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Work
·noun To ferment, as a liquid.
II. Work ·noun Ore before it is dressed.
III. Work ·add. ·noun Brea...
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Crown
·- ·p.p. of Crow.
II. Crown ·noun The dome of a furnace.
III. Crown ·- of <<Crow>>.
IV. Crown ·no...
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Crown
1) Denotes the plate of gold in the front of the high priest's mitre (Ex. 29:6; 39:30). The same Heb...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Crown
1) (Le Crown)
A messuage so called in parish of St. Andrew in Holborn, 31 Eliz. (Lond. I. p.m. III....
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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crown
I.
A common denomination in most parts of Europe for a silver coin, varying in local value from 2 ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Crown
This ornament, which is both ancient and universal, probably originated from the fillets used to pre...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Bantam work
·- Carved and painted work in imitation of Japan ware.
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Grotto-work
·noun Artificial and ornamental rockwork in imitation of a grotto.
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Hand-work
·noun ·see <<Handiwork>>.
...
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Press work
·add. ·- The work of a press agent.
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Sabrina work
·- A variety of applique work for quilts, table covers, ·etc.
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Sorrento work
·- Ornamental work, mostly carved in olivewood, decorated with inlay, made at or near Sorrento, Ital...
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Table work
·add. ·- Typesetting of tabular nmatter, or the type matter set in tabular form.
...
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Tut-work
·noun Work done by the piece, as in nonmetaliferous rock, the amount done being usually reckoned by ...
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church work
Said of any work that advances slowly.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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county work
Said of any work that advances slowly.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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gingerbread work
Gilding and carving: these terms are particularly applied by seamen on board Newcastle colliers, to ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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horn work
Cuckold-making.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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outen-work
out-door work. North.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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pole-work
a long tedious business. North.
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breast-work
A sort of balustrade of rails, mouldings, or stanchions, which terminates the quarter-deck and poop ...
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carved work
The ornaments of a ship which are wrought by the carver.
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clincher-work
The disposition of the planks in the side of any boat or vessel, when the lower edge of every plank ...
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day's work
In navigation, the reckoning or reduction of the ship's courses and distances made good during twent...
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dicker-work
The timbering of tide-harbours in the Channel. Wattling between piles.
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gingerbread work
Profusely carved decorations of a ship.
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horn-work
In fortification, a form of outwork having for its head a bastioned front, and for its sides two lon...
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iron-work
A general name for all pieces of iron, of whatever figure or size, which are used in the constructio...
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journey-work
Work performed by the day.
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paternoster-work
The framing of a chain-pump.
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quick-work
Generally signifies all that part of a ship which is under water when she is laden; it is also appli...
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rubble-work
A mass of masonry, formed of irregular stones and pebbles imbedded in mortar. It is used in the inte...
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tide's work
The amount of progress a ship has made during a favourable tide. Also, a period of necessary labour ...
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work, to
Said of a ship when she strains in a tempestuous sea, so as to loosen her joints.
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work aback
This is said of a steam-engine if reversed, to propel the vessel astern.
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Crown Court, Crown Inn
On the south side of Newgate Street, in Farringdon Ward Within (Strype, 1720-Boyle, 1799). West of R...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Copple-crown
·noun A created or high-topped crown or head.
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Crown colony
·add. ·- A colony of the British Empire not having an elective magistracy or a parliament, but gover...
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Crown office
·- The criminal branch of the Court of King's or Queen's Bench, commonly called the crown side of th...
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Crown side
·- ·see Crown office.
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Crown wheel
·- A wheel with cogs or teeth set at right angles to its plane;
— called also a contrate wheel or f...
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Crown-imperial
·noun A spring-blooming plant (Fritillaria imperialis) of the Lily family, having at the top of the ...
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Crown-post
·noun ·same·as King-post.
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Crown-saw
·noun A saw in the form of a hollow cylinder, with teeth on the end or edge, and operated by a rotat...
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Crown Alley
In Bridewell precinct by Fleet Ditch (W. Stow, 1722).
Not named in the maps.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Crown Buildings
In Crown Court, Old Broad Street (L.C.C. List, 1912).
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Crown Court
1) South out of Cheapside at No. 64, next to Sir John Bennett's (P.O Directory). In Cheap Ward.
Fir...
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Crown Inn
1) At the northern end of Faulcon Court, Fleet Street, in Farringdon Ward Without (Strype, ed. 1720 ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Crown Key
Messuage and quay called "le Crowne Kay" in parish of St. Dunstan in the east in ward of the Tower o...
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Crown Tavern
1) See Crown Place, Aldgate High Street.
2) In a court, south out of Leadenhall Street, adjoining t...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Crown Yard
West out of Bishopsgate Street in Bishopsgate Ward Without (O. and N. 1677-Boyle, 1799).
The London...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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crown office
The head. I fired into her keel upwards; my eyes and limbs Jack, the crown office was full; I s--k-d...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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woolley crown
A soft-headed fellow.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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double-crown
A name given to a plait made with the strands of a rope, which forms part of several useful and orna...
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obsidional crown
The highest ancient Roman military honour; the decoration of the chief who raised a siege.
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rostral-crown
The naval crown anciently awarded to the individual who first boarded an enemy's ship.
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Crown of thorns
Our Lord was crowned with a, in mockery by the Romans (Matt. 27:29). The object of Pilate's guard in...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Bell and Crown
On the north side of Holborn, east of Furnival's Inn, in Farringdon Ward Without. The southern porti...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Crown Alley, Houndsditch
South-west out of Houndsditch. In Portsoken Ward (O. and M. 1677).
Not shown in the later maps and ...
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Crown Alley, Minories
West out of the Minories. In Portsoken Ward (P.C. 1732-Boyle, 1799).
Former name : "Crown Court" (O...
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(The) Crown and Cushion
See Pay Office.
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Crown Court, Bethlem
North out of Old Bethlem. In Bishopsgate Ward Without (Strype, 1720 and 1755).
See Baker's Building...
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Crown Court, Minories
See Crown Alley.
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Crown Court, Moorfields
East out of Moorfields. In Bishopsgate Ward Without (O. and M. 1677-Boyle, 1799).
Called "Three Tun...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Crown Office Row
On the north side of the Inner Temple Gardens, within the Temple precincts (P.O. Directory).
First ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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The Rose and Crown
A house so called in parish of St. Michael Crooked Lane demised to the use of the church and parish ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Crown Alley
1) See Three Crown Court, Minories.
2) South-west out of Houndsditch (O. and M. 1677).
Site rebuil...
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Three Crown Court
1) West out of Garlick Hill, in Vintry Ward (O. and M. 1677-Elmes, 1831).
See Church Place.
2) Wes...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Crown Of Thorns
(Matthew 27:29) Our Lord was crowned with thorns in mockery by the Roman soldiers. Obviously some sm...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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woman of all work
Sometimes applied to a female servant, who refuses none of her master's commands.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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capital of a work
In fortification, an imaginary line bisecting its most prominent salient angle.
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cooking a day's work
To save the officer in charge. Reckoning too is cooked, as in a certain Antarctic discovery of land,...
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faces of a work
In fortification, are the two lines forming its most prominent salient angle.
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head of a work
In fortification, the part most advanced towards the enemy. In progressive works, such as siege-appr...
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work a ship, to
To adapt the sails to the force and direction of the wind.
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work double-tides, to
Implying that the work of three days is done in two, or at least two tides' work in twenty-four hour...
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working a day's work
Reducing the dead-reckoning and meridian altitudes to noon of each day.
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work up junk, to
To draw yarns from old cables, &c., and therewith to make foxes, points, gaskets, sinnet, or spun-ya...
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Crown Alley, Petticoat Lane
South-west out of Petticoat Lane (Middlesex Street). In Portsoken Ward (Boyle, 1799).
Earliest ment...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Crown Alley, Tudor Street
See Crown Court.
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Crown and Cushion Court
South out of Cow Lane, in Farringdon Ward Without (Rocque, 1746-Elmes, 1831).
Former name : "Bore's...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Crown and Horseshoe Wharf
South out of Upper Thames Street at No. 6 to the Thames (P.O. Directory). In Castle Baynard Ward.
F...
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Crown and Sheaf Place
See Crown and Sheers Place.
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Crown and Shears Place
See Crown and Sheers Place.
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Crown and Sheers Alley
See Crown and Sheers Place.
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Crown and Sheers Court
See Crown and Sheers Place.
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Crown and Sheers Place, Royal Mint Street
North out of Royal Mint Street. In. Portsoken Ward (L.C.C. List of Streets, 1901).
Former names : "...
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Crown Court, Cartwright Street
At the south-east end of Cartwright Street, the eastern side leading into Butler's Buildings, Upper ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Crown Court, Crutched Friars
North out of Crutched Friars. In Aldgate Ward (O. and M. 1677).
Site has been rebuilt for offices a...
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Crown Court, Foster Lane
See Three Crown Court.
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Crown Court, Throgmorton Street
See White Lyon Court.
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Crown Inn, Newgate Market
See Crown Court6, Warwick Lane.
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Fox and Crown Court
1) South out of Barbican in Aldersgate Ward Without (Strype, ed. 1720-Boyle, 1799).
The site is now...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Hand and Crown Alley
North out of Holborn, opposite Holborn Bridge, between King's Arms Inn and Swan Inn, in Farringdon W...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Hand and Crown Court
1) North-east out of Gravel Lane. In Portsoken Ward (Strype, ed. 1720, I. ii. 27-Boyle, 1799).
Remo...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Rose and Crown Alley
1) See Rose and Crown Court, St. Katherine's Lane.
2) South out of Fleet Street, at No.62, to the T...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Rose and Crown Court
1) East out of Fetter Lane, in Farringdon Ward Without (O. and M. 1677).
Site now covered by Blewit...
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Three Crown Court, Minories
West out of the Minories. In Portsoken Ward (O. and M. 1677-Lond. Guide, 1758).
Former names: "Thre...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Cock and Crown Court, Aldersgate
See Rose and Rainbow Court.
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Crown Inn, Aldgate High Street
North out of Aldgate High Street, east of St. Botolph Aldgate Church and Churchyard (O. and M. 1677)...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Crown Place, Aldgate High Street
North out of Aldgate High Street, at No. 21. In Portsoken Ward (P.O. Directory).
Earliest mention: ...
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Crown Place, Royal Mint Street
See Crown and Sheers Place.
...
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Rose and Crown Court, Houndsditch
West out of Houndsditch, adjoining the old line of the Wall of London. 'In Portsoken Ward (O. and M....
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Three Crown Alley, Bride Lane
See Three Crowns Yard.
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Three Crown Court, Jewry Street
West out of Jewry Street at No.12 (P.O. Directory). In Aldgate Ward.
First mention: Strype, ed. 172...
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knock off work and carry deals
A term used to deride the idea of any work, however light, being relaxation; just as giving up takin...
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Rose and Crown Court, St. Katherine's Lane
East out of St. Katherine's Lane, nearly opposite Flemings' Church Yard (Rocque, 1746-Lockie, 1810)....
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.