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Bear Quay
Between Porter's Quay east and New Bear Quay west (Act Parlt. 1559-Lockie, 1810).
Other names : "Gr...
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Great Bear Quay
See Bear Quay.
...
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Little Bear Quay
See New Bear Quay.
...
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New Wool Quay
Appointed a place for lading and discharging goods, Act of Parliament, 1559 (quoted by Strype, Ed. 1...
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Quay
·vt To furnish with quays.
II. Quay ·noun A mole, bank, or wharf, formed toward the sea, or at the ...
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quay
See key.
See wharf
...
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Bear
·vt To gain or win.
II. Bear ·noun A portable punching machine.
III. Bear ·noun A <<Bier>>.
IV. B...
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Bear
A native of the mountain regions of Western Asia, frequently mentioned in Scripture. David defended ...
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The Bear
1) Tenement so called in Botolph Lane in 1544 (Strype, ed. 1720, I. ii. 172).
This tenement was dev...
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bear
One who contracts to deliver a certain quantity of sum of stock in the public funds, on a future day...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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bear, native
n.
the colonists' name for ananimal called by the aborigines Koala, Koolah, Kool-la, andCarbora ( P...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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bear
1) for bar. Connecticut and Virginia.
2) A word to denote a certain description of stock-jobbers.--...
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bear
A large block of stone, matted, loaded with shot, and fitted with ropes, by which it is roused or pu...
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Bear
(1 Samuel 17:34; 2 Samuel 17:8)
The Syrian bear, Ursus syriacus, which is without doubt the animal ...
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New
·adv Newly; recently.
II. New ·superl Fresh from anything; newly come.
III. New ·superl Not habitu...
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Brewer's Quay
Between Tower Dock east and Chester Quay west. In Tower Ward (P.O. Directory).
Earliest mention: Le...
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Chester Quay
Between Brewers Quay east and Galley Quay west. In Tower Ward (P.O. Directory).
First mention: "Che...
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Cox's Quay
On the south side of Lower Thames Street at No. 6 (P.O. Directory). In Billinesgate Ward, adjoining ...
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Dice Quay
Out of Lower Thames Street at No. 23, between Smart's Quay west and Ralph's Quay east. In Tower Ward...
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Galley Quay
South out of Lower Thames Street, east of the Custom House and Wool Quays (P.O. Directory). In Tower...
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Hammond's Quay
On the south side of Lower Thames Street at No. 6 (P.O. Directory). In Billingsgate Ward, adjoining ...
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Hartshorn Quay
Hartshorn Quay and Custom House Quay rented together, 1638-9 (L. and P. Chas. I. 1638-9, p. 493).
P...
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Pig's Quay
At the southern end of William Street on the Thames, west of Blackfriars Bridge (Horwood, 1799-Locki...
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Porter's Quay
South out of Lower Thames Street, by No.32, east of Bear Key and west of Custom House Key (S. ed. 16...
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Ralph's Quay
South out of Lower Thames Street at No.23, between Young's Quay East and Dice Quay west (Leake, 1666...
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Temple Quay
See Ralph's Quay.
...
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Vernon's Quay
See Wycherley's Yard.
...
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Wiggin's Quay
East of Young's Quay (Leake, 1666-Horwood, 1799).
Opposite No. 80 Lower Thames Street (Lockie, 1810...
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Wool Quay
At the south end of Water Lane, east of that lane (S. 44).
Earliest mention: "Wolkaye," ".Wolkey," ...
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Young's Quay
Between Wiggin's Quay east and Ralph's Quay west (Leake, 1666 Horwood, 1799).
Further east in Rocqu...
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freeman's quay
Free of expence. To lush at Freeman's Quay; to drink at another's cost.
...
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Ant-bear
·noun An edentate animal of tropical America (the Tamanoir), living on ants. It belongs to the genus...
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Bear State
·add. ·- Arkansas;
— a nickname, from the many bears once inhabiting its forests.
...
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Sea bear
·- The white bear.
II. Sea bear ·- Any fur seal. ·see under <<Fur>>.
...
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Water bear
·- Any species of Tardigrada, 2. ·see ·Illust. of Tardigrada.
...
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Bear Alley
Out of Addle Hill (P.C. 1732-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
...
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Bear Court
1) East out of Giltspur Street, in Farringdon Ward Without (Strype, 1720 and 1755).
Site now occupi...
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Bear Inn
1) On the east side of Basinghall Street, near the middle, at.No. 31, in Bassishaw Ward (O. and M. 1...
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Bear Yard
North out of Bride Lane, in Farringdon Ward Without (O. and M. 1677).
The site is now occupied by s...
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White Bear
In Abchurch Lane.
Destroyed in the Fire 1666.
Rebuilt as " Pontack's," for many years a famous tav...
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bear leader
A travelling tutor.
...
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monkey-bear
or Monkey
n.
i.q. Native Bear. See Bear.
1853. C. St. Julian and E. K. Silvester, `TheProductions...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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native bear
n.
See bear.
...
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bear state
A name by which the State of Arkansas is known at the West. I once asked a Western man if Arkansas a...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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bear, to
The direction of an object from the viewer; it is used in the following different phrases: The land'...
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over-bear
One ship overbears another if she can carry more sail in a fresh wind.
...
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sea-bear
A name applied to several species of large seals of the genus Otaria, found both in the northern and...
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Bran-new
·adj ·see Brand-new.
...
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Brand-new
·adj Quite new; bright as if fresh from the forge.
...
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Fire-new
·adj Fresh from the forge; bright; quite new; brand-new.
...
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Fresh-new
·adj <<Unpracticed>>.
...
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New Thought
·add. ·- Any form of belief in mental healing other than (1) Christian Science and (2) hypnotism or ...
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New Zealand
·- A group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean.
...
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New-model
·vt To <<Remodel>>.
...
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New-year
·adj Of or pertaining to, or suitable for, the commencement of the year; as, New-year gifts or odes....
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Span-new
·adj Quite new; brand-new; fire-new.
...
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New Testament
(Luke 22:20), rather "New Covenant," in contrast to the old covenant of works, which is superseded. ...
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New Abbey
Mary (St.) of Graces Abbey and Clare (St.) Abbey without Aldgate have both been referred to under th...
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New Alley
North out of Cornhill to Threadneedle Street (S. 193), opposite Bartholomew Lane. In Cornhill and Br...
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New Buildings
1) North out of Sun Yard, Nightingale Lane (Horwood, I 799-Lockie, 1810).
Former name: "Vinegar Yar...
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New Canal
This was the name given to the Fleet Ditch when it was reopened, after it had been cleansed and its ...
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New Churchyard
See Spinning Wheel Alley.
...
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New Court
1) East out of Angel Alley. In Bishopsgate Ward Without (London Guide, 1758-Elmes, 1831).
The site ...
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New Inn
1) A messuage called "le Newin" in Chauncellerelane, 42 Ed. III. (Hust. Roll 96, No.218).
Granted t...
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New Key
The New Key as rebuilt after the Great Fire is shown in O. and M. 1677, extending along the river fr...
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New Lane
1) See Fetter Lane.
2) Lease by Robert de Suthle, blader and Avice, his wife to Robert de Lenne, vi...
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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...
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New Rent
Tenement called" la Newrente " in Thamysestrete in parish of S. Michael de Candelwikstrete, 1317 (Ct...
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New Rents
East out of St. Martin Ic Grand, in Aldersgate Ward (O. and M. 1677-Lockie, 1816).
Site afterwards ...
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New Square
On the west side of the Minories at No.130, south of St. Botolph's Vestry Hall. In Portsoken Ward (P...
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New Street
1) West from Cloth Street to King Street, in Farringdon Ward Without (O.S. 1880).
See Newbury Stree...
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New Temple
See The Temple.
...
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New Wharf
At the southern end of Temple Street, Whitefriars, on the Thames (O.S. 1880).
Former name: "White F...
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New Yard
1) In Camomile Street, near Bishopsgate (Lockie, 1816).
Not named in the maps.
2) In Fenchurch Str...
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bleeding new
A metaphor borrowed from fish, which will not bleed when stale.
...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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new drop
The scaffold used at Newgate for hanging of criminals; which dropping down, leaves them suspended. B...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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new light
One of the new light; a methodist.
...
