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old man
n.
a full-grown male Kangaroo.The aboriginal corruption is Wool-man.
1827. P. Cunningham, `Two Yea...
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old-man fern
a Bush-name in Tasmania for the Tree-fern (q.v.).
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Man
·vt To tame, as a hawk.
II. Man ·noun The human race; mankind.
III. Man ·vt To furnish with a serv...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Man
1) Heb. Adam, used as the proper name of the first man. The name is derived from a word meaning "to ...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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man
(Cambridge.)
Any undergraduate from fifteen to thirty. As a man of Emanuel--a young member of Emanu...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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man
A ship is frequently spoken of as man; as man-of-war, merchantman, Guineaman, East or West Indiaman,...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Man
Four Hebrew terms are rendered "man" in the Authorized Version:
• Adam, the name of the man created...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Old
·noun Open country.
II. Old ·superl More than enough; abundant.
III. Old ·superl Used colloquially...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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old
1) Crafty; cunning. Used in vulgar language. When a person attempts to get the advantage of another,...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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old
great ; here has been old doings, here has been great doings. C.
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old-man salt-bush
Atriplex nummularium,Lindl. See Salt-Bush.
1889. J. H. Maiden, `Useful Native Plants,' p. 118:
«On...
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man-of-war's man
A seaman belonging to the royal navy.
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Abraham-man
·noun ·Alt. of Abram-man.
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Abram-man
·noun One of a set of vagabonds who formerly roamed through England, feigning lunacy for the sake of...
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Apron man
·- A man who wears an apron; a laboring man; a mechanic.
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Decoy-man
·noun A man employed in decoying wild fowl.
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Man-eater
·noun One who, or that which, has an appetite for human flesh; specifically, one of certain large sh...
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Quarry-man
·noun A man who is engaged in quarrying stones; a quarrier.
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Remainder-man
·noun One who has an estate after a particular estate is determined. ·see <<Remainder>>, ·noun, 3.
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Squaw man
·add. ·- A white man who has married an Indian squaw; sometimes, one who has gained tribal rights by...
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Trencher-man
·noun A <<Cook>>.
II. Trencher-man ·noun A table companion; a trencher mate.
III. Trencher-man ·no...
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barrow man
A man under sentence of transportation; alluding to the convicts at Woolwich, who are principally em...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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bristol man
The son of an Irish thief and a Welch whore.
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cunning man
1) A cheat, who pretends by his skill in astrology to assist persons in recovering stolen goods: and...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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durham man
Knocker kneed, he grinds mustard with his knees: Durham is famous for its mustard.
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family man
A thief or receiver of stolen goods.
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fancy man
A man kept by a lady for secret services.
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flash man
A bully to a bawdy house. A whore's bully.
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good man
A word of various imports, according to the place where it is spoken: in the city it means a rich ma...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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honest man
A term frequently used by superiors to inferiors. As honest a man as any in the cards when all the k...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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man trap
A woman's commodity.
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pannier man
A servant belonging to the Temple and Gray's Inn, whose office is to announce the dinner. This in th...
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public man
A bankrupt.
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strong man
To play the part of the strong man, i.e. to push the cart and horses too; to be whipt at the cart's ...
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sunday man
One who goes abroad on that day only, for fear of arrests.
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topping man
A rich man.
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trencher man
A stout trencher man; one who has a good appetite, or, as the term is, plays a good knife and fork.
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turnpike man
A parson; because the clergy collect their tolls at our entrance into and exit from the world.
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ostentatious man
One who boasts without reason, or, as the canters say, pisses more than he drinks.
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ungrateful man
A parson, who at least once a week abuses his best benefactor, i.e. the devil.
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upright man
An upright man signifies the chief or principal of a crew. The vilest, stoutest rogue in the pack is...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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remittance-man
n.
one who derives the meansof an inglorious and frequently dissolute existence from theperiodical ...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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stock-man
n.
used in Australia for a manemployed to look after stock.
1821. Governor Macquarie, `Government ...
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stocks-man
n.
an unusual form for Stock-man (q.v.).
1862. F. J. Jobson, `Australia,' c. vi. p. 145:
«We saw ...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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wool-man
n.
aboriginal mispronunciation of old man (q.v.).
1830. Robert Dawson, `The Present State of Austr...
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tithing-man
In New England, a parish officer appointed to preserve order at public worship, and enforce the prop...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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dattle-man
a day-labourer. York.
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daves-man
an arbitrator, or umpire. N.
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knightle-man
an active or skilful man. N.
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sary-man
an expression of pity. N.
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wasset-man
a scarce-crow. Wilts.
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beach-man
A person on the coast of Africa who acts as interpreter to shipmasters, and assists them in conducti...
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bond-man
A harsh method in some ships, in keeping one man bound for the good behaviour of another on leave.
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full man
A rating in coasters for one receiving whole pay, as being competent to all his duties; able seaman....
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half-man
A landsman or boy in a coaster, undeserving the pay of a full-man.
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hebber-man
An old name for a fisherman on the Thames below London Bridge, who took whitings, smelts, &c., commo...
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man, to
To provide a competent number of hands for working and fighting a ship; to place people for duty, as...
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man-bound
Detained in port in consequence of being short of complement.
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man-broker
Synonymous with crimp (which see).
...
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man-hole
The aperture, secured by a door, in the upper part of a steam-boiler, which allows a person to enter...
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man-hunting
The impress service.
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man overboard!
A cry which excites greater activity in a ship than any other, from the anxious desire to render ass...
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man ship!
Is to range the people on the yards and rigging in readiness to give three cheers, as a salute on me...
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peter-man
, or peterer.
A fisherman. Also, the Dutch fishing vessels that frequented our eastern coast.
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quarter-man
A dockyard officer employed to superintend a certain number of workmen.
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signal-man
The yeoman of the signals; a first-class petty officer in the navy.
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stere's-man
A pilot or steerer, from the Anglo-Saxon stéora.
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Old Dominion
·add. ·- Virginia;
— a name of uncertain origin, perh. from the old designation of the colony as "t...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Old-fashioned
·adj Formed according to old or obsolete fashion or pattern; adhering to old customs or ideas; as, a...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Old-gentlemanly
·adj Pertaining to an old gentleman, or like one.
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Old-maidish
·adj Like an old maid; prim; precise; particular.
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Old-maidism
·noun The condition or characteristics of an old maid.
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Old-womanish
·adj Like an old woman; anile.
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Old gate
One of the gates in the north wall of Jerusalem, so called because built by the Jebusites (Neh. 3:6;...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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The Old Bailey
South from Newgate Street, at No.2, to 46 Ludgate Hill (P.O. Directory). In Farringdon Ward Without....
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Old Bethlem
See Old Bethlehem Hospital.
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Old Change
South out of Cheapside, at No.10, to Knightrider Street (P.O. Directory). In Farringdon Ward Within,...
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Old Dog
See Queen's Arms.
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Old Exchange
See Old Change.
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Old Jewry
North out of Poultry, at No.43, to Gresham Street (P.O. Directory). In Cheap Ward and Coleman Street...
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Old Lane
See Viterilane.
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Old Ludgate
On the west side of Bishopsgate, west of the London Workhouse, on the south side of Half Moon Street...
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Old Piscaria
See Old Fish Street.
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Old Place
Messuage or great Place commonly called the "Old Place" situate at the east head of the parish churc...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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The Old Swan
In Thames Street in 1645 near St. Martin's lane (L. and P. Chas. I. xx. p. 59').
The lady of Glouce...
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Old Temple
See The Temple.
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Old Wardrobe
See Prince's Wardrobe.
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Old Yard
South out of Chick Lane, in Farringdon Ward Without (O. and M. 1677). Seems to be identical with Old...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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old hat
a woman's privities: because frequently felt.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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old hand
Knowing or expert in any business.
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old harry
A composition used by vintners to adulterate their wines; also the nick-name for the devil.
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old ding
See old hat.
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old nick
The Devil: from NEKEN, the evil spirit of the north.
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old one
The Devil. Likewise an expression of quizzical familiarity, as "how d'ye do, OLD ONE?"
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old pegg
Poor Yorkshire cheese, made of skimmed milk.
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old stager
One accustomed to business, one who knows mankind.
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old toast
A brisk old fellow. CANT.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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the old start
Newgate: he is gone to the start, or the old start. CANT.
...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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hand, old
n.
one who has been a convict.
1861. T. McCombie, `Australian Sketches,' p. 141:
«The men who hav...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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hat, old
See old-hat.
...
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identity, old
n.
phrase denoting a person wellknown in a place. a term invented in Dunedin, New Zealand, in1862, ...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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old chum
n.
Not in common use: the oppositeto a new chum.
1846. C. P. Hodgson, `Reminiscences of Australia,...
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old-hat
a Victorian political catch-word.
1895. `The Argus,' May 11, p. 8, col. 3:
«Mr. Frank Stephen was ...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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old hat
a Victorian political catch-word.
1895. `The Argus,' May 11, p. 8, col. 3:
«Mr. Frank Stephen was ...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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old lady
n.
name given to a moth, ErebusPluto.
...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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old-wife
n.
a New South Wales fish, Enoplosus armatus, White, family Percidae.The local name Old-Wife in Eng...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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"old hunkers"
We have been requested to give a definition of this term. Party nicknames are not often logically ju...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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old-wife
The popular name of a brown duck, one of the most common throughout North America, the long-tailed D...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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old-squaw
The popular name of a brown duck, one of the most common throughout North America, the long-tailed D...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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old country
A term applied to Great Britain, originally by natives from that country, but now understood and use...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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old countryman
A native of England, Scotland, Ireland, or Wales. The term is never applied to persons from the Cont...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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old dominion
The State of Virginia.
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old hunker
See barnburners.
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old land
ground that has lain long untilled, and just ploughed up. The same in Essex is called new lands.
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old lad
and OLD YOUTH
applied to a healthy man in years : he's a fine old youth. Derb.
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old country
A very general designation for Great Britain among the Americans. The term is never applied to any p...
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old hand
A knowing and expert person.
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old horse
Tough salt-beef.
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old ice
In polar parlance, that of previous seasons.
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old-stager
One well initiated in anything.
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old-stagerism
An adherence to established customs; sea conservatism.
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old wife
A fish about 2 feet long, and 9 inches high in the back, having a small mouth, a large eye, a broad ...
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Age, Old
The aged occupied a prominent place in the social and political system of the Jews. In private life ...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Old Testament
I. TEXT OF THE OLD TESTAMENT.-
• History of the text. -A history of the text of the Old Testament s...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Testament, Old
[OLD TESTAMENT; BIBLE] OLD TESTAMENT - 3249
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Fall of man
An expression probably borrowed from the Apocryphal Book of Wisdom, to express the fact of the revol...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Man of sin
A designation of Antichrist given in 2 Thess. 2:3-10, usually regarded as descriptive of the Papal p...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Son of man
1) Denotes mankind generally, with special reference to their weakness and frailty (Job 25:6; Ps. 8:...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Green Man Yard
West out of Coleman Street, a little south from London Wall (Lockie, 1816).
Not named in the maps.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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brain a man
i. e. knock his brains out. N.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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furze-man-pig
a hedge -hog. Glouc.
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goose-man chick
a gosling. York, and Glouc. The syllable MAN is redundant, as in FURZE-MAN PIG, a hedge-hog.
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fore-man afloat
The dockyard officer in charge of the shipwrights working on board a ship not in dock.
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fore-mast man
From "before the mast." A private seaman as distinguished from an officer of a ship.
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man-handle, to
To move by force of men, without levers or tackles.
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man-of-war
Any vessel in the royal navy.
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Old lang syne
·- ·see Auld lang syne.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Old Line State
·add. ·- Maryland; a nickname, alluding to the fact that its northern boundary in Mason and Dixon's ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Fore Old Jewry
By Aldgate (W. Stow, 1722, and Rev. of London, 1728).
See Jewry Street.
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Great Old Bailey
See Old Bailey.
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Little Old Bailey
North-west out of Old Bailey at Fleet Lane to Snow Hill, in Farringdon Ward Without (L. and P. Commo...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Olave Old Jewry
On the west side of Old Jewry, in Coleman Street Ward, on the boundary of Coleman Street and Cheap W...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Old Artillery Ground
Extends from Middlesex Street south to Spital Square north, east of Bishopsgate Street, outside the ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Old Bedlam Court
In Old Bethlehem (Dodsley, 1761).
No further reference.
Not named in the maps.
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Old Bedlam Lane
See Old Bethlem, Street.
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Old Bell Inn
On the north side of Holborn at No.123 (P.O. Directory). In Farringdon Ward Within.
First mention: ...
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Old Bethlehem Hospital
On the east side of Bishopsgate Street, in Bishopsgate Ward Without. Founded by Simon Fitz Mary, She...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Old Bethlem, Street
West out of Bishopsgate Street. In Bishopsgate Ward Without
"Old Bethlehem" (Hatton, 1708). "Old Be...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Old Brewers Yard
See Old Brewhouse Yard.
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Old Brewhouse Yard
South out of Chick Lane, leading to Fox and Knot Inn, in Farringdon Ward Without (Rocque, 1746-Boyle...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Old Broad Street
South from London Wall and Wormwood Street to No.53 Threadneedle Street (P.O. Directory). In Broad S...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Old Change Hill
North out of Queen Victoria Street at No.120 (P.O. Directory).
Formerly part of Lambeth Hill.
Name...
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Old City Chambers
See Crosby Hall Chambers.
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Old Dean's Lane
Identified with Warwick Lane (q.v.).
First mention: " Eldesdenes lane," 41 H. III. (MS. D. and C. S...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Old Fish Market
In the parishes of St. Mary Magdalene, St. Nicholas Cold abbey, and St. Nicholas Olave in Old Fish S...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Old Fish Street
West from Queen Victoria Street to Knightrider Street, in Bread Street and Queenhithe Wards (O.S.188...
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Old Horseshoe Wharf
South out of Thames Street in parish of St. Benet, Paul's Wharf (P.C. 1732-Dodsley, 1761).
Not name...
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Old Jewry Chambers
On the east side of Old Jewry at No.8 (P.O. Directory). In Coleman Street Ward.
First mention (O.S....
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Old Navy Office
See Navy Office.
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Old Pipe Yard
South out of Bristol Street to Lime Wharf (Rocque, 1746-Boyle, 1799).
"The Pipe Yard" (Dodsley, 176...
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Old Shades Wharf
On the south side of Upper Thames Street, near Fishmongers Hall.
See The Shades.
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Old Swan Alley
On the south side of Thames Street, west of Ebgate Lane (P.C. 1732). Not named in the maps.
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Old Swan Lane
South out of Upper Thames Street, at No.100, to the Thames, between Swan Lane and George Alley (P.O....
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Old Swan Pier
South of Old Swan Stairs, west of London Bridge, at '00 Upper Thames Street (P.O. Directory). In Bri...
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Old Swan Stairs
At the south end of Swan Lane leading down to the river (O.S.) and to Old Swan Pier. In Bridge Ward ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Old Swan Wharf
East of Swan Lane at No. '00 Upper Thames Street (P.O. Directory). In Bridge Ward Within.
First men...
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Old Trinity House
On the west side of Water Lane at No.5 (P.O. Directory). In Tower Ward.
Earliest mention: Incorpora...
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Old Victualling Office
See Victualling Office.
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Old Watch House, Bishopsgate
On the west side of Bishopsgate, south of St. Botolph's Bishopsgate Churchyard.
"Ye olde Watch Hous...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Old Wool Quay
Messuage and wharf called the Olde Wollekey in parish of All Hallows Barking, 1518-19, 5 H. VIII. 14...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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old mr. gory
A piece of gold.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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old-soldier bird
See soldier-birdI.
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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old woman's tooth
A peculiar chisel for stub morticing.
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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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yea and nay man
A quaker, a simple fellow, one who can only answer yes, or no.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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to knock a man over
to knock him down. North.
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capstan, to man the
To place the sailors at it in readiness to heave.
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man, isle of, battery
A name given to the three guns mounted on ships' turrets.
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man-of-war bird
, or frigate bird.
♦ Fregata aquila, a sea-bird of the family Pelecanidæ, found in the tropics, re...
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man-of-war fashion
A state of order, tidiness, and good discipline.
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portuguese man-of-war
A beautiful floating acalephan of the tropical seas; the Physalia pelagica.
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Baker's Court, Old Bethlem
Out of Old Bethlem, in Bishopsgate Ward Without (P.C. 1732).
Not named in the maps.
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Ball Court, Old Bailey
East out of Old Bailey in Farringdon Ward Without (Hatton, 1708-Boyle, 1799).
Former name : " Bell ...
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Bevis Court, Old Jewry
See Bevis Court, Basinghall Street, below.
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Green Arbour, Old Bailey
See Green Arbour Court.
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Green Court, Old Jewry
See Green Dragon Court.
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(St.) Nicholas Old Fish Street
See St. Nicholas Cole Abbey, St. Nicholas Distaff Lane, St. Nicholas New Fish Street, St. Nicholas W...
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Old Fish Street Hill
South out of Old Fish Street to Upper Thames Street, in Queenhithe Ward (Horwood, 1799-L.C.C. List, ...
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Old General Post Office
On the east side of St. Martin le Grand (Street), between that street and Foster Lane.
Erected 1825...
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Old South Sea House
On the south side of Broad Street, north of the South Sea House, in Broad Street Ward (Rocque, 1746)...
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Old Temple, Bar of
See Holborn Bars.
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(St.) Paul's Chapels in Old
These were very numerous and consisted of the followmg: Chapels of Our Lady, of St. Dunstan and St. ...
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Sessions House, Old Bailey
See Central Criminal Court.
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Windmill Court, Old Jewry
East out of Old Jewry, in Coleman Street Ward (Strype, 1720).
First mention: "The Windmill," 1522 (...
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