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bull-ant
n.
contracted and common form of the words bull-dog ant (q.v.).
...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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bull-dog
, or muzzled bull-dog
The great gun which stands "housed" in the officer's ward-room cabin. Genera...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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bull-dog shark
i.q. bull-head1 (q.v.).
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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muzzled bull-dog
See bull-dog
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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-ant
·- A suffix sometimes marking the agent for action; as, merchant, covenant, servant, pleasant, ·etc....
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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An't
·- A contraction for are and am not; also used for is not;
— now usually written ain't.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Ant
·noun A hymenopterous insect of the Linnaean genus Formica, which is now made a family of several ge...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Ant-
·- ·see Anti-, ·pref.
...
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Ant
(Heb. nemalah, from a word meaning to creep, cut off, destroy), referred to in Prov. 6:6; 30:25, as ...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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an't
A common abbreviation in colloquial language for am not and are not. It is often improperly used for...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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Ant
(Heb. nemalah). This insect is mentioned twice in the Old Testament: in (Proverbs 6:6; 30:25)
In th...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Bull
·vi A seal. ·see <<Bulla>>.
II. Bull ·noun Taurus, the second of the twelve signs of the zodiac.
I...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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bull
1) An Exchange Alley term for one who buys stock on speculation for time, i.e. agrees with the selle...
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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bull
A stock exchange term for one who buys stock on speculation for time, i. e. agrees with the seller, ...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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bull
An old male whale. Also, a small keg; also the weak grog made by pouring water into a spirit-cask ne...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Bull
Bullock
terms used synonymously with ox, oxen, and properly a generic name for horned cattle when a...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Dog
·noun A mean, worthless fellow; a wretch.
II. Dog ·noun A quadruped of the genus Canis, ·esp. the d...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Dog
Frequently mentioned both in the Old and New Testaments. Dogs were used by the Hebrews as a watch fo...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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dog
An old dog at it; expert or accustomed to any thing. Dog in a manger; one who would prevent another ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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to dog
To hunt as a dog, insidiously and indefatigably.--Johnson.
I have been pursued, dogged, and way-lai...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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dog
The hammer of a fire-lock or pistol; that which holds the flint, called also dog-head. Also, a sort ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Dog
an animal frequently mentioned in Scripture. It was used by the hebrews as a watch for their houses,...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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bull-a-bull
or Bullybul
n.
a child'scorruption of the Maori word Poroporo (q.v.), aflowering shrub of New Zeal...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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Ant bird
·- ·see Ant bird, under Ant, ·noun.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Ant cow
·add. ·- Any aphid from which ants obtain honeydew.
...
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Ant egg
·- One of the small white egg-shaped pupae or cocoons of the ant, often seen in or about ant-hills, ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Ant thrush
·- ·see Ant bird, under <<Ant>>.
II. Ant thrush ·- One of several species of tropical birds, of the...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Ant-bear
·noun An edentate animal of tropical America (the Tamanoir), living on ants. It belongs to the genus...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Ant-cattle
·noun Various kinds of plant lice or aphids tended by ants for the sake of the honeydew which they s...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Ant-eater
·noun One of several species of edentates and monotremes that feed upon ants. ·see Ant-bear, <<Pango...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Ant-hill
·noun A mound thrown up by ants or by termites in forming their nests.
...
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Ant-lion
·noun A neuropterous insect, the larva of which makes in the sand a pitfall to capture ants, ·etc. T...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Sauba ant
·- A South American ant (Oecodoma cephalotes) remarkable for having two large kinds of workers besid...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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ant-eater
n.
1) i.q. Ant-eating-Porcupine. See echidna.
2) The Banded Ant-eater (q.v.).
...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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ant-orchis
n.
an Australian and Tasmanianorchid, Chiloglottis gunnii, Lind.
...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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honey-ant
n.
name given to various species of Ants,in which the body of certain individuals becomes enormousl...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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sugar-ant
n.
a small ant, known in many partsof Australia by this name because of its fondness for sweetthing...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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ant islands
Generally found on Spanish charts as Hormigas.
