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Merry-andrew
·noun One whose business is to make sport for others; a buffoon; a zany; especially, one who attends...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Merry
·noun A kind of wild red cherry.
II. Merry ·superl Cheerful; joyous; not sad; happy.
III. Merry ·s...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
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Andrew
Manliness, a Greek name; one of the apostles of our Lord. He was of Bethsaida in Galilee (John 1:44)...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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(St.) Andrew
In Edgar's Charter to Westminster dated 951, setting out the boundaries, occurs the following descri...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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andrew
, or andrew millar
A cant name for a man-of-war, and also for government and government authoritie...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Andrew
(manly), one of the apostles of our Lord, (John 1:40; Matthew 4:18) brother of Simon Peter.
He was ...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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chimping merry
Exhilarated with liquor. Chirping glass, a cheerful glass, that makes the company chirp like birds i...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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merry-begotten
A bastard.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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merry dancers
The glancings and coruscations of the aurora borealis, or northern lights.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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Boorde, or Borde, Andrew
(1490?-1549)
Traveller, b. near Cuckfield, Sussex, was brought up as a Carthusian, and held ecclesi...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Cherry, Andrew
(1762-1812)
Dramatist, s. of a bookseller at Limerick, was a successful actor, and managed theatres...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Fletcher, Andrew
(1655-1716)
Scottish statesman and political writer, s. of Sir Robert F. of Saltoun, East Lothian, ...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Marvell, Andrew
(1621-1678)
Poet and satirist, s. of the Rector of Winestead, Yorkshire, where he was b., ed. Camb....
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Picken, Andrew
(1788-1833)
Miscellaneous writer, b. in Paisley, was in business in the West Indies, and in Glasgow...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Lang, Andrew
D.Litt., etc.
(b. 1844)
Poet, critic, and folklorist. Ballads and Lyrics of Old France (1872), Bal...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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(St.) Andrew Aneknappe
See St. Andrew Undershaft.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Andrew Eastcheap
See St. Andrew Hubbard.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Andrew Holborn
On the south side of Holborn Viaduct at No. 31 (P.O. Directory). In Farringdon Ward Without.
First ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Andrew Hubbard
On the south side of Eastcheap at the north-west corner of Love Lane. In Billingsgate Ward (S. 211)....
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Andrew Undershaft
At the south-east corner of St. Mary Axe in Aldgate Ward.
Earliest mention found in records : " St....
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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andrew millar
See andrew
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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Merry-go-round
·noun Any revolving contrivance for affording amusement; ·esp., a ring of flying hobbyhorses.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Wyntoun, Andrew of
(1350?-1420?)
Chronicler, was a canon of St. Andrews, who became Prior of St. Serf's island in Loch...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Bradley, Andrew Cecil
L.L.D., Litt.D., etc
Critic. A Commentary on Tennyson's In Memoriam (1901), Shakespearian Tragedy (...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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(St.) Andrew Apud Turrim
Qy. = Andrew (St.) Hubbard.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Andrew by Aldgate
Apparently St. Andrew Undershaft (q.v.).
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Andrew Castle Baynard
See St. Andrew by the Wardrobe.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Andrew Holborn Churchyard
On the north, south, and west sides of the church (Horwood, 1799).
Shown also in O. and M. 1677 and...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Andrew Hubbard Lane
The name of the lane occurs several times in the 13th and 14th centuries.
" Lane of St. Andrews Hub...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Andrew super Cornhill
See St. Andrew Undershaft.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Andrew Undershaft Churchyard
North and east of the church, with a passage south to Leadenhall Street (O. and M. 1677-Horwood, 179...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Andrew Cross Alley
Adjoining the church of St. Andrew Holborn on the west and called with other premises the " Church L...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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merry a-se christian
A whore.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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merry men of may
Dangerous currents formed by the ebb-tides.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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Boyd, Andrew Kennedy Hutchison
(1825-1899)
Miscellaneous writer, s. of Rev. Dr. B. of Glasgow, was originally intended for the Eng...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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(St.) Andrew ad Sanctam Trinitatem
Early grants (12th cent.) of land and dwellings in the parish of St. Andrew made by the Prior and Co...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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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...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Andrew Next Christ's Church
A messuage in this parish called " the Crane " and afterwards " the Greyhound." 1 Eliz. (Lond. I. p....
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.