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• Bible

  ·noun A <<Book>>. II. Bible ·noun A book with an authoritative exposition of some topic, respected ...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• Breeches

  ·noun ·pl Trousers; pantaloons. II. Breeches ·noun ·pl A garment worn by men, covering the hips and...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• Bible

  Bible, the English form of the Greek name Biblia, meaning "books," the name which in the fifth centu...

  Easton's Bible Dictionary

• Breeches

  (Ex. 28:42), rather linen drawers, reaching from the waist to a little above the knee, worn by the p...

  Easton's Bible Dictionary

• bible

  A boatswain's great axe. Sea term. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• breeches

  To wear the breeches; a woman who governs her husband is said to wear the breeches. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• bible

  A hand-axe. Also, a squared piece of freestone to grind the deck with sand in cleaning it; a small h...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• Bible

  The Bible is the name given to the revelation of God to man contained in sixty-six books or pamphlet...

  William Smith's Bible Dictionary

• Douay Bible

  ·- A translation of the Scriptures into the English language for the use of English-speaking Roman C...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• Ru bible

  ·noun A <<Ribble>>. ...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• Breeches Yard

  In Townsend Lane, Thames Street (P.C. 1732-Boyle, 1799). Not named in the maps. ...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• bible oath

  Supposed by the vulgar to be more binding than an oath taken on the Testament only, as being the big...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• little breeches

  A familiar appellation used to a little boy. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• sitting breeches

  One who stays late in company, is said to have his sitting breeches on, or that he will sit longer t...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• bible christians

  The Philadelphia Mercury thus gives a summary of the creed of this new sect: "This denomination abst...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• bible-press

  A hand rolling-board for cartridges, rocket, and port-fire cases. ...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• dutchman's breeches

  The patch of blue sky often seen when a gale is breaking, is said to be, however small, "enough to m...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• welshman's breeches

  See dutchman's breeches. ...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• too big for his breeches

  is said of a man who is above his business; arrogant; haughty. Gentlemen, I was one of the first to...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• wry mouth and a pissen pair of breeches

  Hanging. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose