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Piss
·noun <<Urine>>.
II. Piss ·vt & ·vi To discharge urine, to urinate.
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piss
He will piss when he can't whistle; he will be hanged. He shall not piss my money against the wall; ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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Pot
·vt To place or inclose in pots.
II. Pot ·vt To preserve seasoned in pots.
III. Pot ·vt To <<Pocke...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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pot
1) The pot calls the kettle black a-se; one rogue exclaims against another.
2) On the pot; i.e. at ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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Pot
The term "pot" is applicable to so many sorts of vessels that it can scarcely be restricted to any o...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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piss-burned
Discoloured: commonly applied to a discoloured grey wig.
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piss maker
A great drinker, one much given to liquor.
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piss prophet
A physician who judges of the diseases of his patients solely by the inspection of their urine.
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piss-proud
Having a false erection. That old fellow thought he had an erection, but his--was only piss- proud; ...
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Hall
·noun Any corridor or passage in a building.
II. Hall ·noun A college in an English university (at ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Hall
(Gr. aule, Luke 22:55; R.V., "court"), the open court or quadrangle belonging to the high priest's h...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Hall (de la)
Two messuages of Walter de Pappeworth in parish of St. Andrew in Estchep and leasehold interest in l...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Hall
used of the court of the high priest's house. (Luke 22:55) In (Matthew 27:27) and Mark 15:16 "Hall" ...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Consolation pot
·add. ·- ·Alt. of Consolation race.
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Hot pot
·add. ·- ·see Semi-diesel, below.
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Monkey-pot
·noun The fruit of two South American trees (Lecythis Ollaria, and L. Zabucajo), which have for thei...
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Pot lace
·add. ·- Lace whose pattern includes one or more representations of baskets or bowls from which flow...
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Pot lead
·add. ·- Graphite, or black lead, often used on the bottoms of racing vessels to diminish friction.
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Pot shot
·add. ·- Lit., a shot fired simply to fill the pot; hence, a shot fired at an animal or person when ...
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Pot-bellied
·adj Having a protuberant belly, like the bottom of a pot.
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Pot-belly
·noun A protuberant belly.
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Pot-sure
·adj Made confident by drink.
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Pot-valiant
·adj Having the courage given by drink.
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Pot-walloper
·noun One who cleans pots; a scullion.
II. Pot-walloper ·noun A voter in certain boroughs of Englan...
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White-pot
·noun A kind of food made of milk or cream, eggs, sugar, bread, ·etc., baked in a pot.
...
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Fining pot
A crucible, melting-pot (Prov. 17:3; 27:21).
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Seething pot
A vessel for boiling provisions in (Job 41:20; Jer. 1:13).
...
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Pewter Pot
A messuage called the "Puter Pott" in parish of St. Mildred, 1529 (Lond. I. p.m. III. 323).
No late...
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hot pot
Ale and brandy made hot.
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idea pot
The knowledge box, the head.
See knowledge box.
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pot converts
Proselytes to the Romish church, made by the distribution of victuals and money.
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pot hunter
One who hunts more tor the sake of the prey than the sport. Pot valiant; courageous from drink. Potw...
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pot-wabblers
Persons entitled to vote for members of parliament in certain boroughs, from having boiled their pot...
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glue-pot
n.
part of a road so bad that thecoach or buggy sticks in it.
1892. `Daily News,' London (exact da...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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quart-pot
n.
a tin vessel originally importedas a measure, and containing an exact imperial quart. It had nol...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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pot-pie
A pie made by spreading the crust over the bottom and sides of a pot, and filling up the inside with...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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flaun-pot
a custard-pot. York.
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kale-pot
pottage-pot. N.
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pot-cleps
pot-hooks. N. Because they clip or catch hold of the pot.
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pot-sitten
burnt to. N.
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java pot
A kind of sponge of the species Alcyonium.
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Hall-mark
·noun The official stamp of the Goldsmiths' Company and other assay offices, in the United Kingdom, ...
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Moot-hall
·noun ·Alt. of Moot-house.
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Music hall
·add. ·- A place for public musical entartainments; specif. (·Eng.), ·esp. a public hall for vaudevi...
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Wool-hall
·noun A trade market in the woolen districts.
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Judgment hall
Gr. praitorion (John 18:28, 33; 19:9; Matt. 27:27), "common hall." In all these passages the Revised...
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Hall, Basil
(1788-1844)
Traveller, s. of Sir James H., an eminent man of science, was in the navy, and rose to ...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Hall, or Halle, Edward
(1499?-1547)
Chronicler, b. in London, studied successively at Camb. and Oxf. He was a lawyer, and ...
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Hall, Joseph
(1574-1656)
Divine, b. at Ashby-de-la-Zouche, and ed. at Camb., he entered the Church, and became i...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Hall, Robert
(1764-1831)
Divine, b. at Arnsby, Leicestershire, the s. of a Baptist minister of some note, was ed...
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Caine, Hall
(b. 1853)
Novelist
Shadow of a Crime (1885), Son of Hagar (1886), The Deemster (1887), The Bondman...
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Apothecaries' Hall
On the east side of Water Lane, Blackfriars (P.O. Directory). In Farringdon Ward Within.
First ment...
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Armourers' Hall
See Armourers and Braziers' Hall.
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Backwell Hall
See Blackwell Hall.
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Bakers' Hall
On the east side of Harp Lane at No. 16. In Tower Ward (P.O Directory).
The Hall is mentioned as ea...
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Bakewell Hall
See Blackwell Hall.
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Barbers' Hall
See Barber Surgeons' Hall.
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Basing Hall
See Bassishaw and Blackwell Hall.
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Bay Hall
At the end of Bassingshall streete (S. 286, in margin).
Used as a market house (Strype, ed. 1720, I...
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Blacksmiths' Hall
On the west side of Lambeth Hill, in Queenhithe Ward (Leake, 1666-Strype, 1755).
Let as a warehouse...
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Blackwell Hall
On the west side of Basinghall Street at No. 6 with a passage west to the Guildhall and south to Cat...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bowyers' Hall
In Bowyers' Court on the south side of Hart Street, and east of Monkwell Street. In Cripplegate Ward...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Brasiers' Hall
See Armourers and Braziers' Hall.
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Braziers' Hall
See Armourers and Braziers' Hall.
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Brewers' Hall
On the north side of Addle Street at No. 19 (P.O. Directory). Near Plasterers' Hall. In Cripplegate ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bricklayers' Hall
South out of Leadenhall Street. In Aldgate Ward (S. 140-Elmes, 1831). Behind No. 53 (Lockie, 1810).
...
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Broderers' Hall
At 36, Gutter Lane.
Valuation of goods of the Company of Brawderers in their hall in parish of St. ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Butchers' Hall
On the west side of Bartholomew Close at Nos. 87 and 88 (P.O. Directory). In Farringdon Ward Within....
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Carpenter's Hall
On the south side of London Wall, at the north-east corner of Throgmorton Avenue (P.O. Directory).
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Chandlers' Hall
See Tallow Chandlers' Hall.
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Clarks' Hall
On the east side of Bishopsgate, in Bishopsgate Ward (Within), "was a fayre entrie or Court to the c...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Clerks' Hall
See Parish Clerks' Hall.
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Clothworkers' Hall
On the east side of Mincing Lane (P.O. Directory). In Tower Ward.
Earliest mention: Purchased 34 H....
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Coachmakers' Hall
On the east side of Noble Street, at No. 11, next St. Mary Staining Churchyard, in Aldersgate Ward (...
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Cogers' Hall
At No. 15 Bride Lane. In Farringdon Ward Without.
A political society known as the Honourable Socie...
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Cokedon Hall
At the south-west end of Marte Lane, 1603 (S. 134).
Bequeathed by Richard de Hakeneye to Alan his s...
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Commercial Hall
On the south side of Skinner Street, Snow Hill, at No. 9 (Lockie, 1810-16).
Not named in the maps.
...
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Cooks' Hall
On the east side of Aldersgate Street, in Aldersgate Ward Without opposite Little Britain (S. 311-St...
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Coopers' Hall
On the west side of Basinghall Street at No. 71 (P.O. Directory). North of the Guildhall Library in ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Copped Hall
A tenement so called in Hogg Lane, formed one of the boundaries of the site of the Abbey of Graces, ...
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Cordwainers' Hall
On the north side of Cannon Street, at No. 7, west from Friday Street, in Bread Street Ward (P.O. Di...
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Crosby Hall
On the east side of Bishopsgate (Street Within) at the north-east corner of Crosby Square (O.S.).
T...
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Curriers' Hall
On the south side of London Wall at No. 6 (P.O. Directory). Formerly further south at the southern e...
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Cutlers' Hall
On the west side of Newgate Street, at No .4 (P.O. Directory). In Farringdon Ward Within.
First men...
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Distillers' Hall
In Throgmorton Street-in Draper's Hall.
Company incorporated 1638 (Elmes, 1831).
...
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Drapers' Hall
On the north side of Throgmorton Street at No. 28 (P.O. Directory). In Broad Street Ward.
Grant to ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Dyers' Hall
On the west side of Dowgate Hill at No. 10 (P.O. Directory). In Dowgate Ward.
Erected 1770. Rebuilt...
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Embroiderers' Hall
On the west side of Gutter Lane at No. 36. In Farringdon Ward Within, north of Half Moon Alley (Elme...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Fanners' Hall
See Scalding House2, Eastcheap.
...
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Feltmakers' Hall
In Lime Street (Elmes, 1831).
Anciently a branch of the Haberdashers of hats (Dodsley, 1761).
Comp...
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Fisherman's Hall
Mentioned in deed of 1741 relating to Brickle's charity and identified with the Emperor's Head (q.v....
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Fishmongers' Hall
On the south side of Upper Thames Street at No. 107, out of Fishmongers' Hall Street (P.O. Directory...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Fletchers' Hall
On the east side of St. Mary Axe (Elmes, 1831).
First mention: "le Fletchers Hall," 30 H. VIII. 153...
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Founders' Hall
At the north end of Founders' Court, Lothbury. In Coleman Street Ward.
First mention: S. 285.
Buil...
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Girdlers' Hall
On the east side of Basinghall Street at No. 39 (P.O. Directory).
First mention: Common Hall of the...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Gisors' Hall
See Gerard's Hall Inn.
...
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Glasiers' Hall
In Kyrune lane, near Paternoster Church (S. 249).
The Hall was burnt in the Fire and not rebuilt. ....
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Glovers' Hall
At the south end of Glovers' Hall Court, Beech Lane, in Cripplegate Ward Without (O. and M. 1677-Roc...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Goldsmiths' Hall
On the east side of Foster Lane, south of Gresham Street, between Foster Lane and Gutter Lane (P.O. ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Grocers' Hall
At the north end of Grocers' Hall Court, Poultry, with a passage west to Old Jewry. In Cheap Ward (P...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Haberdashers' Hall
On the east side of Staining Lane and the north side of Gresham Street, at No. 33 (P.O. Directory). ...
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The Hall Court
On the west side of Middle Temple Lane. North of Middle Temple Hall (O. and M. 1677-Strype, 1720 and...
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Holborn Hall
In Shoe Lane, letten out into Tenements (S. 392).
...
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Innholders' Hall
On the south side of College Street at No. 28, at the north-east corner of Little College Street (P....
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Ironmongers' Hall
On the north side of Fenchurch Street at 1171/2 (P.O. Directory). In Aldgate Ward, east of Fishmonge...
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Ivy Hall
See Yvihalle.
...
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Joiners' Hall
See Joyners' Hall.
...
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Joyners' Hall
On the south side of Upper Thames Street, between Fryers Lane east and Joyners' Alley west, in Joyne...
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Leathersellers' Hall
At the east end of Saint Helen's Place, at No. 13 (P.O. Directory). In Bishopsgate Ward Within.
Ere...
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Lorimers' Hall
On the north side of London Wall, west of the Second Postern, in Cripplegate Ward Within, facing Bas...
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Louse Hall
In Aldersgate Street, near Bridgewater Gardens (Gent. Mag. Lib. XV. 32).
...
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Masons' Hall
In Basinghall Street, on the north side of Masons' Alley. In Bassishaw Ward (O. and M. 1677-O.S. 184...
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Mercers' Hall
On the north side of Cheapside at No. 86 (P.O. Directory). In Cheap Ward.
First mention: Licence gr...
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Olde Hall
At the corner of Elbow Lane, one great stone house called "Olde hall" now taken down. Sometime belon...
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Pewterers' Hall
On the north-west side of Lime Street at No.15 (P.O. Directory). In Laughourne Ward,
First mention:...
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Pinmakers' Hall
See Pinners' Hall.
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Pinners' Hall
The Hall of the Pinners or Pinmakers' Company.
On the west side of Old Broad Street at No.54. In Br...
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Plasterers' Hall
On the north side of Addle Street at No.23. In Cripplegate Ward Within (Elmes, 1831).
First mention...
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Plumbers' Hall
On the north side of Chequer Yard, Bush Lane. In Dowgate Ward (Elmes, 1831).
First mention: O. and ...
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Poulterers' Hall
On the west side of Monkwell Street, in Leake, 1666.
Wheatley says the hall was at one time in Lead...
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Ringed Hall
A tenement called "Ryngedehall" on the south side of "Kniyghtryderestrete" in the parish of St. Thom...
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Saddlers' Hall
On the north side of Cheapside at No.141 (P.O. Directory). Between Foster Lane and Gutter Lane. In F...
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Salters' Hall
On the west side of St. Swithin's Lane at No.10, south of New Court (P.O. Directory). In Walbrook Wa...
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Scotch Hall
Hall of the Corporation of the Scottish Hospital of His Majesty's Foundation in Blackfriars, 1676 (L...
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Scouts' Hall
See Scotch Hall.
...
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Scriveners' Hall
On the east side of Noble Street, in Aldersgate Ward (Leake, 1666-Strype, 1755).
Formerly called "B...
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Skinners' Hall
On the west side of Dowgate Hill at No.8, on the boundary of Dow-gate and Vintry Wards (P.O. Directo...
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Staple Hall
1) See Staple Inn.
2) House of Lord St. John called" Staple Hall," in length 126 ft., in breadth be...
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Stationers' Hall
On the west side of Stationers' Hall Court, Ludgate Hill (P.O. Directory). In Farringdon Ward Within...
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Steven's Hall
Near the north end of the Cathedral Church of St. Paui, 1641 (H MSS. Com. 4th Rep. 110).
No later m...
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Sussex Hall
See Sussex House.
...
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Trinity Hall
Messuage so called belonging to a guild or fraternity of the Holy Trinity in St. Botolph's Aldgate (...
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Turners' Hall
On the east side of College Hill, south of Cutlers' Hall. In Vintry Ward (Rocque, 1746).
In P. Cler...
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Vintners' Hall
On the south side of Upper Thames Street at No.68 1/2, in Vintry Ward (P.O. Directory).
First menti...
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Waterbearers' Hall
In Bishopsgate Street Without, Nos. 143 and 144, given by Robert Donkyn to the parish of St. Michael...
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Watermen Hall
See Fruyterers and Watermen's Hall.
...
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Weavers' Hall
On the east side of Basinghall Street at No.22 (P.O. Directory).
First mention: " Weauers Hall" (S....
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Woodmongers' Hall
1) In Duke's Place, Aldgate, called the Duke's Hall (Wheatley)
No other reference.
2) On the east ...
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mumpers hall
An alehouse where beggars are harboured.
...
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wiseacre's hall
Gresham college.
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moot-hall
a town hall. North.
...
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Judgment Hall
The word praetorium is so translated five times in the Authorized Version of the New Testament, and ...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Pot-au-feu
·add. ·noun A dish of broth, meat, and vegetables prepared by boiling in a pot, — a dish ·esp. commo...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Lily Pot Lane
West out of Staining Lane to No. 7 Noble Street (P.O. Directory). In Aldersgate Ward.
First mention...
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Pewter Pot Inn
On the south side of Leadenhall Street. In Aldgate Ward, in parish. of St. Andrew Undershaft (36 Eli...
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Porridge Pot Alley
See Westmoreland Buildings.
...
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Pottage Pot Alley
The eastern end of what is now Westmoreland Buildings (q.v.) was so called in Rocque, 1746.
...
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cream-pot love
Such as young fellows pretend to dairymaids, to get cream and other good things from them.
...
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quart-pot tea
n.
Explained in quotations.Cf. billy-tea.
1878. Mrs. H. Jones, `Long Years in Australia,' p. 87:
...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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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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keel the pot
skim the pot. North. See Love's Labour's Lost.
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Painters' Hall or Painter Stainers' Hall
On the west side of Little Trinity Lane at No.9 (P.O. Directory). In Queenhithe Ward.
First mention...
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Barber Surgeons' Hall
On the west side of Monkwell Street at No.32 (P.O. Directory). In Farringdon Ward Within (detached p...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Blackwell Hall Yard
In Basinghall Street (Strype, ed. 1755-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
...
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Blakwell Hall Court
West out of Aldermanbury Postern, in Cripplegate Ward Without (O. and M. 1677-Boyle, 1799).
The sit...
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Butcher Hall Lane
See King Edward Street.
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Butchers' Hall Corner
High street in St. Nicholas Shambles by the small lane there leading to the gate at the Butchers Hal...
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Carpenters' Hall Yard
South out of Tower Street, west of St. Dunstan's Hill (Strype, 1720-55). In Tower Ward.
Former name...
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Crosby Hall Chambers
On the east side of Bishopsgate Street at No. 24, opposite Threadneedle Street, in Bishopsgate Ward ...
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Curriers' Hall Court
South out of London Wall, west of Philip Lane (Lockie, 1810, to Elmes, 1831).
Former name : "Currio...
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Dyers' Hall Wharf
South out of Upper Thames Street at No. 95, between George Alley east and Angel passage west (P.O. D...
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Fellowship Porters' Hall
On the east side of Beer Lane at No. 22. In Tower Ward.
Formerly on the west side of St. Mary at Hi...
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Fishmongers' Hall Street
South out of Upper Thames Street at No. 107 (P.O. Directory). Adjoining Fishmongers' Hall west. In B...
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Fishmongers' Hall Wharf
On the south side of Upper Thames Street, at the south end of Fishmongers' Hall, adjoining London Br...
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Founders' Hall Chapel
See Founders' Hall.
...
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Framework Knitters' Hall
East out of Red Cross Street. In Cripplegate Ward Without (Rocque, 1746).
The Company was the 65th ...
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Gerard's Hall Inn
On the south side of Basing Lane, adjoining St. Mildred, Bread Street, in Bread Street Ward (Elmes, ...
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Glovers' Hall Court
On the south side of Beech Lane at No. 7, in Cripplegate Ward Without (O. and M. 1677-L.C.C. List, 1...
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Grocers' Hall Court
North out of Poultry, at No. 35, to Grocers' Hall (P.O. Directory). In Cheap and Coleman Street Ward...
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Inner Temple Hall
On the south side of the Temple Church, and of Tanfield Court, within the Temple precincts (P.O. Dir...
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Joiners' Hall Buildings
South out of Upper Thames Street, at No. 78, to Greenwich Street, between Bell Wharf Lane and Friars...
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Merchant Taylors' Hall
On the south side of Threadneedle Street at No. 30 (P.O. Directory).
First mention: "Tailors' Hall,...
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Middle Temple Hall
On the west side of Middle Temple Lane, within the Temple precincts (P.O. Directory). Great Hall new...
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Parish Clerks' Hall
On the south side of Silver Street at No.24, in Cripplegate Ward Within, and west of Wood Street (P....
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Saddlers' Hall Court
West out of Gravel Lane, Houndsditch. In Portsoken Ward (O.S.25 in. 1880).
Removed about 1884, when...
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Salters' Hall Chapel
Near the gardens of the Salters' Hall, in Walbrook Ward. Not connected with the Salters' Company exc...
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Salters' Hall Court
North out of Cannon Street at No.109 (P.O. Directory). On the west side of St. Swithin's Church in W...
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Stationers' Hall Buildings
On the north side of Ludgate Hill at No, 30, near Stationers' Hall Court (P.O. Directory). In Farrin...
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Stationers' Hall Court
North out of Ludgate Hill, between 28 and 30, to Stationers Hall (P.O. Directory). In Farringdon War...
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Tallow Chandlers' Hall
On the west side of Dowgate Hill, No.5 (P.O. Directory). In Dowgate Ward.
First mention: S. p.232.
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Wax Chandlers' Hall
At the north-east corner of Gutter Lane, on the south side of Gresham Street (P.O. Directory). In Cr...
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Westminster Hall Court
North out of Dunning's Alley, in Bishopsgate Ward Without (Strype, 1720, I. ii. 108-Boyle, 1799).
T...
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White Hall Court
East from the Tower precinct to St. Katherine's lane (Horwood, 1799-Lockie, 1811).
Removed for the ...
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gutting a quart pot
Taking out the lining of it: i. e. drinking it off. Gutting an oyster; eating it. Gutting a house; c...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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Hall, Mrs. Anna Maria (Fielding)
(1800-1881)
Novelist, was b. in Dublin, but left Ireland at the age of 15. Nevertheless, that count...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Armourers and Braziers' Hall
On the east side of Coleman Street at No. 81, at its junction with London Wall (P.O. Directory). In ...
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Blackwell Hall Court, Passage
North out of Cateaton Street to Blackwell Hall. In Cheap Ward (Strype, ed. 1720-Boyle, 1799).
Shown...
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Coach Harness Makers' Hall
On the east side of Noble Street, at No. 11, next St. Mary Staining Churchyard, in Aldersgate Ward (...
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Fruyterers and Watermen's Hall
In Leake, south of Clarkes Hall, in Brode Lane.
Stow says it occupied part of the site of Worcester...
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Hall of the Danes
See Danes (Hall of).
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Hudson Bay Company's Hall
At the upper end of Culver Court (Strype, ed. 1720, I. ii. 164).
Afterwards the Hall stood on the s...
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Staple Hall, Barking Church
Tenement in parish of Berkyngecherch called "Ia.
Stapeledehalle," 1330-I (Ct. H. Wills, I. 363). No...
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Watermen's and Lightermen's Hall
On the west side of St. Mary at Hill (Street) at No. 18. In Billingsgate Ward (P.O. Directory).
Ere...
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Dog's Head in the Pot
A shop called the Dogges Hedde in the potte in parish of St. Peter in Cheap, 4 Ed. VI. 1550 (Lond. I...
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keep the pot a boiling
i. e. Don't let the game flag. A common expression among young people, when they are anxious to carr...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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Dog's Head and Pottage-Pot Court
Out of Whitecross Street, in Cripplegate Ward Without (W. Stow, 1722-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the...
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Wesleyan Centenary Hall and Missionary Sooiety
On the east side of Bishopsgate at No.24 (P.O. Directory). In Bishopsgate Ward Within. Erected 1839-...
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