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Guinea
·noun A gold coin of England current for twenty-one shillings sterling, or about five dollars, but n...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Pig's Court
In St. Catherine's Court (P.C. 1732-Boyle, 1799). Not named in the maps. ...

A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
Pig's Quay
At the southern end of William Street on the Thames, west of Blackfriars Bridge (Horwood, 1799-Locki...

A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
lont-pigs
figs. Berks. ...

A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
guinea corn
(Holcus sorghum.) Egyptian millet, durrah of the Arabs, a plant with a stalk of the size and appeara...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
guinea grass
A species of grass cultivated in the West Indies, used as fodder for horses.--Carmichael's W. Indies...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
guinea-boat
A fast-rowing galley, of former times, expressly built for smuggling gold across the Channel, in use...

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Guinea-pig director
·add. ·- A director (usually one holding a number of directorships) who serves merely or mainly for ...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language