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new chum
n.
a new arrival, especially from theold country: generally used with more or less contempt; what i...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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new chumhood
n.
the period and state of beinga New Chum.
1883. W. Jardine Smith, in `Nineteenth Century,' Novem...
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New Holland
n.
the name, now extinct, firstgiven to Australia by Dutch explorers.
1703. Capt. William Dampier,...
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New Zealand
n.
This name was given to thecolony by Abel Jansz Tasman, the Dutch navigator, who visitedit in 164...
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brand-new
(Teut. brand new.) Quite new.
This word is provincial in the North of England, and is used in collo...
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bran-new
(Teut. brand new.) Quite new.
This word is provincial in the North of England, and is used in collo...
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fire-new
New from the forge; brand-new.--Johnson. This old and nearly obsolete expression is sometimes used b...
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brand-new
quite new. They say, BRAN-SPAN-NEW, in Yorkshire.
...
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bran-new
Quite new: said of a sail which has never been bent.
...
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new act
The going on shore without leave, and which though thus termed new, is an old trick.
...
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new moon
The moon is said to be new when she is in conjunction with the sun, or between that luminary and the...
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Moon, New
[NEW MOON] NEW MOON - 3185
...
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New Moon
The first day of the lunar month was observed as a holy day. In addition to the daily sacrifice ther...
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New Testament
It is proposed in this article to consider the text of the New Testament. The subject naturally divi...
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New Year
[Trumpets, Feast Of FEAST OF]
...
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Testament, New
[NEW TESTAMENT; BIBLE] NEW TESTAMENT - 3186
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Billingsgate Key, Quay
See Billingsgate Stairs.
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Custom House Quay
See Custom House and Wool Quay and Custom House Wharf.
...
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Old Wool Quay
Messuage and wharf called the Olde Wollekey in parish of All Hallows Barking, 1518-19, 5 H. VIII. 14...
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Somer's Quay Stairs
At the south end of Dark House Lane, formerly Somer's Key (O.S, 1880).
Site rebuilt for the extensi...
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Bear-trap dam
·add. ·- A kind of movable dam, in one form consisting of two leaves resting against each other at t...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Back Bear Alley
On the south side of Bear Alley, Fleet Market, in Farringdon (Lockie, 1810 and 1816).
Former names ...
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The Bear, West Smithfield
Messuage or inn called the Beare in street of West Smithfield in parish of St. Sepulchre, 32 Eliz. (...
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Bear Key Stairs
On the river, opposite Harp Lane and Young's Key, west of Bear Key (Rocque, 1746).
Site occupied by...
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Great Bear Alley
West out of Seacoal Lane to the Fleet Ditch or New Canal, in Farringdon Ward Without (O. and M. 1677...
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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...
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White Bear Alley
West out of Addle Hill, with a passage north to Church Hill, in Castle Baynard Ward (Rocque, 1746-L....
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White Bear Yard
South out of Bride Lane, in Farringdon Ward Without (Lockie, 1816)
Not named in the maps.
...
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bear-garden jaw
Rude, vulgar language, such as was used at the bear-gardens.
...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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to bear the bell
To excel or surpass all competitors, to be the principal in a body or society; an allusion to the fo...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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to bear a hand
A seaman's phrase. To be ready ; to go to work; to assist.
...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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bear a fist
See bear a bob
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bear a bob
, or bear a fist
Jocular for "lend a hand."
...
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New Year's Day
·- the first day of a calendar year; the first day of January. Often colloquially abbreviated to New...
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Aldgate Churchyard, New
There appears to have been a new churchyard or burial ground attached to the Church of St. Botolph, ...
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Castle's New Court
See Castle Court, Budge Row; also Newcastle Court1, College Hill.
...
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Fish Street, New
See New Fish Street.
...
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Great New Street
North-east from West Harding Street to Dean Street, in Farringdon Ward Without (P.O. Directory).
Fi...
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(St.) Katherine's New Court
South of Flemings' Churchyard, at the north-west corner of St. Katherine's Square (Rocque, 1746-Lock...
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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).
...
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Middle New Street
East out of Great New Street at No. 18 and New Street Square, Fetter Lane (P.O. Directory). In Farri...
