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Bellows
·noun ·sg & ·pl An instrument, utensil, or machine, which, by alternate expansion and contraction, o...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Bellows
Occurs only in Jer. 6:29, in relation to the casting of metal. Probably they consisted of leather ba...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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bellows
An old hand at the bellows. A colloquialism for a man up to his duty. "A fresh hand at the bellows" ...
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Bellows
The word occurs only in (Jeremiah 6:29) where it denotes an instrument to heat a smelting furnace. W...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Fresh
·noun A flood; a freshet.
II. Fresh ·superl New; original; additional.
III. Fresh ·noun A stream o...
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fresh
Forward; as, 'don't make yourself too fresh here;' that is to say, not quite so much at home.
Consi...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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fresh
1) a flood, or overflowing of a river. This heavy rain will bring down the freshes. N.
2) tipsy. No...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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fresh
When applied to the wind, signifies strong, but not violent; hence an increasing gale is said to fre...
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at
at or ast, conj. [Curtius connects the Sanscr. ati, ultra, nimis, the Gr. ἔτι, the Lat. et, and at...
A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
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at
at or I (rarely) ast, conj, but (introducing a contrast to what precedes).
I I. In a transition, b...
An Elementary Latin Dictionary
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At
·prep The relations of time, age, or order; as, at ten o'clock; at twenty-one; at once; at first.
I...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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at
for by. Used in this expression, "Sales at auction."
The English say--"Sales by auction," and this ...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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Hand
·noun Rate; price.
II. Hand ·vi To <<Cooperate>>.
III. Hand ·noun A bundle of tobacco leaves tied ...
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Hand
Called by Galen "the instrument of instruments." It is the symbol of human action (Ps. 9:16; Job 9:3...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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hand
A sailor. We lost a hand; we lost a sailor. Bear a hand; make haste. Hand to fist; opposite: the sam...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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hand
A phrase often used for the word man, as, "a hand to the lead," "clap more hands on," &c.
♦ To han...
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washing the hand
A common hint on leaving a ship disliked.
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Bellows fish
·- A European fish (Centriscus scolopax), distinguished by a long tubular snout, like the pipe of a ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Water bellows
·- ·same·as <<Tromp>>.
...
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Bellows Yard
West out of the Minories (Strype, 1720-P.C. 1732). In Portsoken Ward. Shown in O. and M. 1677, but n...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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draw-bellows
A northern term for limber-holes (which see).
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hand-over-hand
Hauling rapidly upon any rope, by the men passing their hands alternately one before the other, or o...
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hand-under-hand
Descending a rope by the converse of hand-over-hand ascent.
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Fresh-new
·adj <<Unpracticed>>.
...
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Fresh-water
·adj Unskilled; raw.
II. Fresh-water ·adj Accustomed to sail on fresh water only; unskilled as a se...
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Fresh Wharf
On the south side of Lower Thames Street, next to St. Magnus Church (P.O. Directory). In Billingsgat...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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fresh milk
Cambridge new comers to the university.
...
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fresh breeze
A brisk wind, to which a ship, according to its stability, carries double or treble or close-reefed ...
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fresh gale
A more powerful wind than a fresh breeze (which see).
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fresh grub
The refreshments obtained in harbour.
...
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fresh shot
A river swollen by rain or tributaries; it also signifies the falling down of any great river into t...
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fresh spell
Men coming to relieve a gang at work.
...
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fresh water
Water fit to drink, in opposition to sea or salt water; now frequently obtained at sea by distillati...
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fresh way
Increased speed through the water; a ship is said to "gather fresh way" when she has tacked, or hove...
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(St.) Anne at the Tourhill
" Anne on the Towr Hill and Abbey of Whit Monkys " (Arnold's Chronicle, p. 247 and p. 75).
" Seynt ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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At one
·- <<Together>>.
...
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Here-at
·adv At, or by reason of, this; as, he was offended hereat.
...
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Strain at
Simply a misprint for "strain out" (Matt. 23:24).
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to jump at
To embrace with eagerness; as, 'I made him an offer, and he jumped at it.'
...
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at-after
afterwards. North.
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at anchor
The situation of a vessel riding in a road or port by her anchor.
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touching at
Stopping or anchoring at some intermediate port in the course of a voyage.
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Strain At
(So translated in the Authorized Version, but in the Revised Version "strain out," (Matthew 23:24) w...
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Black Hand
·add. ·- A lawless or blackmailing secret society, ·esp. among Italians.
II. Black Hand ·add. ·- A ...
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Bloody hand
·- A red hand, as in the arms of Ulster, which is now the distinguishing mark of a baronet of the Un...
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Bow hand
·- The hand that holds the bow, ·i.e., the left hand.
II. Bow hand ·- The hand that draws the bow, ...
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First-hand
·adj Obtained directly from the first or original source; hence, without the intervention of an <<Ag...
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Free-hand
·adj Done by the hand, without support, or the guidance of instruments; as, free-hand drawing. ·see ...
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Hand flus
·pl of <<Handful>>.
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Hand staves
·pl of <<Hand>>.
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Hand-hole
·noun A small hole in a boiler for the insertion of the hand in cleaning, ·etc.
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Hand-tight
·adj As tight as can be made by the hand.
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Hand-winged
·adj Having wings that are like hands in the structure and arrangement of their bones;
— said of ba...
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Hand-work
·noun ·see <<Handiwork>>.
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Left-hand
·adj Situated on the left; nearer the left hand than the right; as, the left-hand side; the left-han...
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One-hand
·adj Employing one hand; as, the one-hand alphabet. ·see <<Dactylology>>.
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Red-hand
(·adj / ·adv) ·Alt. of Red-handed.
...
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Right-hand
·adj Chiefly relied on; almost indispensable.
II. Right-hand ·adj Situated or being on the right; n...
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Text hand
·add. ·- A large hand in writing;
— so called because it was the practice to write the text of a bo...
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Text-hand
·noun A large hand in writing;
— so called because it was the practice to write the text of a book ...
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Two-hand
·adj Employing two hands; as, the two-hand alphabet. ·see <<Dactylology>>.
...
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Left hand
Among the Hebrews, denoted the north (Job 23:9; Gen. 14:15), the face of the person being supposed t...
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Hand Alley
1) On Snow Hill, in Farringdon Ward Without (P.C. 1732-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
2) Sou...
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Hand Court
1) West out of Philip Lane in Cripplegate Ward Within (O. and M. 1677-Boyle, 1799).
Also called : "...
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old hand
Knowing or expert in any business.
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spoon hand
The right hand.
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hand-fish
n.
a Tasmanian fish, Brachionichthys hirsutus, Lacep., family Pediculati. The name is used in the n...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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hand, old
n.
one who has been a convict.
1861. T. McCombie, `Australian Sketches,' p. 141:
«The men who hav...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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iron hand
a term of Victorian politics. It was a new Standing Order introducing what has since been called the...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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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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car-hand
the left hand. N.
...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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gaulish-hand
the left hand. N.
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nigh-hand
hard by. North.
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hand-grenade
A small shell for throwing by hand. (See grenade.)
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hand-gun
An old term for small arms in the times of Henry VII. and VIII.
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hand-lead
A small lead used in the channels, or chains, when approaching land, and for sounding in rivers or h...
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hand-line
A line bent to the hand-lead, measured at certain intervals with what are called marks and deeps fro...
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hand-pump
The common movable pump for obtaining fresh water, &c., from tanks or casks.
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hand-saw
The smallest of the saws used by shipwrights, and used by one hand.
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hand-screw
A handy kind of single jack-screw.
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hand-tight
A rope hauled as taut as it can be by hand only.
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old hand
A knowing and expert person.
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second-hand
A term in fishing-boats to distinguish the second in charge.
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taut hand
A strict disciplinarian.
...
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The
·vi ·see <<Thee>>.
II. The (·art·def) A word placed before nouns to limit or individualize their me...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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(St.) Marie at the Holle, Hupehulle
See St. Mary at Hill.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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capstan, to heave at the
To urge it round, by pushing against the bars, as already described.
...
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ducking at the yard-arm
A marine punishment unknown, except by name, in the British navy; but formerly inflicted by the Fren...
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Hand in Hand Fire Office
At No. 1 Bridge Street, Blackfriars, on the east side (Elmes, 1831).
Est. 1696 in Angel Court, Snow...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Fresh Wharf Gateway
Leading to Fresh Wharf (P.C. 1732).
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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fresh-water herring
n.
In Sydney, the fish is Clupea richmondia, Macl. Elsewhere in Australia, and inTasmania, it is an...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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fresh-water perch
n.
name given in Tasmania tothe fish Microperca tasmaniae.
...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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fresh-water jack
The same as fresh-water sailor.
...
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fresh-water sailor
An epithet for a green hand, of whom an old saying has it, "whose shippe was drowned in the playne o...
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fresh-water seas
A name given to the extensive inland bodies of fresh water in the Canadas. Of these, Lake Superior i...
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(St.) Peter at the Cross of Cheap
See St. Peter Westcheap.
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Sleep-at-noon
·noun A plant (Tragopogon pratensis) which closes its flowers at midday; a kind of goat's beard.
...
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(St.) Botolph at Retheresgate
See St. Botolph Billingsgate.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Conduit at Aldermanbury
See Aldermanbury Conduit.
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Conduit at Barking
Bequest of 2/- quit rent to the conduit of Berkynke by Rob. de Conyngham, 1286 (Ct. H. Wills, I. 78)...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Conduit at Bishopsgate
Near the gate inside the walls (S. 175), a little to the west (ib. 176).
Erected by Thomas Kneswort...
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Conduit at Dowgate
A conduit of Thames water made 1568 at the cost of the citizens, and called the Conduit upon Downgat...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Council at London
Held in 833, at which were present the Bishops and "proceribus majoribus" of all England, to take co...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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The Dolphin at Aldersgate
Described in a deed 1291, as a tenement in the parish of "St. Agnes infra Aldresgate," between the h...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary at Hill
On the west side of St. Mary at Hill (Street) (P.O. Directory). In Billingsgate Ward.
Earliest ment...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Peter at Baynardescastel
See St. Peter Paul's Wharf.
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Serjeants-at-Law
A body of barristers of the highest degree, sworn to serve the King's people in their causes.
The J...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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bill at sight
To pay a bill at sight; to be ready at all times for the venereal act.
...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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tenant at will
One whose wife usually fetches him from the alehouse.
...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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to be driving at
'What are you driving at?' that is, what are you about? what object have you in view? A colloquial e...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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to suit to at
To suit or fit exactly. This old English phrase is often used by ourselves in colloquial language.
...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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lieutenant-at-arms
Formerly the junior lieutenant, who, with the master-at-arms, was charged with the drilling of the s...
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master-at-arms
In former times was an officer appointed to command the police-duty of a ship, to teach the crew the...
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prisoner at large
Free to take exercise within bounds.
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surveyors at lloyd's
See lloyd's surveyors.
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Four-in-hand
·noun A team of four horses driven by one person; also, a vehicle drawn by such a team.
II. Four-in...
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Double Hand Court
See Double Hood Court.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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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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Hand Alley, Bishopsgate
See New Street9, Bishopsgate.
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Hand Alley, Houndsditch
South-west out of Houndsditch, near the northern boundary of the ward. In Portsoken Ward (Strype, ed...
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hand basket portion
A woman whose husband receives frequent presents from her father, or family, is said to have a hand-...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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to bear a hand
A seaman's phrase. To be ready ; to go to work; to assist.
...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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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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hand and glove
Intimate, familiar; i. e. as closely united as a hand and its glove. 'They are hand and glove togeth...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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hand to mouth
'To live from hand to mouth,' is said of a person who spends his money as fast as he gets it, who ea...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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hand mast-piece
The smaller hand mast-spars.
