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harbour
A general name given to any safe sea-port. The qualities requisite in a good harbour are, that it sh...
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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
The right or left boundary of a river, in looking from its source towards the sea, and the immediate...
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Harbour Lane
South out of Upper Thames Street to the Thames, west of Grantham's lane in the parish of St. Martin ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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blind-harbour
One, the entrance of which is so shut in as not readily to be perceived.
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close harbour
That is one gained by labour from the element, formed by encircling a portion of water with walls an...
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harbour-dues
See port-charges.
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harbour-gaskets
Broad, but short and well-blacked gaskets, placed at equal distances on the yard, for showing off a ...
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harbour-guards
Men detached from the ordinary, as a working party.
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harbour-log
That part of the log-book which consists solely of remarks, and relates only to transactions while t...
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harbour-master
An officer appointed to inspect the moorings, and to see that the ships are properly berthed, and th...
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harbour-reach
The reach or stretch of a winding river which leads direct to the harbour.
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harbour-watch
A division or subdivision of the watch kept on night-duty, when the ship rides at single anchor, to ...
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hidden harbour
That of which the outer points so overlap as to cause the coast to appear to be continuous.
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island harbour
That which is protected from the violence of the sea by one or more islands or islets screening its ...
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river-harbour
That which is situated in the channel of a river, especially such as are at the embouchure with a ba...
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shoaled-harbour
That which is secured from the violence of the sea, by banks, bars, or shoals to sea-ward.
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tidal harbour
A port which can only be entered at a certain time of flood.
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tide or tidal harbour
A port which can only be entered at a certain time of flood.
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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.
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Bank Street
North out of Cornhill, leading to the Bank of England and east of Bank Buildings in Broad Street and...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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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
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pass bank
The place for playing at passage, cut into the ground almost like a cock-pit. Also the stock or fund...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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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.
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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-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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Cole-Harbour Lane
1) A lane leading south out of Upper Thames Street at No. 92 to the Thames at Cole Harbour Stairs, i...
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Cole Harbour Stairs
At the south end of Coleharbour in Dowgate Ward (Horwood, 1799-Elmes, 1831).
The wharf seems to hav...
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macquarie harbour vine
See grape, macquarie harbour
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grape, macquarie harbour
or Macquarie Harbour Vine (q.v.), n.
name given to the climbing shrub Muehlenbeckia adpressra, Meis...
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macquarie harbour grape
or Macquarie Harbour Vine, n.
the Tasmanian name for Muhlenbeckiaadpressa, Meissn. N.O. Polygonacea...
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vine, macquarie harbour
or Macquarie Harbour Grape
(q.v.). Same as Native Ivy. See Ivy.
1891. `Chambers' Encyclopaedia,' s...
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harbour-duty men
Riggers, leading men, and others, ordered to perform the dockyard or port duties, too often superann...
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Bank of England
On the south side of Threadneedle Street, extending north to Lothbury, and from Princes Street west ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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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...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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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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bar of a harbour
See bar of a port
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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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luff into a harbour, to
To sail into it, shooting head to wind, gradually. A ship is accordingly said to spring her luff whe...
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thwart-marks, to a harbour
Two objects on the land, which, brought into line with each other, mark the safe course between shoa...
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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 ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.