A term applied to anything tedious.
·superl Insensible; unfeeling. II. Dull ·vi To become dull or stupid. III. Dull ·vt To deprive of ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
hard of hearing. Somersetsh. ...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
·noun Love of music; capacity of enjoying music. II. Music ·noun Harmony; an accordant combination ...
Jubal was the inventor of musical instruments (Gen. 4:21). The Hebrews were much given to the cultiv...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
The watch-word among highwaymen, signifying the person is a friend, and must pass unmolested. Music ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
The most ancient music.-The inventor of musical instruments, like the first poet and the first forge...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
·adj Stupid; doltish. ...
·adj Having a gloomy look. ...
·adj Having eyes wanting brightness, liveliness, or vivacity. ...
·adj Having poor eyesight. ...
·adj <<Stupid>>. ...
A stupid, sluggish fellow, one long going on an errand. ...
·add. ·- An opera in which the text and action are not interrupted by set arias, duets, ·etc., the m...
·add. ·- A place for public musical entartainments; specif. (·Eng.), ·esp. a public hall for vaudevi...
Among instruments of music used by the Hebrews a principal place is given to stringed instruments. T...
The squalling and crying of children. ...
Saucepans, frying-paps, poker and tongs, marrow-bones and cleavers, bulls horns, &c. beaten upon and...
Rolling shot about on the lower deck, and other discordant noises, when seamen are discontented, but...
The Sailor's Word-Book
In Tallis Street, Whitefriars. ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.