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Streaked
·adj Uncomfortable; out of sorts.
II. Streaked ·adj Marked or variegated with stripes.
III. Streak...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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streaked
'To feel streaked,' is to feel confused, alarmed.
I begun to feel streaked enough for our folks, wh...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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Spider
·noun A trevet to support pans or pots over a fire.
II. Spider ·noun Any one of various other arach...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Spider
The trust of the hypocrite is compared to the spider's web or house (Job 8:14). It is said of the wi...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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spider
n.
See katipo.
...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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spider
A cast iron frying-pan with three legs.
...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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spider
An iron out-rigger to keep a block clear of the ship's side.
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Spider
The Hebrew word 'accabish in (Job 8:24; Isaiah 59:5) is correctly rendered "spider." Put semamith is...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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black-and-red spider
See red-streaked spider
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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Ring-streaked
·adj Having circular streaks or lines on the body; as, ring-streaked goats.
...
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An Elementary Latin Dictionary
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Red
·noun A red pigment.
II. Red ·- ·Impf & ·p.p. of Read.
III. Red ·adj The <<Menses>>.
IV. Red ·nou...
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Ballooning spider
·- A spider which has the habit of rising into the air. Many kinds ( ·esp. species of Lycosa) do thi...
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Sea spider
·- Any pycnogonid.
II. Sea spider ·- Any maioid crab; a spider crab. ·see <<Maioid>>, and Spider cr...
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Spider stitch
·add. ·- A stitch in lace making used to fill in open spaces with threads resembling a cobweb.
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Spider web
·- ·Alt. of Spider's web.
...
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Water spider
·- A water mite.
II. Water spider ·- Any spider that habitually lives on or about the water, especi...
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spider-shanked
Thin-legged.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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spider-orchis
n.
name given in Tasmaniato the Orchid Caladenia pulcherrima, F. v. M.
...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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spider-hoop
The hoop round a mast to secure the shackles to which the futtock-shrouds are attached. Also, an iro...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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spider-lines
A most ingenious substitution of a spider's long threads for wires in micrometer scales, intended fo...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Congo red
·add. ·- An artificial red dye from which the Congo group received its name. It is also widely used ...
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High-red
·adj Of a strong red color.
...
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Infra-red
·add. ·adj Lying outside the visible spectrum at its red end;
— said of rays less refrangible than ...
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Pompeian red
·add. ·- A brownish red approaching maroon, supposed to be imitated from the color of the wall panel...
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Red Cross
·add. ·- The crusaders or the cause they represented.
II. Red Cross ·add. ·- A hospital or ambulanc...
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Red dog
·add. ·- ·Alt. of Red-dog flour.
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Red-gum
·noun A name of rust on grain. ·see <<Rust>>.
II. Red-gum ·noun An eruption of red pimples upon the...
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Red-hand
(·adj / ·adv) ·Alt. of Red-handed.
...
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Red-handed
(·adj / ·adv) Having hands red with blood; in the very act, as if with red or bloody hands;
— said ...
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Red-hot
·adj Red with heat; heated to redness; as, red-hot iron; red-hot balls. Hence, figuratively, excited...
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Red-letter
·adj Of or pertaining to a red letter; marked by red letters.
...
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Red-riband
·noun The European red band fish, or fireflame. ·see Rend fish.
...
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Red-short
·adj Hot-short; brittle when red-hot;
— said of certain kinds of iron.
...
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Red-tailed
·adj Having a red tail.
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Red-tape
·adj Pertaining to, or characterized by, official formality. ·see Red tape, under Red, ·adj.
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Red-tapism
·noun Strict adherence to official formalities.
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Red-tapist
·noun One who is tenacious of a strict adherence to official formalities.
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Rose-red
·adj Red as a rose; specifically (Zool.), of a pure purplish red color.
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Sultan-red
·adj Having a deep red color.
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Red Sea
The sea so called extends along the west coast of Arabia for about 1,400 miles, and separates Asia f...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Red Cross
1) In Watling Street. Rent given to parish of All Hallows, Bread_Street (Strype, ed. 1720, I. iii. 1...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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The Red Lion
A tenement and 2 acres of land in Holburne formerly called "le Kage," afterwayds " le Kynges Hede," ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Red Rose
See Rose, Manor of.
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red fustian
Port wine.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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red lane
The throat. Gone down the red lane; swallowed.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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red lattice
A public house.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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red rag
The tongue. Shut your potatoe trap, and give your red rag a holiday; i.e. shut your mouth, and let y...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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red shank
A Scotch Highlander.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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red bass
n.
a fish of Moreton Bay (q.v.), Mesoprion superbus, Castln., family Percidae.
...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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red(-)berry
n.
name given to Australian plantsof the genus Rhagodia, bearing spikes or panicles ofred berries. ...
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red-bill
n.
bird-name given to Estrelda temporalis, Lath. It is also appliedto the Oyster-catchers (q.v.); a...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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red bream
n.
name given to the Schnapper when one year old. See schnapper.
...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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red cedar
n.
See cedar.
1865. Rev. J. E. Tenison-Woods, `History of the Discovery andExploration of Australi...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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red currant
n.
another name for the NativeCurrant of Tasmania, Coprosma nitida, Hook., N.O. Rubiaceae. See Curr...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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red gum
n.
1) A tree. See Gum. Thetwo words are frequently made one with the accent on the firstsyllable; c...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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red-knee
n.
sometimes called the Red-kneedDottrel, Charadrius ruftveniris, formerly Erythrogonys cinctus, Go...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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red mulga
n.
name given to a species ofAcacia, A. cyperophylla, F. v. M., owing to the redcolour of the flake...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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red mullet
n.
New South Wales, Upeneoidesvlamingii, Cuv. and Val., and Upeneus porosus,Cuv. and Val., family M...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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red perch
n.
name given in Tasmania to the fish Anthias rasor, Richards.; also called the Barber.In Australia...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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red-throat
n.
a small brown Australiansinging-bird, with a red throat, Pyrrholaemus brunneus,Gould.
...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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red-root
A shrub found upon the prairies near the Rocky Mountains, highly esteemed as a substitute for tea. I...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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red lane
A vulgar name for the throat, chiefly used by tipplers.
I was ridin' in my shirt sleeves, and a thi...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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red-shanks
arsmart N.
...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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red pine
♦ Pinus rubra, the red spruce; the timber of which is preferred throughout the United States for yar...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Red Sea
Name.-The sea known to us as the Red Sea was by the Israelites called "the sea," (Exodus 14:2,9,16,2...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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The Red Lion, Red Lyon Inn
On the west side of Aldersgate Street at No.130 (P.O. Directory).
First mention: "Red Lyon Inn" (O....
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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The Red Lion, Red Lyon, Newgate
A messuage so called in parish of Christ Church, formerly St. Nicholas ad Macellas, in ward of Faryn...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Red Lion, Red Lyon, Alley
In Cornhill, called also White Lyon Alley (q.v.) (P.C. 1732).
Named after the sign. It has been sug...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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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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Red-light district
·add. ·- A district or neighborhood in which disorderly resorts are frequent;
— so called in allusi...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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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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Red Cow Alley
Tower Hill, 1660 (L. and P. Commonwealth, 1659-60, p.545).
No further reference.
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The Red Cross, Cripplegate
Probably a house with this sign, for in an Inquisition 2 Ed. I. Alicia de Batonia is said to have di...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Red Cross Alley
1) East out of Church Alley to London Bridge (Rocque, 1746-Boyle, i 799). In Bridge Ward Within.
Th...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Red Cross Court
1) South out of Cow Lane, in Farringdon Ward Without (Strype, ed. 1720, I. iii. 284, to Elmes, 1831)...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Red Cross Square
1) North out of Great Tower Street, between Mark Lane and Seething Lane (O.S. 25 in. 1880).
Earlies...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Red Cross Street
North from No. 1 Fore Street to Barbican at No. 31 (P.O. Directory). In Cripplegate Ward Without.
F...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Red Cross Tavern
In Barbican at No.32, in Cripplegate Ward Without (Strype, ed .1720-Elmes, 1831).
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Red Gate Court
East out of the Minories and apparently communicating with Worley Court and Crown and Shears Court (...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Red Hart Court
North out of Fore Street, with a passage east to Grub Street, in Cripplegate Ward Without (Strype, e...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Red Hart Inn
On the west side of Fetter Lane, in Farringdon Ward Without (O. and M. 1677-Strype, ed. 1755).
"New...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Red Lion Alley
See Red Lion Court, Minories.
...
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Red Lion Buildings
On the south side of Cock Lane at No.6 (P.O. Directory), extending to the back of St. Sepulchre's Ch...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Red Lion Court
1) On the west of Pye Comer (Hatton, 1708).
Not named in the maps.
2) East out of Shoe Lane at No....
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Red Lion Passage
1) South out of Cloth Fair at No.22 (P.O. Directory). In Farringdon Ward Without.
First mention: Bo...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Red Lion Street
See Red Lion Passage1, Cloth Fair.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Red Lion Wharf
Between Bell Wharf east and Three Cranes Wharf west. In Vintry Ward (P.O. Directory).
First mention...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Red Lyon Alley
1) South out of Thames Street by Fishmongers' Hall (P.C. 1732-L. Guide, 1758).
Not named in the map...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Red Lyon Brewhouse
East out of Bishopsgate, in Bishopsgate Ward Without, near to Red Lyon Inn (Strype, ed 1720, I. ii. ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Red Lyon Court
1) In Throgmorton Street, a small Court in Broad Street Ward, against Drapers' Hall (Hatton, 1708-P....
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Red Lyon Inn
1) South-west out of Pemberton Row, Gough Square, in Farringdon Ward Without (O. and M. 1677-Rocque,...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Red Lyon Yard
North out of Long Lane to Red Lyon Inn at No.110 Aldersgate Street, in Aldersgate Ward Without (O. a...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Red Rose Alley
East out of White Cross Street, in Cripplegate Ward Without (Strype, ed. 1720-Elmes, 1831).
"Red Ro...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Red Rose Court
See Red Rose Alley.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Red Wood Alley
West out of Bishopsgate Street. In Bishopsgate Ward Without (Rocque, 1746-Boyle, 1799).
Called " Ge...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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red letter day
A saint's day or holiday, marked in the calendars with red letters. Red letter men; Roman Catholics:...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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red gurnet-perch
n.
name given in Victoria tothe fish Sebastes percoides, Richards., family Scorpaenidae. It is also...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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red rock-cod
n.
name given in New South Walesto the fish Scorpaena cardinalis, Richards., family Scorpaenidae, m...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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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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red-hot balls
Shot made red-hot in a furnace, and in that state discharged at the enemy. The loading is managed wi...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Red Sea, Passage of
The account of the march of the Israelites through the Red Sea is given in Ex. 14:22-31. There has b...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Red Cross Alley, Minories
See Maidenhead Alley.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Red Cross Coal Wharf
South out of Upper Thames Street, on the west side of London Bridge, near Old Swan (Lockie, 1810 and...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Red Gate Alley, Minories
East out of Minories at No.71, nearly opposite the Crescent (Lockie, 1810-Elmes, 1831).
Not named i...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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The Red Lion, Watling Street
See Red Lion Court.
...
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Red Lion Court, Minories
East out of Minories, west of Morley's Court (P.C. 1732-O.S. 25 in. 1880). In Portsoken Ward.
On th...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Red Lion, East Smithfield
Brewhouse so called, which belonged to St. Mary Graces, near the brewhouse called " Le three Kyngs,"...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Red Lyon Court, Alley
East out of Bishopsgate Street in Bishopsgate Ward Without, leading to Red Lyon Inn (O. and M. 1677)...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Red Lyon Court, Houndsditch
See Red Lyon Yard.
"Red Lion Alley " (W. Stow, 1722-P.C. 1732). Removed for the formation of Moorga...
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Red Lyon Yard, Houndsditch
South-west out of Houndsditch. In Portsoken Ward (W. Stow, 1722-Boyle, 1799).
Former names : " Red ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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red sail-yard dockers
Buyers of stores stolen out of the royal yards and docks.
...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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Red Cross Street, East Smithfield
North-east out of Butcher Row to Nightingale Lane (Hatton, 1708-Lockie, 1810).
Removed for the form...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Red Lion Alley, London Wall
See Red Lion Court7.
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Red Lion Place, Cock Lane
See Red Lion Buildings.
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Red Bull Alley, Upper Thames Street
See Red Bull Yard.
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Red Cross Court, Great Tower Street
See Red Cross Square.
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Red Lion Court, St. Katherine 's
West out of St. Katherine's Lane, north of Flemings Church Yard (P.C. 1732-Lockie, 1810).
Removed f...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.