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How
·adv At what price; how dear. II. How ·adv For what reason; from what cause. III. How ·adv By what...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
how?
for what? Used chiefly in New England, like the French comment? in asking for the repetition of some...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
how
An ancient term for the carina or hold of a ship. ...

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come
cŏmē, ēs, f., = κόμη, a plant , also called tragopogon, prob Tragopogon crocifolius, Linn., crocu...

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
Come
Cōmē, ēs, f., = Κώμη (a village). I Come Hiera, a town in Caria , with a temple and an oracle of ...

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
Come
·p.p. of Come. II. Come ·noun <<Coming>>. III. Come ·noun To approach or arrive, as if by a journe...

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come
To come; to lend. Has he come it; has he lent it? To come over any one; to cheat or over reach him. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
any how
At any rate, on any account, in any way. We have no confidence in cobble-stone pavement for Broadwa...

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Macra Come
MACRA COME a place mentioned by Livy (Liv. 32.13) along with Sperchiae. Its position is uncertain, b...

Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography
Xyline Come
XYLINE COME a village in Pisidia, between Corbasa and Termessus, is mentioned only by Livy (Liv. 38....

Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography
Come-along
·add. ·noun A gripping device, as for stretching wire, ·etc., consisting of two jaws so attached to ...

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Come-outer
·noun One who comes out or withdraws from a religious or other organization; a radical reformer. ...

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kingdom come
He is gone to kingdom come, he is dead. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
come-outers
This name has been applied to a considerable number of persons in various parts of the Northern Stat...

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done come
Come. A vulgarism peculiar to the South. ...

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come-again
the host's pot, given where the guests have drank above a shilling's worth of ale. Derb. ...

A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
how fare you?
This is a common expression in those parts of New England for 'How do you do?.' It is pronounced sho...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
heys-and-how
An ancient sea-cheer. HI! Often used for hoy; as, "Hi, you there!" Also, the old term for they, as...

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how fare ye?
Are you all hearty? are you working together? a good old sea phrase not yet lost. ...

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odd-come-shortlys
I'll do it one of these odd-come-shortly's; I will do it some time or another. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
can't come it
is a vulgar expression for cannot do it. "You can't come it over me so," i. e. you cannot effect you...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
come no near!
The order to the helmsman to steer the ship on the course indicated, and not closer to the wind, whi...

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to-morrow come never
When two Sundays come together; never. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
cut and come again
An expression in vulgar language, implying that having cut as much as you pleased, you may come agai...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
to see how the cat jumps
A metaphorical expression meaning, to discover the secrets or designs of others. We also say, in th...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
if so be as how
A vulgar expression used by uneducated people in the interior parts of this country and in England. ...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
capstan, to come up the
In one sense is to lift the pauls and walk back, or turn the capstan the contrary way, thereby slack...

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any how you can fix it
At any rate whatever. ...

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How The Prophetic Gift Was Received
- We learn from Holy Scripture that it was by the agency of the Spirit of God that the prophets rece...

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