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Pease
·noun A <<Pea>>. II. Pease ·pl of <<Pea>>. III. Pease ·noun A plural form of Pea. ·see the Note un...

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Bolt
·noun A bundle, as of oziers. II. Bolt ·noun Lightning; a thunderbolt. III. Bolt ·vi To strike or ...

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bolt
A blunt arrow. to bolt To run suddenly out of one's house, or hiding place, through fear; a term b...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
to bolt
To swallow food without chewing.--Forby. Often my dame and I at home Eat rav'nously of honey comb; ...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
bolt
A cylindrical pin of iron or copper to unite the different parts of a vessel, varied in form accordi...

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Wrain-bolt
·noun ·same·as <<Wringbolt>>. ...

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Bolt Court
North out of Fleet Street at No.151 to Gough Square (P.O. Directory). In Farringdon Ward Without. F...

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bolt upright
As erect, or straight up, as an arrow set on its end. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
bolt-upright
Perfectly upright.--Johnson. Used alike in England and the United States. As I stood bolt-upright u...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
bed-bolt
A horizontal bolt passing through both brackets of a gun-carriage near their centres, and on which t...

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bird-bolt
A species of arrow, short and thick, used to kill birds without piercing their skins. ...

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bolt-boat
An old term for a boat which makes good weather in a rough sea. ...

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bolt-rope
A rope sewed all round the edge of the sail, to prevent the canvas from tearing. The bottom part of ...

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bolt-sprit
See bowsprit. ...

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bolt-strake
Certain strakes of plank which the beam fastenings pass through. ...

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bolt-toe
The cock of a gun-lock. ...

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breeching-bolt
Applies to the above. ...

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butt-bolt
See butt-shaft ...

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chain-bolt
A large bolt to secure the chains of the dead-eyes through the toe-link, for the purpose of securing...

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dog-bolt
A cap square bolt. ...

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dump-bolt
A short bolt driven in to the plank and timber as a partial security previous to the thorough fasten...

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ring-bolt
An iron bolt with an eye at one end, wherein is fitted a circular ring. They are more particularly u...

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starting-bolt
, or drift-bolt. A bolt used to drive out another; it is usually a trifle smaller. ...

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toggle-bolt
This bolt is used to confine the ensign-staff, and the like, into its place by means of a strap; it ...

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wrain-bolt
A ring-bolt with two or more forelock-holes in it, occasionally to belay or make fast towards the mi...

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Pease Porridge Alley
South-east out of the northern portion of Gravel Lane, Houndsditch, in Portsoken Ward (Strype, Ed. 1...

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bolt of canvas
The piece or roll of 39 yards in which it is supplied, but which usually measure about 40 yards in l...

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Bolt and Tun Alley
1) West out of Fetter Lane, in Farringdon Ward Without (O. and M. 1677). Site now occupied by offic...

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Bolt and Tun Inn
At the southern end of Bolt and Tun Court at No.64, Fleet Street, in Farringdon Ward Without (O. and...

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The Bolt and Tunne, Friday Street
See Blue Boar Court. ...

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Bolt in Tun Court, Yard
South out of Fleet Street at No.64, between Whitefriars Street and Bouverie Street (L.C.C. List, 191...

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Bolt and Tun Court, Fleet Street
See Bolt in Tun Court, Yard. ...

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