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• upper story

  or garret Figuratively used to signify the head. His upper story or garrets are unfurnished; i.e. h...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• Story

  ·noun A euphemism or child's word for "a lie;" a fib; as, to tell a story. II. Story ·vt To tell in...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• story

  A floor; a flight of rooms.--Johnson. In the United States, the floor next the ground is the first ...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• Upper

  ·noun The upper leather for a shoe; a vamp. II. Upper (·comp) Being further up, literally or figura...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• Over-story

  ·noun The clearstory, or upper story, of a building. ...

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• Story-teller

  ·noun An historian; — in contempt. II. Story-teller ·noun A euphemism or child's word for. III. S...

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• Story-telling

  ·adj Being accustomed to tell stories. II. Story-telling ·noun The act or practice of telling stori...

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• Story-writer

  ·noun An historian; a chronicler. II. Story-writer ·noun One who writes short stories, as for magaz...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• canterbury story

  A long roundabout tale. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• upper benjamin

  A great coat. CANT. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• upper crust

  The aristocracy; the higher circles. I want you to see Peel, Stanley, Graham, Shiel, Russell, Macau...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• upper counter

  The counter between the wing transom and the rail. (See counter.) ...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• upper deck

  The highest of those decks which are continued throughout the whole length of a ship without falls o...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• upper finishing

  See finishings. ...

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• upper masts

  The top-mast, topgallant-mast, and royal-mast; any spars above these are termed poles. (See pole-mas...

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• upper strake

  or wash of boats. A strake thicker than those of the bottom, wrought round the gunwales, and lined...

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• upper or top-rider futtocks

  These timbers stand nearly the same as breadth-riders, and very much strengthen the top-side. ...

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• upper transit

  The passage of a circumpolar star over the meridian above the pole; the opposite of the lower transi...

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• upper-works

  That part of a ship which rises from the water's surface when she is properly trimmed for a voyage. ...

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• Story, William Wetmore

  (1819-1895) Sculptor, poet, etc., b. at Salem, Mass., was intended for the law, but became a sculpt...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Upper East Smithfield

  East from Littie Tower Hill to Dock Street (P.O. Directory). Earliest mention: Lockie, 1810. Forme...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• Upper Thames Street

  West from Fish Street Hill to Blackfriars (P.O. Directory). In -Bridge Ward Within, Dowgate, Vintry,...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• the upper ten thousand

  and contracted, THE UPPER TEN. The aristocracy; the upper circles of our large cities. A phrase inve...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• cock and a bull story

  A roundabout story, without head or tail, i.e. beginning or ending. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• Angel Alley, Upper Thames Street

  See Angel Passage. ...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• Brewhouse Lane, Upper Thames Street

  See Brewers Lane. ...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• Bush Alley, Upper East Smithfield

  See Brush Court. ...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• Castle Lane, Upper Thames Street

  See Castle Yard. ...

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• Horshoe Court, Upper Thames Street

  See Wilson's Yard. ...

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• Huggin Lane, Upper Thames Street

  South out of Queen Victoria Street to Upper Thames Street (P.O. Directory). In Queenhithe Ward. Fir...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• Sun Court, Upper East Smithfield

  North out of Upper East Smithfield at No.20 (Lockie, 1810-Bacon's map, 1912). Other names: "Sun Yar...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• Swan Street, Upper East Smithfield

  North-east from Butcher Row to East Smithfield at No.102, with a branch to Nightingale Lane (Lockie,...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• Swann Alley, Upper East Smithfield

  See Swan Street, Upper East Smithfield. ...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• Timber Yard, Upper Thames Street

  See George Yard. ...

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• to keep a stiff upper lip

  is to continue firm, unmoved. My friend, said he, don't cry for spilt milk; keep a stiff upper lip;...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• Red Bull Alley, Upper Thames Street

  See Red Bull Yard. ...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• Sheepshead, Sheepherd's Alley, Upper Thames Street

  See Shepherd's Alley. ...

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• banbury story of a cock and a bull

  A roundabout, nonsensical story. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose