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Brood
·vt To cherish with care.
II. Brood ·adj Sitting or inclined to sit on eggs.
III. Brood ·vt To thi...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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brood
Oysters of about two years old, which are dredged up at sea, for placing on the oyster-beds.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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Hen
·noun The female of the domestic fowl; also, the female of grouse, pheasants, or any kind of birds; ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Hen
grace; quiet; rest
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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
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Hen
Common in later times among the Jews in Palestine (Matt. 23:37; Luke 13:34). It is noticeable that t...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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hen
A woman. A cock and hen club; a club composed of men and women.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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Hen
The hen is nowhere noticed in the Bible except in (Matthew 23:37; Luke 13:34) That a bird so common ...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Star
·noun The polestar; the north star.
II. Star ·noun That which resembles the figure of a star, as an...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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The Star
Great Eastcheap.
See Star Court.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Daker hen
·- The corncrake or land rail.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Dandy-hen
·noun ·f A bantam fowl.
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Hen-hearted
·adj Cowardly; timid; chicken-hearted.
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Sea hen
·- the common guillemot;
— applied also to various other sea birds.
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Tappit hen
·- A hen having a tuft of feathers on her head.
II. Tappit hen ·- A measuring pot holding one quart...
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Water hen
·- Any gallinule.
II. Water hen ·- The common American coot.
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hen-hearted
Cowardly.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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hen house
A house where the woman rules; called also a SHE HOUSE, and HEN FRIGATE: the latter a sea phrase, or...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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fat-hen
n.
a kind of wild spinach.In England the name is applied to various plants of thickfoliage.
1847. ...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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jungle-hen
n.
name given to a mound-buildingbird, Megapodius tumulus, Gould. See also Megapode. The Indian Jun...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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mallee-hen
n.
Same as mallee-bird (q.v.).
1890. `Victorian Statutes-Game Act, Third Schedule':
[Close Season...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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maori-hen
n.
Same as Weka (q.v.).
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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moor-hen
n.
common English bird-name( Gallinula). The Australian species are – – the Black, Gallinula tenebr...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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native-hen
n.
name applied to various speciesof the genus Tribonyx (q.v.). The Australian speciesare – – Tribo...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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scrub-hen
i.q. scrub-fowl.
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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swamp-hen
n.
an Australasian bird, Porphyrio melanonotus, Temm. (often incorrectlyshortened to Melanotus). Ca...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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hen-hawk
(Falco lineatus.) The popular name of the red-shouldered hawk of naturalists.
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Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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mud-hen
The common name of the Virginia Rail ornithologists. It inhabits small streams and marshes.
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Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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prairie-hen
The pinnated grouse of ornithologists. It is also called Heath-hen and Grouse in some parts of the c...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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clocking hen
a hen desirous of sitting to hatch her eggs. N.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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clucking hen
a hen desirous of sitting to hatch her eggs. N.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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hen-bawks
a hen-roost, from the bawks of which it consists. See BAWKS. N.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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cape-hen
See molly-mawk.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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hen-frigate
A ship wherein the captain's wife interfered in the duty or regulations.
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sea-hen
A name of the fish Trigla lyra, or crooner (which see).
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Brittle star
·- Any species of ophiuran starfishes. ·see <<Ophiuroidea>>.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Day-star
·noun The sun, as the orb of day.
II. Day-star ·noun The morning star; the star which ushers in the...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Dog Star
·- Sirius, a star of the constellation Canis Major, or the Greater Dog, and the brightest star in th...
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Sea star
·- A starfish, or brittle star.
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Star drift
·add. ·- Similar and probably related motion of the stars of an asterism, as distinguished from appa...
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Star stereogram
·add. ·- A view of the universe of brighter stars as it would appear to an observer transported into...
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Star-blind
·adj Half blind.
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Star-chamber
·noun An ancient high court exercising jurisdiction in certain cases, mainly criminal, which sat wit...
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Star-crossed
·adj Not favored by the stars; ill-fated.
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Star-read
·noun Doctrine or knowledge of the stars; star lore; astrology; astronomy.
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Star-spangled
·adj Spangled or studded with stars.
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Sun star
·- ·see Sun star, under <<Sun>>.
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Star, Morning
A name figuratively given to Christ (Rev. 22:16; comp. 2 Pet. 1:19). When Christ promises that he wi...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Star Alley
1) See Star Court, Minories.
2) South out of Rosemary Lane, near the west end (Hatton, 1708).
Not ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Star Court
1) West out of Huggin Lane to Bread Street Hill, in Queenhithe Ward (O. and M. 1677-Elmes, 1831).
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Star Inn
On the east side of Fish Street Hill. In Bridge Ward Within, north of tlie Monument (O.and M. 1677-L...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Star Yard
See Moor Square.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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star gazer
A horse who throws up his head; also a hedge whore.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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star lag
Breaking shop-windows, and stealing some article thereout.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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star-fern
n.
name given in Victoria to Gleichenia flabellata, R. Br.; called also Fan-fern. See Fern.
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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blazing star
(Aletris farinosa.) A plant, the root of which is greatly esteemed by the Indians and people of the ...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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brittle-star
The common name of a long-rayed star-fish (Ophiocoma rosula).
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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double-star
Two stars so close together as to be separable only with a telescope. They are either optically so o...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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fallen-star
A name for the jelly-fish or medusa, frequently thrown ashore in summer and autumn.
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feather-star
The Comatula rosacea, one of the most beautiful of British star-fishes.
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fixed star
See stars, fixed.
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leming-star
An old name for a comet.
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lode-star
The north star. But Spenser alludes to any star as a guide to mariners:
"Like as a ship, whose lod...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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morning star
An offensive weapon of the mediæval times, consisting of a staff, to which was attached an iron ball...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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pole-star
α Ursæ minoris. This most useful star is the lucida of the Little Bear, round which the other compon...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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sea-star
A common rayed or star-like animal, belonging to the class Echinodermata. Also called star-fish (Ast...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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ship-star
The Anglo-Saxon scyp-steora, an early name for the pole-star, once of the utmost importance in navig...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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star, double
See double-star.
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star, temporary
See temporary stars.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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star, variable
See variable stars.
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star-fishes
See sea-star.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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star-forts
Those traced in the form of a star, with alternate salient and re-entering angles. They are not in m...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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star-glint
A meteorite.
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star-pagoda
A gold coin of the East Indies. In Madras its value is 7 s. 6 d.
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sun-star
The Solaster papposus, one of the largest and handsomest of our radiated star-fishes.
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triple star
Three stars situated in close proximity, but apparently only optically connected. (See ternary syste...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Blue Hen State
·add. ·- The State of Delaware;
— a popular sobriquet. It is said, though the story lacks proof, to...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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moon-eyed hen
A squinting wench.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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Lone-Star State
·add. ·- Texas;
— a nickname alluding to the single star on its coat of arms, being the device used...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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North Star State
·add. ·- Minnesota;
— a nickname.
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Water star grass
·- An aquatic plant (Schollera graminea) with grassy leaves, and yellow star-shaped blossoms.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Seven Star Court
1) In Fore Street, in Cripplegate Ward Without (P.C. 1732).
Not named in the maps.
Name derived fr...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Star Court, Houndsditch
South out of Woolsack Alley. In Portsoken Ward (Strype, 1720-55).
Seems to be shown in O. and M. 16...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Star Court, Minories
West out of Minories. In Portsoken Ward (Rocque, 1746-Boyle, 1799).
Former names: "Tarr Alley" (O. ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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to star the glaze
To break and rob a jeweller's show glass. CANT.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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star of Bethlehem
. The Old World plant is Ornithogalum umbellatum; the name is given in Australiato Chamaescilla cory...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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physical double-star
See double-star and binary system.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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Hen and Chickens Court
North out of Fleet Street at No. 183, east of St. Dunstan's church, in Farringdon Ward Without (P.O....
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bell and Star Wharf
South out of Upper Thames Street, two doors from Earl Street, Blackfriars (Lockie, 1816).
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Seven Star Alley, Houndsditch
See Hanover Court.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Star Alley, Mark Lane
West out of Mark Lane, north of Hart Street, and running north to Fenchurch Street. In Tower Ward (P...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Star Alley, Seething Lane
West out of Seething Lane, opposite Green Arbour Court (O. and M. 1677-Strype, 1755). In Tower Ward....
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Star Court, Nightingale Lane
West out of Nightingale Lane (Horwood, 1799).
Former names : " Willow-tree Yard " (Strype, 1720, an...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Star Yard, Huggin Lane
See Star Court1.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Star Yard, Petty France
Mentioned in 1672 in L. and P. Chas. II. Dom. S. XIII. p.626.
Not further identified.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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bird's-foot sea-star
The Palmipes membranaceus, one of the Asterinidæ, with a flat thin pentagonal body, of a bright scar...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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apparent place of a star
This is the position for any day which it seems to occupy in the heavens, as affected with aberratio...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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astronomical place of a star or planet
Its longitude or place in the ecliptic, reckoned from the first point of Aries, according to the nat...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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mean place of a star
Its position at a given time, independent of aberration and nutation.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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Star Of The Wise Men
[Magi]
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William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Seven Star Alley, Royal Mint Street
See Seven Star Court.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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as fat as a hen in the forehead
A saying of a meagre person.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose