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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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Shark
·vi To live by shifts and stratagems.
II. Shark ·vt To pick or gather indiscriminately or covertly....
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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shark
A sharper: perhaps from his preying upon any one he can lay hold of. Also a custom-house officer, or...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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shark
n.
Some of the Australasian speciesare identical with those of Europe. Varieties and nameswhich dif...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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shark
A name applied to many species of large cartilaginous fish of the family Squalidæ. Their ferocity an...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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bull-dog ant
n.
(frequently shortened to Bull-dog or Bull-ant)
an ant of large size witha fierce bite. The name...
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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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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Basking shark
·- One of the largest species of sharks (Cetorhinus maximus), so called from its habit of basking in...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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sand shark
See blind shark
...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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blind shark
or Sand Shark
,n. i.q. Shovel-nose (q.v.).
1882. Rev. J. E. Tenison-Woods `Fish and Fisheries of N...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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carpet-shark
n. i.q. wobbegong (q.v.)
...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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basking shark
So called from being often seen lying still in the sunshine. A large cartilaginous fish, the Squalus...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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jack-shark
A common sobriquet of the Squalus tribe.
...
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johnny shark
A common sobriquet of the Squalus tribe.
...
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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>>.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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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.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Bull trout
·- The huso or salmon of the Danube.
II. Bull trout ·- Salvelinus malma of California and Oregon;
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Bull-necked
·adj Having a short and thick neck like that of a bull.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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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.
...
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.
...
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.
...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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bull chin
A fat chubby child.
...
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.
...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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parish bull
A parson.
...
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-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-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.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Dog-eared
·adj Having the corners of the leaves turned down and soiled by careless or long-continued usage;
—...
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Dog-faced
·adj Having a face resembling that of a dog.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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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...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Dog-headed
·adj Having a head shaped like that of a dog;
— said of certain baboons.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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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.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Sea dog
·- The common seal.
II. Sea dog ·- An old sailor; a salt.
III. Sea dog ·- The <<Dogfish>>.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Skittle-dog
·noun The piked dogfish.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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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.
...
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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.
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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water-dog
See water-gall.
...
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Port-Jackson Shark
Heterodontus phillipii,Lacep., family Cestraciontidae; called also the Shell-grinder.
1882. Rev. J....
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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hammer-headed shark
The Zygæna malleus, a strange, ugly shark. The eyes are situated at the extremities of the hammer-sh...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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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.
...
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