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to go the whole figure
To go to the fullest extent in the attainment of any object.
Go the whole figure for religious libe...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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go, the
The dash. The mode. He is quite the go, he is quite varment, he is prime, he is bang up, are synonim...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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Whole
·noun A regular combination of parts; a system.
II. Whole ·adj Possessing, or being in a state of, ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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whole
Made out of whole cloth, i. e. altogether an invention.
Isn't this entire story about your Jersey g...
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Hog
·noun A mean, filthy, or gluttonous fellow.
II. Hog ·noun A young sheep that has not been shorn.
I...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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hog
A shilling. To drive one's hogs; to snore: the noise made by some persons in snoring, being not much...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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hog
a sheep of a year old. N. Sometimes called hoggrel.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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hog
A kind of rough, flat scrubbing broom, serving to scrape a ship's bottom under water, particularly i...
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Go
·noun A glass of spirits.
II. Go ·noun Act; working; operation.
III. Go ·p.p. <<Gone>>.
IV. Go ·n...
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the go
The mode; the fashion. 'This is all the go.'
What! Ben, my old hero, is this your renown?
Is thi...
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go!
A word sometimes given when all is ready for the launch of a vessel from the stocks.
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Heart-whole
·adj Of a single and sincere heart.
II. Heart-whole ·adj With unbroken courage; undismayed.
III. H...
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Whole-hoofed
·adj Having an undivided hoof, as the horse.
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Whole-length
·noun A portrait or statue representing the whole figure.
II. Whole-length ·adj Representing the wh...
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Whole-souled
·adj Thoroughly imbued with a right spirit; noble-minded; devoted.
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whole heap
Many; several; much; a large congregation. An expression peculiar to certain parts of the South and ...
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whole-moulding
The old method of forming the principal part of a vessel. Boats are now the only vessels in which th...
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Sea hog
·- The <<Porpoise>>.
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Wart hog
·- Either one of two species of large, savage African wild hogs of the genus Phacoch/rus. These anim...
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Water hog
·- The <<Capybara>>.
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Hog Yard
1) East out of White's Yard, Rosemary Lane.
In East Smithfield (Strype, ed. 1755-Elmes, 1831).
2) ...
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hog grubber
A mean stingy fellow.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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hog-wallow
On some of the Western prairies, the ground has every appearance of having been rooted or torn up by...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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hog-mutton
a sheep one year old. Lane.
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herring-hog
A name for the porpoise.
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hog-boat
See heck-boat.
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sea-hog
A common name for the porpoise, Phocœna communis.
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go by the ground
A little short person, man or woman.
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to go the big figure
To do things on a large scale.
Why, our senators go the big figure on fried oysters and whisky punc...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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to go through the mill
A metaphor alluding to grain which has been through the mill. A Western editor observed that the mai...
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Go-between
·noun An intermediate agent; a broker; a procurer;
— usually in a disparaging sense.
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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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Go-devil
·add. ·noun A rough sled or dray used for dragging logs, hauling stone, ·etc.
II. Go-devil ·add. ·n...
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Go-out
·noun A sluice in embankments against the sea, for letting out the land waters, when the tide is out...
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High-go
·noun A spree; a revel.
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go between
A pimp or bawd.
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go shop
The Queen's Head in Duke's court, Bow street, Covent Garden; frequented by the under players: where ...
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go-ashore
n.
an iron pot or cauldron, withthree iron feet, and two ears, from which it was suspended bya wire...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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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.
TO GO BY
To ...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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to go for
To be in favor of. Thus, 'I go for peace with Mexico,' means I am in favor of peace with Mexico, or,...
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go ahead
To proceed; to go forward. A seaman's phrase which has got
I was tired out and wanted a day to rest...
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go-cab
a vulgar oath. N.
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go ahead!
or go on!
The order to the engineer in a steamer.
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go ashores
The seamen's best dress.
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go by
stratagem
♦ To give her the go by, is to escape by deceiving.
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go down
The name given to store-houses and magazines in the East Indies.
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go slow
The order to the engineer to cut off steam without stopping the play of the engine.
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sentry go!
The order to the new sentry to proceed to the relief of the previous one.
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weather-go
The end of a rainbow, as seen in the morning in showery weather.
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let go by the run
, or let go by the run.
Cast off at once.
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The
·vi ·see <<Thee>>.
II. The (·art·def) A word placed before nouns to limit or individualize their me...
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Hog Lane, Spitalfields
See Middlesex Street, and Berewards Lane, Bishopsgate.
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Hog Lane, Whitechapel
See Royal Mint Street.
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hog-in-armour
Soubriquet for an iron-clad ship.
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Merry-go-round
·noun Any revolving contrivance for affording amusement; ·esp., a ring of flying hobbyhorses.
...
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thorough go nimble
A looseness, a violent purging.
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whither-go-ye
A wife: wives being sometimes apt to question their husbands whither they are going.
...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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bung, to go
v.
to fail, to become bankrupt.This phrase of English school-boy slang, meaning to go off withan ex...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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to go it blind
To accede to any object with out due consideration. Mr. Greeley, in speaking of General Taylor's cla...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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to go it strong
To perform an act with vigor or without scruple.
President Polk in his message goes it strong for t...
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to go to pot
To be destroyed, wasted, or ruined.--Johnson. Webster. Though much used, it is considered a low phra...
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as good's go
In the phrase, I'd as good's go to New York, instead of "I might as well go to New York." "I'd as go...
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go-by-ground
a little go-by-ground ; a diminutive person.
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go ashore, to
To land on leave.
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happy-go-lucky
A reckless indifference as to danger.
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stamp and go!
The order to step out at the capstan, or with hawsers, topsail-halliards, &c., generally to the fife...
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touch-and-go
Said of anything within an ace of ruin; as in rounding a ship very narrowly to escape rocks, &c., or...
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Jukes, The
·add. ·- A pseudonym used to designate the descendants of two sisters, the "Jukes" sisters, whose hu...
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Hermonites, the
(Ps. 42:6, 7) = "the Hermons", i.e., the three peaks or summits of Hermon, which are about a quarter...
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Sea, The
(Heb. yam), signifies (1) "the gathering together of the waters," the ocean (Gen. 1:10); (2) a river...
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Transfiguration, the
Of our Lord on a "high mountain apart," is described by each of the three evangelists (Matt. 17:1-8;...
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Word, The
(Gr. Logos), one of the titles of our Lord, found only in the writings of John (John 1:1-14; 1 John ...
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bag, the
Allowed for the men to keep their clothes in. The ditty bag included needles and needfuls, love-toke...
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Archite, The
(as if from a place named Erech, on the frontiers of Ephraim), the usual designation of David's frie...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Arkite, The
from Arka, one of the families of the Canaanites, (Genesis 10:17; 1 Chronicles 1:16) and from the co...
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Ashurites, The
Only in (2 Samuel 2:9) By some of the old interpreters the name is taken as meaning the Geshurites; ...
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Bachrites, The
the family of Becher, son of Ephraim. (Numbers 26:35)
...
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Baharumite, The
[Bahurim]
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Barhumite, The
[Bahurim]
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Belaites, The
(Numbers 26:38) [Bela, 3]
...
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Beriites, The
A tribe of people who are named with Abel and Beth-maachah, and who were therefore doubtless situate...
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Berothite, The
(1 Chronicles 11:39) [Beeroth Of The Children Of Jaakan]
...
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Canaanite, The
the designation of the apostle Simon, otherwise known as "Simon Zelotes." It occurs in (Matthew 10:4...
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Canaanites, The
a word used in two senses:
• A tribe which inhabited a particular locality of the land west of the ...
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Chemarim, The
(those who go about in black, i.e. ascetics). In the Hebrew applied to the priests of the worship of...
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College, The
In (2 Kings 22:14) it is probable that the word translated "college" represents here not an institut...
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Danites, The
The descendants of Dan and the members of his tribe. (Judges 13:2; 18:1,11; 1 Chronicles 12:35)
...
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Elonites, The
(Numbers 26:26) [Elon, 2]
...
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Epicureans, The
derived their name from Epicurus (342-271 B.C.), a philosopher of Attic descent, whose "Garden" at A...
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Eranites, The
(Numbers 26:36)
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Eshkalonites, The
(Joshua 13:3) [Ashkelon, Askelon]
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Eshtaulites, The
with the Zareathites, were among the families of Kirjath-jearim. (1 Chronicles 2:53)
...
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Exodus, The
of the Israelites from Egypt. the common chronology places the date of this event at B.C. 1491, deri...
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Eznite, The
According to the statement of (2 Samuel 23:8) Adino the Eznite was another name for Jashobeam, a Tac...
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Ezrahite, The
(son of Zerah), a title attached to two persons-Ethan, (1 Kings 4:31; Psalms 89:1) title, and Heman,...
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Gadites, The
the descendants of Gad, and members of his tribe.
...
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Garmite, The
Keilah the Garmite, i.e. the descendant of Gerem, is mentioned in the obscure genealogical lists of ...
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Gazathites, The
(Joshua 13:3) the inhabitants of Gaza.
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Gazites, The
Inhabitants of Gaza. (Judges 16:2)
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Gederathite, The
the native of a place called Gederah, apparently in Benjamin. (1 Chronicles 12:4)
...
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Gederite, The
the native of some place named Geder or Gederah. (1 Chronicles 27:28)
...
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Gershonites, The
the family descended from Gershon or Gershom, the son of Levi. "THE GERSH0NITE," as applied to indiv...
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Gezrites The
The word which the Jewish critics have substituted in the margin of the Bible for the ancient readin...
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Gibeonites, The
the people of Gibeon, and perhaps also of the three cities associated with Gibeon, (Joshua 9:17)-Hiv...
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Giblites, The
[Gebal]
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Gileadites, The
(Numbers 26:29; Judges 10:3; 12:4,5), a branch of the tribe of Manasseh, descended from Gilead.
...
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Gilonite, The
native of Giloh. (2 Samuel 15:12; 23:34)
...
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Girgasite, The
(Genesis 10:16) or NEXT ENTRY ...
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Gizonites, The
(inhabitant of Gizoh). "The sons of Hashem the Gizonite "are named amongst the warriors of David's g...
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Gunites, The
the descendants of Guni, son of Naphtali. (Numbers 26:48)
...
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Hagerite, The
Jaziz the Hagerite, i.e. the descendant of Hagar, had the charge of David's sheep. (1 Chronicles 27:...
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Haggites, The
a Gadite family sprung from Haggi. (Numbers 26:15)
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Hamathite, The
one of the families descended from Canaan, named last in the list. (Genesis 10:18; 1 Chronicles 1:16...
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Hamulites, The
the family of the preceding. (Numbers 26:21)
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Harodite, The
the designation of two of the thirty-seven warriors of David's guard, Shammah and Elika, (2 Samuel 2...
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Hebronites, The
A family of Kohathite Levites, descendants of Hebron the son of Kohath. (Numbers 3:27; 26:58; 1 Chro...
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Hepherites, The
the family of Hepher the son of Gilead. (Numbers 26:32)
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Hermonites, The
Properly "the Hermons," with reference to the three summits of Mount Hermon. (Psalms 42:6) (Psal 42:...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Huphamites, The
descendants of Hupham, of the tribe of Benjamin. (Numbers 26:39)
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Jimnites, The
descendants of the preceding. (Numbers 26:44)
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Kenite, The
and Ken'ites (smiths), The, inhabited the rocky and desert region between southern Palestine and the...
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Machirites, The
the descendants of Machir the father of Gilead. (Numbers 26:29)
...
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Mahavite, The
the designation of Eliel, one of the warriors of King David's guard, whose name is preserved in the ...
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Manassites, The
that is, the members of the tribe of Manasseh. (4:43; Judges 12:4; 2 Kings 10:33)
...
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Maonites, The
a people mentioned in one of the addresses of Jehovah to the repentant Israelites, (Judges 10:12) el...
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Mecherathite, The
that is, the native or inhabitant of a place called Mecherah. (1 Chronicles 11:36) In the parallel l...
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Median, The
Darius, "the son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes," (Daniel 9:1) or "the Mede," ch. (Daniel 11...
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Meholathite, The
a word occurring once only- (1 Samuel 18:19) It no doubt denotes that Adriel belonged to a place cel...
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Mehunims, The
a people against whom King Uzziah waged a successful war. (2 Chronicles 26:7) The name is the plural...
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Meronothithe, The
that is, the native of the place called probably Meronoth, of which, however, no further traces have...
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Mesobaite, The
a title attached to the name of Jasiel. (1 Chronicles 11:47) It is impossible to pronounce with any ...
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Mishraites, The
the fourth of the four "families of Kirjath-jearim," i.e. colonies proceeding therefrom and founding...
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Mithnite, The
the designation of Joshaphat, one of David's guard in the catalogue of (1 Chronicles 11:43)
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Morasthite, The
that is, the native of a place named Moresheth. It occurs twice- (Jeremiah 26:18; Micah 1:1)-each ti...
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Naamites, The
the family descended from Naaman, the grandson of Benjamin. (Numbers 28:40) only.
...
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Nehelamite, The
the designation of a man named Shemaiah, a false prophet, who went with the captivity to Babylon. (J...
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Pelonite, The
Two of David's men, Helez and Ahijah, are called Pelonites. (1 Chronicles 11:27,36) (B.C. about 1015...
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Pentateuch, The
is the Greek name given to the five books commonly called the "five books of Moses." This title is d...
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Perizzite, The
and Per'izzites (belonging to a village), one of the nations inhabiting the land of promise before a...
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Pharzites. The
the descendants of Parez the son of Judah. (Numbers 26:20)
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Plague, The
The plague is considered to be a severe kind of typhus, accompanied by buboes (tumors).-Like the cho...
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Praltite, The
Helez "the Paltite" is named in (2 Samuel 23:26) among David's mighty men. (B.C. 1015.)
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Puhites, The
According to (1 Chronicles 2:53) the "Puhites" or "Puthites" belonged to the families of Kirjath-jea...
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Punites, The
the descendants of Pua, or Puvah, the son of Issachar. (Numbers 26:23)
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Quicksands, The
more properly THE Syrtis, The, (Acts 27:17) the broad a deep bight on the north African coast betwee...
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Ramathite, The
Shimei the Ramathite, i.e. a native of Ramah, had charge of the royal vineyards of King David. (1 Ch...
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Sardites, The
descendants of Sered the son of Zebulun. (Numbers 26:26) (In the Revised Version of (Revelation 4:3)...
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Shaalbonite, The
Eliahba the Shaalbonite was one of David's thirty seven heroes. (2 Samuel 23:32; 1 Chronicles 11:33)...
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Shearinghouse, The
a place on the road between Jezreel and Samaria, at which Jehu, on his way to the latter, encountere...
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Shechemites, The
the family of Shechem son of Gilead. (Numbers 26:31) comp. Josh 17:2
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Sheepgate, The
one of the gates of Jerusalem as rebuilt by Nehemiah. (Nehemiah 3:1,32; 12:39) It stood between the ...
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Sheepmarket, The
(John 5:2) The world "market" is an interpolation of our translators. We ought probably to supply th...
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Shelanites, The
the descendants of Shelah. 1. (Numbers 26:20)
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Shemidaites, The
the descendants of Shemida the son of Gilead. (Numbers 26:32)
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Shillemites, The
[Shillem]
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Shilonite, The
that is, the native or resident of Shiloh; a title ascribed only to Ahijah. (1 Kings 11:29; 12:15; 1...
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Shilonites, The
are mentioned among the descendants of Judah dwelling in Jerusalem at a date difficult to (1 Chronic...
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Shimites, The
the descendants of Shimei the son of Gershon. (Numbers 3:21)
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Shimronites, The
[Shimron]
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Shiphmite The
probably, though not certainly, the native of Shepham. (1 Chronicles 27:27)
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Shuhamites, The
[Shuham]
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Shulamite, The
one of the personages in the poem of Solomon's (Song of Solomon 6:13) The name denotes a woman belon...
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Shumathites, The
one of the four families who sprang from Kirjath-jearim. (1 Chronicles 2:53)
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Shunammite, The
i.e. the native of Shunem, is applied to two persons: Abishag, the nurse of King David, (1 Kings 1:3...
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Shunites, The
the descendants of Shuni.
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Shuphamites, The
the descendants of Shupham or Shephupham, the Benjamite. (Numbers 26:3)
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Shuthalhites, The
[Shuthelah]
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Syrtis, The
(Acts 27:17) in the Revised Version in place of "quicksands" in the Authorized Version. It was the w...
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Tachmonite, The
"The Tachmonite that sat in the seat," chief among David's captains, (2 Samuel 23:8) Isa in 1Chr 11:...
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Tahanites, The
(Numbers 26:35) [Tahan]
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Tarpelites, The
A race of Assyrian colonists who were planted int he cites of Samaria after the captivity of the nor...
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Tekoite, The
Ira ben-Ikkesh, one of David's warriors, is thus designated. (2 Samuel 23:26; 1 Chronicles 11:28; 27...
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Thresholds, The
This word, Asuppe, appears to be inaccurately rendered in (Nehemiah 12:25) though its real force has...
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Timnite, The
Samson's father-in-law, a native of Timnathah. (Judges 15:6)
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Tirathites, The
one of the three families of scribes residing at Jabez, (1 Chronicles 2:55) the others being the Shi...
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Tishbite, The
the well-known designation of Elijah. (1 Kings 17:1; 21:17,28; 2 Kings 1:3,8; 9:36) The name natural...
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Tizite, The
the designation of Joha, one of the heroes of David's army. (1 Chronicles 11:45) It occurs nowhere e...
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Tolaites, The
the descendants of Tola the son of Issachar. (Numbers 26:23)
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Transfiguration, The
(The event in the earthly life of Christ which marks the culminating point in his public ministry, a...
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Uzzielites, The
the descendants of Uzziel, and one of the four great families of the Kohathites. (Numbers 3:27; 1 Ch...
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Vulgate, The
the Latin version of the Bible. The influence which it exercised upon western Christianity is scarce...
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Zareathites, The
the inhabitants of Zareah or Zorah. (1 Chronicles 2:53)
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Zarhites, The
a branch of the tribe of Judah, descended from Zerah the son of Judah. (Numbers 26:13,20; Joshua 7:1...
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Zebulunites, The
the members of the tribe of Zebulun. (Numbers 26:27) only.
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Zemarite, The
one of the Hamite tribes who in the genealogical table of (Genesis 10:18) and 1Chr 1:16 Are represen...
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Ziphim, The
the inhabitants of Ziph, 2. In this form the name is found in the Authorized Version only in the tit...
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Zorathites, The
i.e. the people of Zorah, mentioned in (1 Chronicles 4:2) as descended from Shobal.
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Zorites, The
are named in the genealogies of Judah, (1 Chronicles 2:54) apparently among the descendants of Salma...
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Zuzim, The
An ancient people who, lying in the path of Chedorlaomer and his allies, were attacked and overthrow...
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dot and go one
To waddle: generally applied to persons who have one leg shorter than the other, and who, as the sea...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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as good as go
In the phrase, I'd as good's go to New York, instead of "I might as well go to New York." "I'd as go...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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joy go with thee!
a favourable wish ; sometimes used ironically. Derb.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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let go and haul!
or afore haul!
The order to haul the head-yards round by the braces when the ship casts on the oth...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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let go under foot
See under foot.
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Fear of the Lord the
Is in the Old Testament used as a designation of true piety (Prov. 1:7; Job 28:28; Ps. 19:9). It is ...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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bear, the constellations of the
Ursa Major and Minor, most important to seamen, as instantly indicating by the pointers and pole-sta...
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Colossians, The Epistle To The
was written by the apostle St. Paul during his first captivity at Rome. (Acts 28:16) (A.D. 62.) The ...
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