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King
·noun The chief piece in the game of chess.
II. King ·noun A crowned man in the game of draughts.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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King
Is in Scripture very generally used to denote one invested with authority, whether extensive or limi...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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King
"a chief ruler, one invested with supreme authority over a nation, tribe or country."-Webster. In th...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Three
·adj One more than two; two and one.
II. Three ·noun A symbol representing three units, as 3 or iii...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Three Bowl Court
South-west out of Houndsditch. In Portsoken Ward (O. and M. 1677-Dodsley, 1761).
Seems to have been...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three CCC Court
In Garlick Hill, in Vintry Ward (Lond. Guide, 1758-Boyle, 1799).
Perhaps the same as "Three Crown C...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Colt Court
1) At the west end of Slade's Buildings and south out of Angel Alley (Horwood, 1799-Elmes, 1831).
F...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Crown Court
1) West out of Garlick Hill, in Vintry Ward (O. and M. 1677-Elmes, 1831).
See Church Place.
2) Wes...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Cup Court
South out of Newgate Street, in Farringdon Ward Within (O. and M. 1677-Strype, 1755).
Or " King's H...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Dagger Court
1) North out of Fore Street at 110, in Cripplegate Ward Without (O. and M. 1677-L.C.C. List, 1901).
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Diamond Court
South out of Hosier Lane, in Farringdon Ward Without (O. and M. 1677-Boyle, 1799).
Site now occupie...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Dove Court
In St. Martin le Grand (W. Stow, 1722). Not named in the maps.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Faulcon Court
East out of Red Cross Street, in Cripplegate Ward Without (Strype, 1720 and 1755).
Site now occupie...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Fox Court
1) West out of St. Clement's Lane. In Langbourn Ward (O. and M. 1677-Boyle, 1799).
The site is now ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Herring Court
1) East out of Creechurch Lane. In Aldgate Ward (O.S. 1875).
First mention: P.C. 1732.
Called "Thr...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Horseshoe Court
1) North-east out of Angel Court, Snow Hill (Rocque, 1746).-
Part of "Angel Court" in Horwood.
Sit...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Horshoe Court
East out of Whitecross Street, in Cripplegate Ward Without (Rocque, I746~Boyle, 1799).
Site is now ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Kings Court
North out of Fleet Street at No.150, between Fetter Lane and Shoe Lane, in Farringdon Ward Without (...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Mariner Court
North out of Fore Street at No.102, in Cripplegate WardWithout, west of Grub Street (Horwood, 1799-E...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Mariners Court
In Fleet Street (Strype, ed. 1755-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Nun Court
East out of Aldermanbury at No. 19 (P.O. Directory). In Bassishaw Ward and Cripplegate Ward Within, ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Nuns Court
North out of Threadneedle Street, between St. Christopher's Church and Prince's Street In Broad Stre...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Pidgeon Court
North out of Angel Alley, in Bishopsgate Ward Without (Rocque, 1746).
The site is now occupied by t...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Pigeon Court
South out of Jewin Street, in Cripplegate Ward Without (O. and M. 1677-Boyle, 1799).
Site now occup...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Pigeons Court
North out of Barbican, in Cripplegate Ward Without (Boyle, 1799).
First mention: "Three Pigeon Alle...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Sisters Court
In St. Catherine's Court, in St. Katherine's precinct (P.C. 1732-Boyle, 1799).
Site now occupied by...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Slipper Court
West out of Hand Alley, in Bishopsgate Ward Without (Strype, ed. 1720, I. ii. 108-Boyle, 1799).
Sit...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Still Court
East out of Bishopsgate Street. In Bishopsgate Ward Without (Hatton, 1708-Boyle, 1799).
Rents from ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Sun Court
See Sumner Court.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Tun Court
1) East out of St. Michael's Lane at No. 24. In Bridge Ward Within and Candlewick Ward (Strype, 1720...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Tuns Court
East out of Red Cross Street, in Cripplegate Ward Without (P.C. 1732-O.S. 1880).
The site is now oc...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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King-post
·noun A member of a common form of truss, as a roof truss. It is strictly a tie, intended to prevent...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Sea king
·- One of the leaders among the Norsemen who passed their lives in roving the seas in search of plun...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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King, Henry
(1592-1669)
Poet, s. of a Bishop of London, was ed. at Westminster School and Oxf. He entered the C...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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King Street
1) South-west out of West Smithfield, at No. 1 to No.10 Snow Hill (P.O. Directory).
First mention: ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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king-fish
n.
