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Peter
·noun A common baptismal name for a man. The name of one of the apostles.
II. Peter ·vi To become e...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Peter
Originally called Simon (=Simeon, i.e., "hearing"), a very common Jewish name in the New Testament. ...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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peter
A portmanteau or cloke-bag. Biter of peters; one that makes it a trade to steal boxes and trunks fro...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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peter
See blue peter.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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Peter
(a rock or stone). The original name of this disciple was Simon, i.e. "hearer." He was the son of a ...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Heylin, Peter
(1600-1662)
Ecclesiastical writer, b. at Burford, Oxon., was one of the clerical followers of Charl...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Pindar, Peter
see Wolcot, John.
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Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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(St.) Peter Cornhill
On the south side of Cornhill at No.55 (P.O. Directory). In Comhill Ward.
The parish is in Lime Str...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Peter Westcheap
At the south-west corner of Wood Street, on the north side of Cheapside (Leake). In Farringdon Ward ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Peter College
Otherwise called "presteshouse" in Paul's churchyard, mentioned in will of Robert Brokelt, 1534 (Ct....
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Peter House
See London House, Aldersgate Street.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Peter Key
The corner houses at the upper end of Peter's Hill towards the north, were so called in Stow's time ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Peter Street
South out of Sun Street. In Bishopsgate Ward Without (P.C. 1732-O>S> 1848-51).
The site is now occu...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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peter gunner
will kill all the birds that died last summer. A piece of wit commonly thrown out at a person walkin...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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peter lay
The department of stealing portmanteaus, trunks, &c.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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peter lug
Who is Peter Lug? who lets the glass stand at his door, or before him.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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peter funk
At the petty auctions a person is employed to bid on articles put up for sale, in order to raise the...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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blue peter
The signal for sailing when hoisted at the fore-topmast head; this well-known flag has a blue ground...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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peter-boat
A fishing-boat of the Thames and Medway, so named after St. Peter, as the patron of fishermen, whose...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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peter-man
, or peterer.
A fisherman. Also, the Dutch fishing vessels that frequented our eastern coast.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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Brown, Peter Hume
LL.D.
(b. 1850)
Historian. George Buchanan, Humanist and Reformer (1890), Early Travellers in Scot...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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(St.) Peter at Baynardescastel
See St. Peter Paul's Wharf.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Peter Cornhill, Churchyard
Graveyard (disused) shown on the south side of the Church (O. and M. 1677-O.S.1880).
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Peter le Poor
On the West side of Old Broad Street. In Broad Street Ward (O.S.).
Earliest mention found in record...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Peter Paul's Wharf
On the north side of Thames Street and east side of St. Peter's Hill. In Queenhithe Ward. The parish...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Peter super Tamisiam
See St. Peter Paul's Wharf.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Peter the Less
See St. Peter Paul's Wharf.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Peter, Bread Street
Mentioned in H. MSS. Corn. 9th Rep. 23.
Probably an error in transcription for Broad Street.
See S...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Peter Hill Lane
See St. Peter's Hill.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Peter, First Epistle of
This epistle is addressed to "the strangers scattered abroad", i.e., to the Jews of the Dispersion (...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Peter, Second Epistle of
The question of the authenticity of this epistle has been much discussed, but the weight of evidence...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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(St.) Peter de Bradestrate, Broadstreet
See St. Peter le Poor.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Peter near Olde fishstret
See St. Peter Paul's Wharf.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Ward of Peter Aunger
Beavan (I. 270) identifies it with Broad Street Ward.
In the Hundred Rolls, 3 Ed. I. under the Ward...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Peter, First Epistle Of
The external evidence of authenticity of this epistle is of the strongest kind and the internal is e...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Peter, Second Epistle Of
The following is a brief outline of the contents of this epistle: The customary opening salutation i...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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(St.) Peter de Wodestrate, Wood Street
See St. Peter Westcheap.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Little Peter Court, Royal Mint Street
See Peter's Court.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Peter ad Vincula in the Tower
On the west side of the Tower (O.S.).
In the Inner ward, at the north-west angle of the Parade (Bel...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Peter at the Cross of Cheap
See St. Peter Westcheap.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Peter de la Wodewarve, Wood Wharf
See St. Peter Paul's Wharf.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Ward of Peter de Edelmeton, Eddelmethon
Mentioned 1277 (Cal. L. Bk. B. p.269).
Identified with Castle Baynard Ward.
In Lansdowne MS. 558 P...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Left by Thomas Hinde, 1635, to the parson and churchwardens of the parish (End. Ch. St. Peter, 1903, p. 2).
No later mention.
Named after an owner or builder.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.