fisherman's walk

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• Walk

  ·noun Conduct; course of action; behavior. II. Walk ·vi To move off; to <<Depart>>. III. Walk ·add...

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• Fisherman's Hall

  Mentioned in deed of 1741 relating to Brickle's charity and identified with the Emperor's Head (q.v....

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• fisherman's bend

  A knot, for simplicity called the king of all knots. Its main use is for bending studding-halliards ...

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• Dashmood's Walk, Dashwood's Walk

  See Alderman's Walk. ...

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• By-walk

  ·noun A secluded or private walk. ...

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• Walk-mill

  ·noun A fulling mill. ...

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• Walk-over

  ·noun In racing, the going over a course by a horse which has no competitor for the prize; hence, co...

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• Alderman's Walk

  West out of Bishopsgate, on the north side of St. Botolph's Church, at No. 117 (P.O. Directory). In ...

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• Broad Walk

  In the Tower precincts (P.C. 1732-Boyle, 1799). Also called "Northumberland Place" in P.C. Survey. ...

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• Long Walk

  1) North from Christ's Hospital to St. Bartholomew's Hospital (Strype, ed. 1720, I. iii. 195-Boyle, ...

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• (St.) Paul's Walk

  The middle aisle of Old St. Paul's was vulgarly so called when desecrated by being used as a meeting...

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• to walk into

  To get the upper hand of; to take advantage of; to punish. A common vulgarism. To walk into a down-...

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• stern-walk

  The old galleries formerly used to line-of-battle ships. ...

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• walk away!

  The order to step out briskly with a tackle fall, as in hoisting boats. ...

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• walk back!

  A method in cases where a purchase must not be lowered by a round turn, as "Walk back the capstan;" ...

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• King's Bench Walk

  On the north side of the Temple Gardens, within the Temple precincts (P.O. Directory). First mentio...

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• to walk the chalk

  To walk straight. "The Tallapoosa volunteers," said Capt. Suggs; "so let every body look out and wa...

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• to walk the plank

  This is an expression borrowed from the horrible practice of pirates, who, when they determine to de...

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• walk spanish, to

  To quit duty without leave; to desert. ...

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• walk the quarter-deck, to

  A phrase signifying to take the rank of an officer. ...

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• walk the weather gangway netting

  A night punishment in a man-of-war for those of the watch who have missed their muster. ...

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