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Bull brier
·- A species of Smilax (S. Pseudo-China) growing from New Jersey to the Gulf of Mexico, which has ve...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Bull fly
·noun ·Alt. of <<Bullfly>>.
...
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Bull Moose
·add. ·- The figure of a bull moose used as the party symbol of the Progressive party in the preside...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Bull terrier
·- A breed of dogs obtained by crossing the bulldog and the terrier.
...
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Bull trout
·- The huso or salmon of the Danube.
II. Bull trout ·- Salvelinus malma of California and Oregon;
...
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Bull-necked
·adj Having a short and thick neck like that of a bull.
...
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Bull-roarer
·add. ·noun A contrivance consisting of a slat of wood tied to the end of a thong or string, with wh...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Bull, George
(1634-1710)
Theologian, b. at Wells, ed. at Tiverton and Oxf., took orders, was ordained by an ejec...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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The Black Bull
On the north side of Holborn, in Farringdon Ward Without, west of Hatton Garden.
See Bull Inn.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bull Alley
1) In Nicholas Lane, Lombard Street (P.C. 1732-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in maps.
2) East out of Bro...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bull Court
1) North out of Dunnings Alley. In Bishopsgate Ward Without (Rocque, 1746).
Also called : "Bull Yar...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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The Bull Head
A tavern so called within the precinct of St. Martin le Grand, 32 H. viii. 1541 (L. and P. H. VIII. ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bull Inn
1) On the north side of Leadenhall Street at No. 152 (O. and M. 1677-Lockie, 1816).
Earliest mentio...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bull Wharf
South out of Upper Thames Street at No. 66, on the Thames, between Queenhithe Wharf and Kennet Wharf...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bull Yard
1) At the south-east end of Church Lane, Houndsditch. In Portsoken Ward (O.S. ed. 1848-51).
Former ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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White Bull
Hostel so called in Westmythfeld, 1445 (Cal. L. Bk. K. p.310).
Not further identified.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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bull beggar, or bully beggar
An imaginary being with which children are threatened by servants and nurses, like raw head and bloo...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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bull calf
A great hulkey or clumsy fellow.
See hulkey.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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bull chin
A fat chubby child.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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bull hankers
Persons who over-drive bulls, or frequent bull baits.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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parish bull
A parson.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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town bull
A common whoremaster. To roar like a town bull; to cry or bellow aloud.
...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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bull-head
n.
The name is applied to manyfishes of different families in various parts of the world,none of wh...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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bull-puncher
or bullock-puncher
,n.
slang for a bullockdriver. According to Barrere andLeland's `Slang Dictiona...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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bull-rout
n. a fish of New South Wales, Centropogon robustus, Guenth., family Scorpaenidae.
1882. Rev. J. E. ...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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bull-jumpings
milk drawn from the cow after the calf has sucked. Called also STROAKINGS. York.
...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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bull-segg
a gelded bull. N.
...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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bull-stang
1) a dragon-fly. Cumb.
2) the upright stake in a hedge ; quasi Bole-stang. N.
...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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bull-dance
At sea it is performed by men only, when without women. It is sometimes called a stag-dance.
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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bull-jub
See bull-head
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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bull-head
, or bull-jub
A name of the fish called miller's thumb (Cottus gobio).
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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bull-trout
The salmon-trout of the Tweed. A large species of trout taken in the waters of Northumberland.
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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john bull
The origin of this nickname is traced to a satire written in the reign of Queen Anne, by Dr. Arbuthn...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Curtail dog
·- A dog with a docked tail; formerly, the dog of a person not qualified to course, which, by the fo...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Dog bee
·- A male or drone bee.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Dog day
·- ·Alt. of <<Dogday>>.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Dog days
·- A period of from four to six weeks, in the summer, variously placed by almanac makers between the...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Dog fancier
·- One who has an unusual fancy for, or interest in, dogs; also, one who deals in dogs.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Dog Star
·- Sirius, a star of the constellation Canis Major, or the Greater Dog, and the brightest star in th...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Dog-brier
·noun The dog-rose.
