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Cat-salt
·noun A sort of salt, finely granulated, formed out of the bittern or leach brine.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Salt
·noun Marshes flooded by the tide.
II. Salt ·noun Fig.: Bitter; sharp; pungent.
III. Salt ·noun Fi...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Salt
Used to season food (Job 6:6), and mixed with the fodder of cattle (Isa. 30:24, "clean;" in marg. of...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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salt
Lecherous. A salt bitch: a bitch at heat, or proud bitch. Salt eel; a rope's end, used to correct bo...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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salt
, or old salt.
A weather-beaten sailor. One of the old seamen who not only have known but have fel...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Salt
Indispensable as salt is to ourselves, it was even more so to the Hebrews, being to them not only an...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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-or
·- A noun suffix denoting an act; a state or quality; as in error, fervor, pallor, candor, ·etc.
II...
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Or
·prep & ·adv Ere; before; sooner than.
II. Or ·noun Yellow or gold color, — represented in drawing ...
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Gate
·noun Manner; gait.
II. Gate ·vt To supply with a gate.
III. Gate ·noun A way; a path; a road; a s...
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Gate
1) Of cities, as of Jerusalem (Jer. 37:13; Neh. 1:3; 2:3; 3:3), of Sodom (Gen. 19:1), of Gaza (Judg....
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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gate
a way or path ; gang thy gate, get you gone. N. A sea-gate, a way into the sea through rocks or clif...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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gate
I.
The old name for landing-places, as Dowgate and Billingsgate; also in cliffs, as Kingsgate, Mar...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Gate
The gate and gateways of eastern cities anciently held and still hold an important part, not only in...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Cat
·noun A cat o' nine tails. ·see <<Below>>.
II. Cat ·noun A strong tackle used to draw an anchor up ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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cat
A common prostitute. An old cat; a cross old woman.
to cat
To vomit from drunkenness.
...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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cat, native
n.
a small carnivorous marsupial,of the genus Dasyurus. The so-called native cat is nota cat at all...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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cat
A ship formed on the Norwegian model, and usually employed in the coal and timber trade. These vesse...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Benjamin, High Gate Or Gate Of
(Jeremiah 20:2; 37:13; 38:7; Zechariah 14:10) [Jerusalem]
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Bay salt
·- Salt which has been obtained from sea water, by evaporation in shallow pits or basins, by the hea...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Epsom salt
·- Sulphate of magnesia having cathartic qualities;
— originally prepared by boiling down the miner...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Glauber's salt
·- ·Alt. of Glauber's salts.
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Hair-salt
·noun A variety of native Epsom salt occurring in silky fibers.
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Monsel's salt
·- A basic sulphate of iron;
— so named from Monsel, a Frenchman.
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Salt rheum
·- A popular name, ·esp. in the United States, for various cutaneous eruptions, particularly for tho...
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Salt-green
·adj Sea-green in color.
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Sea salt
·- Common salt, obtained from sea water by evaporation.
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Salt Sea
(Josh. 3:16). See DEAD [545]SEA.
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salt-bush
n. and adj.
the wild alkalineherb or shrub, growing on the interior plains of Australia,on which ho...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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salt-lick
A saline spring, where animals resort for drink. See lick.
...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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salt lick
(LICK)
1) In America, a place where the beasts of the forest lick for salt at salt springs. Webster...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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salt-box
A case for keeping a temporary supply of cartridges for the immediate use of the great guns; it is u...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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salt-eel
A rope's-end cut from the piece for starting the homo delinquens.
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salt-junk
Navy salt beef. (See junk.)
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salt-pits
Reservoirs to contain sea-water for the purpose of making salt.
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Salt Sea
Or Dead Sea
[Sea, The Salt, THE SALT]
...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Se-or
·noun A Spanish title of courtesy corresponding to the English Mr. or Sir; also, a gentleman.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Lych gate
·- ·see under <<Lich>>.
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Sea-gate
·noun ·Alt. of Sea-gait.
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Water gate
·- A gate, or valve, by which a flow of water is permitted, prevented, or regulated.
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Beautiful gate
The name of one of the gates of the temple (Acts 3:2). It is supposed to have been the door which le...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Dung-gate
(Neh. 2:13), a gate of ancient Jerusalem, on the south-west quarter. "The gate outside of which lay ...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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East gate
(Jer. 19:2), properly the Potter's gate, the gate which led to the potter's field, in the valley of ...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Horse-gate
A gate in the wall of Jerusalem, at the west end of the bridge, leading from Zion to the temple (Neh...
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Old gate
One of the gates in the north wall of Jerusalem, so called because built by the Jebusites (Neh. 3:6;...
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Sheep-gate
One of the gates of Jerusalem mentioned by Nehemiah (3:1, 32; 12:39). It was in the eastern wall of ...
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Alley Gate
See Shaft Alley.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Augustine's Gate
Leading out of St. Paul's Churchyard at the south-east corner to Watling Street (Leake, 1666).
Firs...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Botolph's Gate
See Botolph's Wharf.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bridge Gate
Said to be one of the four original gates of the City. On London Bridge (S. 42).
New made when the ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bulwark Gate
At Tower Hill. Two signs, the Crooked Billet and the Lion Rampant, described as at the Bulwarke Gate...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Chamberlain's Gate
See Newgate.
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Cheapside Gate
Proposal to enlarge Cheapside Gate and Temple Bar, 1664 (L. and P. Chas. II. III. p. 549).
The posi...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Gate Lane
In parish of St. Mary Staynings, temp. Q. Elizabeth (Proc. in Chancery, II. 305).
Probably an error...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Gate Yard
At the south-east corner of America Square, behind No. 8, facing Hanover Court, in Portsoken Ward (L...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Goodman's Gate
Mentioned in the bounds of Portsoken Ward as set out in Strype, ed. 1720, I. ii. 26. Probably north ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Green Gate
Messuage called the "Greene Gate" next Ledenhall and garden, etc., in parish of St. Andrew the Apost...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Helen's Gate
The great Gate of the Priory, called "Saint Elyns gate," on the common way leading to Crosbyes Place...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Martin's Gate
At the upper end of Cheapside, 1580 (L. and P. Ed. VI. D. S. XII. p. 8).
No later mention.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Oyster Gate
A water gate on the Thames, near London Bridge, opposite the church of St. Magnus (1312, Riley's Mem...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Paul's Gate
Identical with St. Augustine's Gate (q.v.).
First mention: " S. Paul's Gate," 1369 (Ct. H.W. II. 13...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Poules Gate
See St. Paul's Gate.
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Saunders Gate
In Aldgate High Street, in Portsoken Ward (P.C. 1732).
No further mention. Not identified.
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Wolfes Gate
See Wolsies Gate.
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Wolsies Gate
A water gate in the roparie, in parish of All Hallows the Less, of later time called Wolfes Lane, bu...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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drafting-gate
n.
gate used in separatingcattle and sheep into different classes or herds.
1890. `The Argus,' Aug...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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swing-gate
n. Used in its ordinary Englishsense, but specially applied to a patent gate for draftingsheep, inve...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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knife-gate
a run at a friend's table. York.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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whittle-gate
a run at a friend's table. York.
The same as a knife-gate.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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sea gate or gait
A long rolling swell: when two ships are thrown aboard one another by its means, they are said to be...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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tide-gate
A place where the tide runs strong.
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way-gate
The tail-race of a mill.
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Cat-eyed
·adj Having eyes like a cat; hence, able to see in the dark.
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Cat-harpin
·noun ·see Cat-harping.
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Cat-harping
·noun One of the short ropes or iron cramps used to brace in the shrouds toward the masts so a to gi...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Cat-hole
·noun One of two small holes astern, above the gunroom ports, through which hawsers may be passed.
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Cat-rigged
·adj Rigged like a catboat.
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Cat-silver
·noun <<Mica>>.
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Cat-tail
·noun A tall rush or flag (Typha latifolia) growing in marshes, with long, flat leaves, and having i...
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Gib-cat
·noun A male cat, ·esp. an old one. ·see lst Gib. ·noun.
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Hell-cat
·noun A witch; a hag.
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Sea cat
·- The wolf fish.
II. Sea cat ·- Any marine siluroid fish, as Aelurichthys marinus, and Arinus feli...
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Tib-cat
·noun A female cat.
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Wild-cat
·adj Running without control; running along the line without a train; as, a wild-cat locomotive.
II...
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Cat Alley
North out of Long Lane, in Farringdon Ward Without (O. and M. 1677-Boyle, 1799). "Catt Alley" (Stryp...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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cat-heads
A Woman's breasts.
SEA PHRASE.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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cat call
A kind of whistle, chiefly used at theatres, to interrupt the actors, and damn a new piece. It deriv...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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cat lap
Tea, called also scandal broth.
See scandal broth.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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cat match
When a rook or cully is engaged amongst bad bowlers.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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cat sticks
Thin legs, compared to sticks with which boys play at cat.
See trap sticks.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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cat whipping
A trick often practised on ignorant country fellows, vain of their strength, by laying a wager with ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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cheshire cat
He grins like a Cheshire cat; said of anyone who shews his teeth and gums in laughing.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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gib cat
A northern name for a he cat, there commonly called Gilbert. As melancholy as a gib cat; as melancho...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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hell cat
A termagant, a vixen, a furious scolding woman.
See termagant and vixen.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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cat-bird
n.
In America the name is given to Mimus carolinensis, a mocking thrush, which like theAustralian b...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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cat-fish
n.
The name is applied in the OldWorld to various fishes of the family Siluridae, andalso to the Wo...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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native cat
n.
See cat.
...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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tiger-cat
n.
special name appliedto the Common and Spotted-tailed Native Cat.See under Cat.
1832. J. Bischof...
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cat-tails
Hares-tail rush (erophorum vaginatum). So called from its resemblance to a cat's tail. This name is ...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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cat-ham'd
fumbling, awkward, without dexterity. Exmoor.
...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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whern-cat
a queen-cat, or female cat. QUEEN, in Saxon, was used to signify the female ; ex. g. QUEEN FUGOL, a ...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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wild-cat
the pole-cat. Lane.
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cat-beam
This, called also the beak-head beam, is the broadest beam in the ship, and is generally made of two...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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cat-block
A two or three fold block, with an iron strop and large hook to it, which is employed to cat or draw...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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cat-fall
The rope rove for the cat-purchase, by which the anchor is raised to the cat-head or catted.
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cat-fish
A name for the sea-wolf (Anarrhicas lupus).
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cat-gut
A term applied to the sea-laces or Fucus filum. (See sea-catgut.)
...
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cat-harpings
, or catharpin legs
Ropes under the tops at the lower end of the futtock-shrouds, serving to brace...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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cat-head
The cat-head passes through the bow-bulwark obliquely forward on a radial line from the fore-mast, r...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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cat-holes
Places or spaces made in the quarter, for carrying out fasts or springs for steadying or heaving ast...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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cat-hook
A strong hook which is a continuation of the iron strop of the cat-block, used to hook the ring of t...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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cat-lap
A common phrase for tea or weak drink.
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cat-rig
A rig which in smooth water surpasses every other, but, being utterly unsuited for sea or heavy weat...
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cat-rope
A line for hauling the cat-hook about: also cat-back-rope, which hauls the block to the ring of the ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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cat-stopper
, or cathead-stopper
A piece of rope or chain rove through the ring of an anchor, to secure it for...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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cat-tackle
A strong tackle, used to draw the anchor perpendicularly up to the cat-head, which latter is sometim...
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sea-cat
A name of the wolf-fish, Anarrhicas lupus.
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thieves' cat
A cat o' nine tails having knots upon it, and only used for the punishment of theft.
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Salt, Valley of
A place where it is said David smote the Syrians (2 Sam. 8:13). This valley (the' Arabah) is between...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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salt-water vegetables
In New York, a cant term for oysters and clams.
