One kept by a woman forsecret services.
·noun One in receipt of a pension; hence, figuratively, a dependent. II. Pensioner ·noun In the uni...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
·noun A loose under-garment worn by women, and covering the body below the waist. ...
!!!j in some places used for a man's waistcoat. Ray. ...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
See Middlesex Street. ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
At the western end of Nightingale Place, west of Middlesex Street. In Portsoken Ward (Rocque, 1746-O...
One who has an estate during his wife's life, called the apron-string hold. ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
A kind of kilt formerly worn by seamen in general, but latterly principally by fishermen. (See galli...
The Sailor's Word-Book
Out of Petticoat Lane (Boyle, 1799). Not named in the maps. ...
South-west out of Petticoat Lane (Middlesex Street). In Portsoken Ward (Boyle, 1799). Earliest ment...
See Garden Place, Hutchison Avenue and Seven Step Alley. ...
See Petticoat Square. ...