...
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Dog-eared
·adj Having the corners of the leaves turned down and soiled by careless or long-continued usage;
—...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Dog-faced
·adj Having a face resembling that of a dog.
...
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Dog-fox
·noun A male fox. ·see the Note under Dog, ·noun, 6.
II. Dog-fox ·noun The Arctic or blue fox;
— a...
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Dog-headed
·adj Having a head shaped like that of a dog;
— said of certain baboons.
...
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Dog-hearted
·adj Inhuman; cruel.
...
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Dog-legged
·adj Noting a flight of stairs, consisting of two or more straight portions connected by a platform ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Dog-rose
·noun A common European wild rose, with single pink or white flowers.
...
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Dog-weary
·adj Extremely weary.
...
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Red dog
·add. ·- ·Alt. of Red-dog flour.
...
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Sea dog
·- The common seal.
II. Sea dog ·- An old sailor; a salt.
III. Sea dog ·- The <<Dogfish>>.
...
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Skittle-dog
·noun The piked dogfish.
...
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Spitz dog
·- A breed of dogs having erect ears and long silky hair, usually white;
— called also Pomeranian d...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Water dog
·- The <<Menobranchus>>.
II. Water dog ·- A sailor, ·esp. an old sailor; an old salt.
III. Water d...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Old Dog
See Queen's Arms.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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dog booby
An awkward lout, clodhopper, or country fellow.
See clod hopper and lout. A bitch booby; a country ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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butcher's dog
To be like a butcher's dog, i.e. lie by the beef without touching it; a simile often applicable to m...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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dog buffers
Dog stealers, who kill those dogs not advertised for, sell their skins, and feed the remaining dogs ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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dog latin
Barbarous Latin, such as was formerly used by the lawyers in their pleadings.
...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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dog vane
A cockade.
SEA TERM.
...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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hunt's dog
He is like Hunt's dog, will neither go to church nor stay at home. One Hunt, a labouring man at a sm...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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jolly dog
A merry facetious fellow; a BON VIVANT, who never flinches from his glass, nor cries to go home to b...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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sad dog
A wicked debauched fellow; one of the ancient family of the sad dogs. Swift translates it into Latin...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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salesman's dog
A barker. Vide BARKER.
...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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dog-fish
n.
The name belongs to variousfishes of distinct families, chiefly sharks. In Australia,it is used ...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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kangaroo-dog
n.
a large dog, lurcher,deerhound, or greyhound, used for hunting the Kangaroo.
1806. `History of ...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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native dog
n.
Another name for the dingo (q.v.).
...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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pig-dog
n.
a dog used in hunting wild pigs.
1845. E. J. Wakefield, `Adventures in New Zealand,' c. ii.p. 6...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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wild dog
n.
i.q. dingo (q.v.).
...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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dog cheap
Anything exceedingly cheap; or, as Dr. Johnson says, as cheap as dog's meat.
Good store of harlots,...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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dog sick
A common expression, meaning very sick at the stomach.
He that saieth he is dog sick, or sick as a ...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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prairie-dog
(Aretomys ludovicianus.) Called by the Indians Wistonwish. A variety of the marmot. It has received ...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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dog-whipper
a church beadle. North,
...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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long dog
a greyhound. Derb.
...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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angle-dog
, or angle-twitch
A large earth-worm, sought for bait.
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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dog-bolt
A cap square bolt.
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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dog-drave
A kind of sea-fish mentioned in early charters.
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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dog-fish
A name commonly applied to several small species of the shark family.
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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dog-shores
Two long square blocks of timber, resting diagonally with their heads to the cleats. They are placed...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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dog-sleep
The uncomfortable fitful naps taken when all hands are kept up by stress.
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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dog-stopper
Put on before all to enable the men to bit the cable, sometimes to fleet the messenger.
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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dog-tongue
A name assigned to a kind of sole.
...
