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french leave
To take French leave; to go off without taking leave of the company: a saying frequently applied to ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
french leave
'To take French leave,' is to depart without taking leave; to run away. And Love, who on their br...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
Leave
·vi To <<Depart>>; to set out. II. Leave ·v To cease from; to desist from; to abstain from. III. L...

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leave
Permission to be absent from the ship for the day. (See absence, liberty.) ♦ French leave. Going o...

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French
·noun The language spoken in France. II. French ·noun Collectively, the people of France. III. Fre...

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Leave-taking
·noun Taking of leave; parting compliments. ...

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leave-breaking
A liberty man not being back to his time. ...

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leave-ticket
See liberty-ticket. ...

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long-leave
Permission to visit friends at a distance. ...

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French Alley
A certain alley called "Frenche Alley" in parish of St. Bride's, 5 Eliz. (Lond. I. p.m. II.15). Not...

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French Church
1) On the north side of Threadneedle Street, in Broad Street Ward (Leake, 1666-Elmes, 1831). It occ...

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French Court
By the Bars in Bishopsgate Street Without (W. Stow, 1722, and Rev. of London, 1728). Not named in t...

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french cream
Brandy; so called by the old tabbies and dowagers when drank in their tea. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
french disease
The venereal disease, said to have been imported from France. French gout; the same. He suffered by ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
pedlar's french
The cant language. Pedlar's pony; a walking-stick. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
french fake
A name for what is merely a modification of the Flemish coil, both being extremely good for the obje...

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french lake
A soubriquet for the Mediterranean. ...

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French Horn Yard
South out of Crutched Friars, between Nos. 25 and 26 (P.O. Directory). In Aldgate Ward. First menti...

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French Ordinary Court
North out of Crutched Friars between Nos. 42 and 43 (P.O. Directory). In Aldgate Ward. First mentio...

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french shroud-knot
The shroud-knot with three strands single walled round the bights of the other three and the standin...

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french the ballast
A term used for freshen the ballast. ...

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French Court, Broad Street
See Hercules' Passage. ...

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