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horn work
Cuckold-making.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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Work
·noun To ferment, as a liquid.
II. Work ·noun Ore before it is dressed.
III. Work ·add. ·noun Brea...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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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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Bantam work
·- Carved and painted work in imitation of Japan ware.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Grotto-work
·noun Artificial and ornamental rockwork in imitation of a grotto.
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Hand-work
·noun ·see <<Handiwork>>.
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Press work
·add. ·- The work of a press agent.
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Sabrina work
·- A variety of applique work for quilts, table covers, ·etc.
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Sorrento work
·- Ornamental work, mostly carved in olivewood, decorated with inlay, made at or near Sorrento, Ital...
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Table work
·add. ·- Typesetting of tabular nmatter, or the type matter set in tabular form.
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Tut-work
·noun Work done by the piece, as in nonmetaliferous rock, the amount done being usually reckoned by ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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church work
Said of any work that advances slowly.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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county work
Said of any work that advances slowly.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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gingerbread work
Gilding and carving: these terms are particularly applied by seamen on board Newcastle colliers, to ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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outen-work
out-door work. North.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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pole-work
a long tedious business. North.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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breast-work
A sort of balustrade of rails, mouldings, or stanchions, which terminates the quarter-deck and poop ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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carved work
The ornaments of a ship which are wrought by the carver.
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clincher-work
The disposition of the planks in the side of any boat or vessel, when the lower edge of every plank ...
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crown-work
In fortification, the largest definite form of outwork, having for its head two contiguous bastioned...
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day's work
In navigation, the reckoning or reduction of the ship's courses and distances made good during twent...
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dicker-work
The timbering of tide-harbours in the Channel. Wattling between piles.
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gingerbread work
Profusely carved decorations of a ship.
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iron-work
A general name for all pieces of iron, of whatever figure or size, which are used in the constructio...
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journey-work
Work performed by the day.
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paternoster-work
The framing of a chain-pump.
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quick-work
Generally signifies all that part of a ship which is under water when she is laden; it is also appli...
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rubble-work
A mass of masonry, formed of irregular stones and pebbles imbedded in mortar. It is used in the inte...
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tide's work
The amount of progress a ship has made during a favourable tide. Also, a period of necessary labour ...
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work, to
Said of a ship when she strains in a tempestuous sea, so as to loosen her joints.
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work aback
This is said of a steam-engine if reversed, to propel the vessel astern.
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Bass horn
·- A modification of the bassoon, much deeper in tone.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Basset horn
·add. ·- The corno di bassetto.
II. Basset horn ·adj An instrument blown with a reed, and resemblin...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Buck's-horn
·noun A plant with leaves branched somewhat like a buck's horn (Plantago Coronopus); also, Lobelia c...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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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-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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green-horn
A lubberly, uninitiated fellow. A novice of marked gullibility.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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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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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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Stag-horn coral
·- ·Alt. of Stag-horn fern.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Stag-horn fern
·- ·see under <<Stag>>.
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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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woman of all work
Sometimes applied to a female servant, who refuses none of her master's commands.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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capital of a work
In fortification, an imaginary line bisecting its most prominent salient angle.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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cooking a day's work
To save the officer in charge. Reckoning too is cooked, as in a certain Antarctic discovery of land,...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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faces of a work
In fortification, are the two lines forming its most prominent salient angle.
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head of a work
In fortification, the part most advanced towards the enemy. In progressive works, such as siege-appr...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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work a ship, to
To adapt the sails to the force and direction of the wind.
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work double-tides, to
Implying that the work of three days is done in two, or at least two tides' work in twenty-four hour...
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working a day's work
Reducing the dead-reckoning and meridian altitudes to noon of each day.
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work up junk, to
To draw yarns from old cables, &c., and therewith to make foxes, points, gaskets, sinnet, or spun-ya...
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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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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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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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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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knock off work and carry deals
A term used to deride the idea of any work, however light, being relaxation; just as giving up takin...
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