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mille
mille, in the plur. mīlia (or millia; archaic, MEILIA, Inscr. Orell. 3308; abl. sing. milli, Lucil. ...

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mille
mīlle plur.mīlia or mīllia, numadj. MIL-, a thousand, ten hundred : mille non amplius equites, S.:...

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Dock
·noun The place in court where a criminal or accused person stands. II. Dock ·noun A case of leathe...

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to dock
To lie with a woman. The cull docked the dell all the darkmans; the fellow laid with the wench all n...

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dock
a crupper to a saddle. Devon. ...

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dock
An artificial receptacle for shipping, in which they can discharge or take in cargo, and refit. A ...

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Dock-cress
·noun <<Nipplewort>>. ...

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Dry dock
·- ·see under <<Dock>>. ...

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Spatter-dock
·noun The common yellow water lily (Nuphar advena). ...

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Water dock
·- A tall, coarse dock growing in wet places. The American water dock is Rumex orbiculatus, the Euro...

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Billingsgate Dock
See Billingsgate. ...

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Bridewell Dock
At the south end of the Fleet, where it emptied itself into the Thames (Leake, 1666). In 1670 appli...

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Dowgate Dock
South out of Upper Thames Street at No. 83 at Dowgate Hill to the Thames. In Dowgate Ward (P.O. Dire...

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Galley Dock
South of Galley Quay, Thames Street (O.S. 1894-6). In Tower Ward. First mention: O.S. 1848-51. ...

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Hermitage Dock
See Hermitage Entrance. ...

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Puddle Dock
South out of Upper Thames Street at No. 1 at the southern end of St. Andrew's Hill (P.O. Directory)....

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Queenhithe Dock
See Queenhithe Wharf. ...

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Sabb's Dock
Opposite to No.75 Lower Thames Street, on the west side of Bear Quay near the Custom House (Leake, 1...

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Tower Dock
On Tower Hill, south from No.50 Great Tower Street to 46 Lower Thames Street (P.O. Directory). Earl...

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Whitefriars Dock
On the Thames, between St. Bride's Wharf east and west and Company's Wharf west, at the south end of...

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job's dock
He is laid up in Job's dock; i.e. in a salivation. The apartments for the foul or venereal patients ...

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dock-dues
The charges made upon shipping for the use of docks. ...

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dock up
, or duck up To clue up a corner of a sail that hinders the helmsman from seeing. ...

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dry dock
An artificial receptacle for examining and repairing vessels. (See graving-dock.) ...

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floating dock
See caisson. ...

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graving-dock
An artificial receptacle used for the inspecting, repairing, and cleaning a vessel's bottom. It is s...

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hydraulic dock
See caisson. ...

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puddle-dock
An ancient pool of the Thames, the dirtiness of which afforded Jack some pointed sarcasms. ...

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screw-dock
See gridiron. ...

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wet-dock
A term used for float (which see), and also dock. ...

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Castle Baynard Dock
See Baynard's Castle Wharf. ...

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(St.) Katherine Dock Entrance
East of St. Katherine's Wharf (O.S. ed. 1894). Constructed with the St Katherine's Docks, 1827-8, a...

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Puddle Dock Hill
See St. Andrew's Hill. ...

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Puddle Dock Stairs
At the southern end of Common Lane and Dung Wharf (Rocque, 1746-Boyle, 1799). No later mention. ...

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dock herself, to
When a ship is on the ooze, and swaddles a bed, she is said to dock herself. ...

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floating graving-dock
A modified camel (which see). ...

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sill of a dock
The timber at the base against which the gates shut; and the depth of water which will float a vesse...

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London and St. Katherine's Dock Co.'s Warehouses
See Port of London Authority's Warehouses. ...

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