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• Ivy

  ·noun A plant of the genus Hedera (H. helix), common in Europe. Its leaves are evergreen, dark, smoo...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• ivy

  n. a child's name for the ivy-leafgeraniums, especially the double pink-flowered one calledMadame K...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• Wild

  ·adv Wildly; as, to talk wild. II. Wild ·superl Hard to steer; — said of a vessel. III. Wild ·sup...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• wild

  A ship's motion when she steers badly, or is badly steered. A wild roadstead implies one that is exp...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• Ivy-mantled

  ·adj Covered with ivy. ...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• Ivy Hall

  See Yvihalle. ...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• Ivy Lane

  North out of Paternoster Row, at Nos. 22-23, to Newgate Street. In Farringdon Ward Within. First me...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• ivy bush

  Like an owl in an ivy bush; a simile for a meagre or weasel-faced man, with a large wig, or very bus...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• ivy, native

  an Australian plant, Muehlenbeckiaadpressa, Meissn., N.O. Polygonaceae; called also Macquarie Harbou...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• ivy-tree

  n. New Zealand tree, genus Panax, N.O. Araliacae; Maori name, Horoeka. It is also called Lancewood ...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• native ivy

  n. See ivy, and grape, macquarie harbour. ...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• Wild-cat

  ·adj Running without control; running along the line without a train; as, a wild-cat locomotive. II...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• Wild Rents

  In Long Lane (P.C. 1732). Not named in the maps. ...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• wild rogues

  Rogues trained up to stealing from their cradles. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• wild squirt

  A looseness. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• lemon, wild

  n. a timber tree, Canthiumlatifolium, F. v. M., N.O. Rubiaceae; called also Wild Orange. ...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• oats, wild

  an indigenous grass, Bromusarenarius, Labill, N.O. Gramineae.Called also Seaside Brome-Grass. «It ma...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• orange, wild

  n. i.q. Wild Lemon.See under lemon, wild. ...

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• parsley, wild

  n. Apium leptophyllum,F. v. M., N.O. Umbelliferae. Parsley grows wild inmany parts of the world, es...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• parsnip, wild

  n. a poisonous weed, Trachymene australis, Benth., N.O. Umbelliferae. 1889. J. H. Maiden, `Useful ...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• wild plum

  See plum, native ...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• plum, wild

  n. i.q. Native Plum (q.v.). ...

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• quince, wild

  n. another name for the BlackAsh-tree. See ash. ...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• raspberry, wild

  or Native ,n. Rubus gunnianus, Hook., N.O. Rosaceae;peculiar to Tasmania, and so called there. In ...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• rosemary, wild

  a slender Australian timber-tree, Cassinia laevis, R. Br., N.O. Compositae. ...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• wild dog

  n. i.q. dingo (q.v.). ...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• wild geranium

  n. In Australia, the speciesis Pelargonium australe, Willd., N.O. Geraniaceae. ...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• wild irishman

  a spiny New Zealand shrub, Discariatoumatou, Raoul, N.O. Rhamneae. The Maori name is Tumata-Kuru (q....

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• wild parsnip

  n. See parsnip, wild. ...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• wild rosemary

  n. See rosemary. ...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• wild turkey

  n. See turkey. ...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• wild yam

  n. a parasitic orchid, Gastrodiasesamoides, R. Br., N.O. Orchideae. ...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• wild-cat

  the pole-cat. Lane. ...

  A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose

• wild-wind

  An old term for whirlwind. ...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• Little Ivy Lane

  West out of Ivy Lane to Newgate Market, in Farringdon Ward Within (P.C. 1732-Boyle, 1799). See Duke...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• Wild Goose Court

  See Wingoose Alley. ...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• wild-goose chase

  A tedious uncertain pursuit, like the following a flock of wild geese, who are remarkably shy. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• wild cat bank

  One of the various terms applied at the West to some of the irresponsible banks of the country. A ba...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• Three Ton Alley, Ivy Lane

  See Ship Alley and Three Tuns Alley, Court, Newgate Street. ...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• owl in an ivy bush

  He looks like an owl in an ivy bush; frequently said of a person with a large frizzled wig, or a wom...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose