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Beam
·noun The pole of a carriage.
II. Beam ·vi To emit beams of light.
III. Beam ·noun Fig.: A ray; a ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Dragon
·noun A variety of carrier pigeon.
II. Dragon ·noun A fierce, violent person, ·esp. a woman.
III. ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Beam
Occurs in the Authorized Version as the rendering of various Hebrew words. In 1 Sam. 17:7, it means ...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Dragon
1) Heb. tannim, plural of tan. The name of some unknown creature inhabiting desert places and ruins ...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Beam
1) (The King's or Great)
Used for weighing heavy goods, "avoirs du pois" (Cal. L. Bk. A. p. 191), i...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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beam
To beam a tub, is to put water into it, to stop the leaking by swelling the wood. N.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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beam
A long double stratum of murky clouds generally observed over the surface of the Mediterranean previ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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dragon
An old name for a musketoon.
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Dragon
The translators of the Authorized Version, apparently following the Vulgate, have rendered by the sa...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Beam tree
·- A tree (Pyrus aria) related to the apple.
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Hammer-beam
·noun A member of one description of roof truss, called hammer-beam truss, which is so framed as not...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Rouge dragon
·noun One of the four pursuivants of the English college of arms.
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Sea dragon
·- A dragonet, or sculpin.
II. Sea dragon ·- The <<Pegasus>>.
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Dragon well
(Neh. 2:13), supposed by some to be identical with the Pool of Gihon.
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Easton's Bible Dictionary
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The Green Dragon
A messuage called the Green Dragon in parish of St. Martin Ludgate, 25 Eliz. 1582 (Lond. I. p.m. III...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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flap dragon
A clap, or pox.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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snap dragon
A Christmas gambol: raisins and almonds being put into a bowl of brandy, and the candles extinguishe...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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sea-dragon
n.
any Australian fish of any oneof the three species of the genus Phyllopteryx, family Syngnathida...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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superb-dragon
n.
an Australian marine fish, Phyllopteryx foliatus, Shaw. See Sea-Dragon.
1880. Mrs. Meredith, `T...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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beam-arm
Synonymous with crow-foot (which see).
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beam-ends
A ship is said to be on her beam-ends when she has heeled over so much on one side that her beams ap...
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beam-fillings
Short lengths of wood cut to fit in between the beams to complete the cargo of a timber ship.
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beam-line
A line raised along the inside of the ship fore and aft, showing the upper sides of the beams at her...
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cat-beam
This, called also the beak-head beam, is the broadest beam in the ship, and is generally made of two...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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collar-beam
The beam upon which the stanchions of the beak-head bulk-head stand.
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dragon piece
A strut or abutment.
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dragon-volant
The old name for a gun of large calibre used in the French navy, whence the term was adopted into ou...
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lee-beam
On the lee-side of the ship, at right angles with the keel.
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sea-dragon
An early designation of the stinging-weever.
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spring-beam
In a steamer, a fore-and-aft beam for connecting the two paddle-beams, and supporting the outer end ...
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weather-beam
A direction at right angles with the keel, on the weather side of the ship.
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Golden Dragon Yard
Out of Long Lane, West Smithfield, in Farringdon Ward Without (Strype, ed. 1720, I. iii. 284).
Not ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Green Dragon Court
1) West out of St. Andrew's Hill at No. 11 (P.O. Directory). In Farringdon Ward Within.
First menti...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Green Dragon Inn
West out of Bishopsgate Street. In Bishopsgate Ward Within (O. and M. 1677-O.S. 1848-51).
Earliest ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Green Dragon Tavern
Vault under the Chapter House of St. Paul's let to keeper of Green Dragon Tavern on the other side o...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Green Dragon Yard
On the south side of Long Lane, in Farringdon Ward Without (Rocque, 1746-Boyle, 1799).
"Green Drago...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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beak-head beam
For this important timber see cat-beam.
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abaft the beam
See before the beam
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before or abaft the beam
The bearing of any object which is before or abaft a right line to the keel, at the midship section ...
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deck-beam knees
The same as lodging-knees.
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on the beam
Implies any distance from a ship on a line with her beams, or at right angles with the keel.
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Green Dragon Coach Office
On the south side of Fleet Street at No. 56, east of Serjeants' Inn, in Farringdon Ward Without (Loc...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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beam of the anchor
Synonymous with anchor-stock.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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Green Dragon Inn, Long Lane
See Green Dragon Yard, Long Lane.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.