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Into
·prep Denoting inclusion; as, put these ideas into other words. II. Into ·prep To the inside of; wi...

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Walk
·noun Conduct; course of action; behavior. II. Walk ·vi To move off; to <<Depart>>. III. Walk ·add...

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Dashmood's Walk, Dashwood's Walk
See Alderman's Walk. ...

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By-walk
·noun A secluded or private walk. ...

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Walk-mill
·noun A fulling mill. ...

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Walk-over
·noun In racing, the going over a course by a horse which has no competitor for the prize; hence, co...

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Alderman's Walk
West out of Bishopsgate, on the north side of St. Botolph's Church, at No. 117 (P.O. Directory). In ...

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Broad Walk
In the Tower precincts (P.C. 1732-Boyle, 1799). Also called "Northumberland Place" in P.C. Survey. ...

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Long Walk
1) North from Christ's Hospital to St. Bartholomew's Hospital (Strype, ed. 1720, I. iii. 195-Boyle, ...

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(St.) Paul's Walk
The middle aisle of Old St. Paul's was vulgarly so called when desecrated by being used as a meeting...

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fisherman's walk
An extremely confined space; "three steps and overboard," is often said of what river yachtsmen term...

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stern-walk
The old galleries formerly used to line-of-battle ships. ...

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walk away!
The order to step out briskly with a tackle fall, as in hoisting boats. ...

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walk back!
A method in cases where a purchase must not be lowered by a round turn, as "Walk back the capstan;" ...

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King's Bench Walk
On the north side of the Temple Gardens, within the Temple precincts (P.O. Directory). First mentio...

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to walk the chalk
To walk straight. "The Tallapoosa volunteers," said Capt. Suggs; "so let every body look out and wa...

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to walk the plank
This is an expression borrowed from the horrible practice of pirates, who, when they determine to de...

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walk spanish, to
To quit duty without leave; to desert. ...

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put into port, to
To enter an intermediate or any port in the course of a voyage, usually from stress of weather. ...

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to fire into the wrong flock
is a metaphorical expression used at the West, denoting that one has mistaken his object, as when a ...

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knocked into a cocked hat
Knocked out of shape; spoiled; ruined. The allusion or metaphor seems to be that of the hat of some ...

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bundling things into a boat
Loading it in a slovenly way. ...

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luff into a harbour, to
To sail into it, shooting head to wind, gradually. A ship is accordingly said to spring her luff whe...

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walk the quarter-deck, to
A phrase signifying to take the rank of an officer. ...

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walk the weather gangway netting
A night punishment in a man-of-war for those of the watch who have missed their muster. ...

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volunteering from a merchantman into the navy
Any seaman can leave his ship for the purpose of forthwith entering into the royal navy; and thus le...

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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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