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Crow
·vi The cry of the cock. ·see Crow, ·vi, 1.
II. Crow ·vi To utter a sound expressive of joy or plea...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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to crow
To brag, boast, or triumph. To crow over any one; to keep him in subjection: an image drawn from a c...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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crow
n.
common English bird-name. TheAustralian species is – – White-eyed, Corvus coronoidesV. and H. In...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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crow
a crib for a calf. Lane. Called a KID-CROW in Cheshire.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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crow
, or crow-bar.
An iron lever furnished with a sharp point at one end, and two claws on a slight be...
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Bar
·noun A drilling or tamping rod.
II. Bar ·noun A vein or dike crossing a lode.
III. Bar ·noun A ga...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Bar
Used to denote the means by which a door is bolted (Neh. 3:3); a rock in the sea (Jonah 2:6); the sh...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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bar
for bear. The common pronunciation in certain parts of the Southern and Western States.
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Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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Crow-quill
·noun A quill of the crow, or a very fine pen made from such a quill.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Crow-silk
·noun A filamentous fresh-water alga (Conferva rivularis of Linnaeus, Rhizoclonium rivulare of Kutzi...
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Crow-trodden
·adj Marked with crow's-feet, or wrinkles, about the eyes.
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Jim Crow
·add. ·- A negro;
— said to be so called from a popular negro song and dance, the refrain of which ...
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Jim-crow
·noun A machine for bending or straightening rails.
II. Jim-crow ·noun A planing machine with a rev...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Midden crow
·- The common European crow.
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Royston crow
·- ·see Hooded crow, under <<Hooded>>.
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Sea crow
·- The <<Skua>>.
II. Sea crow ·- The <<Coot>>.
III. Sea crow ·- The <<Chough>>.
IV. Sea crow ·- T...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Water crow
·- The European coot.
II. Water crow ·- The <<Dipper>>.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Crow Court
Opposite Christ Church, in Farringdon Ward Within. Out of Butcher Hall Lane (Strype, ed. 1720, I. ii...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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crow fair
A visitation of the clergy.
See REVIEW OF THE BLACK CUIRASSIERS.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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split crow
The sign of the spread eagle, which being represented with two heads on one neck, gives it somewhat ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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crow-shrike
n.
Australian amalgamation of twocommon English bird-names. The Crow-shrikes are ofthree genera, St...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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piping-crow
n.
name applied sometimesto the Magpie (q.v.).
1845. `Voyage to Port Phillip,' etc., p. 53:
«The ...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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crow-foot
A number of small lines spreading out from an uvrou or long block, used to suspend the awnings by, o...
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crow-purse
The egg-capsule of a skate.
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crow-shell
A fresh-water mussel.
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sea-crow
A name on our southern coast for the cormorant.
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shackle-crow
A bar of iron slightly bent at one end like the common crow, but with a shackle instead of a claw at...
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water-crow
The lesser cormorant, or shag.
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Bar iron
·- ·see under <<Iron>>.
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Detector bar
·add. ·- A bar, connected with a switch, longer than the distance between any two consecutive wheels...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Puddle-bar
·noun An iron bar made at a single heat from a puddle-ball hammering and rolling.
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Sea-bar
·noun A <<Tern>>.
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Space bar
·add. ·- ·Alt. of Space key.
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Sway bar
·add. ·- Either of the two bars used in coupling the front and rear sleds of a logging sled; also, t...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Bar-jesus
Son of Joshua, the patronymic of Elymas the sorcerer (Acts 13:6), who met Paul and Barnabas at Papho...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Bar-jona
Son of Jonah, the patronymic of Peter (Matt. 16:17; John 1:42), because his father's name was Jonas....
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Spital Bar
A vacant place called the "Spytele Barre" opposite the Hospital of St. Mary Bishopsgate, 1374 (Cal. ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Temple Bar
At the western end of Fleet Street on the boundary of Farringdon Ward Without (O.S.1848-50).
A gate...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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steel bar
A needle. A steel bar flinger; a taylor, stay- maker, or any other person using a needle.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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mosquito bar
A net or curtain, which, in the Southern States and in the West Indies, is placed over the bed to pr...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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bar-guest
a ghost, all in white, with large saucer eyes, commonly appearing near gates or stiles, there called...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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toll-bar
a turnpike. N.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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parallel-bar
In the marine steam-engine, forms a connection with the pump-rods and studs along the centre line of...
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rack-bar
A billet of wood used for twisting the bight of a swifter round, in order to bind a raft firmly toge...
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Little Crow Alley
In Whitecross Street, Cripplegate (Strype, ed. 1755-Boyle, 1799).
"Little Cow Alley" in Boyle.
Not...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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to bar the bubble
To except against the general rule, that he who lays the odds must always be adjudged the loser: thi...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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capstan-bar pins
Pins inserted through their ends to prevent their unshipping.
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cross-bar-shot
The famed cross-bar-shot, or properly bar-shot, used by the Americans: when folded it presented a ba...
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jil-crow-a-berry
n.
the Anglicised pronunciation and spelling of the aboriginal name for theindigenous Rat-tail Gras...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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Old Temple, Bar of
See Holborn Bars.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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bar of a harbour
See bar of a port
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bar of a port
or bar of a harbour
An accumulated shoal or bank of sand, shingle, gravel, or other uliginous subs...
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Bar of the New Temple
See Temple Bar.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bar of the Old Temple
See Holborn Bars.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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radius-bar of parallel motion
An intervening lever for guiding the side-rods of a steam-engine.
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