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Lay
·vt A plan; a scheme.
II. Lay ·noun An obligation; a vow.
III. Lay ·Impf of Lie, to recline.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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lay
Enterprize, pursuit, or attempt: to be sick of the lay. It also means a hazard or chance: he stands ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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lay
1) Terms or conditions of a bargain; price. Ex. 'I bought the articles at a good lay;' 'He bought hi...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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for
for, fātus, 1, v. defect. (the forms in use are fatur, fantur, fabor, fabitur; part. perf. fatus; pe...
A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
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for
(for) fātus, fārī, defect.(in use are fātur, fantur, fābor, fābitur; P. perf. fātus; perf.fātus sum...
An Elementary Latin Dictionary
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For
·prep Indicating that in prevention of which, or through fear of which, anything is done.
II. For ·...
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For-
·- A prefix to verbs, having usually the force of a negative or privative. It often implies also los...
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Lay reader
·add. ·- A layman authorized to read parts of the public service of the church.
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Lay shaft
·add. ·noun ·Alt. of <<Layshaft>>.
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chiving lay
Cutting the braces of coaches behind, on which the coachman quitting the box, an accomplice robs the...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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clouting lay
Picking pockets of handkerchiefs.
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drag lay
Waiting in the streets to rob carts or waggons.
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dub lay
Robbing houses by picking the locks.
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fam lay
Going into a goldsmith's shop, under pretence of buying a wedding ring, and palming one or two, by d...
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kid lay
Rogues who make it their business to defraud young apprentices, or errand-boys, of goods committed t...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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mill lay
To force open the doors of houses in order to rob them.
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peter lay
The department of stealing portmanteaus, trunks, &c.
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prad lay
Cutting bags from behind horses. CANT.
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roost lay
Stealing poultry.
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smug lay
Persons who pretend to be smugglers of lace and valuable articles; these men borrow money of publica...
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toby lay
The highway. High toby man; a highway-man. Low toby man; a footpad.
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o'er- lay
a surcingle. Lane.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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lay, to
To come or go; as, lay aloft, lay forward, lay aft, lay out. This is not the neuter verb lie mispron...
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lay-days
The time allowed for shipping or discharging a cargo; and if not done within the term, fair weather ...
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lay in
The opposite of lay out. The order for men to come in from the yards after reefing or furling. It al...
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lay lords
The civil members of the admiralty board.
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lay-to
To bring the weather-bow to the sea, with one sail set, and the helm lashed a-lee. (See lie-to, to.)...
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Uncalled-for
·adj Not called for; not required or needed; improper; gratuitous; wanton.
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Unhoped-for
·adj Unhoped; unexpected.
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Unlooked-for
·adj Not looked for; unexpected; as, an unlooked-for event.
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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,...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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done for
Cheated; taken advantage of.
Wall street, it appears, is infested with mock-auction shops,--a count...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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limb-for
a man addicted to any thing is called "a limb for it." Norf. and Suff.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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for-by
Near to; adjacent.
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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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angling for farthings
Begging out of a prison window with a cap, or box, let down at the end of a long string.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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blood for blood
A term used by tradesmen for bartering the different commodities in which they deal. Thus a hatter f...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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tenant for life
A married man; i.e. possessed of a woman for life.
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tit for tat
An equivalent.
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in for it
Engaged in a thing from which there is no retreating.
You may twitch at your collar and wrinkle you...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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tit for tat
The phrase "tit for tat, if you kill my dog I'll kill your cat," is among the provincialisms of Hant...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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take order for
to provide for or against any thing. North.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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whicket for whacket
an equivalent ; QUID PRO QUO. Kent.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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quittee for quottee
an equivalent ; QUID PRO QUO. Kent.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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white for quite
QUITE, per aphaeresin, pro REQUITE.
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battens for hammocks
See hammock-battens.
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changey-for-changey
A rude barter among men-of-war's men, as bread for vegetables, or any "swap."
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do for, to
A double-barrelled expression, meaning alike to take care of or provide for an individual, or to rui...
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end for end
Reversing cordage, casks, logs, spars, &c.
To shift a rope end for end, as in a tackle, the fall i...
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fit for duty
In an effective state for service.
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full for stays!
The order to keep the sails full to preserve the velocity, assisting the action of the rudder in tac...
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hank for hank
In beating against the wind each board is thus sometimes denoted. Also, expressive of two ships whic...
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indenting for stores
An indispensable duty to show that every article has been actually received.
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loosing for sea
Weighing the anchor.
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stations for stays!
Repair to your posts to tack ship.
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tie-for-tye
Mutual obligation and no favour; as in the case of the tie-mate, the comrade who, in the days of lon...
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toko for yam
An expression peculiar to negroes for crying out before being hurt.
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ton for ton and man for man
A phrase implying that ships sailing as consorts, ought fairly to divide whatever prize they take.
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tubes, for guns
A kind of portable priming, for insertion into the vent,
of various patterns. (See friction-tube, ...
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avoir du pois lay
Stealing brass weights off the counters of shops. CANT.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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lay a gun, to
So to direct it as that its shot may be expected to strike a given object; for which purpose its axi...
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lay her course, to
To be able to sail in the direction wished for, however barely the wind permits it.
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lay in the oars
Unship them from the rowlocks, and place them fore and aft in the boat.
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lay of a rope
The direction in which its strands are twisted; hawser is right-handed; cablet left-handed.
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lay or lie on your oars!
The order to desist rowing, without laying the oars in.
♦ Lay out on your oars! is the order to gi...
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lay the land, to
Barely to lose sight of it.
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Baptism for the dead
Only mentioned in 1 Cor. 15:29. This expression as used by the apostle may be equivalent to saying, ...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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touch bun for luck
See bun.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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thank you for them
an answer to an enquiry after absent friends. North. They are very well, I thank you for them.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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clear for going about
Every man to his station, and every rope an-end.
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drawn for the militia
When men are selected by ballot for the defence of the country.
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keeping full for stays
A necessary precaution to give the sails full force, in aid of the rudder when going about.
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ladle, for a gun
An instrument for charging with loose powder; formed of a cylindrical sheet of copper-tube fitted to...
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look out for squalls
Beware; cautionary.
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pushing for a port
Carrying all sail to arrive quickly.
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lay in sea-stock, to
To make provision for the voyage.
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lay up a ship, to
To dismantle her.
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Hospital for Lunatics, Barking Church
Hospital founded in parish of Barking church, 44 Ed. III., for poor priests and others sick of the p...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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to set her cap for him
To direct her attentions to him; to endeavor to win his affections. Dr. Johnson notices the phrase, ...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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too big for his breeches
is said of a man who is above his business; arrogant; haughty.
Gentlemen, I was one of the first to...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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drag for the anchor, to
The same as creep or sweep.
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pricking for a soft plank
Selecting a place on the deck for sleeping upon.
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screw-gammoning for the bowsprit
A chain or plate fastened by a screw, to secure a vessel's bowsprit to the stem-head, allowing for t...
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thick-and-dry for weighing!
To clap on nippers closely, just at starting the anchor from the ground.
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training-ship for naval cadets
H.M.S. Britannia, commanded by a captain and complement of officers for the primary training of nava...
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whistle for the wind, to
A superstitious practice among old seamen, who are equally scrupulous to avoid whistling during a he...
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Hospital for Diseases of the Skin
On the east side of New Bridge Street, in Farringdon Ward Within (O.S. 1880).
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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side out for a bend, to
The old well-known term to draw the bight of a hempen cable towards the opposite side, in order to m...
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training-ship for the merchant service
A vessel properly equipped with instructors and means to rear able-bodied lads for the merchant serv...
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try back for a bend, to
To pay back some of the bight of a cable, in order to have sufficient to form the bend.
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victualling-yards for the royal navy
Large magazines where provisions and similar stores are deposited, conveniently contiguous to the ro...
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place for everything, and everything in its place
One of the golden maxims of propriety on board ship.
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Converted into dwelling-houses, warehouses and sheds for stationers (S. 332) in 1549.
See St. Paul's Charnel House.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Parish church in the Tower for the inhabitants there, in Tower ward (S. 492).
First mention: Founded probably Temp. H. I. Mentioned in reign of K. John, 1210 (Bell, p. 1 ; Clark,...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Provision made for the collection of weekly alms for the support of the Chapel of Our Lady near Guildhall founded "pur tote la compaignie du Pui" (ib.).
Henry le Waleis gave to the Confraternity of the Pui (de Podio) 5 marks annual quit rent on all his ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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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