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Rag Fair
See Royal Mint Street.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Rag
·noun A ragged edge.
II. Rag ·vi To become tattered.
III. Rag ·noun A sail, or any piece of canvas...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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rag
1) Bank notes. Money in general. The cove has no rag; the fellow has no money.
2) A farthing.
TO R...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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rag
to scold opprobriously ; I ragg'd him for it. North.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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Fair
·noun Fairness, beauty.
II. Fair ·noun Good fortune; good luck.
III. Fair ·noun A fair woman; a sw...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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fair
A set of subterraneous rooms in the Fleet Prison.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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fair
A general term for the wind when favourable to a ship's course, in opposition to contrary or foul; f...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Coral-rag
·noun ·same·as <<Corallian>>.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Shag-rag
·noun The unkempt and ragged part of the community.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Tag-rag
·noun & ·adj The lowest class of people; the rabble. ·cf. <<Rag>>, tag, and bobtail, under <<Bobtail...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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rag carrier
An ensign.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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rag water
Gin, or any other common dram: these liquors seldom failing to reduce those that drink them to rags....
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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red rag
The tongue. Shut your potatoe trap, and give your red rag a holiday; i.e. shut your mouth, and let y...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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rag-bolts
Those which are jagged or barbed, to prevent working in their holes, and to make them hold more secu...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Fair catch
·add. ·- A catch made by a player on side who makes a prescribed signal that he will not attempt to ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Fair-haired
·adj Having fair or light-colored hair.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Fair-leader
·noun A block, or ring, serving as a guide for the running rigging or for any rope.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Fair-minded
·adj Unprejudiced; just; judicial; honest.
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Fair-natured
·adj Well-disposed.
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Fair-weather
·adj Appearing only when times or circumstances are prosperous; as, a fair-weather friend.
II. Fair...
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Fair-world
·noun State of prosperity.
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Set-fair
·noun In plastering, a particularly good troweled surface.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Fair Havens
A harbour in the south of Crete, some 5 miles to the east of which was the town of Lasea (Acts 27:8)...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Bartholomew Fair
A celebrated fair held in West Smithfield at Bartholomewtide, lasting about 14 days. Described by St...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Cloth Fair
East out of West Smithfield at No. 59 to Kiughorn Street (P.O. Directory). In Farringdon Ward Withou...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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crow fair
A visitation of the clergy.
See REVIEW OF THE BLACK CUIRASSIERS.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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horn fair
An annual fair held at Charlton, in Kent, on St. Luke's day, the 18th of October. It consists of a r...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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scragg'em fair
A public execution.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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fair shake
A fair trade; a satisfactory bargain or exchange. A New England vulgarism.
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Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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fair-fall
fare-well. Lane.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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bunt-fair
Before the wind.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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fair-curve
In delineating ships, is a winding line whose shape is varied according to the part of the ship it i...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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fair-lead
Is applied to ropes as suffering the least friction in a block, when they are said to lead fair.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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fair-leader
A thimble or cringle to guide a rope. A strip of board with holes in it, for running-rigging to lead...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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fair-maid
A west-country term for a dried pilchard.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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fair-way
The navigable channel of a harbour for ships passing up or down; so that if any vessels are anchored...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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fair-weather
That to which a ship may carry the small sails.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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Fair Havens
a harbor in the island of Crete, (Acts 27:8) though not mentioned in any other ancient writing, is s...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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pack-rag day
Michaelmas-day, when servants change their places, and remove their clothes. Norf. and Suff.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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paddington fair day
An execution day, Tyburn being in the parish or neighbourhood of Paddington. To dance the Paddington...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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pilot's fair-way
, or pilot's water.
A channel wherein, according to usage, a pilot must be employed.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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tag-rag and bobtail
An expression meaning an assemblage of low people, the mobility of all sorts. To tag after one like ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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The Back Alley, Cloth Fair
See Back Court.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Back Streate, Cloth Fair
See Back Court.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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King Street, Cloth Fair
See Kinghorn Street, Cloth Fair.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Kinghorn Street, Cloth Fair
South out of Cloth Fair, at No. 63, to Bartholomew Close, in Farringdon Ward Without.
Renamed 1885....
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.