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Furina
Furīna (also Furrīna), ae, f., I a goddess worshipped in ancient Rome , otherwise unknown: Furrina...
A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
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Hooded
·adj Covered with a hood.
II. Hooded ·adj Furnished with a hood or something like a hood.
III. Hoo...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Snake
·vi To crawl like a snake.
II. Snake ·vt To drag or draw, as a snake from a hole;
— often with out...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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snake
n.
The Australian land snakes belongprincipally to the four families, Typhlopidae, Boidae, Colubrid...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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to snake
To crawl like a snake. A common expression at the West. A fine example of the use of this term is gi...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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Two
·noun One and one; twice one.
II. Two ·noun A symbol representing two units, as 2, II., or ii.
III...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Black snake
·noun ·Alt. of <<Blacksnake>>.
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Coachwhip snake
·- A large, slender, harmless snake of the southern United States (Masticophis flagelliformis).
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Congo snake
·- An amphibian (Amphiuma means) of the order Urodela, found in the southern United States. ·see <<A...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Glass-snake
·noun A long, footless lizard (Ophiosaurus ventralis), of the Southern United States;
— so called f...
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Sea snake
·- Any one of many species of venomous aquatic snakes of the family Hydrophidae, having a flattened ...
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Water snake
·- Any species of snakes of the family Homalopsidae, all of which are aquatic in their habits.
II. ...
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black-snake
See under snake.
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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brown snake
n. See under snake.
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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carpet-snake
n.
a large Australian snake witha variegated skin, Python variegata, Gray. InWhitworth's `Anglo-Ind...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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diamond snake
n.
In Queensland and New SouthWales, Pythonon spilotes, Lacep.; in Tasmania, Hoplocephalus superhus...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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tiger-snake
n. See under snake.
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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whip-snake
n.
or Little Whip-Snake.See under snake.
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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worm-snake
n.
See under snake.
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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to snake out
To drag out; to haul out, as a snake from its hole. A farmer in clearing land, attaches a chain to a...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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snake-head
An object of dread to travellers on railways. The end of an iron rail, which sometimes is thrown up ...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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snake-pieces
See pointers.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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Two-capsuled
·adj Having two distinct capsules; bicapsular.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Two-cleft
·adj Divided about half way from the border to the base into two segments; bifid.
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Two-cycle
·add. ·noun A two-stroke cycle for an internal-combustion engine.
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Two-decker
·noun A vessel of war carrying guns on two decks.
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Two-edged
·adj Having two edges, or edges on both sides; as, a two-edged sword.
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Two-foot
·adj Measuring two feet; two feet long, thick, or wide; as, a two-foot rule.
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Two-forked
·adj Divided into two parts, somewhat after the manner of a fork; dichotomous.
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Two-hand
·adj Employing two hands; as, the two-hand alphabet. ·see <<Dactylology>>.
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Two-handed
·adj Used with both hands; as, a two-handed sword.
II. Two-handed ·adj Using either hand equally we...
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Two-lipped
·adj Having two lips.
II. Two-lipped ·adj Divided in such a manner as to resemble the two lips when...
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Two-name
·add. ·adj Having or bearing two names; as, two-name paper, that is, negotiable paper on which at le...
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Two-parted
·adj Divided from the border to the base into two distinct parts; bipartite.
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Two-phase
·add. ·noun ·Alt. of Two-phaser.
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Two-phaser
·add. ·noun ·same·as <<Diphase>>, <<Diphaser>>.
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Two-ply
·adj Consisting of two thicknesses, as cloth; double.
II. Two-ply ·adj Woven double, as cloth or ca...
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Two-port
·add. ·adj Having two ports; specif.: Designating a type of two-cycle internal-combustion engine in ...
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Two-ranked
·adj Alternately disposed on exactly opposite sides of the stem so as to from two ranks; distichous....
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Two-sided
·adj <<Symmetrical>>.
II. Two-sided ·adj Having two sides only; hence, double-faced; hypocritical.
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Two-speed
·add. ·adj Adapted for producing or for receiving either of two speeds;
— said of a power-transmitt...
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Two-step
·add. ·noun A kind of round dance in march or polka time; also, a piece of music for this dance.
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Two-throw
·add. ·adj Having two crank set near together and opposite to one another; as, a two-throw crank sha...
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Two-tongued
·adj Double-tongued; deceitful.
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Two-way
·add. ·adj Serving to connect at will one pipe or channel with either of two others; as, a two-way c...
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two-handed
Great. A two-handed fellow or wench; a great strapping man orwoman,
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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two-blocks
The same as chock-a-block (which see).
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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two-pences
A deduction from each man, per mensem, formerly assigned to the surgeon for wages.
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green tree-snake
n.
See under snake.
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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little whip-snake
See snake
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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white-lipped snake
n.
See under snake.
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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Two-to-one
·add. ·adj Designating, or pert. to, a gear for reducing or increasing a velocity ratio two to one.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Thieves, The two
(Luke 23:32, 39-43), robbers, rather brigands, probably followers of Barabbas. Our Lord's cross was ...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Two Bell Alley
On Snow Hill (P.C. 1732).
Not named in the maps.
Named after the sign.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Two Cranes Court
North out of Fleet Street, east of Fetter Lane, in Farringdon Ward Without (O. and M. 1677-Strype, 1...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Two Leg Alley
In Old Bethlehem (W. Stow, 1722-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Two Swan Inn
West out of Bishopsgate, in Bishopsgate Ward Without, between Nos. 186 and 187 (Rocque, 1746-Horwood...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Two Swan Yard
West out of Bishopsgate, in Bishopsgate Ward Without, between Nos. 186 and 187 (Rocque, 1746-Horwood...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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two handed put
The amorous congress.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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one! two!! three!!!
The song with which the seamen bowse out the bowlines; the last haul being completed by belay O!
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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two-handed fellows
Those who are both seamen and soldiers, or artificers; as the marines and, specially, marine artille...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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two-handed saw
A very useful instrument in ship-carpentry; it is much longer than the hand-saw, and requires two me...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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two-monthly book
A book kept by the captain's clerk, to be forwarded every two months, when possible, in order to pre...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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two months' advance
See advance money.
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two-topsail-schooner
See topsail-schooner.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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Thieves, The Two
The men who under this name appear in the history of the crucifixion were robbers rather than thieve...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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snake-boat of cochin
See pamban manche
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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beast with two backs
A man and woman in the act of copulation. Shakespeare in Othello.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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two to one shop
A pawnbroker's: alluding to the three blue balls, the sign of that trade: or perhaps to its being tw...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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cat-with-two-tails
an earwig. Northum.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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black-and-white ringed snake
See under snake.
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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Swan and (with) Two Necks Inn
On the north side of Lad Lane at No.10 (Lockie 1816).
First mention: O. and M. 1677.
Called" Swan ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Swan with Two Necks Inn
1) In Great Carter Lane, opposite Dean's Court, from No.4 St. Paul's Churchyard (Lockie, 1816).
Not...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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two thieves beating a rogue
A man beating his hands against his sides to warm himself in cold weather; called also beating the b...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose