-
Land
·noun The ground or floor.
II. Land ·noun The inhabitants of a nation or people.
III. Land ·noun U...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
-
land
How lies the land? How stands the reckoning? Who has any land in Appleby? a question asked the man a...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
-
land
1) a division in ploughing. N.
2) urine ; to lant or leint ale, to put urine into it to make it str...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
-
land
In a general sense denotes terra firma, as distinguished from sea; but, also, land-laid, or to lay t...
The Sailor's Word-Book
-
Old
·noun Open country.
II. Old ·superl More than enough; abundant.
III. Old ·superl Used colloquially...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
-
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
-
old
1) Crafty; cunning. Used in vulgar language. When a person attempts to get the advantage of another,...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
-
old
great ; here has been old doings, here has been great doings. C.
...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
-
Land League
·add. ·- In Ireland, a combination of tenant farmers and other, organized, with Charles Stewart Parn...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
-
Land-poor
·adj Pecuniarily embarrassed through owning much unprofitable land.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
-
Table-land
·noun A broad, level, elevated area of land; a plateau.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
-
land lopers
Vagabonds lurking about the country who subsist by pilfering.
...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
-
land lubbers
Vagabonds lurking about the country who subsist by pilfering.
...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
-
land pirates
Highwaymen.
...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
-
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
-
scratch land
Scotland.
...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
-
banana-land
n.
slang name for Queensland,where bananas grow in abundance.
...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
-
to re-land
To go on shore after having embarked.--Webster.
...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
-
land-loper
(Dutch, landlooper.) A vagrant; one who strolls about the country.--Bailey's Dict. Applied by sailor...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
-
land-lubber
(Dutch, landlooper.) A vagrant; one who strolls about the country.--Bailey's Dict. Applied by sailor...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
-
burthensome-land
land that yields good crops in general. York. Bus, to bus, to dress. N.
...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
-
catch-land
land which is not certainly known to what parish it belongs, and the minister that first gets the ti...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
-
ope-land
ground ploughed up every year ; ground that is loose and open. S.
...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
-
double-land
That appearance of a coast when the sea-line is bounded by parallel ranges of hills, rising inland o...
The Sailor's Word-Book
-
drowned land
Extensive marshes or other water-covered districts which were once dry and sound land.
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
-
land-blink
On Arctic voyages, a peculiar atmospheric brightness on approaching land covered with snow; usually ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
-
land-breeze
A current of air which, in the temperate zones, and still more within the tropics, regularly sets fr...
The Sailor's Word-Book
-
land-fall
Making the land. "A good land-fall" signifies making the land at or near the place to which the cour...
The Sailor's Word-Book
-
land-feather
A sea-cove.
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
-
land ho!
The cry when land is first seen.
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
-
land-ice
Flat ice connected with the shore, within which there is no channel.
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
-
land-louper
[Dutch.]
Meaning he who flies from this country for crime or debt, but not to be confounded with l...
The Sailor's Word-Book
-
land-lubber
A useless longshorer; a vagrant stroller. Applied by sailors to the mass of landsmen, especially tho...
The Sailor's Word-Book
-
land-sharks
Crimps, pettifogging attorneys, slopmongers, and the canaille infesting the slums of sea-port towns....
The Sailor's Word-Book
-
land-slip
The fall of a quantity of land from a cliff or declivity; the land sliding away so as often to carry...
The Sailor's Word-Book
-
land-turn
A wind that blows in the night, at certain times, in most hot countries.
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
-
land-waiters
See landing-waiters.
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
-
lubber-land
A kind of El Dorado in sea-story, or country of pleasure without work, all sharing alike.
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
-
sunk land
Shallows and swamps.
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
-
table-land
Land which is flat-topped, however it may be raised more or less above the ordinary level of the vic...
The Sailor's Word-Book
-
totty-land
Certain heights on the side of a hill [probably derived from the Anglo-Saxon totian, to elevate].
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
-
Old Dominion
·add. ·- Virginia;
— a name of uncertain origin, perh. from the old designation of the colony as "t...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
-
Old-fashioned
·adj Formed according to old or obsolete fashion or pattern; adhering to old customs or ideas; as, a...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
-
Old-gentlemanly
·adj Pertaining to an old gentleman, or like one.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
-
Old-maidish
·adj Like an old maid; prim; precise; particular.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
-
Old-maidism
·noun The condition or characteristics of an old maid.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
-
Old-womanish
·adj Like an old woman; anile.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
-
Old gate
One of the gates in the north wall of Jerusalem, so called because built by the Jebusites (Neh. 3:6;...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
-
The Old Bailey
South from Newgate Street, at No.2, to 46 Ludgate Hill (P.O. Directory). In Farringdon Ward Without....
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
-
Old Bethlem
See Old Bethlehem Hospital.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
-
Old Change
South out of Cheapside, at No.10, to Knightrider Street (P.O. Directory). In Farringdon Ward Within,...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
-
Old Dog
See Queen's Arms.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
-
Old Exchange
See Old Change.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
-
Old Jewry
North out of Poultry, at No.43, to Gresham Street (P.O. Directory). In Cheap Ward and Coleman Street...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
-
Old Lane
See Viterilane.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
-
Old Ludgate
On the west side of Bishopsgate, west of the London Workhouse, on the south side of Half Moon Street...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
-
Old Piscaria
See Old Fish Street.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
-
Old Place
Messuage or great Place commonly called the "Old Place" situate at the east head of the parish churc...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
-
The Old Swan
In Thames Street in 1645 near St. Martin's lane (L. and P. Chas. I. xx. p. 59').
The lady of Glouce...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
-
Old Temple
See The Temple.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
-
Old Wardrobe
See Prince's Wardrobe.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
-
Old Yard
South out of Chick Lane, in Farringdon Ward Without (O. and M. 1677). Seems to be identical with Old...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
-
old hat
a woman's privities: because frequently felt.
...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
-
old hand
Knowing or expert in any business.
...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
-
old harry
A composition used by vintners to adulterate their wines; also the nick-name for the devil.
...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
-
old ding
See old hat.
...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
-
old nick
The Devil: from NEKEN, the evil spirit of the north.
...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
-
old one
The Devil. Likewise an expression of quizzical familiarity, as "how d'ye do, OLD ONE?"
...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
-
old pegg
Poor Yorkshire cheese, made of skimmed milk.
...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
-
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
-
old stager
One accustomed to business, one who knows mankind.
...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
-
old toast
A brisk old fellow. CANT.
...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
-
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
-
the old start
Newgate: he is gone to the start, or the old start. CANT.
...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
-
hand, old
n.
one who has been a convict.
1861. T. McCombie, `Australian Sketches,' p. 141:
«The men who hav...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
-
hat, old
See old-hat.
...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
-
identity, old
n.
phrase denoting a person wellknown in a place. a term invented in Dunedin, New Zealand, in1862, ...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
-
old chum
n.
Not in common use: the oppositeto a new chum.
1846. C. P. Hodgson, `Reminiscences of Australia,...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
-
old-hat
a Victorian political catch-word.
1895. `The Argus,' May 11, p. 8, col. 3:
«Mr. Frank Stephen was ...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
-
old hat
a Victorian political catch-word.
1895. `The Argus,' May 11, p. 8, col. 3:
«Mr. Frank Stephen was ...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
-
old lady
n.
name given to a moth, ErebusPluto.
...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
-
old man
n.
a full-grown male Kangaroo.The aboriginal corruption is Wool-man.
1827. P. Cunningham, `Two Yea...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
-
old-wife
n.
a New South Wales fish, Enoplosus armatus, White, family Percidae.The local name Old-Wife in Eng...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
-
"old hunkers"
We have been requested to give a definition of this term. Party nicknames are not often logically ju...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
-
old-man
(Artemisia abrotanum.) A popular name for the Southern-wood plant.
...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
-
old-wife
The popular name of a brown duck, one of the most common throughout North America, the long-tailed D...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
-
old-squaw
The popular name of a brown duck, one of the most common throughout North America, the long-tailed D...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
-
old country
A term applied to Great Britain, originally by natives from that country, but now understood and use...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
-
old countryman
A native of England, Scotland, Ireland, or Wales. The term is never applied to persons from the Cont...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
-
old dominion
The State of Virginia.
...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
-
old hunker
See barnburners.
...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
-
old lad
and OLD YOUTH
applied to a healthy man in years : he's a fine old youth. Derb.
...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
-
old country
A very general designation for Great Britain among the Americans. The term is never applied to any p...
The Sailor's Word-Book
-
old hand
A knowing and expert person.
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
-
old horse
Tough salt-beef.
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
-
old ice
In polar parlance, that of previous seasons.
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
-
old-stager
One well initiated in anything.
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
-
old-stagerism
An adherence to established customs; sea conservatism.
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
-
old wife
A fish about 2 feet long, and 9 inches high in the back, having a small mouth, a large eye, a broad ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
-
Age, Old
The aged occupied a prominent place in the social and political system of the Jews. In private life ...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
-
Old Testament
I. TEXT OF THE OLD TESTAMENT.-
• History of the text. -A history of the text of the Old Testament s...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
-
Testament, Old
[OLD TESTAMENT; BIBLE] OLD TESTAMENT - 3249
...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
-
No-man's land
·- Fig.: An unclaimed space or time.
II. No-man's land ·- A space amidships used to keep blocks, ro...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
-
Shalim, Land of
Land of foxes, a place apparently to the north-west of Jerusalem (1 Sam. 9:4), perhaps in the neighb...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
-
Shalisha, Land of
Probably the district of Baal-shalisha (2 Kings 4:42), lying about 12 miles north of Lydda (1 Sam. 9...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
-
Zuph, Land of
(1 Sam. 9:5, 6), a district in which lay Samuel's city, Ramah. It was probably so named after Elkana...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
-
Van Diemen's Land
the name given to the colony nowcalled Tasmania, by Abel Jansz Tasman, the Dutch navigator,in 1642, ...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
-
to break up land
To plough up land that has lain long as a meadow, is the sense as understood in the United States. I...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
-
half-drowned land
Shores which are rather more elevated and bear more verdure than drowned land (which see).
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
-
neck of land
Dividing two portions of water, or it may be the neck of a peninsula.
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
-
no-man's land
A space in midships between the after-part of the belfry and the fore-part of a boat when it is stow...
The Sailor's Word-Book
-
sighting the land
Running in to catch a view.
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
-
Old lang syne
·- ·see Auld lang syne.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
-
Old Line State
·add. ·- Maryland; a nickname, alluding to the fact that its northern boundary in Mason and Dixon's ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
-
Fore Old Jewry
By Aldgate (W. Stow, 1722, and Rev. of London, 1728).
See Jewry Street.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
-
Great Old Bailey
See Old Bailey.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
-
Little Old Bailey
North-west out of Old Bailey at Fleet Lane to Snow Hill, in Farringdon Ward Without (L. and P. Commo...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
-
(St.) Olave Old Jewry
On the west side of Old Jewry, in Coleman Street Ward, on the boundary of Coleman Street and Cheap W...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
-
Old Artillery Ground
Extends from Middlesex Street south to Spital Square north, east of Bishopsgate Street, outside the ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
-
Old Bedlam Court
In Old Bethlehem (Dodsley, 1761).
No further reference.
Not named in the maps.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
-
Old Bedlam Lane
See Old Bethlem, Street.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
-
Old Bell Inn
On the north side of Holborn at No.123 (P.O. Directory). In Farringdon Ward Within.
First mention: ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
-
Old Bethlehem Hospital
On the east side of Bishopsgate Street, in Bishopsgate Ward Without. Founded by Simon Fitz Mary, She...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
-
Old Bethlem, Street
West out of Bishopsgate Street. In Bishopsgate Ward Without
"Old Bethlehem" (Hatton, 1708). "Old Be...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
-
Old Brewers Yard
See Old Brewhouse Yard.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
-
Old Brewhouse Yard
South out of Chick Lane, leading to Fox and Knot Inn, in Farringdon Ward Without (Rocque, 1746-Boyle...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
-
Old Broad Street
South from London Wall and Wormwood Street to No.53 Threadneedle Street (P.O. Directory). In Broad S...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
-
Old Change Hill
North out of Queen Victoria Street at No.120 (P.O. Directory).
Formerly part of Lambeth Hill.
Name...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
-
Old City Chambers
See Crosby Hall Chambers.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
-
Old Dean's Lane
Identified with Warwick Lane (q.v.).
First mention: " Eldesdenes lane," 41 H. III. (MS. D. and C. S...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
-
Old Fish Market
In the parishes of St. Mary Magdalene, St. Nicholas Cold abbey, and St. Nicholas Olave in Old Fish S...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
-
Old Fish Street
West from Queen Victoria Street to Knightrider Street, in Bread Street and Queenhithe Wards (O.S.188...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
-
Old Horseshoe Wharf
South out of Thames Street in parish of St. Benet, Paul's Wharf (P.C. 1732-Dodsley, 1761).
Not name...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
-
Old Jewry Chambers
On the east side of Old Jewry at No.8 (P.O. Directory). In Coleman Street Ward.
First mention (O.S....
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
-
Old Navy Office
See Navy Office.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
-
Old Pipe Yard
South out of Bristol Street to Lime Wharf (Rocque, 1746-Boyle, 1799).
"The Pipe Yard" (Dodsley, 176...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
-
Old Shades Wharf
On the south side of Upper Thames Street, near Fishmongers Hall.
See The Shades.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
-
Old Swan Alley
On the south side of Thames Street, west of Ebgate Lane (P.C. 1732). Not named in the maps.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
-
Old Swan Lane
South out of Upper Thames Street, at No.100, to the Thames, between Swan Lane and George Alley (P.O....
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
-
Old Swan Pier
South of Old Swan Stairs, west of London Bridge, at '00 Upper Thames Street (P.O. Directory). In Bri...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
-
Old Swan Stairs
At the south end of Swan Lane leading down to the river (O.S.) and to Old Swan Pier. In Bridge Ward ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
-
Old Swan Wharf
East of Swan Lane at No. '00 Upper Thames Street (P.O. Directory). In Bridge Ward Within.
First men...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
-
Old Trinity House
On the west side of Water Lane at No.5 (P.O. Directory). In Tower Ward.
Earliest mention: Incorpora...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
-
Old Victualling Office
See Victualling Office.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
-
Old Watch House, Bishopsgate
On the west side of Bishopsgate, south of St. Botolph's Bishopsgate Churchyard.
"Ye olde Watch Hous...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
-
Old Wool Quay
Messuage and wharf called the Olde Wollekey in parish of All Hallows Barking, 1518-19, 5 H. VIII. 14...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
-
old mr. gory
A piece of gold.
...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
-
old-man fern
a Bush-name in Tasmania for the Tree-fern (q.v.).
...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
-
old-soldier bird
See soldier-birdI.
...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
-
old woman's tooth
A peculiar chisel for stub morticing.
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
-
Land of Steady Habits
·add. ·- Connecticut;
— a nickname alluding to the moral character of its inhabitants, implied by t...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
-
Shinar, The Land of
LXX. and Vulgate "Senaar;" in the inscriptions, "Shumir;" probably identical with Babylonia or South...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
-
Shual, The land of
Land of the fox, a district in the tribe of Benjamin (1 Sam. 13:17); possibly the same as Shalim (9:...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
-
Sinim, The land of
(Isa. 49:12), supposed by some to mean China, but more probably Phoenicia (Gen. 10:17) is intended.
...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
-
Tob, The land of
A district on the east of Jodan, about 13 miles south-east of the Sea of Galilee, to which Jephthah ...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
-
Uz, The land of
Where Job lived (1:1; Jer. 25:20; Lam. 4:21), probably somewhere to the east or south-east of Palest...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
-
keep the land aboard
Is to sail along it, or within sight, as much as possible, or as close as danger will permit.
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
-
lay the land, to
Barely to lose sight of it.
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
-
make the land, to
To see it from a distance after a voyage.
