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Bank
·vt To deposit in a bank. II. Bank ·vt To pass by the banks of. III. Bank ·noun A sort of table us...

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bank
to bank, to beat. Exmoor. ...

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Bank bill
·- In America (and formerly in England), a promissory note of a bank payable to the bearer on demand...

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Bank book
·- A book kept by a depositor, in which an officer of a bank enters the debits and credits of the de...

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Bank discount
·add. ·- A sum equal to the interest at a given rate on the principal (face) of a bill or note from ...

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Bank note
·- A promissory note payable at a bank. II. Bank note ·- A promissory note issued by a bank or bank...

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Bank swallow
·- ·see under 1st Bank, ·noun. ...

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Bank-sided
·adj Having sides inclining inwards, as a ship; — opposed to wall-sided. ...

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Country bank
·add. ·- A national bank not in a reserve city. ...

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Double-bank
·vt To row by rowers sitting side by side in twos on a bank or thwart. ...

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People's bank
·add. ·- A form of cooperative bank, such as those of Germany; — a term loosely used for various fo...

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Sea bank
·- The <<Seashore>>. II. Sea bank ·- A bank or mole to defend against the sea. ...

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Bank Buildings
1) On the west side of the Royal Exchange, at the junction of Cornhill, Poultry and Threadneedle Str...

A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
Bank Street
North out of Cornhill, leading to the Bank of England and east of Bank Buildings in Broad Street and...

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Child's Bank
On the south side of Fleet Street, at No. 1, by Temple Bar, in Farringdon Ward Without (P.O. Directo...

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Consolidated Bank
See Comptoir National d'Escompte de Paris. ...

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Hoare's Bank
On the south side of Fleet Street at No. 37, opposite St. Dunstan's Church, in Farringdon Ward Witho...

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The National Bank
On the east side of Old Broad Street, at No.13, to the north of Adam's Court (P.O. Directory). In Br...

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Tower Bank
On the eastern boundary of Tower Ward running north and south between Thames Street and Tower Street...

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passage bank
The top tilter of that gang throughout the whole army, who demands and receives contribution from al...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
pass bank
The place for playing at passage, cut into the ground almost like a cock-pit. Also the stock or fund...

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sunny bank
A good fire in winter. ...

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bank-bill
A bank-note. Neither Johnson nor the other lexicographers have the term bank-note, though they all ...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
mire-bank
a separation. Norf. ...

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swathe-bank
a swarth of new-mown grass or corn. N. ...

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bank, to
Also, an old word meaning to sail along the margins or banks of river-ports: thus Shakspeare in "Kin...

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bank-fires
In steamers, taking advantage of a breeze by allowing the fires to burn down low, and then pulling t...

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bank-harbour
That which is protected from the violence of the sea by banks of mud, gravel, sand, shingle, or silt...

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bank-hook
A large fish-hook laid baited in running water, attached by a line to the bank. ...

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fog-bank
A dense haze, presenting the appearance of a thick cloud resting upon the horizon; it is known in hi...

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foot-bank
Synonymous with banquette (which see). ...

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sea-bank
A work so important that our statutes make it felony, without benefit of clergy, maliciously to cut ...

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sod-bank
A peculiar effect of refraction sometimes seen in calm weather, showing all objects on the water mul...

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submarine bank
An extensive sandy plateau with deep water over it. ...

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Bank of England
On the south side of Threadneedle Street, extending north to Lothbury, and from Princes Street west ...

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Bank of Scotland
See Swiss Bankverein. ...

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Imperial Bank, Lothbury
See London Joint Stock Bank. ...

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Metropolitan Bank Buildings
At Nos. 59 and 60 Gracechurch Street (P.O. Directory). In Bridge Ward Within. On the site of Crown ...

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wild cat bank
One of the various terms applied at the West to some of the irresponsible banks of the country. A ba...

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bank of oars
[banco, Sp.] A seat or bench for rowers in the happily all but extinct galley: these are properly ca...

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London Joint Stock Bank
1) On the west side of Princes Street at No. 5 (Head Office) (P.O. Directory). In Broad Street Ward....

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National Bank of Scotland
East out of Nicholas Lane at No.37 (P.O. Directory). In Langbourn Ward. Shown in O.S. 1880. ...

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Provincial Bank of Ireland
On the east side of Old Broad Street, at the north-east corner of the street (O.S. 1880). The site ...

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Union Bank of London
At the south-west corner of Princes Street at No.2. The Head Office (P.O. Directory). First mention...

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sand and coral bank
An accumulation of sand and fragments of coral above the surface of the sea, without any vegetation;...

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London County and Westminster Bank
On the south side of Lombard Street at No.21 (P.O. Directory). First mention: O.S. 1875. ...

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National Provincial Bank of England
On the west side of Bishopsgate at No.15 (P.O. Directory). In Bishopsgate Ward Within. Shown in O.S...

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double-bank a rope, to
To clap men on both sides. ...

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London County and Westminster Bank, Head Office
On the north side of Lothbury at No. 41 (P.O. Directory). First mention: O.S. 1875. Occupies part ...

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