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Fill
·vi To fill a cup or glass for drinking.
II. Fill ·noun One of the thills or shafts of a carriage.
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Stand
·noun To appear in court.
II. Stand ·vi Rank; post; station; standing.
III. Stand ·noun To measure...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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off and on
Vacillating, changeable, undecided; in which sense it is much used with us. In England it is also us...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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off and on
When a ship beating to windward approaches the shore by one board, and recedes from it when on the o...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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fill, to
To brace the yards so that the wind strikes the after side of the sails, and advances the ship in he...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography
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On
·prep <<Of>>.
II. On ·prep At the peril of, or for the safety of.
III. On ·prep In progress; proce...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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On
pain; force; iniquity
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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
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On
Light; the sun, (Gen. 41:45, 50), the great seat of sun-worship, called also Bethshemesh (Jer. 43:13...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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on
prep.
Used for In, in many cases,especially of towns which sprang from Goldfields, and where theori...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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on
to be a little on is to be tipsy. Derb.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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on
The sea is said to be "on" when boisterous; as, there is a high sea on.
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Stable stand
·- The position of a man who is found at his standing in the forest, with a crossbow or a longbow be...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Stand-by
·noun One who, or that which, stands by one in need; something upon which one relies for constant us...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Wash stand
·add. ·- In a stable or garage, a place in the floor prepared so that carriages or automobiles may b...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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stand-still
He was run to a stand-still; i.e. till he could no longer move.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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to stand in
To cost. 'This horse stands me in two hundred dollars.'
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Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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stand-point
(Germ. stand-punkt.) Place of standing; point of view. An expression lately introduced from the Germ...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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stand, to
The movement by which a ship advances towards a certain object, or departs from it; as, "The enemy s...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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stand by!
The order to be prepared; to look out to fire when directed.
To stand by a rope, is to take hold o...
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And
·conj If; though. ·see <<An>>, ·conj.
II. And ·conj It is sometimes, in old songs, a mere expletive...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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and
• The people who inhabited generally the whole of that country.
• In (Genesis 10:18-20) the seats o...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Ca-on
·noun A deep gorge, ravine, or gulch, between high and steep banks, worn by water courses.
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Hanger-on
·noun One who hangs on, or sticks to, a person, place, or service; a dependent; one who adheres to o...
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Hangers-on
·pl of Hanger-on.
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On dit
·- They say, or it is said.
II. On dit ·noun A flying report; rumor; as, it is a mere on dit.
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On-hanger
·noun A hanger-on.
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On-looker
·noun A looker-on.
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On-looking
·adj Looking on or forward.
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Pi-on
·noun ·see Monkey's puzzle.
II. Pi-on ·noun The edible seed of several species of pine; also, the t...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Putter-on
·noun An <<Instigator>>.
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Slip-on
·noun A kind of overcoat worn upon the shoulders in the manner of a cloak.
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hanger on
A dependant.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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try on
To endeavour. To live by thieving. Coves who try it on; professed thieves.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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to carry on
To riot; to frolic.
Everybody tuck Christmas, especially the niggers, and sich carryins-on--sich da...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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to hold on
To wait; stop. 'Hold on a minute;' originally a sea phrase.
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to let on
To mention; to disclose; to betray a knowledge or consciousness of anything. 'He never let on,' i. e...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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to light on
To fall on; to come to by chance; to happen to find.--Webster.
As in the tides of people once up, t...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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to take on
To grieve; to fret at a misfortune or disappointment.
"Why, Polly, what's the matter, gal," inquire...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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to tell on
To tell of; to tell about.
"Well," says the Gineral, "I am glad I didn't understand him, for now it...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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goings on
Behavior; actions; conduct. Used by us as in England mostly in a bad sense. See Carryings on.
Prett...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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hanger-on
A dependant; one who eats and drinks without payment.--Johnson.
They all excused themselves save tw...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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on hand
At hand; present. A colloquial expression in frequent use.
The Anti-Sabbath meeting, so long talked...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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leck-on
pour on more liquor. N. Perhaps from LEEK. N.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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lite on
to* lite on, to rely on. N.
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minnin-on
a forenoon luncheon. York.
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think on
think of it ; as, I will if I think on.
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broadside-on
The whole side of a vessel; the opposite of end-on.
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clap on!
The order to lay hold of any rope, in order to haul upon it.
Also, to "Clap on the stoppers before...
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end-on
Said particularly of a ship when only her bows and head-sails are to be seen, but generally used in ...
