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men
mēn for mēne, see 2 ne.
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Men
·noun ·pl of Man.
II. Men ·pl of <<Man>>.
III. Men ·pron A man; one;
— used with a verb in the si...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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men
them; e.g. put min up, i.e. put them up. Exm.
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men
The ship's company in general.
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Green
·vt To make green.
II. Green ·vi To become or grow green.
III. Green ·superl Not roasted; half raw...
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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...
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Decoy-men
·pl of Decoy-man.
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Men-pleaser
·noun One whose motive is to please men or the world, rather than God.
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Remainder-men
·pl of Remainder-man.
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Trencher-men
·pl of Trencher-man.
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Wise men
Mentioned in Dan. 2:12 included three classes, (1) astrologers, (2) Chaldeans, and (3) soothsayers. ...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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abram men
Pretended mad men.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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affidavit men
Knights of the post, or false witnesses, said to attend Westminster Hall, and other courts of justic...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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dead men
A cant word among journeymen bakers, for loaves falsely charged to their masters' customers; also em...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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lambskin men
The judges: from their robes lined and bordered with ermine.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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phoenix-men
Firemen belonging to an insurance office, which gave a badge charged with a phoenix: these men were ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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resurrection men
Persons employed by the students in anatomy to steal dead bodies out of church-yards.
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robert's men
The third old rank of the canting crew, mighty thieves, like Robin Hood.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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tally men
Brokers that let out clothes to the women of the town.
See rabbit suckers.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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government men
n.
an obsolete euphemistic namefor convicts, especially for assigned servants (q.v.).
1846. G. H. ...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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abraham-men
A cant term for vagabonds, who formerly begged about under pretence of having been discharged destit...
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ack-men
, or ack-pirates
Fresh-water thieves; those who steal on navigable rivers.
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barge-men
The crew of the barge, who are usually picked men. Also, the large maggots with black heads that inf...
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beach-men
A name applied to boatmen and those who land people through a heavy surf.
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carpet-men
Those officers who, without services or merit, obtain rapid promotion through political or other int...
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dead-men
The reef or gasket-ends carelessly left dangling under the yard when the sail is furled, instead of ...
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dogger-men
The seafaring fishermen belonging to doggers.
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forced men
Those serving in pirate vessels, but who refused to sign articles.
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forecastle-men
Sailors who are stationed on the forecastle, and are generally, or ought to be, prime seamen.
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foretop-men
Men stationed in the fore-top in readiness to set or take in the smaller sails, and to keep the uppe...
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good men
The designation of the able, hard-working, and willing seamen.
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hoppo-men
Chinese custom-house officers.
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host-men
An ancient guild or fraternity at Newcastle, to whom we are indebted for the valuable sea-coal trade...
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kroo-men
, or crew-men.
Fishmen. A tribe of African negroes inhabiting Cape Palmas, Krou-settra, and Settra...
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letter men
See king's letter men.
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liberty-men
Those on leave of absence.
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loc-men
, or loco-men.
An old term for pilots.
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material men
The persons who furnish all tackles and stores, &c., to repair or fit out ships. The high court of A...
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nipper-men
Foretop-men employed to bind the nippers about the cables and messenger, and to whom the boys return...
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port-men
A name in old times for the inhabitants of the Cinque Ports; the burgesses of Ipswich are also so ca...
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quota-men
Those raised for the navy at enormous expense by Pitt's quota-bill, in 1795, under bounties of from ...
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shoute-men
The old name for the lightermen of the Thames.
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side-men
See side-boys
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top-men
Selected smart seamen stationed in the several tops, to attend the taking in or setting of the upper...
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widows' men
Imaginary sailors, formerly borne on the books as A.B.'s for wages in every ship in commission; they...
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William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Bottle green
·- A dark shade of green, like that of bottle glass.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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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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green sickness
The disease of maids occasioned by celibacy.
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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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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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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...
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green-bone
The trivial name of the viviparous blenny, or guffer, the backbone of which is green when boiled; al...
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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-horn
A lubberly, uninitiated fellow. A novice of marked gullibility.
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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...
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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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Men-of-war
·pl of <<Manofwar>>.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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king john's men
He is one of king John's men, eight score to the hundred: a saying of a little undersized man.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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men of straw
Hired bail, so called from having straw stuck in their shoes to distinguish them.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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men of kent
Men born east of the river Medway, who are said to have met the Conqueror in a body, each carrying a...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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raree shew men
Poor Savoyards, who subsist by shewing the magic lantern and marmots about London.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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continuous service men
Those seamen who, having entered for a period, on being paid off, are permitted to have leave, and r...
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five-share men
In vessels, as whalers, where the men enter on the chances of success, &c., in shares.
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harbour-duty men
Riggers, leading men, and others, ordered to perform the dockyard or port duties, too often superann...
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king john's men
The Adullamites of the navy.
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king's letter men
An extinct class of officers, of similar rank with midshipmen. The royal letter was a kind of promis...
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main-yard men
Those in the doctor's list.
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mast-head men
The men stationed aloft to keep a look-out.
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small-arm men
Those of the crew selected and trained to the use of small-arms. When they have effected their board...
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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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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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wise men of gotham
Gotham is a village in Nottinghamshire; its magistrates are said to have attempted to hedge in a cuc...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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command-of-mind men
Steady officers, who command coolly.
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merry men of may
Dangerous currents formed by the ebb-tides.
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turn over men, to
To discharge them out of one ship into another.
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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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Star Of The Wise Men
[Magi]
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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.