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Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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boll of salt
two bushels. Northum.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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Salt, City Of
the fifth of the six cities of Judah which lay in the "wilderness." (Joshua 15:62) Mr. Robinson expr...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Salt, Valley Of
a valley in which occurred two memorable victories of the Israelite arms:
• That of David over the ...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Sea, The Salt
the usual and perhaps the most ancient name for the remarkable lake which to the western world is no...
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Dogge, or Talbot
See Queen's Arms.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Precincts or Liberties
These were certain privileged areas within the City of London which, prior to 1697, were exempt from...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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baptized, or christened
Rum, brandy, or any other spirits, that have been lowered with water.
...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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hob or nob
Will you hob or nob with me? a question formerly in fashion at polite tables, signifying a request o...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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hit or miss
To do a thing hit or miss, is to do it at all hazards; that is, with a chance of hitting or gaining,...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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out or down
An exclamation of the boatswain, &c., in ordering men out of their hammocks, i.e. turn out, or your ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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tack or sheet
A man's saying that he will not start tack or sheet implies resolution.
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Bernice, Or Berenice
(bringing victory), the eldest daughter of Herod Agrippa I. (Acts 12:1) etc. She was first married t...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Bigthan, Or Bigthana
(gift of God), a eunuch (chamberlain, Authorized Version) in the court of Ahasuerus, one of those "w...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Cuth, Or Cuthah
one of the countries whence Shalmaneser introduced colonists into Samaria. (2 Kings 17:24,30) Its po...
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Ephratah, Or Ephrath
(fruitful).
• Second wife of Caleb the son of Hezron, mother of Hur and grandmother of Caleb the sp...
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Sabtecha, Or Sabtechah
(striking), (Genesis 10:7; 1 Chronicles 1:9) the fifth in order of the sons of Cush. (B.C. 2218.)
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Shimshai, Or Shimshai
(sunny), the scribe or secretary of Kehum, who was a kind of satrap of the conquered province of Jud...
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Ephraim, Gate of
One of the gates of Jerusalem (2 Kings 14:13; 2 Chr. 25:23), on the side of the city looking toward ...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Belins-Gate Key
See Billingsgate Stairs.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Great Fryers Gate
South out of Fleet Street to Silver Street, White Friars, in Farringdon Ward Without (Rocque, 1746-L...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Inner Temple Gate
In Inner Temple Lane leading into Fleet Street.
To be rebuilt 1610-11 with the house called "The Pr...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Little Fryer's Gate
South out of Fleet Street to Lombard Street, in Farringdon Ward Without (Rocque, 1746-Dodsley, 1761)...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Little Moor Gate
See Blomfield Street.
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Postern, Postern Gate
See Tower Postern.
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Red Gate Court
East out of the Minories and apparently communicating with Worley Court and Crown and Shears Court (...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Ephraim, Gate Of
one of the gates of the city of Jerusalem, (2 Kings 14:13; 2 Chronicles 25:23; Nehemiah 8:16; 12:39)...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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(The) Cat and Fiddle
In the parish of St. Benet Sherehog, 1542 (L. and P. H. VIII. XVII. 393).
Earliest mention: "le Cat...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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cat harping fashion
Drinking cross-ways, and not, as usual, over the left thumb. SEA TERM.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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cat in pan
To turn cat in pan, to change sides or parties; supposed originally to have been to turn CATE or CAK...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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whipping the cat
A trick often practised on ignorant country fellows, vain of their strength, by laying a wager with ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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cherry-coloured cat
A black cat, there being black cherries as well as red.
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kit-cat club
A society of gentlemen, eminent for wit and learning, who in the reign of queen Anne and George I. m...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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to shoot the cat
To vomit from excess of liquor; called also catting.
To vomit from drunkenness.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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cat-tail grass
Herds grass, or timothy.
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Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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wild cat bank
One of the various terms applied at the West to some of the irresponsible banks of the country. A ba...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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cat the anchor
When the cat is hooked and "cable enough" veered and stoppered, the anchor hangs below the cat-head,...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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combing the cat
The boatswain, or other operator, running his fingers through the cat o' nine tails, to separate the...
