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Pye
·noun ·see 2d Pie (b).
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Bed
·vt To place in a bed.
II. Bed ·noun ·see Gun carriage, and Mortar bed.
III. Bed ·vt To furnish wi...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Bed
(Heb. mittah), for rest at night (Ex. 8:3; 1 Sam. 19:13, 15, 16, etc.); during sickness (Gen. 47:31;...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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bed
Put to bed with a mattock, and tucked up with a spade; said of one that is dead and buried. You will...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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bed
I.
Flat thick pieces of wood, lodged under the quarters of casks containing any liquid, and stowed...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Bed
The Jewish bed consisted of the mattress, a mere mat, or one or more quilts; the covering, a finer q...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Apple
·vi To grow like an apple; to bear apples.
II. Apple ·noun Anything round like an apple; as, an app...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Apple
(Heb. tappuah, meaning "fragrance"). Probably the apricot or quince is intended by the word, as Pale...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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apple
and Apple-tree
n.
and adj. The names are applied to various indigenous trees,in some cases from a ...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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Apple Tree, Apple
(Heb. tappuach). Mention of the apple tree occurs in the Authorized Version in (Song of Solomon 2:3;...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Sea pye
·- ·see 1st Sea pie.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Pye Corner
At the northern end of Giltspur Street, leading to West Smithfield, in Farringdon Ward Without (Elme...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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choaking pye
A punishment inflicted on any person sleeping in company: it consists in wrapping up cotton in a cas...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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cold pye
A punishment inflicted on any person sleeping in company: it consists in wrapping up cotton in a cas...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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yarmouth pye
A pye made of herrings highly spiced, which the city of Norwich is by charter bound to present annua...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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sea-pye
See oyster-catcher
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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Air bed
·- A sack or matters inflated with air, and used as a bed.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Bed rock
·- The solid rock underlying superficial formations. Also Fig.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Bed screw
·- A form of jack screw for lifting large bodies, and assisting in launching.
II. Bed screw ·- A lo...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Bed steps
·- Steps for mounting a bed of unusual height.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Bed-molding
·noun ·Alt. of Bed-moulding.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Bed-moulding
·noun The molding of a cornice immediately below the corona.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Truckle-bed
·noun A low bed on wheels, that may be pushed under another bed; a trundle-bed.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Trundle-bed
·noun A low bed that is moved on trundles, or little wheels, so that it can be pushed under a higher...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Water bed
·- A kind of mattress made of, or covered with, waterproof fabric and filled with water. It is used ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Bed-chamber
An apartment in Eastern houses, furnished with a slightly elevated platform at the upper end and som...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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bed-maker
Women employed at Cambridge to attend on the Students, sweep his room, &c. They will put their hands...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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bed-spread
In the interior parts of the country, the common name for a bed-quilt, or coverlet.
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Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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indian bed
An Indian bed of clams is made by setting a number of clams together on the ground with the hinge up...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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bed-bolt
A horizontal bolt passing through both brackets of a gun-carriage near their centres, and on which t...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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mortar-bed
See bomb-beds, &c.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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bed-beams
See bomb-beds, &c.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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oyster-bed
A "laying" of culch, that is, stones, old shells, or other hard substances, so as to form a bed for ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Adam's apple
·- ·see under <<Adam>>.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Apple pie
·- A pie made of apples (usually sliced or stewed) with spice and sugar.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Apple-faced
·adj Having a round, broad face, like an <<Apple>>.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Apple-jack
·noun Apple brandy.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Apple-john
·noun A kind of apple which by keeping becomes much withered;
— called also Johnapple.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Apple-squire
·noun A pimp; a kept gallant.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Chess-apple
·noun The wild service of Europe (Purus torminalis).
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Mad-apple
·noun ·see <<Eggplant>>.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Otaheite apple
·- A West Indian name for a myrtaceous tree (Jambosa Malaccensis) which bears crimson berries.
II. ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Sea apple
·- The fruit of a West Indian palm (Manicaria Plukenetii), often found floating in the sea.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Vi-apple
·noun ·see Otaheite apple.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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apple cart
Down with his apple-cart; knock or throw him down.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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apple-berry
n.
the fruit of an Australianshrub, Billardiera scandens, Smith,N.O. Pittosporeae, called by childr...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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apple-gum
n.
See gum.
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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brush-apple
n.
See apple.
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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emu-apple
n.
See apple.
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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kangaroo-apple
n.
an Australian and Tasmanianfruit, Solanum aviculare, Forst., N.O.Solanaceae. The name is also ap...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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logan-apple
n.
a small Queensland tree,with an acid fruit, Acronychia acidia, 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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mooley-apple
n.
i.q. emu-apple (q.v.)
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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mulga-apple
n.
a gall formed on theMulga-tree, Acacia aneura, F. v. M. (q.v.). See also Apple.
1889. J. H. Mai...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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oak-apple
n.
the Cone of the Casuarinaor She-Oak tree.
1862. G. T. Lloyd, `Thirty-three Years in Tasmania an...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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rose-apple
n.
another name for the SweetPlum. See under plum.
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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apple brandy
A liquor distilled from cider; also called cider brandy.
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Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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apple jack
A liquor distilled from cider; also called cider brandy.
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Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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apple butter
A sauce made of apples stewed down in cider. This is generally made in quantity, and kept for use du...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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geniton apple
An early apple, probably June eating. Provincial in Suffolk, England.--Moor's Glossary. In the old d...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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may-apple
(Genus, podophyllum.) A plant, the root of which is medicinal, answering as a substitute for jalup.-...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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Joe-Pye weed
·- A tall composite plant of the genus Eupatorium (E. purpureum), with purplish flowers, and whorled...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Pye, Henry James
(1745-1813)
A country gentleman of Berkshire, who pub. Poems on Various Subjects and Alfred, an Epi...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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pudding-pye-doll
the dish called toad-in-a-hole, meat boiled in a crust. Norf.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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feather-bed lane
A rough or stony lane.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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slug-a-bed
A drone, one that cannot rise in the morning.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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bed-of-guns
A nautical phrase implying ordnance too heavy for a ship's scantling, or a fort over-gunned.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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bomb-bed beams
The beams which support the bomb-bed in bomb-vessels.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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Pine Apple Court
Opposite Crab Court and Woolsack Alley. In Portsoken Ward (Strype, ed. 1720, I. ii. 27-Boyle, 1799)....
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Quick Apple Alley
In Bishopsgate Street Without (W. Stow, 1722-Dodsley, 1761). Not named in the maps.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Sweet Apple Court
West out of Bishopsgate, in Bishopsgate Ward Without (Hatton, I708-O.S. 1880).
Before its rebuildin...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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apple dumplin shop
A woman's bosom.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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apple-scented gum
n.
See gum.
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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apple-pie order
An expression used in familiar conversation, denoting perfect order. It is used alike in England and...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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apple-pie order
A strange but not uncommon term for a ship in excellent condition and well looked to. Neat and order...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Pye Corner, Tower Street
At the east end of Tower Street, and north end of Petty Wales, 23 poles north from Richardson's whar...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Pye in the Royall
A Messuage so called in the parish of St. Michael Paternoster Church, 1565 (Lond. I. p.m. II. 35).
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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bed of a mortar
The solid frame on which a mortar is mounted for firing. For sea-service it is generally made of woo...
The Sailor's Word-Book