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New Artillery Ground
In Moorfields. So named to distinguish it from the Old Ground near St. Mary Spittel, where formerly ...
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New Basinghall Street
North out of London Wall, at No.129 to No.34 Fore Street, the northern continuation of Basinghall St...
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New Bridge Street
South from Fleet Street to Blackfriars Bridge (P.O. Directory). On the boundary of Farringdon Ward W...
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New Broad Street
North out of Old Broad Street to Liverpool Street (P.O. Directory). In Bishopsgate Ward Without. Als...
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New Church Hawe
The Churchyard of the Holy Trinity near Eastsmithfield seems to have been so called in the 14th cent...
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New City Chambers
On the west side of Bishopsgate. In Bishopsgate Ward Within (O.S.).
First mention: Lockie, 1810.
F...
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New City Club
On the east side of George Yard, Lombard Street. In Langbourn Ward (O.S.).
Site now occupied by off...
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New Fish Street
In St. Nicholas parish, temp. John (Anc. Deeds, A. 2588).
There are numerous references to " nova p...
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New George Court
See George Court, Gravel Lane.
...
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New London Street
North out of Hart Street, at No.10, to London Street (P.O. Directory). In Tower Ward.
First mention...
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New Queen Street
See Queen Street, Cheapside.
...
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New Street Hill
South out of Little New Street, Shoe Lane, to King's Head Court (P.O. Directory ). In Farringdon War...
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New Street Square
1) On the east side of Great New Street, Shoe Lane (P.O. Directory). In Farringdon Ward Without.
Fi...
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New Union Street
West out of Moorfields, at No.21, to Moor Lane (P.O. Directory). In Cripplegate Ward Without.
First...
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New Zealand Avenue
North out of Barbican at No.60 (P.O. Directory).
First mention: L.C.C. List, 1901.
"White Lyon Cou...
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new college students
Golden scholars, silver bachelors, and leaden masters.
...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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coo-in-new
n.
aboriginal name for «a usefulverbenaceous timber-tree of Australia, Gmelinaleichhardtii, F. v. M...
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flax, New Zealand
n.
Phormium tenax, N.O. Liliaceae. A plant yielding a strong fibre.Called also, in New Zealand, Nat...
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New South Wales
n.
the name of the oldest andmost important colony in Australia. The name «New Wales» wasfirst give...
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New Zealand spinach
n. See spinach, New Zealand.
...
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spinach, New Zealand
n.
Tetragoniaexpansa, Murr., N.O. Ficoideae; called also Iceplant, in Tasmania. It is a trailing Fi...
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Dice Quay Lane, Passage
Out of Thames Street, leading to Dice Quay, Billingsgate (Strype, ed. 1755-Boyle, 1799).
Not named ...
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Back Alley, Bear Alley
South out of Bear Alley and west to Fleet Market (Rocque, 1746-Dodsley, 1761). See Back Bear Alley.
...
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Bear Alley, Farringdon Street
East out of Farringdon Street at No.28 (P.O. Directory). In Farringdon Ward Without.
First mention:...
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Bear Alley, Fleet Ditch
West from Fleet Ditch and south to Bride Lane, in Bridewell precinct, in Farringdon Ward Without (O....
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Bear Alley, London Wall
Out of London Wall, in parish of All Hallows, London Wall (P.C. 1732-Boyle, 1799).
Called in P.C. S...
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The Bear and Ragged Staff
A tenement in the parish of St. John the Evangelist in Watling Street near St. Paul's Church now kno...
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Dog and Bear Inn
See Carpenter's Buildings.
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Great White Bear Court
North out of Thames Street in Blackfriars, west of Addle Hill, in Castle Baynard Ward (P.C. 1732).
...
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Little White Bear Court
North out of Thames Street, in the precinct of Blackfriars (P. C. 1732-Dodsley, 1761).
Not named in...
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White Bear, Botolph Lane
See The Bear1.
...
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grin and bear it
The stoical resignation to unavoidable hardship, which, being heard on board ship by Lord Byron, pro...
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New Moon, Feast of
Special services were appointed for the commencement of a month (Num. 28:11-15; 10:10). (See Festiva...
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Cripplegate, New Hospital Within
See Elsing Spital.