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fore cat-harpings
See cat-harpings.
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Salt, The city of
One of the cities of Judah (Josh. 15:62), probably in the Valley of Salt, at the southern end of the...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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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
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to row up salt river
is a common phrase, used generally to signify political defeat. The distance to which a party is row...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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(Holy) Cross or Holy Rood
An old parish in Aldgate Ward, conterminous with the Parish of Holy Trinity (S. 142). Stow tells us ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Maypole Alley or Court
North out of Upper East Smithfield at No. 22 (Lockie, 1810, to O.S. 25 in. 1894-6).
The name appear...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Nan's Hole or Yard
In Angel Street, St. Martin's le Grand (Strype, Ed. 1755-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
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(St.) Nicholas Hacon or Hakoun
See St. Nicholas Acon.
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a blasted fellow or brimstone
An abandoned rogue or prostitute. Cant.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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Edom, Idumaea Or Idumea
(red). The name Edom was given to Esau, the first-born son of Isaac and twin brother of Jacob, when ...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Shallecheth, The gate of
I.e., "the gate of casting out," hence supposed to be the refuse gate; one of the gates of the house...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Red Gate Alley, Minories
East out of Minories at No.71, nearly opposite the Crescent (Lockie, 1810-Elmes, 1831).
Not named i...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Cat o' nine tails
·- ·see under <<Cat>>.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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The Cat and Fiddle Cheap
A shop called the "Catt and Fiddell" in the parish of St. Peter in Chepe, 4 Ed. VI. (Lond. I. p.m. I...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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cat and bagpipean society
A society which met at their office in the great western road: in their summons, published in the da...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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cat of nine tails
A scourge composed of nine strings of whip-cord, each string having nine knots.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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cat-with-two-tails
an earwig. Northum.
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cat o' nine tails
An instrument of punishment used on board ships in the navy; it is commonly of nine pieces of line o...
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(St.) Benet at, or del Wodewharf
See Benet Paul's Wharf.
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Breakneck Court, Steps, or Stairs
In Black Horse Alley, Fleet Street, leading up steep steps into the Old Bailey, opposite the Session...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Brown Bear Alley or Court
North out of Upper East Smithfield, at No. 1, in the parish of St. Botolph, Aldgate (L.C.C. List, 19...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Nicholas Acuns Lane or Street
See Nicholas Lane.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Pawlet House or Powlet Honse
See Augustin Friars.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Ropere Lane or Roppe Lane
See Love Lane2, Billingsgate.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Siuendestret or Lane, Sivende Lane
See Seething Lane.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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by hook or by crook
One way or other; by any expedient.--Johnson.
It can't be done by hook or crook,
Unless your Highn...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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king's bargain: good or bad
; said of a seaman according to his activity and merit, or sloth and demerit.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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Cat and Wheel Alley, Bishopsgate
See Catherine Wheel Alley.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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to see how the cat jumps
A metaphorical expression meaning, to discover the secrets or designs of others.
We also say, in th...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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Friars of the Sack or Penance
See (Fratres de) Penitentia.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Gunpowder Alley or Court, Crutched Friars
East out of Crutched Friars, north of John Street (Wheatley).
First mention: "Gunpowder Alley" (Wes...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Painters' Hall or Painter Stainers' Hall
On the west side of Little Trinity Lane at No.9 (P.O. Directory). In Queenhithe Ward.
First mention...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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golgotha or the place of sculls
Part of the Theatre at Oxford, where the heads of houses sit; those gentlemen being by the wits of t...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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(St.) Olave by the Tower or versus Turrim
See St. Olave Hart Street.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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out at heels, or out at elbows
In declining circumstances.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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All Hallows Within the Gate of Bishopsgate
See All Hallows, London Wall.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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the crack, or all the crack. the fashionable theme, the go. the crack lay, of late is used, in the cant language, to signify the art and mystery of house-breaking.
Crust, sea biscuit, or ammunition loaf; also the backside. Farting crackers; breeches.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose