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go-by-ground
a little go-by-ground ; a diminutive person.
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Go-by
·noun A passing without notice; intentional neglect; thrusting away; a shifting off; adieu; as, to g...
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the go by
To give one the go by is to deceive him; to leave him in the lurch.--Craven Glossary.
TO GO BY
To ...
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go by
stratagem
♦ To give her the go by, is to escape by deceiving.
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go, the
The dash. The mode. He is quite the go, he is quite varment, he is prime, he is bang up, are synonim...
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let go by the run
, or let go by the run.
Cast off at once.
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Ground
·noun The pit of a theater.
II. Ground ·- imp. & ·p.p. of Grind.
III. Ground ·vt To lay, set, or r...
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Go
·noun A glass of spirits.
II. Go ·noun Act; working; operation.
III. Go ·p.p. <<Gone>>.
IV. Go ·n...
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the go
The mode; the fashion. 'This is all the go.'
What! Ben, my old hero, is this your renown?
Is thi...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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go!
A word sometimes given when all is ready for the launch of a vessel from the stocks.
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By
(·pref.) Against.
II. By ·adv Aside; as, to lay by; to put by.
III. By (·pref.) On; along; in trav...
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By
In the expression "by myself" (A.V., 1 Cor. 4:4), means, as rendered in the Revised Version, "agains...
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by
On or close to the wind.
♦ Full and by, not to lift or shiver the sails; rap-full.
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by the bye
To Mr. Richardson we are indebted for a fuller examination of this phrase, than other lexicographers...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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by the board
Over the ship's side. When a mast is carried away near the deck it is said to go by the board.
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by the head
When a ship is deeper forward than abaft.
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by the lee
The situation of a vessel going free, when she has fallen off so much as to bring the wind round her...
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by the stern
When the ship draws more water abaft than forward. (See by the head.)
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by the wind
Is when a ship sails as nearly to the direction of the wind as possible. (See full and by.) In gener...
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lay, by the
When a man is paid in proportion to the success of the voyage, instead of by the month. This is comm...
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By and by
Immediately (Matt. 13:21; R.V., "straightway;" Luke 21:9).
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to go the big figure
To do things on a large scale.
Why, our senators go the big figure on fried oysters and whisky punc...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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to go the whole figure
To go to the fullest extent in the attainment of any object.
Go the whole figure for religious libe...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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to go the whole hog
A Western vulgarism, meaning to be out and out in favor of anything. A softened form of the phrase i...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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to go through the mill
A metaphor alluding to grain which has been through the mill. A Western editor observed that the mai...
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Burying ground
·- ·Alt. of Burying place.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Middle-ground
·noun That part of a picture between the foreground and the background.
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Teeing ground
·add. ·- The space from within which the ball must be struck in beginning the play for each hole.
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Winter-ground
·vt To coved over in the season of winter, as for protection or shelter; as, to winter-ground the ro...
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Fallow-ground
The expression, "Break up your fallow ground" (Hos. 10:12; Jer. 4:3) means, "Do not sow your seed am...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Parched ground
(Isa. 35:7), Heb. sharab, a "mirage", a phenomenon caused by the refraction of the rays of the sun o...
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Artillery Ground
See Old Artillery Ground.
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Ground Rentes
Tenements so called in High Holborn 1564 (Lond. I. p.m. II 142, 96).
Not further identified.
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ground sweat
A grave.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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ground squirrel
A hog, or pig.
SEA TERM.
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ground-berry
i.q. cranberry (q.v.).:
See cranberry, native
...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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ground-bird
n.
name given in Australia to anybird of the genus Cinclosoma. The species are – – Chestnut-backed ...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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ground-dove
n.
1) Tasmanian namefor the Spotted Ground-bird (q.v.).
1848. J. Gould, `Birds of Australia,' vol....
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ground-lark
n.
1) In New Zealand, a bird alsocalled by the Maori names, Pihoihoi and Hioi.
1888. W. L. Buller,...
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ground-parrakeet
n.
See parrakeet and pezoporus.
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ground-parrot
n.
1) The bird Psittacuspulchellus, Shaw. For the Ground Parrot of New Zealand,see Kakapo.
1793. G...
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ground-thrush
n.
name of birds found all overthe world. The Australian species are – – Geocincla lunulata, Lath.
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ground-sill
the threshold of a door. C. Ground ivy.
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hover ground
light ground. S.
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vantage-ground
See advantage
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break-ground
Beginning to weigh, or to lift the anchor from the bottom. On shore it means to begin the works for ...
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fishing-ground
Any bank or shoal frequented by fish.
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foul ground
Synonymous with foul bottom.
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ground, to
To take the bottom or shore; to be run aground through ignorance, violence, or accident.
♦ To stri...
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ground-bait
, or groundling.
A loach or loche.
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ground-gru
See anchor-ice.
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ground-gudgeon
A little fish, the Cobitis barbatula.
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ground-ice
See anchor-ice.
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ground-plot
See ichnography.
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ground-sea
The West Indian name for the swell called rollers, or in Jamaica the north sea. It occurs in a calm,...
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ground-strake
A name sometimes used for garboard-strake.
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ground-swell
A sudden swell preceding a gale, which rises along shore, often in fine weather, and when the sea be...
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ground-tackle
A general name given to all sorts of ropes and furniture which belong to the anchors, or which are e...
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ground-tier
The lowest water-casks in the hold before the introduction of iron tanks. It also implies anything e...
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ground-timbers
Those which lie on the keel, and are fastened to it with bolts through the kelson.
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ground-ways
The large blocks and thick planks which support the cradle on which a ship is launched. Also, the fo...
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losing ground
Dropping to leeward while working; the driftage.
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(St.) Andrew by the Wardrobe
On the east side of St. Andrew's Hill at No.35, on. the north side of Queen Victoria Street (P.O. Di...
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(St.) Bartholomew by the Exchange
At the south-east corner of Bartholomew Lane. In Broad Street Ward. The parish is in Broad Street an...
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(St.) James' by the Thames
See St. James' Garlickhithe.
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(St.) Martin by the Thames
See St. Martin Vintry.
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lies by the wall
i. c. is dead. Spoken between the time of death and burial. Norf. and Suff.
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brought by the lee
See bring by the lee, to.
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Go-between
·noun An intermediate agent; a broker; a procurer;
— usually in a disparaging sense.
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Go-devil
·add. ·noun A rough sled or dray used for dragging logs, hauling stone, ·etc.
II. Go-devil ·add. ·n...
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Go-out
·noun A sluice in embankments against the sea, for letting out the land waters, when the tide is out...
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High-go
·noun A spree; a revel.
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go between
A pimp or bawd.
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go shop
The Queen's Head in Duke's court, Bow street, Covent Garden; frequented by the under players: where ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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go-ashore
n.
an iron pot or cauldron, withthree iron feet, and two ears, from which it was suspended bya wire...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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to go for
To be in favor of. Thus, 'I go for peace with Mexico,' means I am in favor of peace with Mexico, or,...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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go ahead
To proceed; to go forward. A seaman's phrase which has got
I was tired out and wanted a day to rest...
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go-cab
a vulgar oath. N.
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go ahead!
or go on!
The order to the engineer in a steamer.
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go ashores
The seamen's best dress.
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go down
The name given to store-houses and magazines in the East Indies.
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go slow
The order to the engineer to cut off steam without stopping the play of the engine.
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sentry go!
The order to the new sentry to proceed to the relief of the previous one.
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weather-go
The end of a rainbow, as seen in the morning in showery weather.
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By-bidder
·noun One who bids at an auction in behalf of the auctioneer or owner, for the purpose of running up...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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By-blow
·noun An illegitimate child; a bastard.
II. By-blow ·noun A side or incidental blow; an accidental ...
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By-corner
·noun A private corner.
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By-dependence
·noun An appendage; that which depends on something else, or is distinct from the main dependence; a...
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By-drinking
·noun A drinking between meals.
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By-election
·noun An election held by itself, not at the time of a general election.
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By-end
·noun Private end or interest; secret purpose; selfish advantage.
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By-interest
·noun Self-interest; private advantage.
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By-lane
·noun A private lane, or one opening out of the usual road.
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By-law
·noun A local or subordinate law; a private law or regulation made by a corporation for its own gove...
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By-name
·noun A <<Nickname>>.
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By-pass
·noun A by-passage, for a pipe, or other channel, to divert circulation from the usual course.
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By-passage
·noun A passage different from the usual one; a byway.
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By-past
·adj Past; gone by.
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By-place
·noun A retired or private place.
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By-product
·noun A secondary or additional product; something produced, as in the course of a manufacture, in a...
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By-respect
·noun Private end or view; by-interest.
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By-room
·noun A private room or apartment.
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By-speech
·noun An incidental or casual speech, not directly relating to the point.
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By-spell
·noun A <<Proverb>>.
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By-street
·noun A separate, private, or obscure street; an out of the way or cross street.
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By-stroke
·noun An accidental or a slyly given stroke.
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By-turning
·noun An obscure road; a way turning from the main road.
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By-view
·noun A private or selfish view; self-interested aim or purpose.
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By-walk
·noun A secluded or private walk.
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By-wash
·noun The outlet from a dam or reservoir; also, a cut to divert the flow of water.
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By-wipe
·noun A secret or side stroke, as of raillery or sarcasm.
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Good-by
(·noun / ·interj) ·Alt. of Good-bye.
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Hang-by
·noun A dependent; a hanger-on;
— so called in contempt.
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Passer-by
·noun One who goes by; a passer.
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Stand-by
·noun One who, or that which, stands by one in need; something upon which one relies for constant us...
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Stander-by
·noun One who stands near; one who is present; a bystander.
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By-ways
Only in Judg. 5:6 and Ps. 125:5; literally "winding or twisted roads." The margin has "crooked ways....
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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By-word
Hebrew millah (Job 30:9), a word or speech, and hence object of talk; Hebrew mashal (Ps. 44:14), a p...
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to set by
To regard; to esteem.--Johnson. Norfolk and Craven Glossaries. These are very old expressions, and w...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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bime-by
By-and-by, soon, in a short time.
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by-bidder
A person employed at public auctions to bid on articles put up for sale, in order to obtain higher p...
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by gosh!
An inoffensive oath, used mostly in New England. Negroes often say, By Golly!
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Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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by gum!
The same as the preceding. It is also noticed by Moor in his Suffolk Glossary.
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by-wash
The outlet of water from a dam or discharge channel.
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for-by
Near to; adjacent.
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stand by!
The order to be prepared; to look out to fire when directed.
To stand by a rope, is to take hold o...
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The
·vi ·see <<Thee>>.
II. The (·art·def) A word placed before nouns to limit or individualize their me...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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to get the wrong pig by the tail
is to make a mistake in selecting a person for any object. If a charge is made against a man, who on...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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(St.) Nicholas' Chapel, by the Tower
See SS. Mary and Nicholas Chapel by the Tower of London.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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bring by the lee, to
To incline so rapidly to leeward of the course when the ship sails large, or nearly before the wind,...
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run, to lower by the
To let go altogether, instead of lowering with a turn on a cleat or bitt-head.
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by hook or by crook
One way or other; by any expedient.--Johnson.
It can't be done by hook or crook,
Unless your Highn...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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Bethlem Burying Ground
On the east side of Moorfields, extending east to New Broad Street, on the western boundary of Bisho...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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New Artillery Ground
In Moorfields. So named to distinguish it from the Old Ground near St. Mary Spittel, where formerly ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Old Artillery Ground
Extends from Middlesex Street south to Spital Square north, east of Bishopsgate Street, outside the ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Sepulchre's Burying Ground
On the northern boundary of Farringdon Ward Without, north of Smithfield Market, east of Durham Yard...
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Merry-go-round
·noun Any revolving contrivance for affording amusement; ·esp., a ring of flying hobbyhorses.
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thorough go nimble
A looseness, a violent purging.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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whither-go-ye
A wife: wives being sometimes apt to question their husbands whither they are going.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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bung, to go
v.
to fail, to become bankrupt.This phrase of English school-boy slang, meaning to go off withan ex...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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to go it blind
To accede to any object with out due consideration. Mr. Greeley, in speaking of General Taylor's cla...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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to go it strong
To perform an act with vigor or without scruple.
President Polk in his message goes it strong for t...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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to go to pot
To be destroyed, wasted, or ruined.--Johnson. Webster. Though much used, it is considered a low phra...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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as good's go
In the phrase, I'd as good's go to New York, instead of "I might as well go to New York." "I'd as go...
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go ashore, to
To land on leave.
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happy-go-lucky
A reckless indifference as to danger.
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stamp and go!
The order to step out at the capstan, or with hawsers, topsail-halliards, &c., generally to the fife...
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touch-and-go
Said of anything within an ace of ruin; as in rounding a ship very narrowly to escape rocks, &c., or...
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Little Conduit by the Stocks Market
Erected about 1500 (S. 18). In Walbrook Ward. Removed after the Fire 1666 (Strype, ed. 1720, I. i. 2...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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by the skin of one's teeth
When a man has made a narrow escape from any dilemma, it is a common remark to say, that he has save...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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(St.) Andrew by Aldgate
Apparently St. Andrew Undershaft (q.v.).
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(St.) Katherine by Alegate
See St. Katherine Cree Churchyard.
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cheek by jowl
Side by side, hand to fist.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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fly-by-night
You old fly-by-night; an ancient term of reproach to an old woman, signifying that she was a witch, ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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to set much by
To regard; to esteem.--Johnson. Norfolk and Craven Glossaries. These are very old expressions, and w...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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to set store by
To value; esteem; regard. This sense of the word store is not noticed by the English or American lex...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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by good rights
By right, by strict justice; as, "By good rights Mr. Clay ought to be President of the United States...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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holy-by-zont
a ridiculous figure. N.
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by and large
To the wind and off it; within six points.
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fire, loss by
Is within the policy of insurance, whether it be by accident, or by the fault of the master or marin...
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fly-by-night
A sort of square-sail, like a studding-sail, used in sloops when running before the wind; often a te...
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full and by
Sailing close-hauled on a wind; when a ship is as close as she will lie to the wind, without sufferi...
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kenning by kenning
A mode of increasing wages formerly, according to whaling law, by seeing how a man performed his dut...
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latitude by account
That estimated by the log-board, and the last determined by observation.
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latitude by observation
The latitude determined by observations of the sun, star, or moon, by meridional, as also by double ...
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lie by, to
Dodging under small sail under the land.
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longitude by account
The distance east and west, as computed from the ship's course and distance run, carried forward fro...
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longitude by chronometer
Is estimated by the difference between the time at the place, and the time indicated by chronometer....
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(St.) Olave by the Tower or versus Turrim
See St. Olave Hart Street.
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Jukes, The
·add. ·- A pseudonym used to designate the descendants of two sisters, the "Jukes" sisters, whose hu...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Hermonites, the
(Ps. 42:6, 7) = "the Hermons", i.e., the three peaks or summits of Hermon, which are about a quarter...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Sea, The
(Heb. yam), signifies (1) "the gathering together of the waters," the ocean (Gen. 1:10); (2) a river...
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Transfiguration, the
Of our Lord on a "high mountain apart," is described by each of the three evangelists (Matt. 17:1-8;...
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Word, The
(Gr. Logos), one of the titles of our Lord, found only in the writings of John (John 1:1-14; 1 John ...
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bag, the
Allowed for the men to keep their clothes in. The ditty bag included needles and needfuls, love-toke...
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Archite, The
(as if from a place named Erech, on the frontiers of Ephraim), the usual designation of David's frie...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Arkite, The
from Arka, one of the families of the Canaanites, (Genesis 10:17; 1 Chronicles 1:16) and from the co...
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Ashurites, The
Only in (2 Samuel 2:9) By some of the old interpreters the name is taken as meaning the Geshurites; ...
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Bachrites, The
the family of Becher, son of Ephraim. (Numbers 26:35)
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Baharumite, The
[Bahurim]
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Barhumite, The
[Bahurim]
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Belaites, The
(Numbers 26:38) [Bela, 3]
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Beriites, The
A tribe of people who are named with Abel and Beth-maachah, and who were therefore doubtless situate...
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Berothite, The
(1 Chronicles 11:39) [Beeroth Of The Children Of Jaakan]
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Canaanite, The
the designation of the apostle Simon, otherwise known as "Simon Zelotes." It occurs in (Matthew 10:4...
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Canaanites, The
a word used in two senses:
• A tribe which inhabited a particular locality of the land west of the ...
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Chemarim, The
(those who go about in black, i.e. ascetics). In the Hebrew applied to the priests of the worship of...
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Kenite, The
and Ken'ites (smiths), The, inhabited the rocky and desert region between southern Palestine and the...
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Machirites, The
the descendants of Machir the father of Gilead. (Numbers 26:29)
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Mahavite, The
the designation of Eliel, one of the warriors of King David's guard, whose name is preserved in the ...
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Manassites, The
that is, the members of the tribe of Manasseh. (4:43; Judges 12:4; 2 Kings 10:33)
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Maonites, The
a people mentioned in one of the addresses of Jehovah to the repentant Israelites, (Judges 10:12) el...
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Pelonite, The
Two of David's men, Helez and Ahijah, are called Pelonites. (1 Chronicles 11:27,36) (B.C. about 1015...
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Pentateuch, The
is the Greek name given to the five books commonly called the "five books of Moses." This title is d...
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Perizzite, The
and Per'izzites (belonging to a village), one of the nations inhabiting the land of promise before a...
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Pharzites. The
the descendants of Parez the son of Judah. (Numbers 26:20)
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Plague, The
The plague is considered to be a severe kind of typhus, accompanied by buboes (tumors).-Like the cho...
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