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End
·vt To <<Destroy>>; to put to death.
II. End ·noun One of the yarns of the worsted warp in a Brusse...
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End-
·- A combining form signifying within; as, endocarp, endogen, endocuneiform, endaspidean.
...
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End
In Heb. 13:7, is the rendering of the unusual Greek word ekbasin, meaning "outcome", i.e., death. It...
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Horn
·noun The Ionic volute.
II. Horn ·noun The cornucopia, or horn of plenty.
III. Horn ·noun A curved...
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Horn
Trumpets were at first horns perforated at the tip, used for various purposes (Josh. 6:4, 5).
Flask...
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horn
A horn; a glass of liquor.
The chaplain gave us a pretty stiff horn of liquor a-piece--and first-ra...
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horn
The arm of a cleat or kevel.
...
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Horn
The word "horn" is often used metaphorically to signify strength and honor, because horns are the ch...
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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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(John) Horn, Ward of
See Bridge Ward Within.
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Little
·noun A small degree or scale; miniature.
II. Little ·adj Short in duration; brief; as, a little sl...
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(St.) Bartholomew the Little
See St. Bartholomew by the Exchange.
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end of a trench
The place where the trenches are opened.
...
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Ward of John Horn
Identified with Bridge Ward Within (q.v.).
...
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By-end
·noun Private end or interest; secret purpose; selfish advantage.
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End-all
·noun Complete termination.
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Rope's-end
·vt To punish with a rope's end.
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Week-end
·add. ·noun The end of the week; specif., though loosely, the period observed commonly as a holiday,...
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fiddlestick's end
Nothing; the end of the ancient fiddlesticks ending in a point; hence metaphorically used to express...
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fore-end
the beginning of a week, month, or year. North.
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gable-end
of a building, the end wall. General. See Baxter's Glossary, p. 1.
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pugging-end
(of a house)
the gable end. Devonsh.
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tacking-end
shoemaker's end.
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t'on-end
upright. It mult be set a t'on end. My wife keeps a t'on end yet : i. e. she is not brought to bed y...
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after-end
The stern of a ship, or anything in her which has that end towards the stern.
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an-end
The position of any spar when erected perpendicularly to the deck. The top-masts are said to be an-e...
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bitter-end
That part of the cable which is abaft the bitts, and therefore within board when the ship rides at a...
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butt-end
The shoulder part of a fire-lock.
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end-on
Said particularly of a ship when only her bows and head-sails are to be seen, but generally used in ...
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fag-end
Is the end of any rope. This term is also applied to the end of a rope when it has become untwisted....
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on end
The same as an-end (which see). Top-masts and topgallant-masts are on end, when they are in their pl...
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rope's end
The termination of a fall, and should be pointed or whipped. Formerly much used for illegal punishme...
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well-end
See pump-foot.
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Bass horn
·- A modification of the bassoon, much deeper in tone.
...
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Basset horn
·add. ·- The corno di bassetto.
II. Basset horn ·adj An instrument blown with a reed, and resemblin...
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Buck's-horn
·noun A plant with leaves branched somewhat like a buck's horn (Plantago Coronopus); also, Lobelia c...
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Bugle horn
·- A <<Bugle>>.
II. Bugle horn ·- A drinking vessel made of horn.
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Gems-horn
·noun An organ stop with conical tin pipes.
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Horn-mad
·adj Quite mad;
— raving crazy.
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Morsing horn
·- A horn or flask for holding powder, as for priming.
...
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Shoeing-horn
·noun Anything which draws on or allures; an <<Inducement>>.
II. Shoeing-horn ·noun Anything by whi...
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Slug-horn
·adj An erroneous form of the Scotch word slughorne, or sloggorne, meaning slogan.
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The Hartes Horn
See Harts Horn Court, Basing Lane.
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Horn Alley
1) South out of Holborn Hill, near Holborn Bridge, in Farringdon Ward Without (O. and M. 1677-Strype...
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Horn Court
East out of Beer Lane. In Tower Ward (O. and M. 1677-Boyle, 1799).
Other name : "Horn Alley" (Stryp...
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Horn Tavern
1) On the north side of Fleet Street, in Farringdon Ward Without (Rocque, 1746).
Given in 1405 to t...
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Horn Yard
South out of Cloth Fair, in Farringdon Ward Without (Rocque, 1746-Boyle, 1799).
"Horne Yard" in Roc...
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horn colic
A temporary priapism.
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horn fair
An annual fair held at Charlton, in Kent, on St. Luke's day, the 18th of October. It consists of a r...
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horn mad
A person extremely jealous of his wife, is said to be horn mad. Also a cuckold, who does not cut or ...
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horn work
Cuckold-making.
