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Coo
·vi To show affection; to act in a loving way. ·see under Bill, ·vi.
II. Coo ·vi To make a low repe...
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coo-ee
or Cooey
n. and interj.
spelt in various ways. See quotations. A callborrowed from the aborigines ...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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New
·adv Newly; recently.
II. New ·superl Fresh from anything; newly come.
III. New ·superl Not habitu...
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in
in (old forms endŏ and indŭ, freq. in ante-class. poets; cf. Enn. ap. Gell. 12, 4; id. ap. Macr. S...
A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
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in
in I old indu, prep.with acc.or abl.
I I. With acc., in space, with verbs implying ent...
An Elementary Latin Dictionary
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in-
in- an inseparable particle cf. Gr. ἀ-, ἀν-; Germ. and Eng. un-, which, prefixed to an adj., negati...
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-in
·- A suffix. ·see the Note under -ine.
...
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In
·noun A reentrant angle; a nook or corner.
II. In ·noun One who is in office;
— the opposite of ou...
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In-
·- An inseparable prefix, or particle, meaning not, non-, un- as, inactive, incapable, inapt. In- re...
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in
for into. Mr. Colman, in remarking upon the prevalence of this inaccuracy in New York, says: "We get...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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in
The state of any sails in a ship when they are furled or stowed, in opposition to out, which implies...
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In-and-in
·noun An old game played with four dice. In signified a doublet, or two dice alike; in-and-in, eithe...
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Bran-new
·adj ·see Brand-new.
...
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Brand-new
·adj Quite new; bright as if fresh from the forge.
...
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Fire-new
·adj Fresh from the forge; bright; quite new; brand-new.
...
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Fresh-new
·adj <<Unpracticed>>.
...
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New Thought
·add. ·- Any form of belief in mental healing other than (1) Christian Science and (2) hypnotism or ...
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New Zealand
·- A group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean.
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New-model
·vt To <<Remodel>>.
...
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New-year
·adj Of or pertaining to, or suitable for, the commencement of the year; as, New-year gifts or odes....
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Span-new
·adj Quite new; brand-new; fire-new.
...
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New Testament
(Luke 22:20), rather "New Covenant," in contrast to the old covenant of works, which is superseded. ...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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New Abbey
Mary (St.) of Graces Abbey and Clare (St.) Abbey without Aldgate have both been referred to under th...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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New Alley
North out of Cornhill to Threadneedle Street (S. 193), opposite Bartholomew Lane. In Cornhill and Br...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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New Buildings
1) North out of Sun Yard, Nightingale Lane (Horwood, I 799-Lockie, 1810).
Former name: "Vinegar Yar...
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New Canal
This was the name given to the Fleet Ditch when it was reopened, after it had been cleansed and its ...
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New Churchyard
See Spinning Wheel Alley.
...
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New Court
1) East out of Angel Alley. In Bishopsgate Ward Without (London Guide, 1758-Elmes, 1831).
The site ...
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New Inn
1) A messuage called "le Newin" in Chauncellerelane, 42 Ed. III. (Hust. Roll 96, No.218).
Granted t...
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New Key
The New Key as rebuilt after the Great Fire is shown in O. and M. 1677, extending along the river fr...
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New Lane
1) See Fetter Lane.
2) Lease by Robert de Suthle, blader and Avice, his wife to Robert de Lenne, vi...
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New Passage
1) At the north-east corner of Newgate Market, running north and east to Ivy Lane (Rocque, 1746).
S...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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New Rent
Tenement called" la Newrente " in Thamysestrete in parish of S. Michael de Candelwikstrete, 1317 (Ct...
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New Rents
East out of St. Martin Ic Grand, in Aldersgate Ward (O. and M. 1677-Lockie, 1816).
Site afterwards ...
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New Square
On the west side of the Minories at No.130, south of St. Botolph's Vestry Hall. In Portsoken Ward (P...
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New Street
1) West from Cloth Street to King Street, in Farringdon Ward Without (O.S. 1880).
See Newbury Stree...
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New Temple
See The Temple.
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New Wharf
At the southern end of Temple Street, Whitefriars, on the Thames (O.S. 1880).
Former name: "White F...
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New Yard
1) In Camomile Street, near Bishopsgate (Lockie, 1816).
Not named in the maps.
2) In Fenchurch Str...
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bleeding new
A metaphor borrowed from fish, which will not bleed when stale.
...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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new drop
The scaffold used at Newgate for hanging of criminals; which dropping down, leaves them suspended. B...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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new light
One of the new light; a methodist.
...
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new chum
n.
a new arrival, especially from theold country: generally used with more or less contempt; what i...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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new chumhood
n.
the period and state of beinga New Chum.
1883. W. Jardine Smith, in `Nineteenth Century,' Novem...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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New Holland
n.
the name, now extinct, firstgiven to Australia by Dutch explorers.
1703. Capt. William Dampier,...
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New Zealand
n.
This name was given to thecolony by Abel Jansz Tasman, the Dutch navigator, who visitedit in 164...
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brand-new
(Teut. brand new.) Quite new.
This word is provincial in the North of England, and is used in collo...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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bran-new
(Teut. brand new.) Quite new.
This word is provincial in the North of England, and is used in collo...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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fire-new
New from the forge; brand-new.--Johnson. This old and nearly obsolete expression is sometimes used b...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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brand-new
quite new. They say, BRAN-SPAN-NEW, in Yorkshire.
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bran-new
Quite new: said of a sail which has never been bent.
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new act
The going on shore without leave, and which though thus termed new, is an old trick.
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new moon
The moon is said to be new when she is in conjunction with the sun, or between that luminary and the...
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Moon, New
[NEW MOON] NEW MOON - 3185
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New Moon
The first day of the lunar month was observed as a holy day. In addition to the daily sacrifice ther...
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New Testament
It is proposed in this article to consider the text of the New Testament. The subject naturally divi...
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New Year
[Trumpets, Feast Of FEAST OF]
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Testament, New
[NEW TESTAMENT; BIBLE] NEW TESTAMENT - 3186
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in eopte
in eopte eo ipso, Paul. ex Fest. p. 110 Müll.
...
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Biting in
·- The process of corroding or eating into metallic plates, by means of an acid. ·see <<Etch>>.
...
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In antis
·- Between antae;
— said of a portico in classical style, where columns are set between two antae, ...
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In commendam
·- ·see <<Commendam>>, and Partnership in Commendam, under <<Partnership>>.
...
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In esse
·- In being; actually existing;
— distinguished from in posse, or in potentia, which denote that a ...
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In loco
·- In the place; in the proper or natural place.
...
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In posse
·- In possibility; possible, although not yet in existence or come to pass;
— contradistinguished f...
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In rem
·add. ·- Lit., in or against a (or the) thing;.
...
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In situ
·- In its natural position or place;
— said of a rock or fossil, when found in the situation in whi...
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In transitu
·- In transit; during passage; as, goods in transitu.
...
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In vacuo
·- In a vacuum; in empty space; as, experiments in vacuo.
...
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In-going
·noun The act of going in; entrance.
II. In-going ·adj Going; entering, as upon an office or a poss...
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Lying-in
·noun The act of bearing a child.
II. Lying-in ·noun The state attending, and consequent to, childb...
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Printing in
·add. ·- A process by which cloud effects or other features not in the original negative are introdu...
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Roughing-in
·noun The first coat of plaster laid on brick; also, the process of applying it.
...
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Shoo-in
·add. ·- a candidate who is certain to win easily.
...
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Take-in
·noun Imposition; fraud.
...
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foysted in
Words or passages surreptitiously interpolated or inserted into a book or writing.
...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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taken in
Imposed on, cheated.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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in twig
Handsome; stilish. The cove is togged in twig; the fellow is dressed in the fashion.
...
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well-in
adj.
answering to `well off,' `well todo,' `wealthy'; and ordinarily used, in Australia, instead of...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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to cave in
Said of the earth which falls down when digging into a bank. Figuratively, to break down; to give up...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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to happen in
To happen to call in; to come in accidentally.
...
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to rope in
To take or sweep in collectively; an expression much used in colloquial language at the West. It ori...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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to stand in
To cost. 'This horse stands me in two hundred dollars.'
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to suck in
To take in; to cheat; to deceive. A figurative expression, probably drawn from a sponge, which sucks...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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to turn in
To go to bed. Originally a seaman's phrase, but now common on land.
...
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to put the licks in
is to run very fast. A Northern phrase. Also in speaking of a ship sailing, we bear the phrase, 'She...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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forted in
Intrenched in a fort.
A few inhabitants forted in on the Potomac.--Marshall's Washington.
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roping in
Cheating. A very common expression in the South-western States.
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Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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bringing in
The detention of a vessel on the high seas, and bringing her into port for adjudication.
...
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chancery, in
When a ship gets into irons. (See irons.)
...
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cutting in
Making the special directions for taking the blubber off a whale, which is flinched by taking off ci...
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filling in
The replacing a ship's vacant planks opened for ventilation, when preparing her, from ordinary, for ...
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heaving in
Shortening in the cable. Also, the binding a block and hook by a seizing.
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housing-in
After a ship in building is past the breadth of her bearing, and that she is brought in too narrow t...
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in-board
Within the ship; the opposite of out-board.
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in-boats!
The order to hoist the boats in-board.
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in-bow!
The order to the bowman to throw in his oar, and prepare his boat-hook, previous to getting alongsid...
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in-hauler
The rope used for hauling in the clue of a boom-sail, or jib-traveller: it is the reverse of out-hau...
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lay in
The opposite of lay out. The order for men to come in from the yards after reefing or furling. It al...
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lie in!
The order to come in from the yards when reefing, furling, or other duty is performed.
...
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locking-in
the alternate clues and bodies of the hammocks when hung up.
...
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set in
Said when the sea-breeze or weather appears to be steady.
...
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taking in
The act of brailing up and furling sails at sea; generally used in opposition to setting. (See furl,...
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tumble in
See tumbling home.
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New Year's Day
·- the first day of a calendar year; the first day of January. Often colloquially abbreviated to New...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Aldgate Churchyard, New
There appears to have been a new churchyard or burial ground attached to the Church of St. Botolph, ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Castle's New Court
See Castle Court, Budge Row; also Newcastle Court1, College Hill.
...
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Fish Street, New
See New Fish Street.
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Great New Street
North-east from West Harding Street to Dean Street, in Farringdon Ward Without (P.O. Directory).
Fi...
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(St.) Katherine's New Court
South of Flemings' Churchyard, at the north-west corner of St. Katherine's Square (Rocque, 1746-Lock...
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Little New Street
West out of Shoe Lane, at No. 89, to Printer's Street. In Farringdon Ward Without (P.O. Directory).
...
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Middle New Street
East out of Great New Street at No. 18 and New Street Square, Fetter Lane (P.O. Directory). In Farri...
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New Artillery Ground
In Moorfields. So named to distinguish it from the Old Ground near St. Mary Spittel, where formerly ...
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New Basinghall Street
North out of London Wall, at No.129 to No.34 Fore Street, the northern continuation of Basinghall St...
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New Bear Quay
West of Bear Quay (Horwood, 1799).
Former name: "Little Bear Key" (O. and M. 1677-Strype, 1755).
S...
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New Bridge Street
South from Fleet Street to Blackfriars Bridge (P.O. Directory). On the boundary of Farringdon Ward W...
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New Broad Street
North out of Old Broad Street to Liverpool Street (P.O. Directory). In Bishopsgate Ward Without. Als...
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New Church Hawe
The Churchyard of the Holy Trinity near Eastsmithfield seems to have been so called in the 14th cent...
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New City Chambers
On the west side of Bishopsgate. In Bishopsgate Ward Within (O.S.).
First mention: Lockie, 1810.
F...
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New City Club
On the east side of George Yard, Lombard Street. In Langbourn Ward (O.S.).
Site now occupied by off...
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New Fish Street
In St. Nicholas parish, temp. John (Anc. Deeds, A. 2588).
There are numerous references to " nova p...
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New George Court
See George Court, Gravel Lane.
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New London Street
North out of Hart Street, at No.10, to London Street (P.O. Directory). In Tower Ward.
First mention...
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New Queen Street
See Queen Street, Cheapside.
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New Street Hill
South out of Little New Street, Shoe Lane, to King's Head Court (P.O. Directory ). In Farringdon War...
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New Street Square
1) On the east side of Great New Street, Shoe Lane (P.O. Directory). In Farringdon Ward Without.
Fi...
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New Union Street
West out of Moorfields, at No.21, to Moor Lane (P.O. Directory). In Cripplegate Ward Without.
First...
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New Wool Quay
Appointed a place for lading and discharging goods, Act of Parliament, 1559 (quoted by Strype, Ed. 1...
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New Zealand Avenue
North out of Barbican at No.60 (P.O. Directory).
First mention: L.C.C. List, 1901.
"White Lyon Cou...
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new college students
Golden scholars, silver bachelors, and leaden masters.
...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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flax, New Zealand
n.
Phormium tenax, N.O. Liliaceae. A plant yielding a strong fibre.Called also, in New Zealand, Nat...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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New South Wales
n.
the name of the oldest andmost important colony in Australia. The name «New Wales» wasfirst give...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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New Zealand spinach
n. See spinach, New Zealand.
...
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spinach, New Zealand
n.
Tetragoniaexpansa, Murr., N.O. Ficoideae; called also Iceplant, in Tasmania. It is a trailing Fi...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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(St.) Mary's Chapel in the New Churchyard near Smethefeld
Bequest to work of new Chapel of St. Mary near Westsmythfeld, 1372 (Ct. H.W. II. 148).
See Charterh...
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Brother-in-law
·noun The brother of one's husband or wife; also, the husband of one's sister; sometimes, the husban...
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Brothers-in-law
·pl of Brother-in-law.
...
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Cone-in-cone
·adj Consisting of a series of parallel cones, each made up of many concentric cones closely packed ...
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Daughter-in-law
·noun The wife of one's son.
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Daughters-in-law
·pl of Daughter-in-law.
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Father-in-law
·noun The father of one's husband or wife;
— correlative to son-in-law and daughter-in-law.
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Fathers-in-law
·pl of Father-in-law.
...
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Four-in-hand
·noun A team of four horses driven by one person; also, a vehicle drawn by such a team.
II. Four-in...
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In and an
·adj & ·adv Applied to breeding from a male and female of the same parentage. ·see under <<Breeding>...
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Mother-in-law
·noun The mother of one's husband or wife.
...
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Sister-in-law
·noun The sister of one's husband or wife; also, the wife of one's brother; sometimes, the wife of o...
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Sisters-in-law
·pl of Sister-in-law.
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Son-in-law
·noun The husband of one's daughter; a man in his relationship to his wife's parents.
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Sons-in-law
·pl of Son-in-law.
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Status in quo
·- ·Alt. of Status quo.
...
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Conduit (Great) in Westeheap
See The Great Conduit.
...
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Conduit in Colemanstreet
In Coleman Street by the west end of the parish church of St. Margaret Lothbury. Erected at the char...
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Conduit in Lothbury
Erected at the charges of the City in 1546, Sir Martin Bowes being Mayor. Water was brought from spr...
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Cross in Cheapside
See Great Cross in Cheapside.
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Ely in London
Six messuages and forty acres of land in Ely (in) London, the suburb of London and the parish of St....
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) James' in Walbrook
St. James parish in Wallebroke, 29 H. VIII. (L. and P H. VIII. XII. (1) p. 589).
Probably an error ...
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(St.) Margaret in Breggestrate
See Margaret Fish Street Hill.
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La Maudelyne in Eldefihsstrete
See St. Mary Magdalen, Old Fish Street.
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(St.) Michael in Fridaistrete
Tenement of John de Derby in parish of St. Michis apli in Fridaistrete, 26 Ed. I. (West. Abbey MSS. ...
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(St.) Nicholas in Distaflane
See St. Nicholas Cole Abbey.
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The Spicery In Westcheap
The "Spiceria" or quarter occupied by the Spicers. Mentioned 1278-9 in will of Robert de Mounpeiller...
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Standard in Cornhill
At the east end of Cornhill, where the four streets met, in the middle of the street (S. 189).
It s...
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Standard in Westcheap
In the middle of Cheapside, nearly opposite the south end of Honey Lane, east of Bread Street (Leake...
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Sterre in Bredestrete
See Star Court.
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cat in pan
To turn cat in pan, to change sides or parties; supposed originally to have been to turn CATE or CAK...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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finger in eye
To put finger in eye; to weep: commonly applied to women. The more you cry the less you'll p-ss; a c...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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hang in chains
A vile, desperate fellow. Persons guilty of murder, or other atrocious crimes, are frequently, after...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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hans in kelder
Jack in the cellar, i.e. the child in the womb: a health frequently drank to breeding women or their...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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knave in grain
A knave of the first rate: a phrase borrowed from the dyehouse, where certain colours are said to be...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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least in sight
To play least in sight; to hide, keep out of the way, or make one's self scarce.
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one in ten
A parson: an allusion to his tithes.
...
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lease in perpetuity
a statutory expression in themost recent land legislation of New Zealand, indicating aspecific mode ...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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to heave in sight
To come in sight; to appear. This nautical phrase appears to have originated in the fact that an app...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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to stand in hand
To concern; to behoove.--Holloway, Prov. Dict. This phrase is a colloquial one in New England. Ex. '...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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in for it
Engaged in a thing from which there is no retreating.
You may twitch at your collar and wrinkle you...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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beset in ice
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chime in, to
To join a mess meal or treat. To chime in to a chorus or song.
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commander-in-chief
The senior officer in any port or station appointed to hold command over all other vessels within th...
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fall in, to
The order to form, or take assigned places in ranks. (See assembly.)
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fell in with
Met by chance.
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flatten in, to
The action of hauling in the aftmost clue of a sail to give it greater power of turning the vessel; ...
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foot it in
An order to stow the bunt of a sail snugly in furling, executed by the bunt-men dancing it in, holdi...
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haul in, to
To sail close to the wind, in order to approach nearer to an object.
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heaving in stays
The act of tacking, when, the wind being ahead, great pressure is thrown upon the stays.
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hog-in-armour
Soubriquet for an iron-clad ship.
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hove-in-sight
The anchor in view. Also, a sail just discovered.
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hove-in-stays
The position of a ship in the act of going about.
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in and out
A term sometimes used for the scantling of timbers, the moulding way, and particularly for those bol...
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in the wind
The state of a vessel when thrown with her head into the wind, but not quite all in the wind (see al...
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jack in office
An insolent fellow in authority.
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laden in bulk
A cargo neither in casks, bales, nor cases, but lying loose in the hold, only defended from wet by m...
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let in, to
To fix or fit a diminished part of one plank or piece of timber into a score formed in another to re...
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moon in distance
When the angle between her and the sun, or a star, admits of measurement for lunar observation.
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pitch in, to
To set to work earnestly; to beat a person violently. (A colloquialism.)
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round-in, to
To haul in on a fall; the act of pulling upon any slack rope which passes through one or more blocks...
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shut in, to
Said of landmarks or points of land, when one is brought to transit and overlap the other, or interc...
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slack in stays
Slow in going about. Also applied to a lazy man.
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stoppage in transitu
A valuable privilege under which an unpaid consigner or broker may stop or countermand his goods upo...
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stowed in bulk
See bulk.
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