nigh upon

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• Nigh

  ·adj Almost; nearly; as, he was nigh dead. II. Nigh ·prep Near to; not remote or distant from. III...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• nigh

  to nigh a thing, to be close to it, to touch it. N. ...

  A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose

• Upon

  ·prep On; — used in all the senses of that word, with which it is interchangeable. ...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• Upon

  This expression is used instead of "in" in the case of Lothbury, Bucklersbury, Aldermanbury, and Cor...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• Well-nigh

  ·adv Almost; nearly. ...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• nigh unto

  Nearly; almost. A vulgarism. I nigh unto burst with madness!--I could feel every har on my head kin...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• nigh-hand

  hard by. North. ...

  A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose

• to allot upon

  To intend, to form a purpose; as, I allot upon going to Boston. Used by uneducated people in the int...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• down upon

  To be down upon, is to seize with avidity, as a bird of prey would pounce down upon its victim. Allu...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• doubling upon

  In a naval engagement, the act of inclosing any part of a hostile fleet between two fires, as Nelson...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• lap upon

  The mast carlings are said to lap upon the beams by reason of their great depth, and head-ledges at ...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• raised upon

  When a vessel is heightened in her upper works. ...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• Judah upon Jordan

  The Authorized Version, following the Vulgate, has this rendering in Josh. 19:34. It has been sugges...

  Easton's Bible Dictionary

• Conduit upon Cornhill

  In Cornhill opposite the north end of Change Alley and the eastern side of the Royal Exchange. Show...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• (St.) Michael upon Thames

  See St. Michael Queenhithe. ...

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• (St.) Miltheldrede upon Walbrook

  See St. Mildred Poultry. ...

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• Tun upon Cornhill

  In Cornhill, opposite the north end of Change Alley. Built as a prison for night walkers by Henry le...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• dance upon nothing

  To be hanged. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• account, going upon

  A phrase for buccaneering. ...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• double upon, to

  See doubling upon. ...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• luff upon luff

  One luff-tackle applied to the fall of another, to afford an increase of purchase. ...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• ship raised upon

  One of which the upper works have been heightened by additional timbers. About the year 1816 several...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• six-upon-four

  Reduced allowance; four rations allotted to six men. ...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• whip upon whip

  A sort of easy purchase, much used in colliers. It consists of one whip applied to the falls of anot...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• Le Dolphyn upon le Hoop

  A brewhouse tenement called "le Dolphyn upon le hoop" in parish of St. Magnus by London Bridge, 23 H...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• going upon the dub

  Going out to break open, or pick the locks of, houses. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• dead upon a wind

  Braced sharp up and bowlines hauled. ...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• (St.) Mildred de Walebroc, upon Walebroke

  See St. Mildred Poultry. ...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• death's head upon a mop-stick

  A poor miserable, emaciated fellow; one quite an otomy. See otomy.-- He looked as pleasant as the p...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• Chapel upon the Charnell in St. Paul's Churchyard

  Newly built chapel in St. Paul's Churchyard beyond the charnel house mentioned in will of Roger Beyv...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.