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horn-ray
n.
a New Zealand and Australian Ray, the fish Rhinobatus banksii, Mull and Heule.In this genus of R...
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green-horn
A lubberly, uninitiated fellow. A novice of marked gullibility.
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horn-card
Transparent graduated horn-plates to use on charts, either as protractors or for meteorological purp...
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horn-fisc
Anglo-Saxon for the sword-fish.
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horn-fisted
Having hands inured to hauling ropes.
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horn-keck
An old term for the green-back fish.
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horn-work
In fortification, a form of outwork having for its head a bastioned front, and for its sides two lon...
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rudder-horn
A kind of iron crutch bolted to the back of the rudder, for attaching the rudder chains to in case o...
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Wars of the Lord, The Book of the
(Num. 21:14, 15), some unknown book so called (comp. Gen. 14:14-16; Ex. 17:8-16; Num. 14:40-45; 21:1...
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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 ...
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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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Dispersion, The Jews Of The
or simply THE DISPERSION, was the general title applied to those Jews who remained settled in foreig...
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Willows, The Brook Of The
a wady mentioned by Isaiah, (Isaiah 15:7) in his dirge over Moab. It is situated on the southern bou...
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Do-little
·noun One who performs little though professing much.
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Little-ease
·noun An old slang name for the pillory, stocks, ·etc., of a prison.
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Little Britain
West out of Aldersgate Street at 197, and north to Smithfield (P.O. Directory). In Aldersgate Ward a...
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Little Cheapside
South from Vintners' Hall to Three Cranes (O. and M. 1677-London Guide, 1758). In Vintry Ward.
It o...
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Little Court
-In Duke's Place, Aldgate (Dodsley, 1761).
Not named in the maps.
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Little Eastcheap
See Eastcheap.
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Little Greenwich
At the south-east end of Horn Alley, Aldersgate Street, in Aldegate Ward Without (P.C. 1732-Boyle, 1...
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Little Jewry
In Aldgate Street, 14 Rich. II. 1391 (Cal. P.R. Rich. II. 1388-92, p. 417).
See Jewry Street.
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Little Lane
"Venella parva," 1310-11 (Ct. H.W. I. 217).
"A little lane opposite the Flete prison," 1340 (ib. 43...
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Little London
Tenement of Robert Cok with houses and gardens in the parish of All Hallows "atte walle" called "lit...
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Little Minories
See Church Street, Minories.
The bounds of Little Minories are set out in Letters Patent of James I...
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Little Moorfields
See Blomfield Street and Moorfields.
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Little Moorgate
A postern or gate opposite Little Winchester Street leading into Moorfields (Strype, 1720, I. ii. 13...
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little barbary
Wapping.
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little breeches
A familiar appellation used to a little boy.
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little clergyman
A young chimney-sweeper.
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little ease
A small dark cell in Guildhall, London, where disorderly apprentices are confined by the city chambe...
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little snakesman
A little boy who gets into a house through the sink-hole, and then opens the door for his accomplice...
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do-little
, or do-little sword.
The old term for a dirk.
...
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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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·OF
(abbreviation) Old French
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Of
·prep During; in the course of.
II. Of ·prep Denoting passage from one state to another; from.
III...
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of
An action of the organs of sense may be either involuntary or voluntary. Accordingly we say to hear,...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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st of the of the wind and current
See direction of the wind and current
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losing the number of the mess
Dead, drowned, or killed. (See number.)
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Pope Lane End
According to Stow the parish church of saint Anne in the willowes lay on the north side of this lane...
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dead-on-end
The wind blowing directly adverse to the vessel's intended course.
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right on end
In a continuous line; as the masts should be.
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Concert of the powers
·add. ·- An agreement or understanding between the chief European powers, the United States, and Jap...
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Out-of-the-way
·adj ·see under Out, ·adv
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Acts of the Apostles
The title now given to the fifth and last of the historical books of the New Testament. The author s...
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Adam, the city of
Is referred to in Josh. 3:16. It stood "beside Zarethan," on the west bank of Jordan (1 Kings 4:12)....
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Canaan, the language of
Mentioned in Isa. 19:18, denotes the language spoken by the Jews resident in Palestine. The language...
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Chief of the three
A title given to Adino the Eznite, one of David's greatest heroes (2 Sam. 23:8); also called Jashobe...
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Congregation, mount of the
(Isa. 14:13), has been supposed to refer to the place where God promised to meet with his people (Ex...
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Covering of the eyes
Occurs only in Gen. 20:16. In the Revised Version the rendering is "it (i.e., Abimelech's present of...
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Dedication, Feast of the
(John 10:22, 42), i.e., the feast of the renewing. It was instituted B.C. 164 to commemorate the pur...
