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Lamb
·noun The young of the sheep.
II. Lamb ·vi To bring forth a lamb or lambs, as sheep.
III. Lamb ·no...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Lamb
1) Heb. kebes, a male lamb from the first to the third year. Offered daily at the morning and the ev...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Le Lamb
A messuage so called in parish of St. Dunstan in "le Weste" on the north side of Fleatstreate, 31 El...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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to lamb
To beat. Lamb pye; a beating: from lambo.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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Holy
·superl Set apart to the service or worship of God; hallowed; sacred; reserved from profane or commo...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Lamb, Charles
(1775-1834)
Essayist and poet, was b. in London, his f. being confidential clerk to Samuel Salt, on...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Lamb Alley
1) West out of Bishopsgate, in Bishopsgate Ward Without, at No. 144 (O.S. 1880, and N. and Q. 11th S...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Lamb Court
1) North out of Lamb Alley, in Bishopsgate Ward Without (Horwood, 1799-Elmes, 1831).
First mention:...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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lamb down
v. tr.
1) To knock down a cheque or a sum of money in a spree.There is an old English verb, of Scan...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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baa-lamb
A pet term for a lamb in England and America.
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Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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cosset-lamb
colt
a cade lamb or colt brought up by hand. Norf. and SufF.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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gimmer-lamb
a ewe-lamb ; also a two years old sheep. N.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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lamb-storms
storms which happen about the time when lambs fall. North, and Norf.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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Holy cross
·- The cross as the symbol of Christ's crucifixion.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Holy Ghost
The third Person of the adorable Trinity.
His personality is proved (1) from the fact that the attr...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Holy place
One of the two portions into which the tabernacle was divided (Ex. 26:31; 37:17-25; Heb. 9:2). It wa...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Spirit, Holy
See HOLY [607]GHOST.
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Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Holy Cross
See Holy Cross.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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holy father
A butcher's boy of St. Patrick's Market, Dublin, or other Irish blackguard; among whom the exclamati...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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holy water
He loves him as the Devil loves holy water, i.e. hates him mortally. Holy water, according to the Ro...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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Holy City
n.
a nickname for Adelaide. See Farinaceous City.
1875. R. and F. Hill, `What we Saw in Australia,...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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Holy dollar
n.
punning name for a dollar outof which a Dump (q.v.) had been punched.
1822. `Hobart Town Gazett...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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holy-stone
A sandstone for scrubbing decks, so called from being originally used for Sunday cleaning, or obtain...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Lamb, Lady Caroline
(1785-1828)
Novelist, dau. of 3rd Earl of Bessborough, m. the Hon. William Lamb, afterwards Lord Me...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Holy of holies
The second or interior portion of the tabernacle. It was left in total darkness. No one was permitte...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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(St.) Katherine Holy Trinity
See St. Katherine Cree.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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court holy water
Fair speeches and promises, without performance.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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holy-cross toad
n. See catholic frog.
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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holy-by-zont
a ridiculous figure. N.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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dry holy-stoning
See holy-stone.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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Lamb Yard, Lamb's Yard, Lamb Alley, Bishopsgate
See Lamb Court.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(Holy) Cross or Holy Rood
An old parish in Aldgate Ward, conterminous with the Parish of Holy Trinity (S. 142). Stow tells us ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Hoare's Yard, Lamb Alley, Bishopsgate
See Smith's Buildings and Slade's Buildings.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Lamb Court, Hart Street, Cripplegate
See Lamb's Chapel Court.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Sugar Loaf Court, Lamb Alley
West out of Lamb Mley, in Bishopsgate Ward Without (Strype, ed 1720, I. ii. 108-Lond. Guide, 1758).
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Katherine in the Churchyard of Holy Trinity
See St. Katherine Cree.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.