Sixpence; that piece being commonly much bent and distorted.
·adj Lame; halting. II. Cripple ·add. ·- A rocky shallow in a stream; — a lumberman's term. III. ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Out of Dunnings Alley, consisting of about two houses only. In Bishopsgate Ward Without (Strype, ed....
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
To disable an enemy's ship by wounding his masts, yards, and steerage gear, thereby placing him hors...
The Sailor's Word-Book