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Horn
·noun The Ionic volute.
II. Horn ·noun The cornucopia, or horn of plenty.
III. Horn ·noun A curved...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Horn
Trumpets were at first horns perforated at the tip, used for various purposes (Josh. 6:4, 5).
Flask...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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horn
A horn; a glass of liquor.
The chaplain gave us a pretty stiff horn of liquor a-piece--and first-ra...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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horn
The arm of a cleat or kevel.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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Horn
The word "horn" is often used metaphorically to signify strength and honor, because horns are the ch...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Green
·vt To make green.
II. Green ·vi To become or grow green.
III. Green ·superl Not roasted; half raw...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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green
1) Doctor Green; i.e. grass: a physician, or rather medicine, found very successful in curing most d...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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green
Uncouth, raw, inexperienced, applied to persons, a metaphor derived from green or unripe fruit; vege...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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green
raw, not done enough. The same as REAR. North.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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green
Raw and untutored; a metaphor from unripe fruit thus Shakspeare makes Pandulph say:
"How green are...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Bass horn
·- A modification of the bassoon, much deeper in tone.
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Basset horn
·add. ·- The corno di bassetto.
II. Basset horn ·adj An instrument blown with a reed, and resemblin...
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Buck's-horn
·noun A plant with leaves branched somewhat like a buck's horn (Plantago Coronopus); also, Lobelia c...
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Bugle horn
·- A <<Bugle>>.
II. Bugle horn ·- A drinking vessel made of horn.
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Gems-horn
·noun An organ stop with conical tin pipes.
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Horn-mad
·adj Quite mad;
— raving crazy.
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Morsing horn
·- A horn or flask for holding powder, as for priming.
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Shoeing-horn
·noun Anything which draws on or allures; an <<Inducement>>.
II. Shoeing-horn ·noun Anything by whi...
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Slug-horn
·adj An erroneous form of the Scotch word slughorne, or sloggorne, meaning slogan.
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The Hartes Horn
See Harts Horn Court, Basing Lane.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Horn Alley
1) South out of Holborn Hill, near Holborn Bridge, in Farringdon Ward Without (O. and M. 1677-Strype...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Horn Court
East out of Beer Lane. In Tower Ward (O. and M. 1677-Boyle, 1799).
Other name : "Horn Alley" (Stryp...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Horn Tavern
1) On the north side of Fleet Street, in Farringdon Ward Without (Rocque, 1746).
Given in 1405 to t...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Horn Yard
South out of Cloth Fair, in Farringdon Ward Without (Rocque, 1746-Boyle, 1799).
"Horne Yard" in Roc...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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horn colic
A temporary priapism.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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horn fair
An annual fair held at Charlton, in Kent, on St. Luke's day, the 18th of October. It consists of a r...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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horn mad
A person extremely jealous of his wife, is said to be horn mad. Also a cuckold, who does not cut or ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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horn work
Cuckold-making.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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horn-ray
n.
a New Zealand and Australian Ray, the fish Rhinobatus banksii, Mull and Heule.In this genus of R...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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horn-card
Transparent graduated horn-plates to use on charts, either as protractors or for meteorological purp...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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horn-fisc
Anglo-Saxon for the sword-fish.
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horn-fisted
Having hands inured to hauling ropes.
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horn-keck
An old term for the green-back fish.
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horn-work
In fortification, a form of outwork having for its head a bastioned front, and for its sides two lon...
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rudder-horn
A kind of iron crutch bolted to the back of the rudder, for attaching the rudder chains to in case o...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Bottle green
·- A dark shade of green, like that of bottle glass.
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Brunswick green
·- An oxychloride of copper, used as a green pigment; also, a carbonate of copper similarly employed...
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Grass-green
·adj Green with grass.
II. Grass-green ·adj Of the color of grass; clear and vivid green.
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Green-broom
·noun A plant of the genus Genista (G. tinctoria); dyer's weed;
— called also greenweed.
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Green-eyed
·adj Having green eyes.
II. Green-eyed ·adj Seeing everything through a medium which discolors or d...
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Green-leek
·noun An Australian parrakeet (Polytelis Barrabandi);
— called also the scarlet-breasted parrot.
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Green-stall
·noun A stall at which greens and fresh vegetables are exposed for sale.
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Kendal green
·- ·Alt. of <<Kendal>>.
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Lincoln green
·- A color of cloth formerly made in Lincoln, England; the cloth itself.
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Mitter's green
·- A pigment of a green color, the chief constituent of which is oxide of chromium.
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Oyster-green
·noun A green membranous seaweed (Ulva) often found growing on oysters but common on stones, piles, ...
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Pistachio green
·add. ·- A light yellowish green color resembling that of the pistachio nut.
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Putting green
·add. ·- The green, or plot of smooth turf, surrounding a hole.
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Salt-green
·adj Sea-green in color.
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Scheele's green
·- ·see under <<Green>>.
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Sea green
·- The green color of sea water.
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Sea-green
·adj Of a beautiful bluish green color, like sea water on soundings.
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Green, Matthew
(1696-1737)
Poet, is known as the author of The Spleen, a lively and original poem in octosyllabic ...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Green Acre
There was a house in Gracechurch Street so called (Strype, ed. 1720, I. ii. 155).
Not further ident...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Green Court
In Little Minories (Strype, ed. 1755-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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The Green Dragon
A messuage called the Green Dragon in parish of St. Martin Ludgate, 25 Eliz. 1582 (Lond. I. p.m. III...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Green Gate
Messuage called the "Greene Gate" next Ledenhall and garden, etc., in parish of St. Andrew the Apost...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Green Market
See Leadenhall.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(The) Green Yard
See City Greenyard.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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green bag
An attorney: those gentlemen carry their clients' deeds in a green bag; and, it is said, when they h...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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green gown
To give a girl a green gown; to tumble her on the grass.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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green sickness
The disease of maids occasioned by celibacy.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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green(-)leek
n.
an Australian Parrakeet. See quotation.
1848. J. Gould, `Birds of Australia,' vol. v. pl. 15:
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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green lizard
n.
sometimes called the Spotted Green Lizard, a New Zealand reptile, Naultinus elegans, Gray.
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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green oyster
n.
name given in Queensland to the sea-weed Ulva lactuca, Linn., N.O. Algae.From being frequently f...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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green-tops
n. Tasmanian name for the Orchid, Pterostylis pedunculata, R. Br.
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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green-drake
the May-fly, of which trout are peculiarly fond. N.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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green-swerd
grass, turf. S.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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fidler's green
A sort of sensual Elysium, where sailors are represented as enjoying, for "a full due," those amenit...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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green-bone
The trivial name of the viviparous blenny, or guffer, the backbone of which is green when boiled; al...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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green-fish
Cod, hake, haddock, herrings, &c., unsalted.
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green-hands
Those embarked for the first time, and consequently inexperienced.
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green-men
The five supernumerary seamen who had not been before in the Arctic Seas, whom vessels in the whale-...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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green sea
A large body of water shipped on a vessel's deck; it derives its name from the green colour of a she...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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green-slake
The sea-weed otherwise called lettuce-laver (which see).
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green turtle
The common name for the edible turtle, which does not yield tortoise-shell.
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sea-green
The colour which in ancient chivalry denoted inconstancy.
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Stag-horn coral
·- ·Alt. of Stag-horn fern.
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Stag-horn fern
·- ·see under <<Stag>>.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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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...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Harts Horn Court
South out of Basing Lane in Bread Street and Cordwainer Wards (O. and M. 1677-Boyle, 1799).
Other n...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Harts Horn Inn
On the east side of Pye Corner, West Smithfield, in Farringdon Ward Without (O. and M. 1677-Strype, ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(John) Horn, Ward of
See Bridge Ward Within.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Green, John Richard
(1837-1883)
Historian, was the s. of a tradesman in Oxf., where he was ed., first at Magdalen Coll....
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Green, Thomas Hill
(1836-1882)
Philosopher, was b. at Birken Rectory, Yorkshire, and ed. at Rugby and Balliol Coll., O...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Green Arbour Court
1) West out of Little Moorfields (Rev. of London, 1728-O.S. 1880). In Cripplegate Ward Without.
In ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Green Dragon Court
1) West out of St. Andrew's Hill at No. 11 (P.O. Directory). In Farringdon Ward Within.
First menti...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Green Dragon Inn
West out of Bishopsgate Street. In Bishopsgate Ward Within (O. and M. 1677-O.S. 1848-51).
Earliest ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Green Dragon Tavern
Vault under the Chapter House of St. Paul's let to keeper of Green Dragon Tavern on the other side o...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Green Dragon Yard
On the south side of Long Lane, in Farringdon Ward Without (Rocque, 1746-Boyle, 1799).
"Green Drago...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Green Lettice Court
North out of Fore Street, in Cripplegate Ward Without (Rocque, 1746-Elmes, 1831).
In O. and M. 1677...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Green Lettice Lane
The northern portion of Laurence Pountney Hill from Cannon Street to the church of St. Lawrence was ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Green Man Yard
West out of Coleman Street, a little south from London Wall (Lockie, 1816).
Not named in the maps.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Green Nutters Lane
In Cannon Street (W. Stow, 1722, and Rev. of Lond. 1728).
Not named in the maps.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Green School Court
South out of London Wall. In Cripplegate Ward Within (Rocque, 1746-Boyle, 1799).
The site is covere...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Wood Green Court
South-east out of Harrow Alley, Middlesex Street. In Portsoken Ward (Strype, ed. 1720, I. ii. 27-O.S...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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green-tree ant
n.
common Queensland Ant.
1847. L. Leichhardt, `Overland Expedition,' p. 294:
«It was at the lowe...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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green tree-snake
n.
See under snake.
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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green mountain state
The State of Vermont.
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Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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shipping green seas
When heavy seas tumble over the gunwale either to windward or leeward; sometimes resulting from bad ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Horn Alley, Basing Lane
See Harts Horn Court.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Horn Alley, Beer Lane
See Horn Court.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Horn Court, Basing Lane
See Harts Horn Court.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Horn Yard, Goodman's Yard
See Enoch Court.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Ward of John Horn
Identified with Bridge Ward Within (q.v.).
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break one's horn-book
to incur displeasure. South.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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Everett-Green, Miss Evelyn
(b. 1856)
Novelist, etc. Last of the Dacres (1886), Dare Lorimer's Heritage (1892), French and Engl...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Green Arbour, Old Bailey
See Green Arbour Court.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Green Court, Coleman Street
See Basinghall Avenue.
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Green Court, Old Jewry
See Green Dragon Court.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Green Dragon Coach Office
On the south side of Fleet Street at No. 56, east of Serjeants' Inn, in Farringdon Ward Without (Loc...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Little Green Arbour Court
West out of Little Old Bailey, in Farringdon Ward Without (O. and M. 1677-P.C. 1732).
The site is o...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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little end of the horn
'To come out at the little end of the horn,' is said when a ridiculously small effect has been produ...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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Green Arbour Court, Seething Lane
See Catherine Court.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Green Dragon Inn, Long Lane
See Green Dragon Yard, Long Lane.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Green Church Yard, St. Katherine's Precinct
See St. Katherine's Churchyard, East Smithfield.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.