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union nut
n.
a fine cabinet timber, Bosistoa sapindiformis, F. v. M., N.O. Rutaceae.
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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Union
·noun A large, fine pearl.
II. Union ·noun A cask suspended on trunnions, in which fermentation is ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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union
The national flag of Great Britain, on shore or afloat. It is a composition of the crosses of St. Ge...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Nut
·vi To gather nuts.
II. Nut ·noun The tumbler of a gunlock.
III. Nut ·noun A projection on each si...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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nut
n.
1) Slang. Explained in quotation.
1882. A. J. Boyd, `Old Colonials,' p. 60:
«The peculiar type...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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nut
A small piece of iron with a female screw cut through the middle of it, for screwing on to the end o...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Art union
·- An association for promoting art (·esp. the arts of design), and giving encouragement to artists....
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Trade union
·- An organized combination among workmen for the purpose of maintaining their rights, privileges, a...
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Trades union
·- ·Alt. of Trade union.
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Union Court
1) In Throgmorton Street (P.C. 1732-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
2) North out of Holborn, ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Union Row
On the east side of the Minories at its junction with Sparrow Corner and Tower Hill (P.O. Directory)...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Union Square
In the Minories (Strype, ed. 1755~Dodsley, 1761).
Not named in the maps.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Union Street
East out of New Bridge Street at No.38 (P.O. Directory). In Farringdon Ward Within.
First mention: ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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union down
When a ship hoists her ensign upside down it is a signal of distress or of mourning.
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union-jack
The union flag used separately; in the merchant service it must have a broad white border.
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Becuiba nut
·add. ·- The nut of the Brazilian tree Myristica Bicuhyba, which yields a medicinal balsam used for ...
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Ben nut
·- The seed of one or more species of moringa; as, oil of ben. ·see <<Moringa>>.
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Betel nut
·- The nutlike seed of the areca palm, chewed in the East with betel leaves (whence its name) and sh...
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Brazil nut
·- An oily, three-sided nut, the seed of the Bertholletia excelsa; the cream nut.
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Cola nut
·add. ·- ·Alt. of Cola seed.
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Coquilla nut
·- The fruit of a Brazilian tree (Attalea funifera of Martius.).
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Kola nut
·add. ·- ·same·as <<Cola>>, Cola nut.
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Neckar nut
·- ·see Nicker nut.
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Nickar nut
·- ·Alt. of Nickar tree.
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Nicker nut
·- A rounded seed, rather smaller than a nutmeg, having a hard smooth shell, and a yellowish or blui...
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Nut-brown
·adj Brown as a nut long kept and dried.
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Para nut
·- The Brazil nut.
II. Para nut ·add. ·- The Brazil nut.
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Penang nut
·- The betel nut.
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Queensland nut
·- The nut of an Australian tree (Macadamia ternifolia). It is about an inch in diameter, and contai...
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Sawarra nut
·- ·see Souari nut.
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Souari nut
·- The large edible nutlike seed of a tall tropical American tree (Caryocar nuciferum) of the same n...
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Taqua-nut
·noun A Central American name for the ivory nut.
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Vomic nut
·- ·same·as Nux vomica.
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bonduc nut
n.
a name in Australia for the fruit of the widely distributed plant Caesalpinabonducella, Flem., N...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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candle-nut
n.
The name is given in Queenslandto the fruit of Aleurites moluccana, Willd., N.O. Euphorbiaceae. ...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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nut, bonduc
n.
See bonduc nut.
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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nut, burrawang
n.
See burrawang.
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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nut, candle
n.
See candle-nut.
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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nut, nicker
n.
See bonduc nut.
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nut, Queensland
n.
See Queensland nut.
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nut-grass
n.
an Australian plant, Cyperus rotundus, Linn., N.O. Cyperaceae. The specific andthe vernacular na...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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nut-palm
n.
a tree, Cycas media,R. Br., N.O. Cycadeae.
1889. J. H. Maiden, `Useful Native Plants,' p. 21:
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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palm nut
n.
See under nut.
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Queensland nut
n.
a wild fruit-tree, Macadamia ternifolia, F. v. M., N.O. Proteaceae.
1889. J. H. Maiden, `Useful...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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dough-nut
A small roundish cake, made of flour, eggs, and sugar, moistened with milk, and boiled in lard.--Web...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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pea-nut
The common name for the fruit of the arachis hypogea. It is also called the ground nut and earth nut...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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peccan nut
The nut of the peccan tree, the carys oliviormia of the Southern States.
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Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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pig-nut
(Lat. juglans porcina.) A small species of walnut.--Michaux, Sylva.
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Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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cob-nut
a game, which consists in pitching at a row of nuts piled up in heaps of four, that is, three at bot...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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deaf-nut
a nut whose kernel is decayed. N.
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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...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Union Street, Bishopsgate
See Brushfield Street.
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cocoa-nut tree
The Palma cocos yields toddy; the nut, a valuable oil and milky juice; the stem, bark, branches, &c....
The Sailor's Word-Book
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double cocoa-nut
See sea cocoa-nut
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sea cocoa-nut
, or double cocoa-nut.
The fruit of the Lodoicea seychellarum, a handsome palm growing in the Seyc...
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Woman's Christian Temperance Union
·add. ·- An association of women formed in the United States in 1874, for the advancement of tempera...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Union Bank of London
At the south-west corner of Princes Street at No.2. The Head Office (P.O. Directory).
First mention...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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City Union Relief Registration Office
On the western side of Bartholomew Close, at No. 61, south of the Church of St. Bartholomew the Grea...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.