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By
(·pref.) Against.
II. By ·adv Aside; as, to lay by; to put by.
III. By (·pref.) On; along; in trav...
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By
In the expression "by myself" (A.V., 1 Cor. 4:4), means, as rendered in the Revised Version, "agains...
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by
On or close to the wind.
♦ Full and by, not to lift or shiver the sails; rap-full.
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By and by
Immediately (Matt. 13:21; R.V., "straightway;" Luke 21:9).
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By-bidder
·noun One who bids at an auction in behalf of the auctioneer or owner, for the purpose of running up...
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By-blow
·noun An illegitimate child; a bastard.
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By-corner
·noun A private corner.
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By-dependence
·noun An appendage; that which depends on something else, or is distinct from the main dependence; a...
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By-drinking
·noun A drinking between meals.
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By-election
·noun An election held by itself, not at the time of a general election.
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By-end
·noun Private end or interest; secret purpose; selfish advantage.
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By-interest
·noun Self-interest; private advantage.
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By-lane
·noun A private lane, or one opening out of the usual road.
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By-law
·noun A local or subordinate law; a private law or regulation made by a corporation for its own gove...
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By-name
·noun A <<Nickname>>.
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By-pass
·noun A by-passage, for a pipe, or other channel, to divert circulation from the usual course.
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By-passage
·noun A passage different from the usual one; a byway.
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By-past
·adj Past; gone by.
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By-place
·noun A retired or private place.
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By-product
·noun A secondary or additional product; something produced, as in the course of a manufacture, in a...
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By-respect
·noun Private end or view; by-interest.
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By-room
·noun A private room or apartment.
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By-speech
·noun An incidental or casual speech, not directly relating to the point.
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By-spell
·noun A <<Proverb>>.
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By-street
·noun A separate, private, or obscure street; an out of the way or cross street.
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By-stroke
·noun An accidental or a slyly given stroke.
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By-turning
·noun An obscure road; a way turning from the main road.
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By-view
·noun A private or selfish view; self-interested aim or purpose.
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By-walk
·noun A secluded or private walk.
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By-wash
·noun The outlet from a dam or reservoir; also, a cut to divert the flow of water.
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By-wipe
·noun A secret or side stroke, as of raillery or sarcasm.
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Go-by
·noun A passing without notice; intentional neglect; thrusting away; a shifting off; adieu; as, to g...
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Good-by
(·noun / ·interj) ·Alt. of Good-bye.
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Hang-by
·noun A dependent; a hanger-on;
— so called in contempt.
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Passer-by
·noun One who goes by; a passer.
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Stand-by
·noun One who, or that which, stands by one in need; something upon which one relies for constant us...
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Stander-by
·noun One who stands near; one who is present; a bystander.
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By-ways
Only in Judg. 5:6 and Ps. 125:5; literally "winding or twisted roads." The margin has "crooked ways....
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By-word
Hebrew millah (Job 30:9), a word or speech, and hence object of talk; Hebrew mashal (Ps. 44:14), a p...
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the go by
To give one the go by is to deceive him; to leave him in the lurch.--Craven Glossary.
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To ...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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to set by
To regard; to esteem.--Johnson. Norfolk and Craven Glossaries. These are very old expressions, and w...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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bime-by
By-and-by, soon, in a short time.
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by-bidder
A person employed at public auctions to bid on articles put up for sale, in order to obtain higher p...
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by gosh!
An inoffensive oath, used mostly in New England. Negroes often say, By Golly!
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Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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by gum!
The same as the preceding. It is also noticed by Moor in his Suffolk Glossary.
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by-wash
The outlet of water from a dam or discharge channel.
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for-by
Near to; adjacent.
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go by
stratagem
♦ To give her the go by, is to escape by deceiving.
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stand by!
The order to be prepared; to look out to fire when directed.
To stand by a rope, is to take hold o...
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Crook
·noun A <<Pothook>>.
II. Crook ·noun Any implement having a bent or crooked end.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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(St.) Andrew by Aldgate
Apparently St. Andrew Undershaft (q.v.).
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Katherine by Alegate
See St. Katherine Cree Churchyard.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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cheek by jowl
Side by side, hand to fist.
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fly-by-night
You old fly-by-night; an ancient term of reproach to an old woman, signifying that she was a witch, ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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to set much by
To regard; to esteem.--Johnson. Norfolk and Craven Glossaries. These are very old expressions, and w...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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to set store by
To value; esteem; regard. This sense of the word store is not noticed by the English or American lex...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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by good rights
By right, by strict justice; as, "By good rights Mr. Clay ought to be President of the United States...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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by the bye
To Mr. Richardson we are indebted for a fuller examination of this phrase, than other lexicographers...
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go-by-ground
a little go-by-ground ; a diminutive person.
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holy-by-zont
a ridiculous figure. N.
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by and large
To the wind and off it; within six points.
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by the board
Over the ship's side. When a mast is carried away near the deck it is said to go by the board.
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by the head
When a ship is deeper forward than abaft.
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by the lee
The situation of a vessel going free, when she has fallen off so much as to bring the wind round her...
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by the stern
When the ship draws more water abaft than forward. (See by the head.)
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by the wind
Is when a ship sails as nearly to the direction of the wind as possible. (See full and by.) In gener...
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fire, loss by
Is within the policy of insurance, whether it be by accident, or by the fault of the master or marin...
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fly-by-night
A sort of square-sail, like a studding-sail, used in sloops when running before the wind; often a te...
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full and by
Sailing close-hauled on a wind; when a ship is as close as she will lie to the wind, without sufferi...
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kenning by kenning
A mode of increasing wages formerly, according to whaling law, by seeing how a man performed his dut...
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latitude by account
That estimated by the log-board, and the last determined by observation.
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latitude by observation
The latitude determined by observations of the sun, star, or moon, by meridional, as also by double ...
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lay, by the
When a man is paid in proportion to the success of the voyage, instead of by the month. This is comm...
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lie by, to
Dodging under small sail under the land.
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longitude by account
The distance east and west, as computed from the ship's course and distance run, carried forward fro...
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longitude by chronometer
Is estimated by the difference between the time at the place, and the time indicated by chronometer....
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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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Hook
·noun A snare; a trap.
II. Hook ·noun ·see <<Eccentric>>, and V-hook.
III. Hook ·vt To <<Steal>>.
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Hook
1) Heb. hah, a "ring" inserted in the nostrils of animals to which a cord was fastened for the purpo...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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hook
(Dutch, hock, a corner.) This name is given in New York to several angular points in the North and E...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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hook
There are several kinds used at sea, as boat-hooks, can-hooks, cat-hooks, fish-hooks, and the like. ...
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Hook
Hooks
Various kinds of hooks are noticed in the Bible, of which the following are the most importan...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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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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Throw-crook
·noun An instrument used for twisting ropes out of straw.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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crook back
Sixpence; for the reason of this name, see CRIPPLE.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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crook shanks
A nickname for a man with bandy legs. He buys his boots in Crooked Lane, and his stockings in Bandy-...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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crook-lug
a long pole with a hook at the end of it, used for pulling down dead branches of trees. Glou.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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racking crook
a crane, or pot-hook. Northumb.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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(St.) Andrew by the Wardrobe
On the east side of St. Andrew's Hill at No.35, on. the north side of Queen Victoria Street (P.O. Di...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Augustine by London Wall
See St. Augustine Papey.
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(St.) Bartholomew by the Exchange
At the south-east corner of Bartholomew Lane. In Broad Street Ward. The parish is in Broad Street an...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Gregory by St. Paul's
At the south-west end of St. Paul's, adjoining the Lowlardes Tower (S. 372, and Strype). In Castle B...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) James' by the Thames
See St. James' Garlickhithe.
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(St.) Martin by the Thames
See St. Martin Vintry.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Michael by Christ Church
See St. Michael Aldgate.
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(St.) Olave by London Bridge
Qy. = Olave (St.) Hart Street or Olave (St.) Southwark.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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go by the ground
A little short person, man or woman.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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lies by the wall
i. c. is dead. Spoken between the time of death and burial. Norf. and Suff.
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brought by the lee
See bring by the lee, to.
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longitude by lunar observation
The longitude calculated by observing the moon's angular distance from the sun or a fixed star. It i...
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struck by a sea
Said of a ship when a high rolling wave breaks on board of her.
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Se-or
·noun A Spanish title of courtesy corresponding to the English Mr. or Sir; also, a gentleman.
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Can hook
·- A device consisting of a short rope with flat hooks at each end, for hoisting casks or barrels by...
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Cant hook
·- A wooden lever with a movable iron hook. hear the end;
— used for canting or turning over heavy ...
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Hook-billed
·adj Having a strongly curved bill.
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Hook-nosed
·adj Having a hooked or aquiline nose.
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Kranging hook
·- A hook for holding the blubber while cutting it away.
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V hook
·- A gab at the end of an eccentric rod, with long jaws, shaped like the letter V.
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Flesh-hook
A many-pronged fork used in the sacrificial services (1 Sam. 2:13, 14; Ex. 27:3; 38:3) by the priest...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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cant-hook
A wooden lever, with an iron hook at one end, with which heavy articles of merchandise or timber are...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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bank-hook
A large fish-hook laid baited in running water, attached by a line to the bank.
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bid-hook
A small kind of boat-hook.
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bill-hook
A species of hatchet used in wooding a ship, similar to that used by hedgers.
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boat-hook
An iron hook with a straight prong at its hinder part; it is fixed upon a pole, by the help of which...
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cant-hook
A lever with a hook at one end for heavy articles.
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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...
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chain-hook
An iron rod with a handling-eye at one end, and a hook at the other, for hauling the chain-cables ab...
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clasp-hook
An iron clasp, in two parts, moving upon the same pivot, and overlapping one another. Used for bendi...
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clove-hook
Synonymous with clasp-hook.
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deck-hook
The compass timber bolted horizontally athwart a ship's bow, connecting the stem, timbers, and deck-...
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gaff-hook
In fishing, a strong iron hook set on a handle, supplementing the powers of the line and fish-hook w...
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gorge-hook
Two hooks separated by a piece of lead, for the taking of pike or other voracious fish.
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hawse-hook
A compass breast timber which crosses the hawse-timber above the ends of the upper-deck planking, an...
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hook-block
Any block, of iron or wood, strapped with a hook.
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hook-bolts
Those used to secure lower-deck ports.
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hook-pots
Tin cans fitted to hang on the bars of the galley range.
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hook-ropes
A rope 6 or 8 fathoms long, with a hook and thimble spliced at one end, and whipped at the other: it...
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hook-scarph
In ship-carpentry, the joining of two pieces of wood by a strong method of hook-butting, which mode ...
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keel hook
Means any anchor; as, "she has come to a keelock."
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pump-hook
An iron rod with an eye and a hook, used for drawing out the lower pump-box when requisite.
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rave-hook
In ship carpentry, a hooked iron tool used when enlarging the butts for receiving a sufficient quant...
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sail-hook
A small hook used for holding the seams of a sail while in the act of sewing.
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towing-hook
See towing-bridle.
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wad-hook
An iron tool shaped like a double cork-screw on the end of a long staff, for withdrawing wads or cha...
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Hermitage by St. Bartbolomew's Hospital
Grant to Katheren, late wife of W. Hardell, of 20 foot of land in Smithfield, next to the Chapel of ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Nicholas' Chapel, by the Tower
See SS. Mary and Nicholas Chapel by the Tower of London.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Pool by St. Giles' Churchyard
Mentioned by Stow, p. 16, as having been in existence in 1244, but in his time stopped up, and the s...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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bring by the lee, to
To incline so rapidly to leeward of the course when the ship sails large, or nearly before the wind,...
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let go by the run
, or let go by the run.
Cast off at once.
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run, to lower by the
To let go altogether, instead of lowering with a turn on a cleat or bitt-head.
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crook your elbow
To crook one's elbow, and wish it may never come straight, if the fact then affirmed is not true--ac...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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Conduit by St. Nicholas Cole Abbey
On the north side of the church, in the wall thereof (S. 18). Made about 1583. £700 given by Barnard...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Little Conduit by the Stocks Market
Erected about 1500 (S. 18). In Walbrook Ward. Removed after the Fire 1666 (Strype, ed. 1720, I. i. 2...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Margaret de Froscherche, by London Bridge
See St. Margaret Fish Street Hill.
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(St.) Mary Magdalen in Piscar', by Westpiscar
See St. Mary Magdalen, Old Fish Street.
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by the skin of one's teeth
When a man has made a narrow escape from any dilemma, it is a common remark to say, that he has save...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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Dogge, or Talbot
See Queen's Arms.
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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.
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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 ...
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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...
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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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Hook, Theodore Edward
(1788-1841)
Dramatist and novelist, s. of James H., music-hall composer, was b. in London, and ed. ...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Hook, Walter Farquhar
(1798-1875)
Biographer, s. of James H., Dean of Worcester, b. at Worcester, and ed. at Winchester a...
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foot-hook-shrouds
See futtock-shrouds
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hanging hook-pots
Tin utensils fitted for hanging to the bars before the galley-grate.
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hook and butt
The scarphing or laying two ends of planks over each other. (See butt-and-butt and hook-scarph.)
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to get the wrong pig by the tail
is to make a mistake in selecting a person for any object. If a charge is made against a man, who on...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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Conduit by St. Mary Magdalen, Old Fish Street
Erected 1583 and castellated with stone for the receipt of Thames water, conveyed to it at the charg...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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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 Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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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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salt-cat, or gate
a cake of salt used to decoy pigeons. North.
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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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on one's own hook
A phrase much used in familiar language, denoting on one's own account; as, 'He is doing business on...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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hook of the decks
See breast-hooks.
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(Sts.) Mary and Nicholas Chapel by the Tower of London
Chapel of St. Mary and St. Nicholas in the Torella of the city wall by the Tower of London, H. III. ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Benet at, or del Wodewharf
See Benet Paul's Wharf.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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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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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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standing part of a hook
That part which is attached to a block, chain, or anything which is to heave the hook up, with a wei...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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not born in the woods to be scared by an owl
Too much used to danger, or threats, to be easily frightened.
I just puts my finger to my nose, and...
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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Benjamin, High Gate Or Gate Of
(Jeremiah 20:2; 37:13; 38:7; Zechariah 14:10) [Jerusalem]
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William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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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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hook and snivey, with nix the buffer
This rig consists in feeding a man and a dog for nothing, and is carried on thus: Three men, one of ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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Left by Thomas Hinde, 1635, to the parson and churchwardens of the parish (End. Ch. St. Peter, 1903, p. 2).
No later mention.
Named after an owner or builder.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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finish. the finish; a small coffee-house in coven garden, market, opposite russel-street, open very early in the morning, and therefore resorted to by debauchees shut out of every other house: it is also called carpenter's coffee- house.
Introducing a story by head and shoulders. A man wanting to tell a particular story, said to the com...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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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