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Botany Bay
·- A harbor on the east coast of Australia, and an English convict settlement there;
— so called fr...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Botany Bay
n.
lying to the south of theentrance to Port Jackson, New South Wales, the destination ofthe first ...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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botany-bay greens
n.
a vegetable common to allthe colonies, Atriplex cinereum, Poir, N.O.Salsolaceae.
1810. G. Barri...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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botany-bay wood
See botany-bay oak
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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botany-bay oak
or Botany-Bay Wood
,n.
a trade name in England for the timber of Casuarina. See Beef-wood.
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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Botany
·adj & ·noun A book which treats of the science of botany.
II. Botany ·adj & ·noun The science whic...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Tea
·vi To take or drink tea.
II. Tea ·noun The evening meal, at which tea is usually served; supper.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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tea
n.
– Billy-tea, or Bush-tea.
Tea made in a billy (q.v.). There is a belief that in order to bringo...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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Bay
·noun A tract covered with bay trees.
II. Bay ·vi Deep-toned, prolonged barking.
III. Bay ·noun A ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Bay
Denotes the estuary of the Dead Sea at the mouth of the Jordan (Josh. 15:5; 18:19), also the souther...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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bay
I.
The fore-part of a ship between decks, before the bitts (see sick-bay). Foremost messing-places...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Oswego tea
·- An American aromatic herb (Monarda didyma), with showy, bright red, labiate flowers.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Paraguay tea
·- ·see <<Mate>>, the leaf of the Brazilian holly.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Tea-saucer
·noun A small saucer in which a teacup is set.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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tea voider
A chamber pot.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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tea gueland
Ireland. Teaguelanders; Irishmen.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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sweet-tea
or Botany-Bay tea, or Australian tea.
(Called also Native Sarsaparilla.See Sarsaparilla.) A plant, ...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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tea-broom
n.
a New Zealand name for the Tea-tree (q.v.).
1872. A. Domett, `Ranolf,' [Notes] p. 505:
«Manuka...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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tea-tree
n.
(Very frequently, buterroneously, spelt Ti-tree, and occasionally,more ridiculously still, Ti-tr...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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oswego tea
(Lat. monarda didyma.) A medicinal plant prepared by the Shakers for its aromatic and stomachic prop...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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sass-tea
A decoction of sassafras.
In the morning, Hoss Allen became dreadful poorly. The matron of the hous...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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tea-waggon
A name given to the old East India Company's ships on account of their cargo.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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Bay ice
·- ·see under <<Ice>>.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Bay leaf
·- ·see under 3d Bay.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Bay rum
·- A fragrant liquid, used for cosmetic and medicinal purposes.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Bay salt
·- Salt which has been obtained from sea water, by evaporation in shallow pits or basins, by the hea...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Bay State
·add. ·- Massachusetts, which had been called the Colony of Massachusetts Bay;
— a nickname.
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Bay tree
·- A species of laurel. (Laurus nobilis).
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Bay window
·- A window forming a bay or recess in a room, and projecting outward from the wall, either in a rec...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Bay yarn
·- Woolen yarn.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Bay-antler
·noun The second tine of a stag's horn. ·see under <<Antler>>.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Case-bay
·noun The space between two principals or girders.
II. Case-bay ·noun One of the joists framed betw...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Tail-bay
·noun The part of a canal lock below the lower gates.
II. Tail-bay ·noun One of the joists which re...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Bay tree
Named only in Ps. 37:35, Authorized Version. The Hebrew word so rendered is ereh, which simply means...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Bay Hall
At the end of Bassingshall streete (S. 286, in margin).
Used as a market house (Strype, ed. 1720, I...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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bay fever
A term of ridicule applied to convicts, who sham illness, to avoid being sent to Botany Bay.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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moreton-bay
n.
the name formerly given to thedistrict of New South Wales which is now the colony ofQueensland. ...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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bay state
The State of Massachusetts. The original name of the Colony was Massachusetts Bay. Hence, among the ...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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bay-gulf
A branch of the sea, of which the entrance is the widest part, as contradistinguished from the strai...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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bay-ice
Ice newly formed on the surface of the sea, and having the colour of the water; it is then in the fi...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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fore-bay
A rising at a lock-gate flooring. Also, the galley or the sick-bay.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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sick-bay
A portion of the fore-part of the main-deck, reserved for the accommodation of the sick and wounded;...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Bay Tree
A species of laurel. Laurus nobilis . An evergreen, with leaves like our mountain laurel. (Psalms 37...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Bonded Tea Warehouses
See Trinity Bonded Tea Warehouses.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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newman's tea gardens
Newgate.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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cape-barren tea
n.
a shrub or tree, Correaalba, Andr., N.O. Rutaceae.
1834. Ross, `Van Diemen's Land Annual,' p. 1...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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quart-pot tea
n.
Explained in quotations.Cf. billy-tea.
1878. Mrs. H. Jones, `Long Years in Australia,' p. 87:
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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cloudy-bay cod
n.
a New Zealand name for the Ling (q.v.). See also cod.
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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moreton-bay ash
n.
See ash.
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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moreton-bay chestnut
n.
See bean-tree.
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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moreton-bay fig
n.
See fig-tree.
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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moreton-bay laurel
n.
See laurel.
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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moreton-bay pine
n.
See pine.
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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oyster-bay pine
n.
See pine.
1857. `Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of VanDiemen's Land,' vol. i. p. 1...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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Trinity Bonded Tea Warehouses
On the west side of Cooper's Row, north of Trinity House. In Aldgate Ward (O.S.).
Occupy part of th...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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post-and-rail tea
slang name for strong bush-tea: socalled because large bits of the tea, or supposed tea, floatabout ...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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Hudson Bay Company's Hall
At the upper end of Culver Court (Strype, ed. 1720, I. ii. 164).
Afterwards the Hall stood on the s...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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fetch of a bay or gulf
The whole stretch from head to head, or point to point.
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