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Cob
·noun A young herring.
II. Cob ·noun Clay mixed with straw.
III. Cob ·noun The top or head of anyt...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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cob
1) A Spanish dollar.
2) or cobbing
A punishment used by the seamen for petty offences, or irregula...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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cob
1) a blow ; likewise to throw. Derb. Also a basket of wicker to carry on the arm ; a seed-cob, or se...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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cob
A young herring. Also, a sea-gull. Also, a sort of short break-water so called in our early statutes...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Loaf
·vi To spend time in idleness; to lounge or loiter about.
II. Loaf ·vt To spend in idleness;
— wit...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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loaf
To be in bad loaf, to be in a disagreeable situation, or in trouble.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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to loaf
To lounge; to idle away one's time. The verb is of still more recent origin than the noun.
The Sena...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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Sea cob
·- The black-backed gull.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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cob-coals
large pit-coals. N.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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cob-ibon
an andiron. S.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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cob-irons
brand-irons.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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cob-joe
a nut at the end of a string. Derb.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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cob-nut
a game, which consists in pitching at a row of nuts piled up in heaps of four, that is, three at bot...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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herring-cob
A young herring.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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bread-loaf
household bread ; opposed to rolls, or bread in a smaller form. N.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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solmas-loaf
bread given away on All-Souls day. North.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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sugar-loaf
A term applied to conical hills along a sea-coast.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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cob-web morning
a misty morning. Norf.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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Sugar Loaf Alley
1) East out of Mark Lane, nearly opposite the Old Navy Office. In Tower Ward (O. and M. 1677-Boyle, ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Sugar Loaf Court
1) West out of Garlick Hill at No.14 (P.O. Directory). In Vintry Ward. Near Little Trinity Lane.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Sugar Loaf Yard
See Sugar Loaf Court, Angel Alley.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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sugar-loaf sea
High turbulent waves with little wind.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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Sugar Loaf Alley, Court
East out of Moor Lane, leading into Sugarloaf Court, in Cripplegate Ward Without (O. and M. 1677-Str...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Angel and Sugar Loaf Yard
In the Minories (Strype, 1755-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
Named after a house there with ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Sugar Loaf (Sugarloaf) Court, Angel Alley
South out of Angel Alley, in Bishopsgate Ward Without (Rocque, 1746-Elmes, 1831).
First mention: "S...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Sugar Loaf Court, Lamb Alley
West out of Lamb Mley, in Bishopsgate Ward Without (Strype, ed 1720, I. ii. 108-Lond. Guide, 1758).
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Sugar Loaf Court, Leadenhall Street
South out of Leadenhall Street, at No.49, to Fenchurch Buildings (P.O. Directory). In Aldgate Ward.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.