Vintry Ward.
It o...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Little Court
-In Duke's Place, Aldgate (Dodsley, 1761).
Not named in the maps.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Little Eastcheap
See Eastcheap.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Little Greenwich
At the south-east end of Horn Alley, Aldersgate Street, in Aldegate Ward Without (P.C. 1732-Boyle, 1...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Little Jewry
In Aldgate Street, 14 Rich. II. 1391 (Cal. P.R. Rich. II. 1388-92, p. 417).
See Jewry Street.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Little Lane
"Venella parva," 1310-11 (Ct. H.W. I. 217).
"A little lane opposite the Flete prison," 1340 (ib. 43...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Little London
Tenement of Robert Cok with houses and gardens in the parish of All Hallows "atte walle" called "lit...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Little Minories
See Church Street, Minories.
The bounds of Little Minories are set out in Letters Patent of James I...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Little Moorfields
See Blomfield Street and Moorfields.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Little Moorgate
A postern or gate opposite Little Winchester Street leading into Moorfields (Strype, 1720, I. ii. 13...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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little barbary
Wapping.
...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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little breeches
A familiar appellation used to a little boy.
...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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little clergyman
A young chimney-sweeper.
...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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little ease
A small dark cell in Guildhall, London, where disorderly apprentices are confined by the city chambe...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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little snakesman
A little boy who gets into a house through the sink-hole, and then opens the door for his accomplice...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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do-little
, or do-little sword.
The old term for a dirk.
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Aloes wood
·- ·see <<Agalloch>>.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Amboyna wood
·- A beautiful mottled and curled wood, used in cabinetwork. It is obtained from the Pterocarpus Ind...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Bethabara wood
·- A highly elastic wood, used for fishing rods, ·etc. The tree is unknown, but it is thought to be ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Brazil wood
·- The wood of the oriental Caesalpinia Sapan;
— so called before the discovery of America.
II. Br...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Calamander wood
·- A valuable furniture wood from India and Ceylon, of a hazel-brown color, with black stripes, very...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Campeachy Wood
·- <<Logwood>>.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Cassava wood
·add. ·- A West Indian tree (Turpinia occidentalis) of the family Staphyleaceae.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Cocus wood
·- A West Indian wood, used for making flutes and other musical instruments.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Gopher wood
·- A species of wood used in the construction of Noah's ark.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Kiabooca wood
·- ·see Kyaboca wood.
...
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Kyaboca wood
·- Amboyna wood.
II. Kyaboca wood ·- Sandalwood (Santalum album).
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Lingoa wood
·- Amboyna wood.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Madeira wood
·add. ·- The mahogany tree (Swietenia Mahogoni).
II. Madeira wood ·add. ·- A West Indian leguminous...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Myall wood
·- A durable, fragrant, and dark-colored Australian wood, used by the natives for spears. It is obta...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Nicaragua wood
·- Brazil wood.
...
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Omander wood
·- The wood of Diospyros ebenaster, a kind of ebony found in Ceylon.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Rosetta wood
·- An east Indian wood of a reddish orange color, handsomely veined with darker marks. It is occasio...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Sapan wood
·- A dyewood yielded by Caesalpinia Sappan, a thorny leguminous tree of Southern Asia and the neighb...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Sappan wood
·- Sapan wood.
...
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Shittim wood
·noun The wood of the shittah tree.
...
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Thyine wood
·- The fragrant and beautiful wood of a North African tree (Callitris quadrivalvis), formerly called...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Wood gum
·add. ·- <<Xylan>>.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Wood hyacinth
·add. ·- A European squill (Scilla nonscripta) having a scape bearing a raceme of drooping blue, pur...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Wood partridge
·add. ·- The Canada grouse.
II. Wood partridge ·add. ·- Any of several small partridges of Java, Su...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Wood tick
·- Any one of several species of ticks of the genus Ixodes whose young cling to bushes, but quickly ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Wood-bound
·adj Incumbered with tall, woody hedgerows.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Wood-layer
·noun A young oak, or other timber plant, laid down in a hedge among the whitethorn or other plants ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Wood-note
·noun A wild or natural note, as of a forest bird.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Wood-sare
·noun A kind of froth seen on herbs.
...
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Wood-sere
·noun The time when there no sap in the trees; the winter season.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Wood-wash
·noun ·Alt. of Wood-waxen.
...
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Wood-wax
·noun ·Alt. of Wood-waxen.
...
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Wood-waxen
·noun ·same·as <<Woadwaxen>>.
...
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Thyine wood
Mentioned only in Rev. 18:12 among the articles which would cease to be purchased when Babylon fell....
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Wood-offering
(Neh. 10:34; 13:31). It would seem that in the time of Nehemiah arrangements were made, probably on ...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Wood, or À Wood, Anthony
(1632-1695)
Antiquary, was b. at Oxf., where he was ed. and spent most of his life. His antiquarian...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Wood Wharf
On the east and west sides of Trigg Lane, in Queenhithe Ward (O. and M. 1677, and Strype, 1720 and 1...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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wood pecker
A bystander, who bets whilst another plays.
...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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beef-wood
n.
the timber of various Australiantrees, especially of the genus Casuarina, and some ofthe Banksia...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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blood-wood
or Blood-tree
n.
a nameapplied, with various epithets, to many of the Gum-trees (q.v.), especially...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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box-wood
n.
a New Zealand wood, Olealanceolata, Hook., N.O. Jasminea (Maori name, Maire). Used by the `Welli...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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camphor-wood
n.
an Australian timber; the woodof Callitris (Frenea) robusta, Cunn., N.O. Coniferae. Called also ...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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coopers-wood
n. the timber of an Australiantree, Alphitonia excelsa, Reiss, N.O. Rhamneae.The wood becomes dark w...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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cotton-wood
n.
the timber of an Australiantree, Bedfordia salicina, De C., N.O. Compositae.Called Dog-wood (q.v...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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ivory-wood
n.
an Australian timber, Siphonodon australe, Benth., N.O. Celastrinae.
...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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leather-wood
n.
i.q. pinkwood (q.v.).
...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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lemon-wood
n.
one of the names given bysettlers to the New Zealand tree called by Maoris Tarata (q.v.), or Map...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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marble(-)wood
n.
name applied to awhitish-coloured mottled timber, Olea paniculata,R. Br., N.O. Jasmineae; called...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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milk-wood
n.
a Northern Territory namefor Melaleuca leucadendron, Linn.; called also Paperbark-tree (q.v.).
...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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musk-wood
n.
See musk-tree.
...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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partridge-wood
n.
another name for the Cabbage-Palm (q.v.).
...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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scent-wood
a Tasmanian evergreen shrub, Alyxiabuxifolia, R. Br., N.O. Apocyneae, of the dogbanefamily.
...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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tallow-wood
n.
another name for one of the Stringy-barks (q.v.), Eucalyptus microcorys,F. v. M., N.O. Myrtaceae...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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tar-wood
n.
name given by the Otago bushmen tothe tree Darrydium colensoi, Hook.; Maori name, Manoao (q.v.)....
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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tulip-wood
n.
The name is given,in Australia, to Aphnanthe philipinensis, Planch., N.O. Urticaceae, and to the...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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turnip-wood
n.
the timbers of the trees Akania hillii, J. Hook., N.O. Sapindaceae,and Dysoxylon Muelleri, Benth...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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white wood
See waddy wood
...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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waddy wood
or White Wood
n.
name given in Tasmania to the tree Pittosporum bicolor,Hook., N.O. Pittosporeae; ...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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wood-duck
n.
a name given by the colonists ofNew South Wales and «Swan River» to the Maned Goose, Branta juba...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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wood savages
See wood natives
...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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wood natives
or Wood Savages
obsolete names for the Australian aborigines.
1817. O'Hara, `History of New South ...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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yellow-wood
a name applied to several Australiantrees with the epithets of Dark, Light, Deep, etc., inallusion t...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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black wood
Hemlock, pine, spruce, and fir.
Maine.
...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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button wood
(Platanus occidentalis.) The popular name in New England of the sycamore tree; so called from the ha...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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stam-wood
the roots of trees, stubbed up. S.
...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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billet-wood
Small wood mostly used for dunnage in stowing ships' cargoes, also for fuel, usually sold by the fat...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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dead wood
Certain blocks of timber, generally oak, fayed on the upper side of the keel, particularly at the ex...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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fathom-wood
Slab and other offal of timber, sold at the yards, by fathom lots: cubic measurement.
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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hawse-wood
A general name for the hawse-timbers.
...
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lag-wood
The larger sticks from the head of an oak-tree when felled.
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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peon-wood
See poon-wood.
...
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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wood, to
A gun is said to wood when it takes the port-sills or port-sides, or the trucks the water-ways.
♦ ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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wood-ends
See hood-ends.
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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wood-mulls
Large thick hose worn by the men in coasters and fishing-boats.
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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wood-sheathing
All plank applied to strengthen a vessel. (See double, to.)
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Thyine Wood
occurs in (Revelation 18:12) where the margin has "sweet" (wood). There can be little doubt that the...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Little Bell Alley, Grub Street
See Bell Alley.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Little Greenwich Alley, Aldersgate Street
See Little Greenwich.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bull Inn, Wood Street, Cheapside
See Bell Inn.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Great Love Lane, Wood Street
See Love Lane.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Pav'd Court, Wood Street, Cheapside
See Frying Pan Alley and St. Alban's Court.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Peter de Wodestrate, Wood Street
See St. Peter Westcheap.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Little Peter Court, Royal Mint Street
See Peter's Court.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Coach and Horses Court, Wood Street
See Coach and Horses' Yard4.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Coach and Horses' Inn, Wood Street
See White Horse Inn.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Silver Street, Bouverie Street
See Pleydell Street.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Bartholomew the Little
See St. Bartholomew by the Exchange.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Do Little Alley
See Do Little Lane.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Do Little Lane
,Do Little Alley
South out of Carter Lane to Knightrider Street. In Castle Baynard Ward (Boyle, 1799...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Little All Hallows
In Thames Street, 1537 (L. and P. H. VIII. XII. (1), p. 511).
See All Hallows the Less.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Little Ashentree Court
West out of Water Lane, in Farringdon Ward Without (Rocque, 1746-L. Guide, 1758).
On or near the si...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Little Bear Alley
East from the New Canal with a passage north to Great Bear Alley, in Farringdon Ward Without (O. and...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Little Bear Quay
See New Bear Quay.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Little Bell Alley
South from Leathersellers' Buildings to Copthall Buildings on the boundary of Broad Street and Colem...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Little Boss Alley
In Thames Street (Strype, ed. 1755-Dodsley, 1761).
Not named in the maps.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Little Bush Lane
North out of Upper Thames Street, at 155, to Bush Lane. In Dowgate Ward (P.O. Directory).
First men...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Little Carter Lane
See Carter Lane.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Little Cock Alley
1) North out of Redcross Street, in Cripplegate Ward Without (Strype, 1720-London Guide, 1758).
It ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Little Crow Alley
In Whitecross Street, Cripplegate (Strype, ed. 1755-Boyle, 1799).
"Little Cow Alley" in Boyle.
Not...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Little Dice Key
See Dice Quay.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Little Distaff Lane
See Distaff Lane.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Little Duke's Place
See Mitre Square.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Little Dunning's Alley
Near Bishopsgate Street (Strype, ed. 1755-Dodsley, 1761).