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East, Children of the
The Arabs as a whole, known as the Nabateans or Kedarenes, nomad tribes (Judg. 6:3, 33; 7:12; 8:10)....
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Ephraim, The tribe of
Took precedence over that of Manasseh by virtue of Jacob's blessing (Gen. 41:52; 48:1). The descenda...
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Fishing, the art of
Was prosecuted with great industry in the waters of Palestine. It was from the fishing-nets that Jes...
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Fountain of the Virgin
The perennial source from which the Pool of Siloam (q.v.) is supplied, the waters flowing in a copio...
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Harosheth of the Gentiles
(Judg. 4:2) or nations, a city near Hazor in Galilee of the Gentiles, or Upper Galilee, in the north...
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Hebrew of the Hebrews
One whose parents are both Hebrews (Phil. 3:5; 2 Cor. 11:22); a genuine Hebrew.
...
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Intercession of the Spirit
(Rom. 8:26, 27; John 14:26). "Christ is a royal Priest (Zech. 6:13). From the same throne, as King, ...
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Isaiah, The Book of
Consists of prophecies delivered (Isa. 1) in the reign of Uzziah (1-5), (2) of Jotham (6), (3) Ahaz ...
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Joshua, The Book of
Contains a history of the Israelites from the death of Moses to that of Joshua. It consists of three...
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Kings, The Books of
The two books of Kings formed originally but one book in the Hebrew Scriptures. The present division...
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Maccabees, Books of the
There were originally five books of the Maccabees. The first contains a history of the war of indepe...
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Moreh, the Hill of
Probably identical with "little Hermon," the modern Jebel ed-Duhy, or perhaps one of the lower spurs...
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Mount of the Amalekites
A place near Pirathon (q.v.), in the tribe of Ephraim (Judg. 12:15).
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Mount of the Amorites
The range of hills which rises abruptly in the wilderness of et-Tih ("the wandering"), mentioned Deu...
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Mount of the congregation
Only in Isa. 14:13, a mythic mountain of the Babylonians, regarded by them as the seat of the gods. ...
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Mount of the valley
(Josh. 13:19), a district in the east of Jordan, in the territory of Reuben. The "valley" here was p...
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Numbering of the people
Besides the numbering of the tribes mentioned in the history of the wanderings in the wilderness, we...
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Oreb, The rock of
The place where Gideon slew Oreb after the defeat of the Midianites (Judg. 7:25; Isa. 10:26). It was...
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Perseverance of the saints
Their certain continuance in a state of grace. Once justified and regenerated, the believer can neit...
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Ramath of the south
(Heb. Ramath-negeb). The Heb. negeb is the general designation for south or south-west of Judah. Thi...
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Resurrection of the dead
Will be simultaneous both of the just and the unjust (Dan. 12:2; John 5:28, 29; Rom. 2:6-16; 2 Thess...
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Ruth The Book of
Was originally a part of the Book of Judges, but it now forms one of the twenty-four separate books ...
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Salt, The city of
One of the cities of Judah (Josh. 15:62), probably in the Valley of Salt, at the southern end of the...
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Schools of the Prophets
(1 Sam. 19:18-24; 2 Kings 2:3, 5, 7, 12, 15) were instituted for the purpose of training young men f...
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Shallecheth, The gate of
I.e., "the gate of casting out," hence supposed to be the refuse gate; one of the gates of the house...
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Shiloah, The waters of
=Siloah, (Neh. 3:15) and Siloam (q.v.)
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Shinar, The Land of
LXX. and Vulgate "Senaar;" in the inscriptions, "Shumir;" probably identical with Babylonia or South...
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Shual, The land of
Land of the fox, a district in the tribe of Benjamin (1 Sam. 13:17); possibly the same as Shalim (9:...
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Siloah, The pool of
Heb. shelah; i.e., "the dart", Neh. 3:15; with the art. shiloah, "sending," Isa. 8:6 (comp. 7:3)=Sil...
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Simeon, The tribe of
Was "divided and scattered" according to the prediction in Gen. 49:5-7. They gradually dwindled in n...
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Sinim, The land of
(Isa. 49:12), supposed by some to mean China, but more probably Phoenicia (Gen. 10:17) is intended.
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Tob, The land of
A district on the east of Jodan, about 13 miles south-east of the Sea of Galilee, to which Jephthah ...
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Tower of the furnaces
(Neh. 3:11; 12:38), a tower at the north-western angle of the second wall of Jerusalem. It was proba...
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Uz, The land of
Where Job lived (1:1; Jer. 25:20; Lam. 4:21), probably somewhere to the east or south-east of Palest...
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Witness of the Spirit
(Rom. 8:16), the consciousness of the gracious operation of the Spirit on the mind, "a certitude of ...