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holding-on
The act of pulling back the hind part of any rope.
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hold on
keep all you have got in pulling a rope.
♦ Hold on a minute. Wait or stop.
♦ Hold on with your n...
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on board
Within a ship; the same as aboard.
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on end
The same as an-end (which see). Top-masts and topgallant-masts are on end, when they are in their pl...
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set on!
The order to set the engine going on board a steamer.
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shutting on
Joining the arms of an anchor to its shank. Also, welding one piece of iron to another to lengthen i...
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tail on
, or tally on
The order to clap on to a rope.
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to stand in hand
To concern; to behoove.--Holloway, Prov. Dict. This phrase is a colloquial one in New England. Ex. '...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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stand from under!
A notice given to those below to keep out of the way of anything being lowered down, or let fall fro...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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stand of arms
A complete set for one man; now-a-days, simply a musket and bayonet. Also, an arm-stand holding the ...
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stand right under!
Jocularly, "Get out of the way."
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stand square, to
To stand or be at right angles relatively to some object.
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fill the main-yard
An order well understood to mean, fill the main-topsail, after it has been aback, or the ship hove-t...
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ease, to stand at
To remain at rest.
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stand in shore, to
To sail directly for the land.
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block, on the
1) On the promenade above referred to.
1896. `The Argus,' July 17, p. 4. col. 7:
«We may slacken p...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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to put on airs
To assume airs of importance.
You don't see no folks putting on airs in election time; every fellow...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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joys on thee!
sometimes GOODING ON THEE! an imprecation of blessing. Derb.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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carrying on duty
The operations of the officer in charge of the deck or watch.
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carry on, to
To spread all sail; also, beyond discretion, or at all hazards. In galley-slang, to joke a person ev...
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crack on, to
to carry all sail.
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dead-on-end
The wind blowing directly adverse to the vessel's intended course.
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dragging on her
Said of a vessel in chase, or rounding a point, when she is obliged to carry more canvas to a fresh ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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hang on her!
In rowing, is the order to stretch out to the utmost to preserve or increase head-way on the boat.
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on a bowline
Close to the wind, when the sail will not stand without hauling the bowlines.
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on a wind
Synonymous with on a bowline.
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on deck there!
The cry to call attention from aloft or below.
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on either tack
Any way or every way; a colloquialism.
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on-shore winds
Those which blow from the offing, and render bays uncomfortable and insecure.
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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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on the bow
At any angle on either side of the stem up to 45°; then it is either four points on the bow, or four...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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on the quarter
Being in that position with regard to a ship, as to be included in the angles which diverge from rig...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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protections, on paper
, against impressment, were but little regarded. Yet seafaring men above 55, and under 18, were by s...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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right on end
In a continuous line; as the masts should be.
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to stand up to the rack
A metaphorical expression of the same meaning as the like choice phrases, 'to come to the scratch;' ...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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stand clear of the cable!
A precautionary order when about to let go the anchor, that nothing may obstruct it in running out o...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Sermon on the mount
After spending a night in solemn meditation and prayer in the lonely mountain-range to the west of t...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Blakehors on the Hope
See Blackhorse Alley, Court, Fleet Street.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Castle on the Hoop
Parish of St. Margaret, Friday Street.
See Le Burgate.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Le Dolfyn on le Hoope
See LE Dolphyn upon le Hoop.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Helm on ye Hoope
Tenement of Thomas de Lillyngston so called in parish of St. Peter de Cornhull, 1361 (Ct. H.W. II. 3...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Hert on ye Hop
A tenement so called without Crepelgate, 1348-9 (Ct. H.W. I. 530).
Not further identified.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Horsheved on the Hoop
Tenement so called in parish of St. Mary Colechurche near the Conduit, south of the Poultry, in Chea...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Iren on the Hope
A tenement so called in parish of St. Mary Magdalene in Olde fisshe-strete, in ward of Castle baynar...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Le Scot on the Hoop
Tenement brewhouse so called in Bishopsgate Street between the tenement of the Prior of the Hospital...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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clap on the shoulder
An arrest for debt; whence a bum bailiff is called a shoulder-clapper.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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dowse on the chops
A blow in the face.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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laid on the shelf
Pawned.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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devil-on-the-coals
n.
a Bushman's name fora small and quickly-baked damper.
1862. Rev. A. Polehampton, `Kangaroo Land...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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wallaby track, on the
or On the Wallaby,or Out on the Wallaby
or simply Wallaby
,as adj. [slang].