In New Zealand a sea-fish, Seriola lalandii (Maori, Haku), sometimes called the Yellow-tail; in ...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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king-parrot
See parrot.
1865. Rev. J. E. Tenison-Woods, `History of the Discoveryand Exploration of Australia,'...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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king harry
a goldfinch. Norf. and SufF.
...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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king arthur
A game played on board ship in warm climates, in which a person, grotesquely personating King Arthur...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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king-crab
The Limulus polyphemus of the West Indies.
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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king-fish
The Zeus luna. Carteret took one at Masafuero 5-1/2 feet long, and weighing 87 lbs. Also, the Scombe...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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king-fisher
The Alcedo ispida; a small bird of brilliant plumage frequenting rivers and brooks, and feeding upon...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Three Colt Court, Yard
South out of London Wall with a passage to Little Swan Alley. In Coleman Street Ward (Rocque, 1746-B...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Crown Court, Minories
West out of the Minories. In Portsoken Ward (O. and M. 1677-Lond. Guide, 1758).
Former names: "Thre...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Falcon, Faulcon Court
North out of Fleet Street at No.144.
See Cheshire Court.
Name derived from the sign.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Leg Court, Yard
East out of Whitecross Street, in Cripplegate Ward Without (O. and M. 1677-Elmes, 1831).
Site now o...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Tuns Alley, Court
South out of Newgate Street, with a passage to Newgate Market and east to Ivy Lane. In Farringdon Wa...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Tuns Court, Alley
In Threadneedle Street (P.C. 1732-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three-coat
·adj Having or consisting of three coats;
— applied to plastering which consists of pricking-up, fl...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Three-color
·add. ·adj Designating, or pert. to, a photomechanical process employing printings in three colors, ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Three-cornered
·adj Having three corners, or angles; as, a three-cornered hat.
II. Three-cornered ·adj Having thre...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Three-decker
·noun A vessel of war carrying guns on three decks.
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Three-flowered
·adj Bearing three flowers together, or only three flowers.
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Three-handed
·adj Said of games or contests where three persons play against each other, or two against one; as, ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Three-leafed
·adj ·Alt. of Three-leaved.
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Three-leaved
·adj Producing three leaves; as, three-leaved nightshade.
II. Three-leaved ·adj Consisting of three...
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Three-lobed
·adj Having three lobes.
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Three-mile
·add. ·adj Of or pertaining to three miles; as, the three-mile limit, or the limit of the marine bel...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Three-nerved
·adj Having three nerves.
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Three-parted
·adj Divided into, or consisting of, three parts; tripartite.
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Three-pile
·noun An old name for the finest and most costly kind of velvet, having a fine, thick pile.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Three-piled
·adj Fig.: Extravagant; exaggerated; high-flown.
II. Three-piled ·adj Having the quality of three-p...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Three-ply
·adj Consisting of three distinct webs inwrought together in weaving, as cloth or carpeting; having ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Three-pointed
·adj Having three acute or setigerous points; tricuspidate.
...
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Three-port
·add. ·adj Having three ports; specif.: Designating a type of two-cycle internal-combustion engine i...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Three-quarter
·adj Measuring thirty inches by twenty-five;
— said of portraitures.
...
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Three-score
·adj Thrice twenty; sixty.
...
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Three-sided
·adj Having three sides, especially three plane sides; as, a three-sided stem, leaf, petiole, pedunc...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Three-square
·adj Having a cross section in the form of an equilateral triangle;
— said especially of a kind of ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Three-valved
·adj Consisting of, or having, three valves; opening with three valves; as, a three-valved pericarp....
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Three-way
·adj Connected with, or serving to connect, three channels or pipes; as, a three-way cock or valve.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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The Three Cranes
A famous tavern in the parish of St. Martin Vintry in the Ward of Vintree, 22 Eliz. (1580) (Lond. I....
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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The Three Cappes
An Inn so called in parish of St. Andrew in Holborn, 36 H. VIII. 1544 (L. and P. H. VIII. XIX. (2), ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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The Three Crowns
Messuage so called in parish of St. Stephen in Colemanstrete, 1569 and 1576 (Lond. I. p.m. 18 Eliz. ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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The Three Kings
Brewhouse and wharf in East Smithfield, west of the Katherine Wheel and Mille Docke, part of the pos...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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The Three Legs
In Cannon Street, 1655 (Strype, ed. 1720, I. iii. 201).
Not named in the maps.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Nonnes
Tenement so called in parish of St. James Garlykhith, 22 H. VIII. 1530 (L. and P. H. VIII. Vol. IV. ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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The Three Tuns
1) A tavern in Guildhall Yard. General Monk lodged at this tavern by Guildhall Gate, 1659 (Gent. Mag...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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three threads
Half common ale, mixed with stale and double beer.
...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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three-deckers
Ships with three full batteries.
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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three sisters
Formerly the badge of office of boatswains' mates and masters-at-arms, made of three rattans bound t...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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three-square
An odd word applied to staysails, or anything triangular, as was the oblong square to a parallelogra...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Three Taverns
A station on the Appian Road, along which St. Paul travelled from Puteoli to Rome. (Acts 28:15) The ...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Court
·noun The session of a judicial assembly.
II. Court ·noun Any jurisdiction, civil, military, or ecc...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Court
The enclosure of the tabernacle (Ex. 27:9-19; 40:8), of the temple (1 Kings 6:36), of a prison (Neh....
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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court
In New England this word is applied to a legislative body composed of a House of Representatives and...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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Court
(Heb. chatser), an open enclosure surrounded by buildings, applied in the Authorized Version most co...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Back Alley, Three Foxes Court
Out of Three Foxes Court, Long Lane, West Smithfield (Strype, 1755-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the m...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Crown Court, Jewry Street
West out of Jewry Street at No.12 (P.O. Directory). In Aldgate Ward.
First mention: Strype, ed. 172...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Hard Court, Creechurch Lane
See Three Herring Court.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Shear Court, Garlick Hill
See Three Crown Court.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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King Charles spaniel
·- A variety of small pet dogs, having, drooping ears, a high, dome-shaped forehead, pug nose, large...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Shorter, Clement King
(b. 1858)
Journalist and biographer. Charlotte Bronté and her Circle (1896), Sixty Years of Victori...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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King Edward Street
1) South out of Tudor Street to William Street in the precincts of Bridewell (O. and M. 1677-O.S. 18...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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King Henry Yard
West out of Nightingale lane. In East Smithfield (Rocque, 1746-Lockie, 1810).
Former name : "King H...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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King Street Passage
Out of 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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King Street, Cheapside
North out of Cheapside at No. 92, across Gresham Street to the Guildhall (P.O. Directory). In Cheap ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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King Tudor Street
See Tudor Street.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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King William Street
South from Lombard Street, at No. 6, to Adelaide Place, London Bridge (P.O. Directory).
Extends thr...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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arthur, king arthur
A game used at sea, when near the line, or in a hot latitude. It is performed thus: A man who is to ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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king john's men
He is one of king John's men, eight score to the hundred: a saying of a little undersized man.
...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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king william pine
n.
a Tasmanian tree.See cedar.
...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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king john's men
The Adullamites of the navy.
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Taverns, The three
A place on the great "Appian Way," about 11 miles from Rome, designed for the reception of traveller...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Three Anchor Alley
In Shoe Lane (Strype, ed. 1755-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
Name derived from the sign.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Arrows Brewhouse
Near to Sun Court, Golden Lane, in Cripplegate Ward Without (Strype, ed. 1720, I. iii. 93).
Not nam...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Colt Inn
On the south side of Bevis Marks, near Duke's Place (Hatton, 1708).
Not named in the maps.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Crane Stairs
At the south end of Queen Street, on the Thames, in Vintry Ward (Strype, ed. 1720, I. iii. 13-Lockie...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Crane Street
In Thames Street (Strype, ed. 1755). Not named in the maps.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Crane Tavern
South out of Poultry, opposite St. Mildred's Church (Strype, maps, ed. 1720 and 1755).
Cleared away...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Cranes Lane
South out of Upper Thames Street, at No.77, to Three Cranes Wharf (P.O. Directory). In Vintry Ward.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Cranes Wharf
Adjoining Red Lion Wharf east and Southwark Bridge west. In Vintry Ward (P.O. Directory).
First men...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Crown Alley
1) See Three Crown Court, Minories.
2) South-west out of Houndsditch (O. and M. 1677).
Site rebuil...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Crowns Yard
In Bride Lane (W. Stow, 1722-Boyle, 1799).
"Three Crown Alley" in Stow, 1722.
Not named in the map...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Cups Inn
1) On the east side of Goswell Street, in Aldersgate Ward Without (O. and M. 1677-Lockie, 1816).
Si...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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The Three Gilded Ankers
A tenement so called in Westcheape in parish of St. Vedast, 1558 (London. I. p.m. I. 166).
No later...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Griffin Yard
In Aldgate Street (Strype, ed. 1755-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Horshoe Alley
East out of Fetter Lane to Thavie's Inn, in Farringdon Ward Without (O. and M. 1677).
Site now occu...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Leg Alley
1) West out of Bishopsgate Street, in Bishopsgate Ward Without, near Bethlem Churchyard (Strype, ed....
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Legges Alley
In parish of St. Mary le Bow in Cheapside, or West Chepe 27 H. VIII. 1536 (L. and P. H. VIII. X. p.1...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Needle Street
See Threadneedle Street.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Nunnes Alley
See Three Nuns Court.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Nuns Yard
North out of Aldgate High Street, east of St. Botolph's Church (Rocque, 1746-O.S. 25 in. 1880).
For...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Pigeon Alley
South out of London Wall. In Broad Street Ward (O. and M. 1677-Strype, 1755)
Site seems occupied by...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Ton Alley
In Long Lane (P.C. 1732).
Not named in the maps.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Tun Tavern
1) On the east side of St. Martin le Grand, at the south-west corner of Bell Court, in Aldersgate Wa...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Tun Yard
In Cloth Fair (Strype, ed. 1755-Boyle, 1799) Not named in the maps.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Tuns Alley
In Aldermanbury (Lockie, 1816).
Not named in the maps.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Tuns Passage
West out of Ivy Lane, at No.15, to Paternoster Square (P.O. Directory). In Farringdon Ward Within.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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three to one
He is playing three to one, though sure to lose; said of one engaged in the amorous congress.
...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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three-penny upright
A retailer of love, who, for the sum mentioned, dispenses her favours standing against a wall.
...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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three-legged mare
The gallows, formerly consisting of three posts, over which were laid three transverse beams. This c...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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one! two!! three!!!
The song with which the seamen bowse out the bowlines; the last haul being completed by belay O!
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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three-cocked hat
A silly article of sea-wear now happily passing away, retained only by coachmen, lord-mayor's men, a...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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three half-hitches are more than a king's yacht wants
An exclamatory remark to a green hand, meaning that two are enough.
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Taverns, The Three
[Three Taverns TAVERNS]
...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Cullum Court, Cullums Court
West out of Rood Lane. In Langbourn Ward (O. and M. 1677-Strype, 1755).
The site is now occupied by...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Chronicles of king David
(1 Chr. 27:24) were statistical state records; one of the public sources from which the compiler of ...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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King Street, Cloth Fair
See Kinghorn Street, Cloth Fair.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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King Street, Tower Hill
North out of Tower Hill to Royal Mint Street (P.O. Directory).
Earliest mention (Hatton, 1708).
No...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Sun Alley, King Street
See Prudent Passage.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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king of the gypsies
The captain, chief, or ringleader of the gang of misrule: in the cant language called also the uprig...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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king of spain's trumpeter
See spanish
...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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king of the herrings
n.
another name for the elephant-fish (q.v.).
1890. A. H. S. Lucas, `Handbook of the AustralasianA...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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Three Nun Inn, Aldgate; Three Nuns Hotel
See Three Nuns Yard.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Tun Court, Hart Street, Crutched Friars
See New London Street.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Base-court
·noun An inferior court of law, not of record.
II. Base-court ·noun The secondary, inferior, or rea...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Court tennis
·- ·see under <<Tennis>>.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Court-baron
·noun An inferior court of civil jurisdiction, attached to a manor, and held by the steward; a baron...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Court-craft
·noun The artifices, intrigues, and plottings, at courts.
...
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Court-cupboard
·noun A movable sideboard or buffet, on which plate and other articles of luxury were displayed on s...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Court-leet
·noun A court of record held once a year, in a particular hundred, lordship, or manor, before the st...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Court-martial
·vt To subject to trial by a court-martial.
II. Court-martial ·noun A court consisting of military ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Court-martialed
·Impf & ·p.p. of Court-martial.
...
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Court-martialing
·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of Court-martial.
...
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Court-plaster
·noun Sticking plaster made by coating taffeta or silk on one side with some adhesive substance, com...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Amen Court
West and north from Amen Corner and west out of Warwick Lane at No.12. In Farringdon Ward Within (P....
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Angel Court
1) East out of Milton Street in Cripplegate Ward Without (Rocque, 1746 to O.S. 1880).
At No.68 in L...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Annabaptist Court
See Baptist's Head Court, Whitecross Street.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Apollo Court
North out of Fleet Street, west of Chancery Lane, in Farringdon Ward Without, part of Bell Yard (Roc...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Arnold's Court
South out of Barbican, in Aldersgate Ward Without (Strype, 172O-Boyle, 1799).
Site now occupied by ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Artichoak Court
West out of White Cross Street, in Cripplegate Ward Without (Rocque, 1746-Elmes, 1831).
See Articho...
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Artichoke Court
South out of Cannon Street at No. 32, east of Green Lettuce Lane. In Candlewick Ward (O. and M. 1677...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Ashantree Court
See Ashentree Court [Ashentbee?] Court, Temple Street.
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Ashentbee [Ashentree?] Court
North out of Temple Street, Whitefriars, in Farringdon Ward Without (O. M. 1677-Elmes, 1831).
Now c...
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Ashentree Court
North out of George Yard and Magpie Alley, within the precinct of Whitefriars (O.S. 1880).
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Ashman's Court
West out of Temple Street to the Temple. In Farringdon Ward Without (Elmes, 1831).
Not further iden...
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Ashurst's Court
North out of Distaff Lane, west of Cordwainers' Hall, in Bread Street Ward (O. and M. 1677).
Site n...
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Austin's Court
East out of St. Mary Hill, north of Cross Lane (Strype, ed. 1720, I. ii. 173). In Billingsgate Ward....
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Back Court
North out of Cloth Fair at No.21 and east, parallel to and between Long Lane and Cloth Fair (P.O. Di...
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Bakehouse Court
See Paul's Bakehouse Court.
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Balam's Court
Out of Angel Alley in Bishopsgate Ward Without (Strype 1720).
The site is now occupied by the lines...
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Baldwin's Court
North out of Cloak Lane at No.18, east of Tower Royal, in Vintry Ward (Rocque, 1746-Elmes, 1831).
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Bane's Court
West out of Old Jewry, north of St. Olave's Church. In Coleman Street Ward (O. and M. 1677).
In Str...
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Bangor Court
West out of Shoe Lane at No.63, in Farringdon Ward Without (W. Stow, 1722-Elmes, 1832).
The site wa...
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Barbican Court
North out of Barbican at No.67 in Aldersgate Ward Without (P.O. Directory).
First mention: Horwood,...
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Barbolt Court
In Fleet Street in 1653 (H. MSS. Com. 5th Rep. 394). Not named in the maps.
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Barking Court
On the south side of Great Tower Street at No.40 (L.C.C. list, 1912). In Tower Ward.
So called in 1...
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(St.) Bartholomew Court
East out of Pie Corner, Giltspur Street, in Farringdon Ward Without (O. and M. 1677-Boyle, 1799).
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Bartlett Court
South out of Holborn between Bartlett's Buildings and Thavies Inn (Strype, 1720-Elmes, 1831).
In O....
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Bas Court, Barbican
Houses with gardens called "La Bas Court" by Crypelgate, 5 Ed. III.1331 (Cal. P.R. Ed. III.1330-4, p...
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Basinghall Court
East out of Basinghall Street, with a passage north to London Wall (P.C. 1732-Boyle, 1799). In Bassi...
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Bassishaw Court
See Basinghall Court.
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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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Beare Court
In the parish of St. Andrew in the Wardrobe, 1648 (Ct. H.W. II. 765).
Not further identified.
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Beckford Court
See Gateway Entrance.
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Bedford Court
Out of Basinghall Street (Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
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Beech Court
North out of Beech Street at No.42 (P.O. Directory). In Cripplegate Ward Without.
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Beehive Court
South out of Little St. Thomas Apostle at No.15, in Cordwainer Ward (O. and M. 1677-Elmes, 1831).
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Bell Court
1) West out of Foster Lane, in Aldersgate Ward (Horwood, 1799-Lockie, 1816), north of Bell Square.
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Bell's Court
In St. Michael's Lane (P.C. 1732-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
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Bengal Court
East out of Birchin Lane at No.21 (P.O. Directory). In Cornhill Ward. So named July, 1906 (L.C.C. Li...
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Berry Court
1) South out of Love Lane at No.6. In Cripplegate Ward Within (Elmes, 1831). (Seems to be shown in O...
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Bethlem Court
See Old Bethlem.
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Bevis Court
East out of Basinghall Street. In Bassishaw Ward (L.C.C. List, 1901).
First mention: Horwood, 1799....
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Bewitt's Court
East out of Fetter Lane. In Farringdon Ward Without.
See Blewitt's Buildings.
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Bib's Court
West out of Mugwell Street, in Farringdon Ward Within (detached) (O. and M. 1677).
Site now occupie...
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Billet Court
East out of Billiter Street. In Aldgate Ward (Strype, 1720-Boyle, 1799).
Other names : "Billiter Co...
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Billiter Court
1) North-west out of Billiter Square (O.S. 1880).
It seems to be shown in Rocque, 1746, but not nam...
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