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too- too
used absolutely for very well, or good. N.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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Too
·adv Likewise; also; in addition.
II. Too ·adv Over; more than enough;
— noting excess; as, a thin...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Breeches
·noun ·pl Trousers; pantaloons.
II. Breeches ·noun ·pl A garment worn by men, covering the hips and...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Breeches
(Ex. 28:42), rather linen drawers, reaching from the waist to a little above the knee, worn by the p...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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breeches
To wear the breeches; a woman who governs her husband is said to wear the breeches.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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Big
·noun ·Alt. of <<Bigg>>.
II. Big ·vt ·Alt. of <<Bigg>>.
III. Big ·superl Having largeness of size;...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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big
barley, to big, to build. Cumb.
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His
·pron The possessive of he; as, the book is his.
II. His ·pron Belonging or pertaining to him;
— u...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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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 ·...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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For-
·- A prefix to verbs, having usually the force of a negative or privative. It often implies also los...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Breeches Yard
In Townsend Lane, Thames Street (P.C. 1732-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
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breeches bible
An edition of the Bible printed in 1598, wherein it is said that Adam and Eve sewed figleaves togeth...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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little breeches
A familiar appellation used to a little boy.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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sitting breeches
One who stays late in company, is said to have his sitting breeches on, or that he will sit longer t...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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dutchman's breeches
The patch of blue sky often seen when a gale is breaking, is said to be, however small, "enough to m...
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welshman's breeches
See dutchman's breeches.
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Big-bellied
·adj Having a great belly; as, a big-bellied man or flagon; advanced in pregnancy.
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Big-wigged
·adj characterized by pomposity of manner.
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big-head
n.
a fish. The name is used locallyfor various fishes; in Australia it is Eleotrisnudiceps, Castln....
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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big-bugs
People of consequence.
Then we'll go to the Lord's house--I don't mean to the meetin' house, but wh...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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big-wigs
People of consequence. The same as the last.
Demagogues and place-hunters make the people stare by ...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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big figure
To do things on the big figure, means to do them on a large scale. This vulgar phrase is used at the...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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big knives
A term applied to Europeans and their descendants, by the North American Indians. It signifies weare...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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great big
Very large. Often used by children.
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big-wigs
A cant term for the higher officers.
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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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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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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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for-by
Near to; adjacent.
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Big Bend State
·add. ·- Tennessee;
— a nickname.
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burnt his fingers
When a person has suffered loss by a speculation, he is said to have burnt his fingers. It is used i...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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cutting his painter
Making off suddenly or clandestinely, or "departed this life."
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water his hole
A saying used when the cable is up and down, to encourage the men to heave heartily, and raise the s...
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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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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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tit for tat
An equivalent.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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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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quittee for quottee
an equivalent ; QUID PRO QUO. Kent.
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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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to go the big figure
To do things on a large scale.
Why, our senators go the big figure on fried oysters and whisky punc...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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the cut of his jib
The form of his profile, the cast of his countenance; as, "I knew him by the cut of his jib." A naut...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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brought to his bearings
Reduced to obedience.
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lying on his oars
Taking a rest; at ease.
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unrove his life-line
Departed this life.
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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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lay-overs for meddlers
A reply to a troublesome question on the part of a child, in answer to 'What's that?.' A turn-over i...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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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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hard at his a-se
Close after him.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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sorrow shall be his sops
He shall repent this. Sorrow go by me; a common expletive used by presbyterians in Ireland.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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happy man be his dole!
a good wish ; as, may happiness be his lot. North.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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bearings, to bring to his
Used in conversation for "to bring to reason." To bring an unruly subject to his senses, to know he ...
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every man to his station
See station.
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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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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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Jacob and his Twelve Sons Inn
East out of Red Cross Street, in Cripplegate Ward Without (O. and M. 1677).
The site is now occupie...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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staggering bob, with his yellow pumps
A calf just dropped, and unable to stand, killed for veal in Scotland: the hoofs of a young calf are...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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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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wry mouth and a pissen pair of breeches
Hanging.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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born with a silver spoon in his mouth
To inherit a fortune by birth.
Mr. Hood, in his History of Miss Kilmansegg, says
She was one of th...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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born with a silver spoon in his mouth
Said of a person who, by birth or connection, has all the usual obstacles to advancement cleared awa...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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england expects every man will do his duty
This is introduced into a naval vocabulary, not as wanting explanation, but that in recording the mo...
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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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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.