Milnes R Monckton | Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

R
R, r, indecl. n. or (sc. littera) f. I The seventeenth letter of the Latin alphabet, which derives ...

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
R
·- R, the eighteenth letter of the English alphabet, is a vocal consonant. It is sometimes called a ...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
r
In the muster-book means run, and is placed against those who have deserted, or missed three musters...

The Sailor's Word-Book
broad r.
See broad arrow. ...

The Sailor's Word-Book
duck f-ck-r
The man who has the care of the poultry on board a ship of war. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

Milnes, R. Monckton