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Sugar
·vt To impregnate, season, cover, or sprinkle with sugar; to mix sugar with.
II. Sugar ·noun Compli...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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sugar
n.
slang for money. It may be doubtedif it is specially Australian.
1887. J. Bonwick, `Romance of ...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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-ant
·- A suffix sometimes marking the agent for action; as, merchant, covenant, servant, pleasant, ·etc....
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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An't
·- A contraction for are and am not; also used for is not;
— now usually written ain't.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Ant
·noun A hymenopterous insect of the Linnaean genus Formica, which is now made a family of several ge...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Ant-
·- ·see Anti-, ·pref.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Ant
(Heb. nemalah, from a word meaning to creep, cut off, destroy), referred to in Prov. 6:6; 30:25, as ...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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an't
A common abbreviation in colloquial language for am not and are not. It is often improperly used for...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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Ant
(Heb. nemalah). This insect is mentioned twice in the Old Testament: in (Proverbs 6:6; 30:25)
In th...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Confectioners' sugar
·add. ·- A highly refined sugar in impalpable powder, ·esp. suited to confectioners' uses.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Sugar-house
·noun A building in which sugar is made or refined; a sugar manufactory.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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sugar stick
The virile member.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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sugar sops
Toasted bread soked in ale, sweetened with sugar, and grated nutmeg: it is eaten with cheese.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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sugar-bag
n.
nest of honey, and the honey.
1881. A. C. Grant, `Bush Life in Queensland,' vol. i. p. 67:
«Th...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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sugar-grass
n.
an Australian grass, Erianthus fulvus, Kunth., N.O. Gramineae.
1889. J. H. Maiden, `Useful Nati...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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sugar-gum
n.
an Australian Gum, Eucalyptuscorynocalyx of South Australia and North-Western Victoria.The folia...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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sugar maple
(Acer saccharintem.) A handsome forest tree from 50 to 80 feet high, from the sap of which is made t...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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sugar orchard
A collection of maple trees selected and preserved in the forest for the purpose of making sugar the...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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sugar-loaf
A term applied to conical hills along a sea-coast.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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Ant bird
·- ·see Ant bird, under Ant, ·noun.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Ant cow
·add. ·- Any aphid from which ants obtain honeydew.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Ant egg
·- One of the small white egg-shaped pupae or cocoons of the ant, often seen in or about ant-hills, ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Ant thrush
·- ·see Ant bird, under <<Ant>>.
II. Ant thrush ·- One of several species of tropical birds, of the...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Ant-bear
·noun An edentate animal of tropical America (the Tamanoir), living on ants. It belongs to the genus...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Ant-cattle
·noun Various kinds of plant lice or aphids tended by ants for the sake of the honeydew which they s...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Ant-eater
·noun One of several species of edentates and monotremes that feed upon ants. ·see Ant-bear, <<Pango...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Ant-hill
·noun A mound thrown up by ants or by termites in forming their nests.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Ant-lion
·noun A neuropterous insect, the larva of which makes in the sand a pitfall to capture ants, ·etc. T...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Sauba ant
·- A South American ant (Oecodoma cephalotes) remarkable for having two large kinds of workers besid...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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ant-eater
n.
1) i.q. Ant-eating-Porcupine. See echidna.
2) The Banded Ant-eater (q.v.).
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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ant-orchis
n.
an Australian and Tasmanianorchid, Chiloglottis gunnii, Lind.
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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bull-ant
n.
contracted and common form of the words bull-dog ant (q.v.).
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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honey-ant
n.
name given to various species of Ants,in which the body of certain individuals becomes enormousl...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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ant islands
Generally found on Spanish charts as Hormigas.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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Sugar Baker's Court
East out of Creechurch Lane. In Aldgate Ward (L.C.C. List of Streets, 1912).
First mention: "Sugar ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Sugar Baker's Yard
See Sugar Baker's Court.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Sugar Loaf Alley
1) East out of Mark Lane, nearly opposite the Old Navy Office. In Tower Ward (O. and M. 1677-Boyle, ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Sugar Loaf Court
1) West out of Garlick Hill at No.14 (P.O. Directory). In Vintry Ward. Near Little Trinity Lane.
Fi...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Sugar Loaf Yard
See Sugar Loaf Court, Angel Alley.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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sugar-loaf sea
High turbulent waves with little wind.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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ant-eater, banded
See banded ant-eater.
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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banded ant-eater
n.
name given to a smallterrestrial and ant-eating marsupial, Myrmecobiusfasciatus, Waterh, found i...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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bull-dog ant
n.
(frequently shortened to Bull-dog or Bull-ant)
an ant of large size witha fierce bite. The name...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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green-tree ant
n.
common Queensland Ant.
1847. L. Leichhardt, `Overland Expedition,' p. 294:
«It was at the lowe...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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porcupine, ant-eating
i.q. echidna (q.v.).
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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porcupine-grass ant
n.
popular name given to Hypoclinea flavipes, Kirby, an ant making its nest roundthe root of the Po...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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Sugar Loaf Alley, Court
East out of Moor Lane, leading into Sugarloaf Court, in Cripplegate Ward Without (O. and M. 1677-Str...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Angel and Sugar Loaf Yard
In the Minories (Strype, 1755-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
Named after a house there with ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Sugar Loaf (Sugarloaf) Court, Angel Alley
South out of Angel Alley, in Bishopsgate Ward Without (Rocque, 1746-Elmes, 1831).
First mention: "S...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Sugar Loaf Court, Lamb Alley
West out of Lamb Mley, in Bishopsgate Ward Without (Strype, ed 1720, I. ii. 108-Lond. Guide, 1758).
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Sugar Loaf Court, Leadenhall Street
South out of Leadenhall Street, at No.49, to Fenchurch Buildings (P.O. Directory). In Aldgate Ward.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.