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Hedge
·vt To surround so as to prevent escape. II. Hedge ·vi To reduce the risk of a wager by making a be...

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hedge
To make a hedge; to secure a bet, or wager, laid on one side, by taking the odds on the other, so th...

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Hedge
The Hebrew words thus rendered denote simply that which surrounds or encloses, whether it be a stone...

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Priest
·vt To ordain as priest. II. Priest ·noun A presbyter elder; a minister. III. Priest ·noun One who...

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Priest
The Heb. kohen, Gr. hierus, Lat. sacerdos, always denote one who offers sacrifices. At first every ...

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Priest
The English word is derived from the Greek presbyter, signifying an "elder" (Heb. cohen). Origin.-Th...

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hedge alehouse
A small obscure alehouse. ...

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hedge creeper
A robber of hedges. ...

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hedge whore
An itinerant harlot, who bilks the bagnios and bawdy-houses, by disposing of her favours on the ways...

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hedge-laurel
n. a name given to the tree Mapau (q.v.), an evergreen shrub of New Zealand, of thegenus Pittosporu...

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ryzen-hedge
a fence of stakes and boughs. Lane. ...

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winter-hedge
a wooden frame (called also a CLOTHES-HORSE) for dry ing linen by the fire. York. ...

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High priest
·- A chief priest; ·esp., the head of the Jewish priesthood. ...

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Priest-ridden
·adj Controlled or oppressed by priests; as, a priest-ridden people. ...

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Chief priest
See Priest. ...

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High priest
Aaron was the first who was solemnly set apart to this office (Ex. 29:7; 30:23; Lev. 8:12). He wore ...

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Priest Court
East out of Foster Lane at No.5 (P.O. Directory). In Aldersgate Ward. First mention: O. and M. 1677...

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kill priest
Port wine. ...

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priest-craft
The art of awing the laity, managing their consciences, and diving into their pockets. ...

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priest-linked
Married. ...

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priest-ridden
Governed by a priest, or priests. ...

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High Places6813 Priest
The first distinct separation of Aaron to the office of the priesthood, which previously belonged to...

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Priest Alley, All Hallows Barking
South out of Great Tower Street, opposite All Hallows Churchyard, and west of the Inland Revenue Off...

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