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at
at or ast, conj. [Curtius connects the Sanscr. ati, ultra, nimis, the Gr. ἔτι, the Lat. et, and at...
A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
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at
at or I (rarely) ast, conj, but (introducing a contrast to what precedes).
I I. In a transition, b...
An Elementary Latin Dictionary
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At
·prep The relations of time, age, or order; as, at ten o'clock; at twenty-one; at once; at first.
I...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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at
for by. Used in this expression, "Sales at auction."
The English say--"Sales by auction," and this ...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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Anchor
·noun An emblem of hope.
II. Anchor ·noun An <<Anchoret>>.
III. Anchor ·vi To <<Stop>>; to fix or ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Anchor
From Acts 27:29, 30, 40, it would appear that the Roman vessels carried several anchors, which were ...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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The Anchor
A house so called near Aldermanbury given to the parish of St. Olave Jewry (Strype, ed. 1720, I. iii...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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anchor
Bring your a-se to an anchor, i.e. sit down. To let go an anchor to the windward of the law; to keep...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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anchor
of a buckle, the chape. Glou.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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anchor
A large and heavy instrument in use from the earliest times for holding and retaining ships, which i...
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William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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At one
·- <<Together>>.
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Here-at
·adv At, or by reason of, this; as, he was offended hereat.
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Strain at
Simply a misprint for "strain out" (Matt. 23:24).
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to jump at
To embrace with eagerness; as, 'I made him an offer, and he jumped at it.'
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Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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at-after
afterwards. North.
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touching at
Stopping or anchoring at some intermediate port in the course of a voyage.
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Strain At
(So translated in the Authorized Version, but in the Revised Version "strain out," (Matthew 23:24) w...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Anchor escapement
·add. ·- The common recoil escapement.
II. Anchor escapement ·add. ·- A variety of the lever escape...
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Anchor light
·add. ·- The lantern shown at night by a vessel at anchor. International rules of the road require v...
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Anchor shot
·add. ·- A shot made with the object balls in an anchor space.
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Anchor space
·add. ·- In the balk-line game, any of eight spaces, 7 inches by 3/, lying along a cushion and bisec...
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Anchor watch
·add. ·- A detail of one or more men who keep watch on deck at night when a vessel is at anchor.
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Anchor-hold
·noun Hence: Firm hold: security.
II. Anchor-hold ·noun The hold or grip of an anchor, or that to w...
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Sea anchor
·- ·see Drag sail, under 4th Drag.
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Sheet anchor
·vt Anything regarded as a sure support or dependence in danger; the best hope or refuge.
II. Sheet...
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Anchor Alley
South out of Upper Thames Street at No. 68 to Three Cranes, on the west side of Vintners' Hall (P.O....
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Anchor Inn
On the west side of Duck Lane, in Aldersgate Ward (Rocque, 1746-L. Guide, 1758).
The site is now oc...
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Anchor Wharf
South out of Upper Thames Street at No.9 to the Thames, in Castle Baynard Ward, between Crown and Ho...
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Blue Anchor
Strype says that the part of Houndsditch in Bishopsgate Ward Without extends to the Blue Anchor (Str...
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anchor-ball
A pyrotechnical combustible attached to a grapnel for adhering to and setting fire to ships.
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anchor-chocks
Pieces indented into a wooden anchor-stock where it has become worn or defective in the way of the s...
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anchor-davit
See davit.
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anchor-hold
The fastness of the flukes on the ground; also the act of having cast anchor, and taken the ground. ...
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anchor-hoops
Strong iron hoops, binding the stock to the end of the shank and over the nuts of the anchor.
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anchor-ice
The ice which is formed on and incrustates the beds of lakes and rivers: the ground-gru of the easte...
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anchor-lining
The short pieces of plank fastened to the sides of the ship, under the fore-channels, to prevent the...
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anchor-ring
Formerly the great ring welded into the hole for it. Recent anchors have Jew's-harp shackles, easily...
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anchor-seat
An old term for the prow of a ship, still in use with eastern nations Chinese, Japanese, &c.
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anchor-shackle
An open link of iron which connects the chain with the anchor
a "Jew's-harp" shackle.
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anchor-smith
A forger of anchors.
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anchor-stock
A bar at the upper end of the shank, crossing the direction of the flukes transversely, to steady th...
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anchor-stocking
is a mode of securing and working planks in general with tapered butts.
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anchor-watch
A subdivision of the watch kept constantly on deck during the time the ship lies at single anchor, t...
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floating anchor
A simple machine consisting of a fourfold canvas, stretched by two cross-bars of iron, rivetted in t...
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flood-anchor
That which the ship rides by during the flood-tide.
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foul anchor
An anchor is said to be foul, or fouled, either when it hooks some impediment under water, or when t...
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ice-anchor
A bar of round iron tapered to a point, and bent as a pot-hook; a hole is cut in the ice, the point ...
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lee-anchor
The leeward one, if under weigh; or that to leeward to which a ship, when moored, is riding.
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pilot's-anchor
A kedge used for dropping a vessel in a stream or tide-way.
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rodgers' anchor
The excellent small-palmed, very strong and good-holding anchor. It is the result of many years' stu...
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sea-anchor
That which lies towards the offing when a ship is moored.
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sheet-anchor
One of four bower anchors supplied, two at the bows, and one at either chest-tree abaft the fore-rig...
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shore-anchor
That which lies between the shore and the ship when moored.
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single anchor
A ship unmoored, having hove up one bower, rides by the other.
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spare anchor
An additional anchor the size of a bower.
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stream-anchor
A smaller one by two-thirds than the bowers, and larger than the kedges, used to ride steady, or moo...
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up anchor
Pipe to weigh; every man to his station.
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waist-anchor
An additional or spare anchor stowed before the chess-tree. (See spare anchor.)
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weather-anchor
That lying to windward, by which a ship rides when moored.
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Sleep-at-noon
·noun A plant (Tragopogon pratensis) which closes its flowers at midday; a kind of goat's beard.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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(St.) Botolph at Retheresgate
See St. Botolph Billingsgate.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Conduit at Aldermanbury
See Aldermanbury Conduit.
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Conduit at Barking
Bequest of 2/- quit rent to the conduit of Berkynke by Rob. de Conyngham, 1286 (Ct. H. Wills, I. 78)...
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Conduit at Bishopsgate
Near the gate inside the walls (S. 175), a little to the west (ib. 176).
Erected by Thomas Kneswort...
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Conduit at Dowgate
A conduit of Thames water made 1568 at the cost of the citizens, and called the Conduit upon Downgat...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Council at London
Held in 833, at which were present the Bishops and "proceribus majoribus" of all England, to take co...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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The Dolphin at Aldersgate
Described in a deed 1291, as a tenement in the parish of "St. Agnes infra Aldresgate," between the h...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary at Hill
On the west side of St. Mary at Hill (Street) (P.O. Directory). In Billingsgate Ward.
Earliest ment...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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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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Serjeants-at-Law
A body of barristers of the highest degree, sworn to serve the King's people in their causes.
The J...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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bill at sight
To pay a bill at sight; to be ready at all times for the venereal act.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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tenant at will
One whose wife usually fetches him from the alehouse.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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to be driving at
'What are you driving at?' that is, what are you about? what object have you in view? A colloquial e...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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to suit to at
To suit or fit exactly. This old English phrase is often used by ourselves in colloquial language.
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Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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lieutenant-at-arms
Formerly the junior lieutenant, who, with the master-at-arms, was charged with the drilling of the s...
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master-at-arms
In former times was an officer appointed to command the police-duty of a ship, to teach the crew the...
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prisoner at large
Free to take exercise within bounds.
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surveyors at lloyd's
See lloyd's surveyors.
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Blue Anchor Alley
1) In Great Minories (Dodsley, 1761).
Not further identified.
2) In St. Katherine's precinct (Dods...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Blue Anchor Court
In Salisbury Court, Fleet Street (P.C. 1732-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
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Blue Anchor Inn
On the south-west side of Duck Lane, in Farringdon Ward Without, at the Corner of Little Britain (O....
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Blue Anchor Yard
West out of Coleman Street at No. 1 and north to London Wall. In Coleman Street Ward (Rocque, 1746-E...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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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.
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anchor-stock-fashion
The method of placing the butt of one wale-plank nearly over the middle of the other; and the planks...
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anchor-stock tackle
A small tackle attached to the upper part of the anchor-stock when stowing the anchor, its object be...
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boat the anchor
Place the anchor in-board in the boat.
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cat the anchor
When the cat is hooked and "cable enough" veered and stoppered, the anchor hangs below the cat-head,...
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shoulder the anchor
When a seaman forgets his craft, and gives his ship too little cable to ride by, she may be thrown a...
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out at heels, or out at elbows
In declining circumstances.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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(St.) Anne at the Tourhill
" Anne on the Towr Hill and Abbey of Whit Monkys " (Arnold's Chronicle, p. 247 and p. 75).
" Seynt ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Benedict at Castle Baynard
See St. Benet Paul's Wharf.
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Cistern at Fleet Bridge
Made in 1478 by the inhabitants of Fleet Street at their own charges for the receipt of the waste wa...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Conduit at Aldgate Without
"A fair water conduit, hard without the Gate" (Aldgate), erected 1535 (Stow, ed. 1603, p. 129).
One...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Conduit at Fleet Bridge
A cistern or conduit for receipt of spring water made by the inhabitants of Fleet Street in 1478, bu...
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Conduit at Holborn Cross
See Holborn Conduit.
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Conduit at London Wall
In London Wall by Moorgate opposite the northern end of Coleman Street, erected 1517 at the charges ...
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(St.) Mary at Hill, Street
South out of Eastcheap, at No. 28, to Lower Thames Street (P.O. Directory). In Billingsgate Ward.
E...
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(St.) Olave at Crutched Friars
See St. Olave Hart Street.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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blocked at both ends
Finished. The game is blocked at both ends; the game is ended.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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jack at a pinch
A poor hackney parson.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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old dog at it
Expert, accustomed.
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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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to shake a stick at
A ridiculous phrase very often heard in low language. When a man is puzzled to give one an idea of a...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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ease, to stand at
To remain at rest.
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entering at custom-house
The forms required of the master of a merchant ship before her cargo can be discharged.
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good-at-all-points
Practical in every particular.
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off at a tangent
Going in a hurry, or in a testy humour.
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Anchor and Hart Alley
North out of Aldgate High Street, near the eastern boundary of Portsoken Ward and within the ward. "...
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beam of the anchor
Synonymous with anchor-stock.
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blade of an anchor
That part of the arm prepared to receive the palm.
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drag the anchor, to
The act of the anchors coming home.
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eye of an anchor
The hole in the shank wherein the ring is fixed.
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fish the anchor, to
To turn up the flukes of an anchor to the gunwale for stowage, after being catted.
♦ Other fish to...
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lift an anchor, to
Either by the purchase; or a ship if she has not sufficient cable on a steep bank lifts, or shoulder...
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nuts of an anchor
Two projections either raised or welded on the square part of the shank, for securing the stock to i...
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peak of an anchor
The bill or extremity of the palm, which, as seamen by custom drop the k, is pronounced pea; it is t...
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shoe of the anchor
A flat block of hard wood, convex on the back, and having a hole sufficiently large to contain the b...
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sight the anchor, to
To heave it up in sight, in order to prove that it is clear, when, from the ship having gone over it...
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stock of an anchor
A cross-beam of wood, or bar of iron, secured to the upper end of the shank at right angles with the...
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stopper of the anchor
A strong rope attached to the cat-head, which, passing through the anchor-ring, is afterwards fasten...
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trend of an anchor
The lower end of the shank, where it thickens towards the arms, usually at one-third from the crown....
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(St.) Benet at, or del Wodewharf
See Benet Paul's Wharf.
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Boss of Water at Billingsgate
Against Boss Alley (q.v.).
Made about 1423 by the Executors of Richard Whittington (S. 17 and 210)....
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(St.) Marie at the Holle, Hupehulle
See St. Mary at Hill.
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hard at his a-se
Close after him.
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capstan, to heave at the
To urge it round, by pushing against the bars, as already described.
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ducking at the yard-arm
A marine punishment unknown, except by name, in the British navy; but formerly inflicted by the Fren...
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fresh hand at the bellows
Said when a gale freshens suddenly.
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Anchor Lane, Castle Baynard Ward
See Anchor Wharf.
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Anchor Lane, Street, Vintry Ward
See Anchor Alley.
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Blew Anchor Inn, Duck Lane
See Blue Anchor Inn.
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Blue Anchor Alley, Rosemary Lane
See Crown and Shears Place and Red Gate Court.
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bring home the anchor, to
is to weigh it. It applies also when the flukes slip or will not hold; a ship then brings home her a...
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bring-to an anchor, to
To let go the anchor in the intended port. "All hands bring ship to an anchor!" The order by which t...
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drag for the anchor, to
The same as creep or sweep.
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run away with her anchor
Said of a ship when she drags or "shoulders" her anchor; drifting away owing to the anchor not holdi...
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sheer to the anchor, to
To direct the ship's bows by the helm to the place where the anchor lies, while the cable is being h...
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walking away with the anchor
Said of a ship which is dragging, or shouldering, her anchor; or when, from fouling the stock or upp...
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Boss of Water at Paul's Wharf
Made about 1423 by the executors of Richard Whittington. In Bosse Lane (S. 17, 364). In Queenhithe W...
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Church Rents, St. Mary at Hill
In the records of the parish of St. Mary at Hill (E.E.T. Soc.) there are numerous references to the ...
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(St.) Peter at the Cross of Cheap
See St. Peter Westcheap.
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Blue Anchor Yard, Alley, Tower Hill
See Baily Place.
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Anchor and Harp Alley, Aldgate High Street
See Anchor and Hart Alley.
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Chapel in the Charnel at St. Mary Spitall
See St. Edmond the Bishop and Marie Magdalen.
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(St.) Mary Magdalen at the Fishmarket, de la Fishstrete
See St. Mary Magdalen, Old Fish Street.
There was an altar in the Priory Church to St. Mary Magdale...
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earing-cringle, at the head of a sail
In sail-making it is an eye spliced in the bolt-rope, to which the much smaller head-rope is attache...
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At the junction of Aldgate High Street with Leadenhall Street and Fenchurch Street (S. 140-O.S. 1875).
Taken down 1876 and a drinking fountain erected on the site.
There was a well called " Alegate well...
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