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
-
Benjamin, The Land Of
The proximity of Benjamin to Ephraim during the march to the promised land was maintained in the ter...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
-
Canaan, The Land Of
(lit. lowland), a name denoting the country west of the Jordan and the Dead Sea, and between those w...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
-
Shalim, The Land Of
(the land of foxes), a district through which Saul passed on his journey in quest of his father's as...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
-
Shalisha, The Land Of
one of the districts traversed by Saul when in search of the asses of Kish. (1 Samuel 9:4) only. It ...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
-
Shual, The Land Of
a district named in (1 Samuel 13:17) only. It is pretty certain from the passage that it lay north o...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
-
Baker's Court, Old Bethlem
Out of Old Bethlem, in Bishopsgate Ward Without (P.C. 1732).
Not named in the maps.
Qy. = Baker's ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
-
Ball Court, Old Bailey
East out of Old Bailey in Farringdon Ward Without (Hatton, 1708-Boyle, 1799).
Former name : " Bell ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
-
Bevis Court, Old Jewry
See Bevis Court, Basinghall Street, below.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
-
Green Arbour, Old Bailey
See Green Arbour Court.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
-
Green Court, Old Jewry
See Green Dragon Court.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
-
(St.) Nicholas Old Fish Street
See St. Nicholas Cole Abbey, St. Nicholas Distaff Lane, St. Nicholas New Fish Street, St. Nicholas W...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
-
Old Fish Street Hill
South out of Old Fish Street to Upper Thames Street, in Queenhithe Ward (Horwood, 1799-L.C.C. List, ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
-
Old General Post Office
On the east side of St. Martin le Grand (Street), between that street and Foster Lane.
Erected 1825...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
-
Old South Sea House
On the south side of Broad Street, north of the South Sea House, in Broad Street Ward (Rocque, 1746)...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
-
Old Temple, Bar of
See Holborn Bars.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
-
(St.) Paul's Chapels in Old
These were very numerous and consisted of the followmg: Chapels of Our Lady, of St. Dunstan and St. ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
-
Sessions House, Old Bailey
See Central Criminal Court.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
-
The Swan, Old Fish Street
In Olde Fish Street, 18 and 27 Eliz. (Lond. I. p.m. III. 82).
Seems to have been near Distaff Lane,...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
-
Windmill Court, Old Jewry
East out of Old Jewry, in Coleman Street Ward (Strype, 1720).
First mention: "The Windmill," 1522 (...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
-
old dog at it
Expert, accustomed.
...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
-
old-man salt-bush
Atriplex nummularium,Lindl. See Salt-Bush.
1889. J. H. Maiden, `Useful Native Plants,' p. 118:
«On...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
-
close with the land, to
To approach near to it.
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
-
heading up the land water
When the flood-tide is backed by a wind, so that the ebb is retarded, causing an overflow.
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
-
Adam Court, Old Broad Street
See Adam's Court.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
-
(St.) Augustine next Old Fish Street
See St. Augustine Watling Street.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
-
Bar of the Old Temple
See Holborn Bars.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
-
Bell Savage Yard, Old Bailey
See Ball Court, Old Bailey.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
-
Chapels in Old St. Paul's
See St. Paul's Chapels in Old.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
-
(St.) Mary Magdalen, Old Fish Street
On the north side of Little Knightrider Street, at the south-west corner of Old Change, in Castle Ba...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
-
New Court, Old Broad Street
South-east out of Old Broad Street, in Broad Street Ward, at No.7 (Rocque, 1746-Elmes, 1831).
Rebui...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
-
Old Sergeants' Inn, Chancery Lane
See Serjeants' Inn, Chancery Lane.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
-
Standard in the Old Bailey
Mentioned by Stow (391) and the waste of the water served the prisoners in Ludgate.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
-
line of the old author
A dram of brandy.
...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
-
roast beef of old england
A popular air, by which officers are summoned to the dinner-table.
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
-
make free with the land, to
To approach the shore closely.
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
-
Bell Inn, Old Fish Street Hill
On the west side of Fish Street Hill, south of St. Mounthaw Church, and north of Bell Alley, but not...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
-
White Horse Court, Old Broad Street
See Union Court; White Horse Inn, Yard.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
-
White Horse Yard, Old Broad Street
See Flying Horse Yard.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
-
keep a good hold of the land
Is to hug it as near as it can safely be done.
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
-
Five Foot Court, Old Fish Street Hill
See Five Foot Lane.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.