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hand mast-spar
A round mast; those from Riga are commonly over 70 feet long by 20 inches diameter.
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lend a hand
A request to another to help.
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right-hand rope
That which is laid up and twisted with the sun, that is to the right hand; the term is opposed to wa...
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out at heels, or out at elbows
In declining circumstances.
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Jukes, The
·add. ·- A pseudonym used to designate the descendants of two sisters, the "Jukes" sisters, whose hu...
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Hermonites, the
(Ps. 42:6, 7) = "the Hermons", i.e., the three peaks or summits of Hermon, which are about a quarter...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Sea, The
(Heb. yam), signifies (1) "the gathering together of the waters," the ocean (Gen. 1:10); (2) a river...
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Transfiguration, the
Of our Lord on a "high mountain apart," is described by each of the three evangelists (Matt. 17:1-8;...
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Word, The
(Gr. Logos), one of the titles of our Lord, found only in the writings of John (John 1:1-14; 1 John ...
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go, the
The dash. The mode. He is quite the go, he is quite varment, he is prime, he is bang up, are synonim...
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bag, the
Allowed for the men to keep their clothes in. The ditty bag included needles and needfuls, love-toke...
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Archite, The
(as if from a place named Erech, on the frontiers of Ephraim), the usual designation of David's frie...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Arkite, The
from Arka, one of the families of the Canaanites, (Genesis 10:17; 1 Chronicles 1:16) and from the co...
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Ashurites, The
Only in (2 Samuel 2:9) By some of the old interpreters the name is taken as meaning the Geshurites; ...
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Bachrites, The
the family of Becher, son of Ephraim. (Numbers 26:35)
...
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Baharumite, The
[Bahurim]
...
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Barhumite, The
[Bahurim]
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Belaites, The
(Numbers 26:38) [Bela, 3]
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Beriites, The
A tribe of people who are named with Abel and Beth-maachah, and who were therefore doubtless situate...
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Berothite, The
(1 Chronicles 11:39) [Beeroth Of The Children Of Jaakan]
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Canaanite, The
the designation of the apostle Simon, otherwise known as "Simon Zelotes." It occurs in (Matthew 10:4...
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Canaanites, The
a word used in two senses:
• A tribe which inhabited a particular locality of the land west of the ...
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Chemarim, The
(those who go about in black, i.e. ascetics). In the Hebrew applied to the priests of the worship of...
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College, The
In (2 Kings 22:14) it is probable that the word translated "college" represents here not an institut...
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Danites, The
The descendants of Dan and the members of his tribe. (Judges 13:2; 18:1,11; 1 Chronicles 12:35)
...
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Elonites, The
(Numbers 26:26) [Elon, 2]
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Epicureans, The
derived their name from Epicurus (342-271 B.C.), a philosopher of Attic descent, whose "Garden" at A...
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Eranites, The
(Numbers 26:36)
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Eshkalonites, The
(Joshua 13:3) [Ashkelon, Askelon]
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Eshtaulites, The
with the Zareathites, were among the families of Kirjath-jearim. (1 Chronicles 2:53)
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Exodus, The
of the Israelites from Egypt. the common chronology places the date of this event at B.C. 1491, deri...
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Gileadites, The
(Numbers 26:29; Judges 10:3; 12:4,5), a branch of the tribe of Manasseh, descended from Gilead.
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Gilonite, The
native of Giloh. (2 Samuel 15:12; 23:34)
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Girgasite, The
(Genesis 10:16) or NEXT ENTRY ...
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Gizonites, The
(inhabitant of Gizoh). "The sons of Hashem the Gizonite "are named amongst the warriors of David's g...
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Gunites, The
the descendants of Guni, son of Naphtali. (Numbers 26:48)
...
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Hagerite, The
Jaziz the Hagerite, i.e. the descendant of Hagar, had the charge of David's sheep. (1 Chronicles 27:...
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Haggites, The
a Gadite family sprung from Haggi. (Numbers 26:15)
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Hamathite, The
one of the families descended from Canaan, named last in the list. (Genesis 10:18; 1 Chronicles 1:16...
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Hamulites, The
the family of the preceding. (Numbers 26:21)
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Harodite, The
the designation of two of the thirty-seven warriors of David's guard, Shammah and Elika, (2 Samuel 2...
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Hebronites, The
A family of Kohathite Levites, descendants of Hebron the son of Kohath. (Numbers 3:27; 26:58; 1 Chro...
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Hepherites, The
the family of Hepher the son of Gilead. (Numbers 26:32)
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Hermonites, The
Properly "the Hermons," with reference to the three summits of Mount Hermon. (Psalms 42:6) (Psal 42:...
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Huphamites, The
descendants of Hupham, of the tribe of Benjamin. (Numbers 26:39)
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Jimnites, The
descendants of the preceding. (Numbers 26:44)
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Kenite, The
and Ken'ites (smiths), The, inhabited the rocky and desert region between southern Palestine and the...
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Machirites, The
the descendants of Machir the father of Gilead. (Numbers 26:29)
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Mahavite, The
the designation of Eliel, one of the warriors of King David's guard, whose name is preserved in the ...
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Manassites, The
that is, the members of the tribe of Manasseh. (4:43; Judges 12:4; 2 Kings 10:33)
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Maonites, The
a people mentioned in one of the addresses of Jehovah to the repentant Israelites, (Judges 10:12) el...
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Mecherathite, The
that is, the native or inhabitant of a place called Mecherah. (1 Chronicles 11:36) In the parallel l...
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Median, The
Darius, "the son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes," (Daniel 9:1) or "the Mede," ch. (Daniel 11...
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Meholathite, The
a word occurring once only- (1 Samuel 18:19) It no doubt denotes that Adriel belonged to a place cel...
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Mehunims, The
a people against whom King Uzziah waged a successful war. (2 Chronicles 26:7) The name is the plural...
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Meronothithe, The
that is, the native of the place called probably Meronoth, of which, however, no further traces have...
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Mesobaite, The
a title attached to the name of Jasiel. (1 Chronicles 11:47) It is impossible to pronounce with any ...
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Mishraites, The
the fourth of the four "families of Kirjath-jearim," i.e. colonies proceeding therefrom and founding...
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Mithnite, The
the designation of Joshaphat, one of David's guard in the catalogue of (1 Chronicles 11:43)
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Morasthite, The
that is, the native of a place named Moresheth. It occurs twice- (Jeremiah 26:18; Micah 1:1)-each ti...
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Naamites, The
the family descended from Naaman, the grandson of Benjamin. (Numbers 28:40) only.
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Nehelamite, The
the designation of a man named Shemaiah, a false prophet, who went with the captivity to Babylon. (J...
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Pelonite, The
Two of David's men, Helez and Ahijah, are called Pelonites. (1 Chronicles 11:27,36) (B.C. about 1015...
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Pentateuch, The
is the Greek name given to the five books commonly called the "five books of Moses." This title is d...
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Perizzite, The
and Per'izzites (belonging to a village), one of the nations inhabiting the land of promise before a...
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Pharzites. The
the descendants of Parez the son of Judah. (Numbers 26:20)
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Plague, The
The plague is considered to be a severe kind of typhus, accompanied by buboes (tumors).-Like the cho...
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Praltite, The
Helez "the Paltite" is named in (2 Samuel 23:26) among David's mighty men. (B.C. 1015.)
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Puhites, The
According to (1 Chronicles 2:53) the "Puhites" or "Puthites" belonged to the families of Kirjath-jea...
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Punites, The
the descendants of Pua, or Puvah, the son of Issachar. (Numbers 26:23)
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Quicksands, The
more properly THE Syrtis, The, (Acts 27:17) the broad a deep bight on the north African coast betwee...
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