Tramping the country ...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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to be on one's taps
is to be always ready on one's feet, literally on one's shoes; a metaphor borrowed from the shoemake...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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on one's own hook
A phrase much used in familiar language, denoting on one's own account; as, 'He is doing business on...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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bend on the tack
In hoisting signals, that piece of rope called the distant line which keeps the flags so far asunder...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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bent on a splice
Going to be married.
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carrying on the war
Making suitable arrangements for carrying on the lark or amusement.
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holding on the slack
Doing nothing. (See eyelids.)
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hold on, good sticks!
An apostrophe often made when the masts complain in a fresh squall, or are over-pressed, and it is u...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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lie on your oars!
The order to desist rowing, without laying the oars in.
♦ Lay out on your oars! is the order to gi...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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lay or lie on your oars!
The order to desist rowing, without laying the oars in.
♦ Lay out on your oars! is the order to gi...
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lying on his oars
Taking a rest; at ease.
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spots on the sun
See maculæ.
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Laying On Of Hands
This "formed at an early period a part of the ceremony observed on the appointment and consecration ...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Castor and Pollux
·- ·see Saint Elmo's fire, under <<Saint>>.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Half-and-half
·noun A mixture of two malt liquors, ·esp. porter and ale, in about equal parts.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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In and an
·adj & ·adv Applied to breeding from a male and female of the same parentage. ·see under <<Breeding>...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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In-and-in
·noun An old game played with four dice. In signified a doublet, or two dice alike; in-and-in, eithe...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Lords and Ladies
·- The European wake-robin (Arum maculatum), — those with purplish spadix the lords, and those with ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Make and break
·add. ·- Any apparatus for making and breaking an electric circuit; a circuit breaker.
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Tom and Jerry
·add. ·- A hot sweetened drink of rum and water spiced with cinnamon, cloves, ·etc., and beaten up w...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Tops-and-bottoms
·noun ·pl Small rolls of dough, baked, cut in halves, and then browned in an oven, — used as food fo...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Tweedledum and Tweedledee
·add. ·- Two things practically alike;
— a phrase coined by John Byrom (1692-1793) in his satire "O...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Azur and Azzur
Helper.
1) The father of Hananiah, a false prophet (Jer. 28:1).
2) The father of Jaazaniah (Ezek. ...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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By and by
Immediately (Matt. 13:21; R.V., "straightway;" Luke 21:9).
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Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Castor and Pollux
The "Dioscuri", two heroes of Greek and Roman mythology. Their figures were probably painted or scul...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Jachin and Boaz
The names of two brazen columns set up in Solomon's temple (1 Kings 7:15-22). Each was eighteen cubi...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Tryphena and Tryphosa
Two female Christians, active workers, whom Paul salutes in his epistle to the Romans (16:12).
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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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(The) Cat and Fiddle
In the parish of St. Benet Sherehog, 1542 (L. and P. H. VIII. XVII. 393).
Earliest mention: "le Cat...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(The) Crown and Cushion
See Pay Office.
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The Hand and Still
In Houndesditch at the boundary of Bishopsgate Ward (Strype, ed. 1720, I. ii. 94, and in 1755 ed.).
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Hoare and Co
Premises on the west side of Water Lane, in Farringdon Ward Within (Horwood, 1799).
Site occupied i...
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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air and exercise
He has had air and exercise, i.e. he has been whipped at the cart's tail; or, as it is generally, th...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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bird and baby
The sign of the eagle and child.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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black and white
In writing. I have it in black and white; I have written evidence.
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bubble and squeak
Beef and cabbage fried together. It is so called from its bubbling up and squeaking whilst over the ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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bulk and file
Two pickpockets; the bulk jostles the party to be robbed, and the file does the business.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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buttock and file
A common whore and a pick-pocket. Cant.
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buttock and twang, or down buttock and sham file
A common whore, but no pickpocket.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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buttock and tongue
A scolding wife.
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to chop and change
To exchange backwards and forwards. To chop, in the canting sense, means making dispatch, or hurryin...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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ducks and drakes
To make ducks and drakes: a school-boy's amusement, practised with pieces of tile, oyster-shells, or...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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gamon and patter
Common place talk of any profession; as the gamon and patter of a horse-dealer, sailor, &c.
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gog and magog
Two giants, whose effigies stand on each side of the clock in Guildhall, London; of whom there is a ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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guts and garbage
A very fat man or woman. More guts than brains; a silly fellow. He has plenty of guts, but no bowels...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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here and thereian
One who has no settled place of residence.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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hide and seek
A childish game. He plays at hide and seek; a saying of one who is in fear of being arrested for deb...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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inside and outside
The inside of a **** and the outside of a gaol.
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milk and water
Both ends of the busk.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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monks and friars
Terms used by printers: monks are sheets where the letters are blotted, or printed too black; friars...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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orthodoxy and heterodoxy
Somebody explained these terms by saying, the first was a man who had a doxy of his own, the second ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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pothooks and hangeks
A scrawl, bad writing.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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quick and nimble
More like a bear than a squirrel. Jeeringly said to any one moving sluggishly on a business or erran...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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quirks and quillets
Tricks and devices. Quirks in law; subtle distinctions and evasions.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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roaratorios and uproars
Oratorios and operas.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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roast and boiled
A nick name for the Life Guards, who are mostly substantial house-keepers; and eat daily of roast an...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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six and tips
Whisky and small beer. IRISH.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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sixes and sevens
Left at sixes and sevens: i.e. in confusion; commonly said of a room where the furniture, &c. is sca...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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tarring and feathering
A punishment lately infliced by the good people of Boston on any person convicted, or suspected, of ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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chock-and-log
n. and adj.
a particularkind of fence much used on Australian stations. The Chock is a thick short ...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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tagrag-and-bobtail
n.
a species of sea-weed.See quotation.
1866. S. Hannaford, `Wild Flowers of Tasmania,' p. 80:
«I...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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wattle-and-dab
a rough mode of architecture, verycommon in Australia at an early date. The phrase and itsmeaning ar...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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by fits and starts
At short and sudden intervals interruptedly.
As prayer is a duty of daily occurrence, the injunctio...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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to cut and run
To be off; to be gone.--Holloway's Prov. Dictionary.
Originally a nautical term. To cut the cable o...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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to rake and scrape
To collect.
Where under the sun, says I to myself, did he rake and scrape together such super-super...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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back and forth
Backwards and forwards, applied to a person in walking, as, "He was walking back and forth." A commo...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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black and blue
The color of a bruise; a familiar expression for a bruise, here and in England.
Mistress Ford, good...
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black and white
To put a thing into black and white, is, to commit it to writing. In use in Scotland.--Jamieson.
I ...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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chinking and daubing
The process of filling with clay the interstices between the logs of houses in the new countries. In...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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cut and dried
Ready made.
I am for John C. Calhoun for the presidency; and will not go for Mr. Van Buren, the man...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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heads and plucks
the refuse of timber trees, as boughs, roots, &c. Derb.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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helm and hawn
the handle of a spade, &c. Derb.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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hither and you
here and there, backwards and forwards. N.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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marry and shall
i. e. that I will. North.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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milt and melt
the soft roe of a fish. York.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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money and gold
silver and gold. York.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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peas and sport
See scadding of peas.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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rid and ridden
dispatch and dispatched : It rids well : it goes on fast. It will soon be ridden, i. e. got rid of. ...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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runches and runchballs
carlock, when dried and withered. N.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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saugh and sauf
sallow. N.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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snod and snog
neat, handsome : as, snogly gear'd, handsomely dressed. N. SNOG-MALT, smooth, with few combs.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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to and again
backwards and forwards. York and Derb.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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act and intention
Must be united in admiralty law.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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costs and damage
Demurrage is generally given against a captor for unjustifiable detention. Where English merchants p...
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cut and thrust
To give point with a sword after striking a slash.
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den and strond
A liberty for ships or vessels to run or come ashore. Edward I. granted this privilege to the barons...
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fast and loose
An uncertain and shuffling conduct.
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fifer and fidler
Two very important aids in eliciting exact discipline; for hoisting, warping, and heaving at the cap...
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fire-and-lights
Nickname of the master-at-arms.
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fore-and-aft
From head to stern throughout the ship's whole length, or from end to end; it also implies in a line...
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fore-and-after
A cocked hat worn with the peak in front instead of athwart. Also, a very usual term for a schooner ...
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full and by
Sailing close-hauled on a wind; when a ship is as close as she will lie to the wind, without sufferi...
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ribs and trucks
Used figuratively for fragments.
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round and grape
A phrase used when a gun is charged at close quarters with round shot, grape, and canister; termed a...
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soak and send!
The order to pass wet swabs along.
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stock and fluke
The whole of anything.
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