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• Thousand

  ·noun Hence, indefinitely, a great number. II. Thousand ·adj Hence, consisting of a great number in...

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• Ten

  ·adj One more than nine; twice five. II. Ten ·noun A symbol representing ten units, as 10, x, or X....

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• Upper

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

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• Thousand legs

  ·- A millepid, or galleyworm; — called also thousand-legged worm. ...

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• thousand-jacket

  n. a North Island name for Ribbon-wood (q.v.), a New Zealand tree. Layer afterlayer of the inner ba...

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• Ten-o'clock

  ·noun A plant, the star-of-Bethlehem. ·see under <<Star>>. ...

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• Ten-pounder

  ·noun A large oceanic fish (Elops saurus) found in the tropical parts of all the oceans. It is used ...

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• Ten-strike

  ·noun Any quick, decisive stroke or act. II. Ten-strike ·noun A knocking down of all ten pins at on...

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• ten toes

  See bayard of ten toes. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• ten-pounder

  A name given to a bony mullet-shaped fish of the West Indies. ...

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• Ten Commandments

  The popular name in this, as in so many instances,is not that of Scripture. There we have the "TEN W...

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• upper benjamin

  A great coat. CANT. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• upper story

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

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• upper crust

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

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• upper story

  The brain; as, 'He's not right in his upper story.'--Carr's Craven Dialect. This same expression is ...

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• upper counter

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

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• upper deck

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

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• 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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• like a thousand of brick

  A queer simile very often heard. It means, of course, very heavily; and then, vigorously; vehemently...

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• Ten Bell Court

  South out of Snow Hill, in Farringdon Ward Without (P.C. 1732-Boyle, 1799). Site now covered by Hol...

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• one in ten

  A parson: an allusion to his tithes. ...

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• Plagues, The Ten

  The occasion on which the plagues were sent is described in Exod 3-12. • The plague of blood.When M...

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• Upper East Smithfield

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

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• Upper Thames Street

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

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• bayard of ten toes

  To ride bayard of ten toes, is to walk on foot. Bayard was a horse famous in old romances, ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• ten in the hundred

  An usurer; more than five in the hundred being deemed usurious interest. ...

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• Angel Alley, Upper Thames Street

  See Angel Passage. ...

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• Brewhouse Lane, Upper Thames Street

  See Brewers Lane. ...

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• Bush Alley, Upper East Smithfield

  See Brush Court. ...

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• 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...

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• Sun Court, Upper East Smithfield

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

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• Swan Street, Upper East Smithfield

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

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• Swann Alley, Upper East Smithfield

  See Swan Street, Upper East Smithfield. ...

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• 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;...

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• Red Bull Alley, Upper Thames Street

  See Red Bull Yard. ...

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• Sheepshead, Sheepherd's Alley, Upper Thames Street

  See Shepherd's Alley. ...

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