Not named in the maps.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Little Elbow Lane
See Little College Street.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Little Fryer's Gate
South out of Fleet Street to Lombard Street, in Farringdon Ward Without (Rocque, 1746-Dodsley, 1761)...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Little Ivy Lane
West out of Ivy Lane to Newgate Market, in Farringdon Ward Within (P.C. 1732-Boyle, 1799).
See Duke...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Little Love Lane
East out of Wood Street at No. 37 (P.O. Directory). In Cripplegate Ward Within, with a passage south...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Little Manor Row
East out of Manor Row, Little Tower Hill (Lockie, 1810).
Removed for the formation of St. Katherine...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Little Montagu Court
North-east out of Little Britain at No. 19, in Aldersgate Ward Without (P.O. Directory).
First ment...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Little Moor Gate
See Blomfield Street.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Little Northumberland Alley
Out of Crutched Friars (Strype, ed. 1755-Dodsley, 1761).
Not named in the maps, and not now in exis...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Little Old Bailey
North-west out of Old Bailey at Fleet Lane to Snow Hill, in Farringdon Ward Without (L. and P. Commo...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Little Oxford Court
South out of Camomile Street. In Lime Street Ward (O. and M. 1677).
See (Earl of) Oxford, Hostel of...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Little Rutland Court
Between White Bear Court east and Great Rutland Court west, in Castle Baynard Ward, west of Addle Hi...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Little Somer's Key
See Dark House Lane2, Somer's Key [Somar?].
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Little St. Bartholomew
House there mentioned 1613. The site is not indicated. Probably near St. Bartholomew's Hospital (H. ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Little St. Helen's
A large court on the east side of Bishopsgate Street leading to Leathersellers' Hall, etc. (S. ed. 1...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Little Swan Alley
1) West out of Little Bell Alley, then north to the Ward Schools and Cross Key Court (O.S. 1880). In...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Little Thomson's Rents
In Half Moon Alley, Coleman St. (Strype, ed. 1755-Dodsley, 1761).
Not named in the maps.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Little Tower Hill
North-east and east of the Tower, extending south from the Minories to Little Thames Street (Stow's ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Little Trinity Lane
South out of Great Trinity Lane to Upper Thames Street. In Queenhithe Ward (P.O. Directory).
First ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Little Water Lane
North out of Queen Victoria Street at No. 174, near to its junction with New Bridge Street (P.O. Dir...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Queenhithe Little Stairs
West of Queenhithe Stairs at the east end of Brooks' Wharf (Rocque, 1746).
No later mention.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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domine do little
An impotent old fellow.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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little whip-snake
See snake
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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Sea wood louse
·- A sea slater.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Ephraim, Wood of
A forest in which a fatal battle was fought between the army of David and that of Absalom, who was k...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Wood, Mrs. Ellen (Price)
(1814-1887)
Novelist, writing as "Mrs. Henry Wood," was b. at Worcester. She wrote over 30 novels, ...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Wood, John George
(1827-1889)
Writer on natural history, s. of a surgeon, b. in London, and ed. at home and at Oxf., ...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Red Wood Alley
West out of Bishopsgate Street. In Bishopsgate Ward Without (Rocque, 1746-Boyle, 1799).
Called " Ge...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Wood Green Court
South-east out of Harrow Alley, Middlesex Street. In Portsoken Ward (Strype, ed. 1720, I. ii. 27-O.S...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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king's wood lion
An Ass. Kingswood is famous for the great number of asses kept by the colliers who inhabit that plac...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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botany-bay wood
See botany-bay oak
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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dead-wood fence
n.
The Australian fence, socalled, is very different from the fence of the same name inEngland. It ...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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deep yellow-wood
n.
Rhus rhodanthema,F. v. M., N.O. Anacardiaceae. A tree with spreading head;timber valuable. See Y...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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light yellow-wood
i.q. long-jack (q.v.).
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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seame of wood
a horse-load. S.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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churd of wood
See cord of wood
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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dead-wood knees
The upper foremost and aftermost pieces of dead wood; being crooked pieces of timber, the bolting of...
The Sailor's Word-Book