...
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Little New Street Hill
Near Shoe Lane (Strype, ed. 1755-L. Guide, 1758).
Not named in the maps.
...
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New Broad Street Court
On the east side of Broad Street Buildings. In Bishopsgate Ward Without (O.S.1880).
The site is now...
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New Buildings, Coleman Street
See New Court6, Little Bell Alley.
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New Court, Crutched Friars
North out of Crutched Friars, between Nos. 44 and 45 (Rocque, 1746-Elmes, 1831).
Former name: "Fren...
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New Court, Duke's Place
East out of King Street (Horwood, 1799-Elmes, 1831)
Former names: " Rose Alley" (O. and M. 1677-P.C...
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New Court, Gravel Lane
-East out of New Street, Gravel Lane. In Portsoken Ward (Bacon's map, 1912).
Earliest mention: O.S....
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New Court, Throgmorton Street
South out of Throgmorton Street, in Broad Street Ward, at No.8 (P.O. Directory).
First mention; O. ...
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New Fish Street Hill
See Fish Street Hill.
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New Hospital without Bishopsgate
See St. Mary Spital and Old Bethlehem Hospital.
...
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New King's Head Court
In Houndsditch, in Portsoken Ward (P.C. 1732).
Not named in the maps.
...
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New Street, St. Katherine's
There were two streets so called in St. Katherine's precinct towards the end' of the 18th century, a...
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(St.) Nicholas New Fish Street
,(St.) Nicholas West Fish Street
Earliest mention: "St. Nicholas at Westfishstreet." " Westpiscariam...
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White Friers New Wharf
On the south side of Temple Street to Hawke's Wharf and the Thames (Horwood, 1799-Lockie, 1816).
Se...
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spick and span new
every part new. S. Some derive this from a spear, the head of which was vulgarly called the spike, t...
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Bear and Ragged Staff Alley
East out of Red Cross Street, in Cripplegate Ward Without (O. and M. 1677-Strype, ed. 1720).
The si...
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Black Bear Alley, Fleet Market
See Back Bear Alley
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Brown Bear Alley or Court
North out of Upper East Smithfield, at No. 1, in the parish of St. Botolph, Aldgate (L.C.C. List, 19...
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White Bear Alley, Rosemary Lane
See Bell Alley, Little Tower Hill.
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White Bear Alley, St. Katherine's
West out of Red Cross Street (Rocque, 1746).
Name probably derived from "White Bear Brewhouse" (Sur...
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White Bear Inn, Basinghall Street
See Bear Inn.
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bear, the constellations of the
Ursa Major and Minor, most important to seamen, as instantly indicating by the pointers and pole-sta...
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Bar of the New Temple
See Temple Bar.
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(St.) Dunstan near the New Temple
See St. Dunstan in the West.
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New Church Haw, without Alderugate
A plot of land purchased by Sir Walter Manny in 1349 to be a burial place outside the City walls for...
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New Court, Old Broad Street
South-east out of Old Broad Street, in Broad Street Ward, at No.7 (Rocque, 1746-Elmes, 1831).
Rebui...
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New Court, St, Katherine's Square
See St. Katherine's New Court.
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New Pump Court, Moor Lane
See Pump Court.
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New River Office and Yard
Between Pigs Quay and Dorset Wharf on the Thames, at the southern end of Dorset Street (Horwood, 179...
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New Synagogue, Great St. Helen's
On the south side of Great St. Helen's at No.21 (P.O. Directory).
First mention: O.S. 1875.
The si...
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overseers of the new pavement
Persons set in the pillory. CANT.
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Bell and Bear Alley, Great Eastcheap
See White Bell Alley.
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White Bear Court, Aldgate High Street
See White Bear Alley.
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New Court, Harrow Alley, Middlesex Street
North-west out of Harrow Alley. In Portsoken Ward (Rocque, I 746-Boyle, 1799).
Site covered by ware...
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Bear and Ragged Staff Inn, West Smithfield
See Bear Inn.
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White Bear Alley, Court, Aldgate High Street
See Saville Buildings.
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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).
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Versions, Ancient, Of The Old And New Testaments
In treating of the ancient versions that have come down to us, in whole or in part, they will be des...
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