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Royal Mint Square
South out of Royal Mint Street, east of Cartwright Street (P.O. Directory).
First shown in O.S. 25 ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Royal Mint Street
East from Sparrow Corner, Minories, to Cable Street (P.O. Directory). A small portion only in Portso...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Mint
·noun A place where money is coined by public authority.
II. Mint ·noun Any place regarded as a sou...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Mint
(Gr. heduosmon, i.e., "having a sweet smell"), one of the garden herbs of which the Pharisees paid t...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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The Mint
1) In the Tower of London, II H. VIII. (L. and P. H. VIII. III. (1), p. 195).
2) See The Royal Mint...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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mint
Gold. A mint of money; common phrase for a large sum.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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mint, native
or Native
n.
aplant, Mentha australis, R. Br., N.O. Labiatea.This herb was largely used by the ear...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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mint
to mint at a thing, to aim at it, or to have a desire for it. N. In the West it is also used to sign...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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Mint
This name occurs only in (Matthew 23:23) and Luke 11:42 As one of those herbs the tithe of which the...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Royal
·noun A small mortar.
II. Royal ·add. ·noun A royal spade.
III. Royal ·adj Noble; generous; magnif...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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royal
The name of a light sail spread immediately next above the top-gallant sail, to whose yard-arms the ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Cartridge Street, Royal Mint Street
See Cartwright Street.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Crown Place, Royal Mint Street
See Crown and Sheers Place.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Middelborr Alley, Royal Mint Street
See Peter's Court.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Queen Street, Royal Mint Street
South out of Royal Mint Street to Little Tower Hill (W. Stow, 1722-O.S. 1894-6).
Removed for the co...
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Worley's Court, Royal Mint Street
See Morley's Court.
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Brook mint
·- ·see Water mint.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Mint sauce
·add. ·- <<Money>>.
II. Mint sauce ·add. ·- A sauce of vinegar and sugar flavored with spearmint le...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Mint-master
·noun The master or superintendent of a mint. Also used figuratively.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Water mint
·- A kind of mint (Mentha aquatica) growing in wet places, and sometimes having a perfume resembling...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Mint Street
Between the ramparts of the Tower and the Inner or Ballium wall was a narrow street called Mint Stre...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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mint, australian
or Native
n.
aplant, Mentha australis, R. Br., N.O. Labiatea.This herb was largely used by the ear...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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mint-tree
n.
In Australia, the tree is Prostanthera lasiantha, Labill., N.O. Labiateae.
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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native mint
n.
See mint.
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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Pairs Royal
·pl of <<Pair>>.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Royal spade
·add. ·- A spade when spades are trumps under the condition that every trick over six taken by the s...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Spur-royal
·noun A gold coin, first made in the reign of Edward IV., having a star on the reverse resembling th...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Royal Exchange
Between Cornhill South and Threadneedle Street north, in Broad Street and Cornhill Wards (P.O. Direc...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Tower Royal
North out of Cannon Street, at No.75, to Budge Row (P.O. Directory). In Cordwainer Ward.
It formerl...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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battle-royal
A battle or bout at cudgels or fisty-cuffs, wherein more than two persons are engaged: perhaps from ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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purl royal
Canary wine; with a dash of tincture of wormwood.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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royal scamps
Highwaymen who never rob any but rich persons, and that without ill treating them.
See scamp.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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battle-royal
A term derived from cock-fighting, but generally applied to a noisy confused row.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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cannon royal
A 60-pounder of eight and a half inches bore. (See carthoun.)
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fish, royal
Whale and sturgeon, to which the sovereign is entitled when either thrown on shore or caught near th...
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poop-royal
A short deck or platform placed over the aftmost part of the poop in the largest of the French and S...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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royal fish
Whales, porpoises, sturgeons, &c., which, when driven on shore, become droits of admiralty.
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royal marines
See marines, the royal.
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royal merchant
A title of the Mediterranean, traders of the thirteenth century, when the Venetians were masters of ...
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royal mortar
A brass one of 5-1/2 inches diameter of bore, and 150 lbs. weight, throwing a 24-pounder shell up to...
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royal standard
See standard.
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royal yacht
A vessel built and equipped expressly for the use of the sovereign.
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royal yard
The fourth yard from the deck, on which the royal is set.
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Little Peter Court, Royal Mint Street
See Peter's Court.
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Seven Star Alley, Royal Mint Street
See Seven Star Court.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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White Horse Court, Royal Mint Street
North out of Royal Mint Street in the parish of St. Mary Whitechapel (P.C. 1732-O.S. 25 in. 1880). F...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Michael, Paternoster Royal
On the east side of College Hill at No. 20 at its junction with College Street. In Vintry Ward (P.O....
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Royal African Company
See Africa House.
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Royal African House
See Africa House.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Royal Bagnio Court
At the end of Bagnio Lane in Newgate Street (P.C. 1732).
Now Roman Bath Street (q.v.).
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Royal Exchange Avenue
West out of Finch Lane, at No.21, to Royal Exchange Buildings. In Broad Street Ward (P.O. Directory)...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Royal Exchange Buildings
South out of Threadneedle Street, at No. 1, to 82 Corn-hill (P.O. Directory), on the east side of th...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Royal Hotel (De Keyser's) Buildings
On the north side of Victoria Embankment, west of Blackfriars Station (P.O. Directory). In Farringdo...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Royal Oak Yard
In Whitecross Street, Cripplegate (Strype, ed. 1755-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
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Royal Society's House
On the south side of Pemberton's Row, Gough Square, in Farringdon Ward Without (Rocque, 1746).
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Tower Royal Court
East out of Tower Royal, in Cordwainer Ward (O. and M. 1677-Boyle, 1799).
The site is now occupied ...
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Tower Royal Lane
In Budge Row (Strype, ed. 1755-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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royal stag society
Was held every Monday evening, at seven o'clock, at the Three tuns, near the Hospital Gate, Newgate-...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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artillery, royal marine
Formerly a select branch of the R. Marines, specially instructed in gunnery and the care of artiller...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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main royal-mast
That above the main topgallant-mast.
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marines, the royal
A body of officers and soldiers raised to serve on board men-of-war, and trained to fight either at ...
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royal marine artillery
Originally selected from the royal marines, now specially enlisted. (See artillery, royal marine.)
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royal naval reserve
See naval reserve.
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royal yacht club
A very useful and honourable association. (See yacht club, royal.)
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yacht club, royal
An institution embodied by a number of noblemen and gentlemen about the year 1820, to which certain ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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master of the mint
A gardener.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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Royal London Ophthalmic Hospital, Moorfields
On the south side of City Road in
Borough of Finsbury (P.O. Directory).
It was originally founded ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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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...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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pay of the royal navy
is settled by act of parliament. In the merchant service seamen are paid by the month, and receive t...
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wages or pay of the royal navy
is settled by act of parliament. In the merchant service seamen are paid by the month, and receive t...
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victualling-yards for the royal navy
Large magazines where provisions and similar stores are deposited, conveniently contiguous to the ro...
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