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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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bones
bobbins for making lace, probably first made of bones; hence bone lace. N.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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Snow
·vt To scatter like snow; to cover with, or as with, snow.
II. Snow ·vi To fall in or as snow;
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Snow
Common in Palestine in winter (Ps. 147:16). The snow on the tops of the Lebanon range is almost alwa...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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snow
Linen hung out to dry or bleach. Spice the snow; to steal the linen.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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snow
A vessel formerly much in use. It differs slightly from a brig. It has two masts similar to the main...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Snow
This historical books of the Bible contain only two notices of snow actually falling- (2 Samuel 23:2...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Napier's bones
·- ·Alt. of Napier's rods.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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napier's bones
Small rods, arranged by Lord Napier to expedite arithmetical calculations. In Hudibras:
"A moon-di...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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saw-bones
A sobriquet for the surgeon and his assistants.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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Snow banner
·add. ·- A bannerlike stream of snow blown into the air from a mountain peak, often having a pinkish...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Snow-blind
·adj Affected with blindness by the brilliancy of snow.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Snow-bound
·adj Enveloped in, or confined by, snow.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Snow-broth
·noun Snow and water mixed, or snow just melted; very cold liquor.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Snow-capped
·adj Having the top capped or covered with snow; as, snow-capped mountains.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Snow-white
·adj White as snow; very white.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Snow Hill
North-west out of Holborn Viaduct to the Central Meat Market in Smithfield, and to Farringdon Street...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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snow-grass
n.
Poa caespitosa,G. Forst., another name for Wiry grass (q.v.).See also Grass.
1875. Wood and Lap...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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snow-line
n.
In pastoralists' language of NewZealand, «above the snow-line» is land covered by snow inwinter,...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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snow-storm
a continued snow so long as it lies on the ground. North.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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snow-bird
See ivory gull
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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rawhead and bloody bones
A bull beggar, or scarechild, with which foolish nurses terrify crying brats.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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to make no bones of
To do a thing without hesitation. A metaphor borrowed from eating with dispatch as if it contained n...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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Sersyns Head, Snow Hill
See Saracen's Head Inn.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Catherine Wheel Alley, Snow Hill
See Catherine Wheel Court.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Katherine Wheel Alley, Snow Hill
See Catherine Wheel Court.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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King's Arms Inn, Snow Hill
See King's Arms Yard.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.