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Andrew
a strong man ...

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
Andrew
Manliness, a Greek name; one of the apostles of our Lord. He was of Bethsaida in Galilee (John 1:44)...

Easton's Bible Dictionary
(St.) Andrew
In Edgar's Charter to Westminster dated 951, setting out the boundaries, occurs the following descri...

A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
Andrew
(manly), one of the apostles of our Lord, (John 1:40; Matthew 4:18) brother of Simon Peter. He was ...

William Smith's Bible Dictionary
Merry-andrew
·noun One whose business is to make sport for others; a buffoon; a zany; especially, one who attends...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Boorde, or Borde, Andrew
(1490?-1549) Traveller, b. near Cuckfield, Sussex, was brought up as a Carthusian, and held ecclesi...

Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
Cherry, Andrew
(1762-1812) Dramatist, s. of a bookseller at Limerick, was a successful actor, and managed theatres...

Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
Fletcher, Andrew
(1655-1716) Scottish statesman and political writer, s. of Sir Robert F. of Saltoun, East Lothian, ...

Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
Marvell, Andrew
(1621-1678) Poet and satirist, s. of the Rector of Winestead, Yorkshire, where he was b., ed. Camb....

Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
Picken, Andrew
(1788-1833) Miscellaneous writer, b. in Paisley, was in business in the West Indies, and in Glasgow...

Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
Lang, Andrew
D.Litt., etc. (b. 1844) Poet, critic, and folklorist. Ballads and Lyrics of Old France (1872), Bal...

Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
(St.) Andrew Aneknappe
See St. Andrew Undershaft. ...

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(St.) Andrew Eastcheap
See St. Andrew Hubbard. ...

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(St.) Andrew Holborn
On the south side of Holborn Viaduct at No. 31 (P.O. Directory). In Farringdon Ward Without. First ...

A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
(St.) Andrew Hubbard
On the south side of Eastcheap at the north-west corner of Love Lane. In Billingsgate Ward (S. 211)....

A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
(St.) Andrew Undershaft
At the south-east corner of St. Mary Axe in Aldgate Ward. Earliest mention found in records : " St....

A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
merry andrew
The jack pudding, jester, or zany of a mountebank, usually dressed in a party-coloured coat. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
andrew millar
See andrew ...

The Sailor's Word-Book
Wyntoun, Andrew of
(1350?-1420?) Chronicler, was a canon of St. Andrews, who became Prior of St. Serf's island in Loch...

Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
Bradley, Andrew Cecil
L.L.D., Litt.D., etc Critic. A Commentary on Tennyson's In Memoriam (1901), Shakespearian Tragedy (...

Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
(St.) Andrew Apud Turrim
Qy. = Andrew (St.) Hubbard. ...

A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
(St.) Andrew by Aldgate
Apparently St. Andrew Undershaft (q.v.). ...

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(St.) Andrew Castle Baynard
See St. Andrew by the Wardrobe. ...

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(St.) Andrew Holborn Churchyard
On the north, south, and west sides of the church (Horwood, 1799). Shown also in O. and M. 1677 and...

A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
(St.) Andrew Hubbard Lane
The name of the lane occurs several times in the 13th and 14th centuries. " Lane of St. Andrews Hub...

A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
(St.) Andrew super Cornhill
See St. Andrew Undershaft. ...

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(St.) Andrew Undershaft Churchyard
North and east of the church, with a passage south to Leadenhall Street (O. and M. 1677-Horwood, 179...

A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
Andrew Cross Alley
Adjoining the church of St. Andrew Holborn on the west and called with other premises the " Church L...

A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
Boyd, Andrew Kennedy Hutchison
(1825-1899) Miscellaneous writer, s. of Rev. Dr. B. of Glasgow, was originally intended for the Eng...

Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
(St.) Andrew ad Sanctam Trinitatem
Early grants (12th cent.) of land and dwellings in the parish of St. Andrew made by the Prior and Co...

A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
(St.) Andrew by the Wardrobe
On the east side of St. Andrew's Hill at No.35, on. the north side of Queen Victoria Street (P.O. Di...

A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
(St.) Andrew Next Christ's Church
A messuage in this parish called " the Crane " and afterwards " the Greyhound." 1 Eliz. (Lond. I. p....

A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.