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Bob
·noun A working beam.
II. Bob ·noun The refrain of a song.
III. Bob ·noun A <<Shilling>>.
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bob
1) A shoplifter's assistant, or one that receives and carries off stolen goods. All is bob; all is s...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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bob
A knot of worms on a string used in fishing for eels.--Webster.
TO BOB
To fish for eels with a bob...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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bob
I.
A knot of worms on a string, used in fishing for eels; also colloquially, it means a berth.
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Eyed
·Impf & ·p.p. of <<Eye>>.
II. Eyed ·adj Heaving (such or so many) eyes;
— used in composition; as ...
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Cock
·noun A small boat.
II. Cock ·noun A faucet or valve.
III. Cock ·noun The indicator of a balance.
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The Cock
1) On the north side of Fleet Street, facing Middle Temple Gate, behind the bouses in Fleet Street. ...
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cock, or chief cock of the walk
The leading man in any society or body; the best boxer in a village or district.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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cock
That curved arm affixed to the lock of small arms, which, when released by the touch of the trigger,...
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Cock
(Matthew 26:34; Mark 13:35; 14:30) etc. The domestic cock and hen were early known to the ancient Gr...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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The Cock, Cock Alley
The sign of the Cocke in Woodstreate and the alley called "Cocke Alley," 36 H. VIII. 1544 (L. and P....
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bob wig
·- A short wig with bobs or short curls;
— called also bobtail wig.
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Bob-cherry
·noun A play among children, in which a cherry, hung so as to bob against the mouth, is to be caught...
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bob stay
A rope which holds the bowsprit to the stem or cutwater. Figuratively, the frenum of a man's yard.
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bob tail
A lewd woman, or one that plays with her tail; also an impotent man, or an eunuch. Tag, rag, and bob...
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dry bob
A smart repartee: also copulation without emission; in law Latin, siccus robertulus.
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light bob
A soldier of the light infantry company.
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rum bob
A young apprentice; also a sharp trick.
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bob-sled
A sled prepared for the transportation of large timber from the forest to a river or public road.--M...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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Argus-eyed
·adj Extremely observant; watchful; sharp-sighted.
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Bird-eyed
·adj Quick-sighted; catching a glance as one goes.
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Black-eyed
·adj Having black eyes.
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Blear-eyed
·adj Having sore eyes; having the eyes dim with rheum; dim-sighted.
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Blink-eyed
·adj Habitually winking.
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Blue-eyed
·adj Having blue eyes.
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Buck-eyed
·adj Having bad or speckled eyes.
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Cat-eyed
·adj Having eyes like a cat; hence, able to see in the dark.
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Cross-eyed
·adj Affected with strabismus; squint-eyed; squinting.
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Double-eyed
·adj Having a deceitful look.
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Dove-eyed
·adj Having eyes like a dove; meekeyed; as, dove-eyed Peace.
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Dry-eyed
·adj Not having tears in the eyes.
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Dull-eyed
·adj Having eyes wanting brightness, liveliness, or vivacity.
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Eagle-eyed
·adj Sharp-sighted as an <<Eagle>>.
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Evil-eyed
·adj Possessed of the supposed evil eye; also, looking with envy, jealousy, or bad design; malicious...
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Frog-eyed
·add. ·adj Spotted with whitish specks due to a disease, or produced artificially by spraying;
— sa...
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Goggle-eyed
·adj Having prominent and distorted or rolling eyes.
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Green-eyed
·adj Having green eyes.
II. Green-eyed ·adj Seeing everything through a medium which discolors or d...
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Hawk-eyed
·adj Having a keen eye; sharpsighted; discerning.
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Lynx-eyed
·adj Having acute sight.
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Mole-eyed
·adj Having eyes like those of the mole; having imperfect sight.
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Moon-eyed
·adj Having eyes affected by the moon; moonblind; dim-eyed; purblind.
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Mope-eyed
·adj Shortsighted; purblind.
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Night-eyed
·adj Capable of seeing at night; sharp-eyed.
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Open-eyed
·adj With eyes widely open; watchful; vigilant.
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Owl-eyed
·adj Having eyes like an owl's.
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Pearl-eyed
·adj Having a pearly speck in the eye; afflicted with the cataract.
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Pig-eyed
·adj Having small, deep-set eyes.
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Pin-eyed
·adj Having the stigma visible at the throad of a gamopetalous corolla, while the stamens are concea...
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Pink-eyed
·adj Having small eyes.
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Sessile-eyed
·adj Having eyes which are not elevated on a stalk;
— opposed to stalk-eyed.
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Squint-eyed
·adj Having eyes that quint; having eyes with axes not coincident; cross-eyed.
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Stalk-eyed
·adj Having the eyes raised on a stalk, or peduncle;
— opposed to sessile-eyed. Said especially of ...
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Swivel-eyed
·adj Squint-eyed.
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Thrum-eyed
·adj Having the anthers raised above the stigma, and visible at the throat of the corolla, as in lon...
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Wall-eyed
·adj Having an eye of a very light gray or whitish color.
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Yellow-eyed
·adj Having yellow eyes.
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gimblet-eyed
Squinting, either in man or woman.
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gooseberry-eyed
One with dull grey eyes, like boiled gooseberries.
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gravy-eyed
Blear-eyed, one whose eyes have a running humour.
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swivel-eyed
Squinting.
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wapper-eyed
Sore-eyed.
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Air cock
·- A faucet to allow escape of air.
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Cock-brained
·adj Giddy; rash.
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Cock-padle
·noun ·see <<Lumpfish>>.
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Dandy-cock
·noun ·f ·Alt. of Dandy-hen.
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Grease cock
·add. ·- ·Alt. of <<Cup>>.
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Sea cock
·- The black-bellied plover.
II. Sea cock ·- A gurnard, as the European red gurnard (Trigla pini).
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Try cock
·add. ·- A cock for withdrawing a small quantity of liquid, as for testing.
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Water cock
·- A large gallinule (Gallicrex cristatus) native of Australia, India, and the East Indies. In the b...
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Cock-crowing
In our Lord's time the Jews had adopted the Greek and Roman division of the night into four watches,...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Cock Alehouse
Adjoining the Church of St. Bartholomew by the Exchange (Strype, ed. 1720, I. ii. 123).
Demolished ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Cock Alley
1) On the north side of Ludgate Street, a passage to Amen Corner and other places (O. and M. 1677-Bo...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Cock Court
1) South out of Ludgate Hill at No. 19, in Farringdon Ward Without (Hatton, 1708-Elmes, 1831).
A pa...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Cock Hill
South out of Catherine Wheel Alley to New Street, Bishopsgate (P.O Directory). In Bishopsgate Ward W...
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Cock Inn
On the south side of Leadenhall Street at No. 51, opposite Creechurch Lane (Lockie, 1810-16).
Not n...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Cock Lane
1) East out of Snow Hill, at No. 9, to Giltspur Street (P.O. Directory). In Farringdon Ward Without....
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Cock Yard
1) West out of Bishopsgate Street, in Bishopsgate Ward Without (O. and M. 1677-Boyle, 1799).
~The s...
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bully cock
One who foments quarrels in order to rob the persons quarrelling.
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cock ale
A provocative drink.
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cock alley
The private parts of a woman.
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cock lane
The private parts of a woman.
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cock bawd
A male keeper of a bawdy-house.
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cock hoist
A cross buttock.
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cock pimp
The supposed husband of a bawd.
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cock robin
A soft, easy fellow.
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cock-sure
Certain: a metaphor borrowed front the cock of a firelock, as being much more certain to fire than t...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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shy cock
One who keeps within doors for fear of bailiffs.
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spatch cock
(Abbreviation of DISPATCH COCK.) A hen just killed from the roost, or yard, and immediately skinned,...
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cock-schnapper
n.
a fish; the smallest kind of Schnapper (q.v.). See also Count-fish.
1882. Rev. I. E. Tenison-Wo...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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half cock
'To go off at half cock,' is a metaphorical expression borrowed from the language of sportsmen, and ...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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cock-leet
i. e. cock-light, day-break ; or sometimes the dusk of the evening. Exmoor.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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gor-cock
, GOR-HEN, grouse, according to the sex. York.
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lob-cock
a clumsy lubberly fellow. North.
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shirl-cock
a thrush. Derb.
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skiddey-cock
a water-rail. W.
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cock-bill
The situation of the anchor when suspended from the cat-head ready for letting go. Also said of a ca...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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cock-boat
A very small boat used on rivers or near the shore. Formerly the cock was the general name of a yawl...
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cock-paddle
A name of the paddle or lump-fish (Cyclopterus lumpus).
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half-cock
To go off at half-cock is an unexpected discharge of a fire-arm; hurried conduct without due prepara...
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harp-cock
An old modification of the harpoon.
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lob-cock
A lubber; an old term of utter contempt.
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pet-cock
A tap, or valve on a pump.
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skiddy-cock
A west-country term for the water-rail.
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sweetening cock
A wholesome contrivance for preventing fetid effluvia in ships' holds, by inserting a pipe through t...
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bear a bob
, or bear a fist
Jocular for "lend a hand."
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Black-eyed Susan
·add. ·- The bladder ketmie.
II. Black-eyed Susan ·add. ·- The coneflower, or yellow daisy (Rudbeck...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Blue-eyed grass
·- a grasslike plant (Sisyrinchium anceps), with small flowers of a delicate blue color.
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moon-eyed hen
A squinting wench.
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Cock-a-hoop
·adj Boastful; defiant; exulting. Also used adverbially.
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The Cock, Jewry Street
See Cock Court.
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Great Cock Alley
North out of Fore Street, in Cripplegate Ward Without, and east to White Cross Street (Rocque, 1746-...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Little Cock Alley
1) North out of Redcross Street, in Cripplegate Ward Without (Strype, 1720-London Guide, 1758).
It ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Pheasant Cock Yard
See Pheasant Court.
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White Cock Alley
South out of Thames Street to the Thames, west of and leading to Dyers' Hall (O. and M. 1677).
Purc...
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White Cock Court
East out of Bread Street, in Bread Street Ward (O. and M. 1677-Strype, 1755).
Site has been rebuilt...
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cock-a-whoop
Elevated, in high-spirits, transported with joy.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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cock your eye
Shut one eye: thus translated into apothecaries Latin.--Gallus tuus ego.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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to whip the cock
A piece of sport practised at wakes, horse-races, and fairs in Leicestershire: a cock being tied or ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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cock-a-bully
n. a popular name for the NewZealand fish Galaxias fasciatus, Gray, a corruption ofits Maori name Ko...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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cock-a-hoop
In full confidence, and high spirits.
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Cock Alley, East Smithfield
North out of Upper East Smithfield (In Bacon's map, 1912).
Earliest mention: Hatton, 1708.
Site se...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Cock Alley, Fleet Lane
See Cock Court.
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Cock Alley, Jewry Street
See Cock Court.
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Cock Alley, Ludgate Hill
See Cock Court.
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Cock and Bottle Court
East out of Aldersgate Street, in Aldersgate Ward Without (Strype, ed. 1720, I. iii. 122).
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Cock and Hoop Court
Out of Addle Hill. In Castle Baynard Ward (Strype, ed. 1720, I. iii. 230, to Boyle, 1799).
Not name...
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Cock and Hoop Yard
East out of Houndsditch. In Portsoken Ward (in O.S. 1880 ed.).
Earliest mention: O. and M. 1677.
R...
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Cock and Key Alley
Near Water Lane, Whitefriars, in Farringdon Ward Without.
In a Wardmote Inquest, 1560, the inhabita...
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Cock and Lion Court
On the south side of Cornhill at No. 41, east of Birchin Lane (Lockie, 1816).
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Cock and Py Court
See Cockpit Court1, Poppings Court.
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Cock and Wheatsheaf Alley
See Clock and Wheatsheaf Alley, Court.
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Cock Yard, Wormwood Street
See Cock Alley.
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Horshoe Alley, Cock Lane
See Horshoe Court.
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Thacker's Court, Cock Yard
West out of Cock Yard on the west side of Bishopsgate Street, in Bishopsgate Ward Without (Strype, e...
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cock of the company
A weak man, who from the desire of being the head of the company associates with low people, and pay...
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cock-horse and cockloft
See Baxter's Glossary, in voce COCIDIS.
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staggering bob, with his yellow pumps
A calf just dropped, and unable to stand, killed for veal in Scotland: the hoofs of a young calf are...
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Cock and Crown Court, Aldersgate
See Rose and Rainbow Court.
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Red Lion Place, Cock Lane
See Red Lion Buildings.
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cock and a bull story
A roundabout story, without head or tail, i.e. beginning or ending.
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Cock Alley, St. Martin's le Grand
See Cock Court.
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Fasal Cock Yard, Angel Alley, Bishopsgate
See Pheasant Court.
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banbury story of a cock and a bull
A roundabout, nonsensical story.
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