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Arms of the City
Argent, plain cross gules, in the dexter chief canton a sword erect in pale of the second.
Crest : ...
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Ferm of the City (King's)
Mentioned in will of John de Pulteneye, 1349 (Ct. H.W. I. 610).
The fee farm rent paid to the Crown...
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Gates of the City
According to Stow these were originally four in number, Aldgate, Aldersgate, Ludgate, and Bridgegate...
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Guildhall of the Teutons
See Steelyard.
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Hall of the Danes
See Danes (Hall of).
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Liberties of the Tower
See Tower Liberty.
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(St.) Mary of the Piu
See St. Mary Magdalen of the Guildhall.
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Pui, Fraternity of the
A brotherhood of French and English traders in London united for certain charitable purposes and the...
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Sac, Friars, of the
See Penitentia (Fratres de).
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Warden of the City
Appointed by the King from time to time in place of the Mayor, when the City had incurred his disple...
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admiral of the blue
who carries his flag on the main-mast. A landlord or publican wearing a blue apron, as was formerly ...
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brother of the blade
A soldier BUSKIN. A player. BUNG. A brewer QUILL. An author. STRING. A fiddler. WHIP. A coachman.
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cock of the company
A weak man, who from the desire of being the head of the company associates with low people, and pay...
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cup of the creature
A cup of good liquor.
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foreman of the jury
One who engrosses all the talk to himself, or speaks for the rest of the company.
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gift of the gab
A facility of speech.
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king of the gypsies
The captain, chief, or ringleader of the gang of misrule: in the cant language called also the uprig...
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knight of the blade
A bully.
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knight of the post
A false evidence, one that is ready to swear any thing for hire.
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knight of the rainbow
A footman: from the variety of colours in the liveries and trimming of gentlemen of that cloth.
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knight of the road
A highwayman.
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knight of the sheers
A taylor.
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knight of the thimble
A taylor or stay-maker.
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knight of the whip
A coachman.
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knight of the trencher
A great eater.
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limb of the law
An inferior or pettyfogging attorney.
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man of the town
A rake, a debauchee.
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man of the turf
A horse racer, or jockey.
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man of the world
A knowing man.
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master of the mint
A gardener.
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master of the rolls
A baker.
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master of the wardrobe
One who pawns his clothes to purchase liquor.
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mother of the maids
A bawd.
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postilion of the gospel
A parson who hurries over the service.
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surveyor of the highways
One reeling drunk.
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surveyor of the pavement
One standing in the pillory.
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tears of the tankard
The drippings of liquor on a man's waistcoat.
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tib of the buttery
A goose. CANT. Saint Tibb's evening; the evening of the last day, or day of judgment: he will pay yo...
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urinal of the planets
Ireland: so called from the frequent rains in that island.
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woman of the town
A prostitute.
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king of the herrings
n.
another name for the elephant-fish (q.v.).
1890. A. H. S. Lucas, `Handbook of the AustralasianA...
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rather of the ratherest
meat underdone. Norf.
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weeks of the mouth
The sides of it. Lane.
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adjustment of the compass
Swinging a ship to every point of bearing, to note the variation or error of the needle upon each rh...
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angle of the centre
In fortification, the angle formed at the centre of the polygon by lines drawn from thence to the po...
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angle of the shoulder
See epaule.
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angle of the vertical
The difference between the geographical and geocentric latitudes of a place upon the earth's surface...
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compensator of the compass
See magnetic compensator.
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compression of the poles
The amount of flattening at the polar regions of a planet, by which the polar diameter is less than ...
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comptroller of the customs
The officer who controls and has a check on the collectors of customs. (See controller.)
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comptroller of the navy
Formerly the chief commissioner of the navy board, at which he presided.
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curve of the coast
When the shore alternately recedes and projects gradually, so as to trend towards a curve shape.
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cut of the jib
A phrase for the aspect of a vessel, or person.
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depression, of the horizon
(See dip.)
In artillery, the angle below the horizon at which the axis of a gun is laid in order t...
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dip of the horizon
The angle contained between the sensible and apparent horizons, the angular point being the eye of t...
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throw of the shot
See dispart of the shot
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dispart, or throw of the shot
The difference between the semi-diameter of the base-ring at the breech of a gun, and that of the ri...
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dolphin of the mast
A kind of wreath or strap formed of plaited cordage, to be fastened occasionally round the lower yar...
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equation of the centre
The difference between the true and mean anomalies of a planet.
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eye of the wind
The direction to windward from whence it blows. (See wind's-eye.)
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flower of the winds
The mariner's compass on maps and charts.
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fluctuation of the tide
The rising and falling of the waters.
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gratings of the head
See head-gratings.
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