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one! two!! three!!!
The song with which the seamen bowse out the bowlines; the last haul being completed by belay O!
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-one
·- A suffix indicating that the substance, in the name of which it appears, is a ketone; as, acetone...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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One
·adj Single; inmarried.
II. One ·noun A single person or thing.
III. One ·adj Single in kind; the ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Two-to-one
·add. ·adj Designating, or pert. to, a gear for reducing or increasing a velocity ratio two to one.
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Three
·adj One more than two; two and one.
II. Three ·noun A symbol representing three units, as 3 or iii...
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two to one shop
A pawnbroker's: alluding to the three blue balls, the sign of that trade: or perhaps to its being tw...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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to give it to one
is to rate, scold, or beat him severely.--Holloway, Prov. Dict. Used in the same sense in America.
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Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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At one
·- <<Together>>.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Conversazi-one
·noun A meeting or assembly for conversation, particularly on literary or scientific subjects.
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One-hand
·adj Employing one hand; as, the one-hand alphabet. ·see <<Dactylology>>.
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One-horse
·adj Second-rate; inferior; small.
II. One-horse ·adj Drawn by one horse; having but a single horse...
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One-sided
·adj Growing on one side of a stem; as, one-sided flowers.
II. One-sided ·adj Having one side only,...
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Self-one
·adj <<Secret>>.
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Young one
·add. ·- A young human being; a child; also, a young animal, as a colt.
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deep-one
A thorough-paced rogue, a sly designing fellow: in opposition to a shallow or foolish one.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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long one
A hare; a term used by poachers.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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old one
The Devil. Likewise an expression of quizzical familiarity, as "how d'ye do, OLD ONE?"
...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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young one
A familiar expression of contempt for another's ignorance, as "ah! I see you're a young one." How d'...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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nary-one
for neither. A common vulgarism.
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Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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one o'clock
♦ Like one o'clock. With speed; rapidly.
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To
·prep Addition; union; accumulation.
II. To ·prep Character; condition of being; purpose subserved ...
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To-
·prep An obsolete intensive prefix used in the formation of compound verbs; as in to-beat, to-break,...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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to
for at or in, is an exceedingly common vulgarism in the Northern States. We often hear such vile exp...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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Three-coat
·adj Having or consisting of three coats;
— applied to plastering which consists of pricking-up, fl...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Three-color
·add. ·adj Designating, or pert. to, a photomechanical process employing printings in three colors, ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Three-cornered
·adj Having three corners, or angles; as, a three-cornered hat.
II. Three-cornered ·adj Having thre...
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Three-decker
·noun A vessel of war carrying guns on three decks.
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Three-flowered
·adj Bearing three flowers together, or only three flowers.
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Three-handed
·adj Said of games or contests where three persons play against each other, or two against one; as, ...
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Three-leafed
·adj ·Alt. of Three-leaved.
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Three-leaved
·adj Producing three leaves; as, three-leaved nightshade.
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Three-lobed
·adj Having three lobes.
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Three-mile
·add. ·adj Of or pertaining to three miles; as, the three-mile limit, or the limit of the marine bel...
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Three-nerved
·adj Having three nerves.
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Three-parted
·adj Divided into, or consisting of, three parts; tripartite.
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Three-pile
·noun An old name for the finest and most costly kind of velvet, having a fine, thick pile.
...
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Three-piled
·adj Fig.: Extravagant; exaggerated; high-flown.
II. Three-piled ·adj Having the quality of three-p...
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Three-ply
·adj Consisting of three distinct webs inwrought together in weaving, as cloth or carpeting; having ...
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Three-pointed
·adj Having three acute or setigerous points; tricuspidate.
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Three-port
·add. ·adj Having three ports; specif.: Designating a type of two-cycle internal-combustion engine i...
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Three-quarter
·adj Measuring thirty inches by twenty-five;
— said of portraitures.
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Three-score
·adj Thrice twenty; sixty.
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Three-sided
·adj Having three sides, especially three plane sides; as, a three-sided stem, leaf, petiole, pedunc...
