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shakes
No great shakes. Of no great value; little worth. Common in England and the United States.
I had my...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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shakes
A name given by shipwrights to the cracks or rents in any piece of timber, occasioned by the sun or ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Great
·superl Pregnant; big (with young).
II. Great ·noun The whole; the gross; as, a contract to build a...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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great
1) This word is used variously. A great Christian, for a pious man; great horse is applied to a smal...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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brace of shakes
A moment: taken from the flapping of a sail. I will be with you before it shakes thrice.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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(The) Great Garden, Great Gardens
See Great Garden Street.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Great-bellied
·adj Having a great belly; bigbellied; pregnant; teeming.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Great-grandchild
·noun The child of one's grandson or granddaughter.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Great-granddaughter
·noun A daughter of one's grandson or granddaughter.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Great-grandfather
·noun The father of one's grandfather or grandmother.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Great-grandmother
·noun The mother of one's grandfather or grandmother.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Great-grandson
·noun A son of one's grandson or granddaughter.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Great-hearted
·adj High-spirited; fearless.
II. Great-hearted ·adj Generous; magnanimous; noble.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Great-heartedness
·noun The quality of being greathearted; high-mindedness; magnanimity.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Tun-great
·adj Having the circumference of a tun.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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The Great Conduit in Westcheap
At the eastern end of Cheapside in the parish of St. Mary Colechurch, opposite the Hospital of St. T...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Great Eastcheap
See Eastcheap.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Great Minories
See Minories.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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great intimate
As great as shirt and shitten a-se.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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great joseph
A surtout. CANT.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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great big
Very large. Often used by children.
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Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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great with
Intimate with; high in favor with.--Craven Glossary. Dr. Webster notices this word in the same sense...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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great circle
One whose assumed plane passes through the centre of the sphere, dividing it equally.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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great gun
The general sea-term for cannons, or officers of great repute.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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great ocean
The Pacific, so called from its superior extent.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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Great White Way
·add. ·- Broadway, in New York City, in the neighborhood chiefly occupied by theaters, as from about...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Alexander the Great
The king of Macedonia, the great conqueror; probably represented in Daniel by the "belly of brass" (...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Herod the Great
(Matt. 2:1-22; Luke 1:5; Acts 23:35), the son of Antipater, an Idumaean, and Cypros, an Arabian of n...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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(St.) Bartholomew the Great
On the north side of Bartholomew Close, West Smithfield (P.O. Directory). In Farringdon Ward Without...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Great Bear Alley
West out of Seacoal Lane to the Fleet Ditch or New Canal, in Farringdon Ward Without (O. and M. 1677...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Great Bear Quay
See Bear Quay.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Great Bell Alley
East out of Coleman Street, at No. 56, to Moorgate Street (P.O. Directory). In Coleman Street Ward.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Great Blackhorse Court
Out of Aldersgate Street, in Aldersgate Ward Without (P.C. 1732-Dodsley, 1761).
Not named in the ma...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Great Bush Lane
See Bush Lane.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Great Carter Lane
See Carter Lane.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Great Cock Alley
North out of Fore Street, in Cripplegate Ward Without, and east to White Cross Street (Rocque, 1746-...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Great Dice Key
It occupies the site of Smart's Key in O. and M. 1677, and Rocque, 1746, but in Strype it is shown b...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Great Distaff Lane
West out of Friday Street to Old Change, in Bread Street Ward, and Farringdon Ward Within (O.S. 1848...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Great Elbow Lane
See College Street.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Great Fryers Gate
South out of Fleet Street to Silver Street, White Friars, in Farringdon Ward Without (Rocque, 1746-L...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Great Garden Street
East out of St. Katherine's Lane to Helmet Court and Butcher Row (Lockie, 1810).
Former names : A t...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Great Knightrider Street
See Knightrider Street.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Great New Street
North-east from West Harding Street to Dean Street, in Farringdon Ward Without (P.O. Directory).
Fi...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Great Old Bailey
See Old Bailey.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Great Oxford Court
South out of Camomile Street. In Lime Street Ward (O. and M. 1677-Boyle, 1799).
So named as occupyi...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Great Prescott Street
East from 95 Mansell Street to 104 Leman Street (P.O. Directory). In Goodman's Fields.
Former names...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Great Rutland Court
See Rutland Place.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Great Shire Lane
North from Temple Bar to Carey Street, the south-eastern corner only being in Farringdon Ward Withou...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Great Somer's Key
Between Lyons Key east and Dark House Lane west. In Billingsgate Ward (O. and M. 1677-Strype, 1755)....
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Great St. Helens
East out of Bishopsgate, at No. 38, to Crosby Square and St. Mary Axe (P.O. Directory). In Bishopsga...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Great Swan Alley
East out of Coleman Street, at No. 66, across Moorgate Street, at No. 39, to Little Swan Alley (P.O....
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Great Tower Hill
See Tower Hill.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Great Tower Street
East from No. 40 Eastcheap to Tower Dock, Tower Hill. In Tower Ward (P.O. Directory).
Widened from ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Great Trinity Lane
East out of Queen Victoria Street, at No. 71, to Garlick Hill (P.O. Directory). In Vintry, Cordwaine...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Great Western Wharf
Between Greenwich Street and the Thames, adjoining Dowgate Wharf, west of Dowgate Dock (O.S.) at No....
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Great Winchester Street
West out of Old Broad Street at No. 53 and north to No. 73 London Wall. In Broad Street Ward (P.O. D...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Great Wood Street
See Wood Street.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(Holy) Trinity the Great
See Holy Trinity, Priory of.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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great-circle sailing
Is a method for determining a series of points in an arc of a great circle between two points on the...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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great-line fishing
That carried on over the deeper banks of the ocean. (See line-fishing.) It is more applicable to han...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Synagogue, The Great
On the return of the Jews from Babylon, a great council was appointed according to rabbinic traditio...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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All Hallows the Great
On the east side of All Hallows Lane at the corner of Upper Thames Street. In Dowgate Ward (O.S. 188...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Bartholomew the Great, Churchyard
On the western side of the church.
Shown in O. and M. 1677.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Great Ashentree Court, Whitefriars
See Ashen Tree Court.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Great Cross in Cheapside
In West Cheap in the parish of St. Peter West Cheap, in the ward of Farringdon Within, opposite the ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Great St. Bartholomew Close
See Bartholomew Close.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Great St. Helen Churchyard
See St. Helen Churchyard.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Great St. Hellen's Court
Out of Bishopsgate Street Within, in Bishopsgate Ward Within (Strype, ed. 1755-L. Guide, 1758).
Not...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Great St. Thomas Apostle
West out of Queen Street, at No. 28, to 26 Garlick Hill in Vintry Ward (P.O. Directory).
First ment...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Great Synagogue, Duke Street
On the south side of Duke Street next to No. 31 (P.O. Directory). In Aldgate Ward.
First mention: R...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Great White Bear Court
North out of Thames Street in Blackfriars, west of Addle Hill, in Castle Baynard Ward (P.C. 1732).
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Great Winchester Street Buildings
On the north side of Great Winchester Street, at No. 1, in Broad Street Ward (L.C.C. List, 1912).
A...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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All Hallows the Great Churchyard
On the south side of Upper Thames Street. Enclosed and left " in situ " after the removal of the chu...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Great Love Lane, Wood Street
See Love Lane.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Great Montagu Court, Little Britain
See Montague Court.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Hart Lane, Great Tower Street
See Harp Lane.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Mairmaid Inn, Great Carter Lane
See Mermaid Court.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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New Synagogue, Great St. Helen's
On the south side of Great St. Helen's at No.21 (P.O. Directory).
First mention: O.S. 1875.
The si...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Swan Court, Great Tower Street
See Black Swan Court.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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arms of a great gun
The trunnions.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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great guns and small-arms
The general armament of a ship. Also, a slang term for the blowing and raining of heavy weather.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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Back Alley, Great Gardens, St. Katherine's
North out of the Great Gardens, St. Katherine's Lane, East Smithfield (Rocque, 1746-Lockie, 1816).
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bell and Bear Alley, Great Eastcheap
See White Bell Alley.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Great Bell Alley, Milton Street, Cripplegate
See Bell Court.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Great Eastern Railway Goods' Receiving Office
On the west side of Laurence Lane at No. 23, in Cheap Ward, on the western boundary of the ward (P.O...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Red Cross Court, Great Tower Street
See Red Cross Square.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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blowing great guns and small arms
Heavy gales; a hurricane.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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Great Dean's Court, St. Martin's Le Grand
See Dean's Court.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Great Northern Railway Goods' Station and Depot
On the north side of Royal Mint Street (P.O. Directory).
Covers the site of Merchant Taylors' Almsh...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.