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dog-vane
A small vane made of thread, cork, and feathers, or buntin, fastened on the end of a half-pike, and ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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dog-watch
The half-watches of two hours each, from 4 to 6, and from 6 to 8, in the evening. By this arrangemen...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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raft-dog
A broad flat piece of iron, having a sharp point at each end, with the extremities bent at right ang...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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sea-dog
A name of the common seal.
...
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water-dog
See water-gall.
...
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ant-eater, banded
See banded ant-eater.
...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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banded ant-eater
n.
name given to a smallterrestrial and ant-eating marsupial, Myrmecobiusfasciatus, Waterh, found i...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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green-tree ant
n.
common Queensland Ant.
1847. L. Leichhardt, `Overland Expedition,' p. 294:
«It was at the lowe...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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porcupine, ant-eating
i.q. echidna (q.v.).
...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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porcupine-grass ant
n.
popular name given to Hypoclinea flavipes, Kirby, an ant making its nest roundthe root of the Po...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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Black Bull, Leadenhall
Messuage called "le Blacke Bull," lying near Leadenhall in parish of St. Peter Cornehill, 31 Eliz. (...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bull Head Court
1) East out of Snow Hill, near the Conduit, in Farringdon Ward Without (Hatton, 1708).
Not named in...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bull Head Tavern
On the south side of Holborn Hill, east of Shoe Lane, adjoining Plumtree Court. In Farringdon Ward W...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bull Head Yard
North out of Knightrider Street, in Castle Baynard Ward (O. and M. 1677).
Site now occupied by offi...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bull Wharf Lane
South out of Upper Thames at No. 66, leading to Bull Wharf (P.O. Directory). In Queenhithe Ward.
Fi...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Red Bull Court
1) North out of Fore Street, in Cripplegate Ward Without (O. and M. 1677-Boyle, 1799).
The site is ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Red Bull Wharf
South out of Upper Thames Street at No.93, west of Angel Passage (P.O. Directory). In Dowgate Ward.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Red Bull Yard
South out of Upper Thames Street at No.89, west of Red Bull Wharf (P.O. Directory). In Dowgate Ward....
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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lasher bull-head
A name for the fish Cottus scorpius.
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Red-dog flour
·add. ·- The lowest grade of flour in milling. It is dark and of little expansive power, is secured ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Black Dog Alley
1) In East Smithfield (P.C. 1732-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
2) East out of Seething Lane...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Dog Tavern Court
See Dog Tavern Yard.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Dog Tavern Yard
North out of Thames Street. In Billingsgate Ward (P.C. 1732-Boyle, 1799).
Former names : "Dog Taver...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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noisy dog racket
Stealing brass knockers from doors.
...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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red dog money
A term applied, in the State of New York, to certain bank notes which have on their back a large red...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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dog-bitch-thimble
An excellent contrivance by which the topsail-sheet-block is prevented making the half cant or turn ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Bull Inn, Bull Inn Yard, Aldgate High Street
See Aldgate Avenue.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Shepheard and Dog Alley, Shepherd and Dog Alley
See Red Lyon Yard, Houndsditch.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bull and Mouth Inn
On the south side of Bull and Mouth Street, in Aldersgate Ward (O. and M. 1677-Elmes, 1831).
Burnt ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bull and Mouth Street
West out of St. Martin le Grand to King Edward Street, in Farringdon Ward Within and Aldersgate Ward...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Dog and Bear Inn
See Carpenter's Buildings.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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dog in a doublet
A daring, resolute fellow. In Germany and Flanders the boldest dogs used to hunt the boar, having a ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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old dog at it
Expert, accustomed.
...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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sick as a dog
A common expression, meaning very sick at the stomach.
He that saieth he is dog sick, or sick as a ...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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Black Bull Inn, Bishopsgate Street
See Bull Inn.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bull Inn, Wood Street, Cheapside
See Bell Inn.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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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
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dirty dog and no sailor
or soldier.
A mean, spiritless, and utterly useless rascal.
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Black Bull Yard, Aldgate High Street
See Aldgate Avenue.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Red Bull Alley, Upper Thames Street
See Red Bull Yard.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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banbury story of a cock and a bull
A roundabout, nonsensical story.
...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose