colt

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• Colt

  ·noun A young, foolish fellow. II. Colt ·vt To <<Befool>>. III. Colt ·vt To <<Horse>>; to get with...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• colt

  One who lets horses to highwaymen; also a boy newly initiated into roguery; a grand or petty juryman...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• colt

  A short piece of rope with a large knot at one end, kept in the pocket for starting skulkers. ...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• Colt pistol

  ·add. ·- A self-loading or semi-automatic pistol with removable magazine in the handle holding seven...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• Colt revolver

  ·add. ·- A revolver made according to a system using a patented revolving cylinder, holding six cart...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• colt bowl

  Laid short of the jack by a colt bowler, i.e. a person raw or unexperienced in the art of bowling. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• colt veal

  Coarse red veal, more like the flesh of a colt than that of a calf. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• horse-colt

  "We frequently see in advertisements these terms, horse-colt, mare-colt, &c. A horse-colt is simply ...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• colt-pixy

  a spirit or fairy, in the shape of a horse, which (wickers) neighs and misleads horses into bogs, &c...

  A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• Dolphin and Three Colt Yard

  Out of Crutched Friars (Strype, ed. 1755-Boyle,1799). Not named in the maps. ...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• Three Colt Yard, Crutched Friars

  See French Horn Yard. ...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.