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Three-square
·adj Having a cross section in the form of an equilateral triangle;
— said especially of a kind of ...
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Three-valved
·adj Consisting of, or having, three valves; opening with three valves; as, a three-valved pericarp....
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Three-way
·adj Connected with, or serving to connect, three channels or pipes; as, a three-way cock or valve.
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The Three Cranes
A famous tavern in the parish of St. Martin Vintry in the Ward of Vintree, 22 Eliz. (1580) (Lond. I....
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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The Three Cappes
An Inn so called in parish of St. Andrew in Holborn, 36 H. VIII. 1544 (L. and P. H. VIII. XIX. (2), ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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The Three Crowns
Messuage so called in parish of St. Stephen in Colemanstrete, 1569 and 1576 (Lond. I. p.m. 18 Eliz. ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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The Three Kings
Brewhouse and wharf in East Smithfield, west of the Katherine Wheel and Mille Docke, part of the pos...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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The Three Legs
In Cannon Street, 1655 (Strype, ed. 1720, I. iii. 201).
Not named in the maps.
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Three Nonnes
Tenement so called in parish of St. James Garlykhith, 22 H. VIII. 1530 (L. and P. H. VIII. Vol. IV. ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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The Three Tuns
1) A tavern in Guildhall Yard. General Monk lodged at this tavern by Guildhall Gate, 1659 (Gent. Mag...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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three threads
Half common ale, mixed with stale and double beer.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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three-deckers
Ships with three full batteries.
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three sisters
Formerly the badge of office of boatswains' mates and masters-at-arms, made of three rattans bound t...
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three-square
An odd word applied to staysails, or anything triangular, as was the oblong square to a parallelogra...
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Three Taverns
A station on the Appian Road, along which St. Paul travelled from Puteoli to Rome. (Acts 28:15) The ...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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bring-to, to
To bend, as to bring-to a sail to the yard. Also, to check the course of a ship by trimming the sail...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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broach-to, to
To fly up into the wind. It generally happens when a ship is carrying a press of canvas with the win...
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heave-to, to
To put a vessel in the position of lying-to, by adjusting her sails so as to counteract each other, ...
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lie-to, to
To cause a vessel to keep her head steady as regards a gale, so that a heavy sea may not tumble into...
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round-to, to
To bring to, or haul to the wind by means of the helm. To go round, is to tack or wear.
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One Swan Yard
West out of Bishopsgate at No. 179. In Bishopsgate Ward Without (Rocque, 1746-1890; and mentioned 17...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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One Tun Yard
In Whitecross Street, Cripplegate (Strype, Ed. 1755-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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one in ten
A parson: an allusion to his tithes.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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one of us
A woman of the town, a harlot.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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ripping one up
telling him all his faults, Exm.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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one-and-all
A mutinous sea-cry used in the Dutch wars. Also, a rallying call to put the whole collective force o...
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put to sea, to
To quit a port or roadstead, and proceed to the destination.
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turn to windward, to
To gain on the wind by alternate tacking. It is when a ship endeavours to make progress against the ...
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Taverns, The three
A place on the great "Appian Way," about 11 miles from Rome, designed for the reception of traveller...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Three Anchor Alley
In Shoe Lane (Strype, ed. 1755-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
Name derived from the sign.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Arrows Brewhouse
Near to Sun Court, Golden Lane, in Cripplegate Ward Without (Strype, ed. 1720, I. iii. 93).
Not nam...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Bowl Court
South-west out of Houndsditch. In Portsoken Ward (O. and M. 1677-Dodsley, 1761).
Seems to have been...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three CCC Court
In Garlick Hill, in Vintry Ward (Lond. Guide, 1758-Boyle, 1799).
Perhaps the same as "Three Crown C...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Colt Court
1) At the west end of Slade's Buildings and south out of Angel Alley (Horwood, 1799-Elmes, 1831).
F...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Colt Inn
On the south side of Bevis Marks, near Duke's Place (Hatton, 1708).
Not named in the maps.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Crane Stairs
At the south end of Queen Street, on the Thames, in Vintry Ward (Strype, ed. 1720, I. iii. 13-Lockie...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Crane Street
In Thames Street (Strype, ed. 1755). Not named in the maps.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Crane Tavern
South out of Poultry, opposite St. Mildred's Church (Strype, maps, ed. 1720 and 1755).
Cleared away...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Cranes Lane
South out of Upper Thames Street, at No.77, to Three Cranes Wharf (P.O. Directory). In Vintry Ward.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Cranes Wharf
Adjoining Red Lion Wharf east and Southwark Bridge west. In Vintry Ward (P.O. Directory).
First men...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Crown Alley
1) See Three Crown Court, Minories.
2) South-west out of Houndsditch (O. and M. 1677).
Site rebuil...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Crown Court
1) West out of Garlick Hill, in Vintry Ward (O. and M. 1677-Elmes, 1831).
See Church Place.
2) Wes...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Crowns Yard
In Bride Lane (W. Stow, 1722-Boyle, 1799).
"Three Crown Alley" in Stow, 1722.
Not named in the map...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Cup Court
South out of Newgate Street, in Farringdon Ward Within (O. and M. 1677-Strype, 1755).
Or " King's H...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Cups Inn
1) On the east side of Goswell Street, in Aldersgate Ward Without (O. and M. 1677-Lockie, 1816).
Si...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Dagger Court
1) North out of Fore Street at 110, in Cripplegate Ward Without (O. and M. 1677-L.C.C. List, 1901).
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Diamond Court
South out of Hosier Lane, in Farringdon Ward Without (O. and M. 1677-Boyle, 1799).
Site now occupie...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Dove Court
In St. Martin le Grand (W. Stow, 1722). Not named in the maps.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Faulcon Court
East out of Red Cross Street, in Cripplegate Ward Without (Strype, 1720 and 1755).
Site now occupie...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Fox Court
1) West out of St. Clement's Lane. In Langbourn Ward (O. and M. 1677-Boyle, 1799).
The site is now ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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The Three Gilded Ankers
A tenement so called in Westcheape in parish of St. Vedast, 1558 (London. I. p.m. I. 166).
No later...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Griffin Yard
In Aldgate Street (Strype, ed. 1755-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Herring Court
1) East out of Creechurch Lane. In Aldgate Ward (O.S. 1875).
First mention: P.C. 1732.
Called "Thr...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Horseshoe Court
1) North-east out of Angel Court, Snow Hill (Rocque, 1746).-
Part of "Angel Court" in Horwood.
Sit...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Horshoe Alley
East out of Fetter Lane to Thavie's Inn, in Farringdon Ward Without (O. and M. 1677).
Site now occu...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Horshoe Court
East out of Whitecross Street, in Cripplegate Ward Without (Rocque, I746~Boyle, 1799).
Site is now ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three King Court
1) South out of Lombard Street at No.33, with a passage into Nag's Head Court and out into St. Cleme...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Kings Court
North out of Fleet Street at No.150, between Fetter Lane and Shoe Lane, in Farringdon Ward Without (...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Leg Alley
1) West out of Bishopsgate Street, in Bishopsgate Ward Without, near Bethlem Churchyard (Strype, ed....
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Legges Alley
In parish of St. Mary le Bow in Cheapside, or West Chepe 27 H. VIII. 1536 (L. and P. H. VIII. X. p.1...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Mariner Court
North out of Fore Street at No.102, in Cripplegate WardWithout, west of Grub Street (Horwood, 1799-E...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Mariners Court
In Fleet Street (Strype, ed. 1755-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Needle Street
See Threadneedle Street.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Nun Court
East out of Aldermanbury at No. 19 (P.O. Directory). In Bassishaw Ward and Cripplegate Ward Within, ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Nunnes Alley
See Three Nuns Court.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Nuns Court
North out of Threadneedle Street, between St. Christopher's Church and Prince's Street In Broad Stre...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Nuns Yard
North out of Aldgate High Street, east of St. Botolph's Church (Rocque, 1746-O.S. 25 in. 1880).
For...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Pidgeon Court
North out of Angel Alley, in Bishopsgate Ward Without (Rocque, 1746).
The site is now occupied by t...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Pigeon Alley
South out of London Wall. In Broad Street Ward (O. and M. 1677-Strype, 1755)
Site seems occupied by...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Pigeon Court
South out of Jewin Street, in Cripplegate Ward Without (O. and M. 1677-Boyle, 1799).
Site now occup...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Pigeons Court
North out of Barbican, in Cripplegate Ward Without (Boyle, 1799).
First mention: "Three Pigeon Alle...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Sisters Court
In St. Catherine's Court, in St. Katherine's precinct (P.C. 1732-Boyle, 1799).
Site now occupied by...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Slipper Court
West out of Hand Alley, in Bishopsgate Ward Without (Strype, ed. 1720, I. ii. 108-Boyle, 1799).
Sit...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Still Court
East out of Bishopsgate Street. In Bishopsgate Ward Without (Hatton, 1708-Boyle, 1799).
Rents from ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Sun Court
See Sumner Court.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Ton Alley
In Long Lane (P.C. 1732).
Not named in the maps.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Tun Court
1) East out of St. Michael's Lane at No. 24. In Bridge Ward Within and Candlewick Ward (Strype, 1720...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Tun Tavern
1) On the east side of St. Martin le Grand, at the south-west corner of Bell Court, in Aldersgate Wa...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Tun Yard
In Cloth Fair (Strype, ed. 1755-Boyle, 1799) Not named in the maps.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Tuns Alley
In Aldermanbury (Lockie, 1816).
Not named in the maps.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Tuns Court
East out of Red Cross Street, in Cripplegate Ward Without (P.C. 1732-O.S. 1880).
The site is now oc...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Tuns Passage
West out of Ivy Lane, at No.15, to Paternoster Square (P.O. Directory). In Farringdon Ward Within.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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three-penny upright
A retailer of love, who, for the sum mentioned, dispenses her favours standing against a wall.
...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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three-legged mare
The gallows, formerly consisting of three posts, over which were laid three transverse beams. This c...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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three-cocked hat
A silly article of sea-wear now happily passing away, retained only by coachmen, lord-mayor's men, a...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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three half-hitches are more than a king's yacht wants
An exclamatory remark to a green hand, meaning that two are enough.
...
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Taverns, The Three
[Three Taverns TAVERNS]
...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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dot and go one
To waddle: generally applied to persons who have one leg shorter than the other, and who, as the sea...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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one of my cousins
A woman of the town, a harlot.
...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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to look blue at one
is to look at one with a countenance expressive of displeasure or dissatisfaction.
The Bishop would...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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Lean-to
·adj Having only one slope or pitch;
— said of a roof.
II. Lean-to ·noun A shed or slight building...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Set-to
·noun A contest in boxing, in an argument, or the like.
...
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To-beat
·vt To beat thoroughly or severely.
...
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To-break
·vt To break completely; to break in pieces.
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To-brest
·vt To burst or break in pieces.
...
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To-day
·noun The present day.
II. To-day ·prep On this day; on the present day.
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To-do
·noun Bustle; stir; commotion; ado.
...
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To-fall
·noun A lean-to. ·see Lean-to.
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To-name
·noun A name added, for the sake of distinction, to one's surname, or used instead of it.
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To-rend
·vt To rend in pieces.
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To-rent
·Impf & ·p.p. of To-rend.
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to bam
To impose on any one by a falsity; also to jeer or make fun of any one.
...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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to bamboozle
To make a fool of any one, to humbug or impose on him.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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to baste
To beat. I'll give him his bastings, I'll beat him heartily.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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to bishop
the balls, a term used among printers, to water them.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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to bitch
To yield, or give up an attempt through fear. To stand bitch; to make tea, or do the honours of the ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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to bite
To over-reach, or impose; also to steal.--Cant. --Biting was once esteemed a kind of wit, similar to...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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to bug
A cant word among journeymen hatters, signifying the exchanging some of the dearest materials of whi...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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to grab
To seize a man. The pigs grabbed the kiddey for a crack: the officers, seized the youth for a burgla...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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to top
To cheat, or trick: also to insult: he thought to have topped upon me. Top; the signal among taylors...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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to tower
To overlook, to rise aloft as in a high tower.
...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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to twig
To observe. Twig the cull, he is peery; observe the fellow, he is watching us. Also to disengage, sn...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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hump, to
v.
to shoulder, carry on the back;especially, to hump the swag, or bluey, or drum. See Swag, Bluey,...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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jump, to
v.
to take possession of a claim(mining) on land, on the ground that a former possessor hasabandone...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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to buckle-to
To set about any task with energy and a determination to effect the object. It probably comes from h...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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to cotton to
'To cotton to one,' is to take a liking to him; to fancy him; literally to stick to him, as cotton w...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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abase, to
An old word signifying to lower a flag or sail. Abaisser is in use in the French marine, and both ma...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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abate, to
An old Anglo-Norman word from abattre, to beat down or destroy; as, to abate a castle or fort, is to...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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abet, to
To excite or encourage a common word, greatly in use at boat-racings, and other competitive acts.
...
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abrase, to
To dubb or smooth planks.
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accoil, to
To coil together, by folding round. (See coil.)
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accompany, to
To sail together; to sail in convoy.
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accost, to
To pass within hail of a ship; to sail coastwise; to approach, to draw near, or come side by side.
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adjourn, to
To put off till another day. Adjournments can be made in courts-martial from day to day, Sundays exc...
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adjust, to
To arrange an instrument for use and observation; as, to adjust a sextant, or the escapement of a ch...
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advance, to
An old word, meaning to raise to honour.
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aid, to
To succour; to supply with provisions or stores.
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allow, to
To concede a destined portion of stores, &c.
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annul, to
To nullify a signal.
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answer, to
To reply, to succeed; as, the frigate has answered the signal. This boat will not answer.
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commute, to
To lighten the sentence of a court-martial, on a recommendation of the court to the commander-in-chi...
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compass, to
To curve; also to obtain one's object.
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complain, to
The creaking of masts, or timbers, when over-pressed, without any apparent external defect. One man ...
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compliment, to
To render naval or military honour where due.
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conquer, to
To overcome decidedly.
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consign, to
To send a consignment of goods to an agent or factor for sale or disposal.
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copper, to
To cover the ship's bottom with prepared copper.
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corn, to
A remainder of the Anglo-Saxon ge-cyrned, salted. To preserve meat for a time by salting it slightly...
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couple, to
To bend two hawsers together; coupling links of a cable; coupling shackles.
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cripple, to
To disable an enemy's ship by wounding his masts, yards, and steerage gear, thereby placing him hors...
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cund, to
To give notice which way a shoal of fish is gone.
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cure, to
To salt meat or fish.
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debark, to
To land; to go on shore.
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decamp, to
To raise the camp; the breaking up from a place where an army has been encamped.
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deck, to
A word formerly in use for to trim, as "we deckt up our sails."
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derrick, to
A cant term for setting out on a small not over-creditable enterprise. The act is said to be named f...
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dress, to
To place a fleet in organized order; also, to arrange men properly in ranks; to present a true conti...
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drive, to
[from the Anglo-Saxon dryfan].
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dubb, to
To smooth and cut off with an adze the superfluous wood.
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duck, to
To dive, or immerse another under water; or to avoid a shot.
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egg, to
To instigate, incite, provoke, to urge on: from the Anglo-Saxon eggion.
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eke, to
[Anglo-Saxon eácan, to prolong.] To make anything go far by reduction and moderation, as in shorteni...
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embark, to
To go on board, or to put on board a vessel.
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endanger, to
To expose to peril.
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enrol, to
To enter the name on the roll of a corps.
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ensconce, to
To intrench; to protect by a slight fortification.
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