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• Duke

  ·vi To play the duke. II. Duke ·noun A leader; a chief; a prince. III. Duke ·noun In some European...

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• Duke

  Derived from the Latin dux, meaning "a leader;" Arabic, "a sheik." This word is used to denote the p...

  Easton's Bible Dictionary

• duke

  or rum duke A queer unaccountable fellow. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• Prideaux, Humphrey

  (1648-1724) Divine and scholar, belonged to an ancient Cornish family, was b. at Padstow, and ed. a...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Duke Humfrey's

  West out of Puddle Dock Hill to Charles Street. In Castle Baynard Ward and Farringdon Ward Within (O...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• Duke Street

  1) West out of St. Laurence Lane to Honey Lane. In Cheap Ward (Strype, ed. 1720, I. iii. 51). Not n...

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• arch duke

  A comical or eccentric fellow. ...

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• rum duke

  1) A jolly handsome fellow; also an odd eccentric fellow; likewise the boldest and stoutest fellows ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• duke willy

  n. See whistling dick. ...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• Davy, Sir Humphrey

  (1778-1829) Chemist and man of letters, s. of a wood-carver, was b. at Penzance. He early showed an...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Ward, Mrs. Humphrey (Arnold)

  (b. 1851) Novelist. Milly and Olly (1881), Miss Bretherton (1886), Robert Elsmere (1888), The Histo...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Duke Street, Aldgate

  West from Aldgate to Bevis Marks (P.O. Directory). The south side is in Aldgate Ward, the northern i...

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• Duke Street, Houndsditch

  West out of Houndsditch, leading into St. James' Place, Aldgate (P.O. Directory). Made towards the ...

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• duke of limbs

  A tall, awkward, ill-made fellow. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• duke of york

  A nickname for a particular storm trysail used in the northern seas. ...

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• Duke of Wellington's Statue

  At the junction of Threadneedle Street, Cornhill, King William Street, and Princes Street (Bacon, 19...

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• Great Synagogue, Duke Street

  On the south side of Duke Street next to No. 31 (P.O. Directory). In Aldgate Ward. First mention: R...

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• Jews' Synagogue, Duke Street

  See Great Synagogue, Duke Street. ...

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• Pav'd Alley, Duke Street

  See Great Synagogue, Duke Street and Vine Court. ...

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• Church Court, Duke Street, Aldgate

  See Church Passage. ...

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• Dark Entry, Duke Street, Aldgate

  See Church Passage. ...

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