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sign of a house to let
A widow's weeds.
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House
·vt To drive to a shelter.
II. House ·noun The <<Grave>>.
III. House ·noun A public house; an inn;...
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House
Till their sojourn in Egypt the Hebrews dwelt in tents. They then for the first time inhabited citie...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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house
or tenement, to let
A widow's weeds; also an atchievement marking the death of a husband, set up on...
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house
the house, the room called the hall. N.
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House
The houses of the rural poor in Egypt, as well as in most parts of Syria, Arabia and Persia, are gen...
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To
·prep Addition; union; accumulation.
II. To ·prep Character; condition of being; purpose subserved ...
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To-
·prep An obsolete intensive prefix used in the formation of compound verbs; as in to-beat, to-break,...
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to
for at or in, is an exceedingly common vulgarism in the Northern States. We often hear such vile exp...
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bring-to, to
To bend, as to bring-to a sail to the yard. Also, to check the course of a ship by trimming the sail...
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broach-to, to
To fly up into the wind. It generally happens when a ship is carrying a press of canvas with the win...
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heave-to, to
To put a vessel in the position of lying-to, by adjusting her sails so as to counteract each other, ...
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lie-to, to
To cause a vessel to keep her head steady as regards a gale, so that a heavy sea may not tumble into...
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round-to, to
To bring to, or haul to the wind by means of the helm. To go round, is to tack or wear.
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Apartment house
·add. ·- A building comprising a number of suites designed for separate housekeeping tenements, but ...
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Doss house
·add. ·- A cheap lodging house.
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Full house
·add. ·- A hand containing three of a kind and a pair, as three kings and two tens. It ranks above a...
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Lombar-house
·noun A bank or a pawnbroker's shop.
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Lombard-house
·noun ·Alt. of Lombar-house.
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Moot-house
·noun A hall for public meetings; a hall of judgment.
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Sugar-house
·noun A building in which sugar is made or refined; a sugar manufactory.
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Tippling-house
·noun A house in which liquors are sold in drams or small quantities, to be drunk on the premises.
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Tiring-house
·noun A tiring-room.
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Treasure-house
·noun A house or building where treasures and stores are kept.
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Trugging-house
·noun A <<Brothel>>.
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Weigh-house
·noun A building at or within which goods, and the like, are weighed.
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Dagon's house
(1 Sam. 5:2), or Beth-dagon, as elsewhere rendered (Josh. 15: 41; 19:27), was the sanctuary or templ...
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Draught-house
(2 Kings 10:27). Jehu ordered the temple of Baal to be destroyed, and the place to be converted to t...
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Shearing-house
(2 Kings 10:12, 14; marg., "house of shepherds binding sheep." R.V., "the shearing-house of the shep...
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Abergavenny House
See Stationers' Hall and Pembrook's Inn.
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Africa House
On the south side of Leadenhall Street, Nos. 44 to 46, east of Billiter Street. In Aldgate Ward.
Fi...
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African House
See Africa House.
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Amen House
Mentioned 1641 (L. and P. Chas. I. XVIII. p. 164).
Not further identified.
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Bacon House
In Noble Street on the boundary of Aldersgate Ward Within. Formerly called Shelly House, as of old b...
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Bangor House
The town house of the Bishops of Bangor, in Shoe Lane.
It seems to be mentioned in 1349 as " Bancor...
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Bath House
See Minories.
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Belfounder's House
A tenement so-called in Hundesdiche in parish of St. Botulph Without, Aldgate, 1540 (L. and P. H. VI...
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Bergavenny House
See Stationers' Hall.
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Bloomfield House
In Bloomfield Court, King Street, West Smithfield (L.C.C. List, 1912). In Farringdon Ward Without.
...
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Brew House
West out of the Minories in Rocque's map, 1746, between the Minories Street. In Portsoken Ward.
Sit...
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(St.) Bride's House
See Bell's Buildings.
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Bridge House
A dwelling-house attached to St. Thomas' Chapel on London Bridge, and quite distinct from the Bridge...
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Bridgewater House
On the north side of the Barbican. The house of the Earl of Bridgewater (O. and M. 1677-Strype, 1720...
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Brooke House
On the north side of Holborn on the site now occupied by Brooke Street (q.v.).
Accounts Commissione...
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Buckingham House
On the west side of College Hill, in Vintry Ward (O. and M. 1677-Strype, ed. 1720).
So called as be...
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Burgavenny House
See Stationers' Hall.
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Burley House
In Thames Street, between Baynard's Castle and Paul's Wharf in Castle Baynard Ward (S. 366), next to...
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Candle House
Messuage west of the Brick House called the "Candle Howse" within the site of the late priory or new...
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Caroone House
See Fleet Prison.
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Charsey House
See Chartesey House.
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Chartesey House
A messuage so called in parish of St. Peter beside Paulys Wharfe, 36 H. VIII. 1544 (L. and P. H. VII...
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Chicheley's House
See Bakers' Hall.
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Colonial House
No. 155 Fenchurch Street (P.O. Directory). In Langbourne Ward, nearly opposite Rood Lane.
Occupies ...
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(Sir William) Craven's House
See East India House.
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Custom House
On the south side of Lower Thames Street. In Tower Ward (P.O Directory).
Erected on this site 1814-...
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Darby House
Next adjoining Woodmongers' Hall is Darby House, sometime belonging to the Stanleys. Thomas Stanley,...
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Dashwood House
At No. 9 New Broad Street (P.O. Directory).
Commemorates the name of Francis Dashwood, Alderman, 16...
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Denmark House
In Fenchurch Street. The house in which the Russian ambassador was lodged in the time of Queen Mary ...
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Derby House
See Darby House.
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Devonshire House
On the east side of Bishopsgate Street, in Bishopsgate Ward Without (O. and M. 1677).
This was the ...
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Dominion House
See (Mr. Thos.) Papillon's House.
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Dorchester House
See London House.
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Dorset House
See Dorset Court, Dorset Street, Whitefriars.
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Drewry House
See (Hostel of Abbot of) Ramsey.
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Ely House
The inn or hostel of the Bishop of Ely in Holborn (S. 388).
Granted by John de Kyrkeby, Bishop of E...
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Ethelburga House
On the west side of Bishopsgate, at 91 and 93 (P.O. Directory). In Bishopsgate Ward Within.
First m...
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Fermes House
A messuage so called in parish of St. Sepulchre, 31, Eliz. 1583 (Lond. I. p.m. III. 345).
Not furth...
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Garter House
See College of Arms.
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Glass House
In the centre of Glass House Yard, Goodman's Yard. Partly in Portsoken Ward (O. and M. 1677 to Elmes...
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Gresham House
On the east side of Old Broad Street at No. 24, with an entrance from Bishopsgate (P.O. Directory). ...
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Griste's House
At the west end of Tower Street near Mincing Lane, a turning runs north to a house belonging formerl...
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Hamilton House
On the west side of Bishopsgate Street at No. 155 (P.O. Directory).
In L.C.C. List, 1901.
A large ...
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Hatton House
In parish of St. Andrew Holborn, being the dwelling-house of Sir Edward Coke, 2 Jas. I. (Middlesex S...
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The Hede House
A messuage so called in Smythfield in parish of St. Sepulchre without Newgate, 23 H. VII. (Anc. Deed...
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Heneadge House
Mentioned in the description of the bounds of the parish of St. Katherine Creechurch, opposite to Du...
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Heydon House
See Haydon Square.
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Howard House
Some of the buildings of the late dissolved Charterhouse were so named by Thomas Howard in 1569 and ...
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Huntington House
See Beaumondes Inn.
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India House
See East India House.
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Lauderdale House
See Lauderdale Buildings.
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London House
On the west side of Aldersgate Street, adjoining Bartholomew Close west, in Aldersgate Without and F...
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Lumley House
See Lord Lumley's House.
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Mansion House
At the junction of the Poultry and Cornhill on the south side, opposite Mansion House Street (P.O. D...
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Middlesex House
See Middlesex Passage.
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Mousetrap House
See Fleur de lis Court1, Fetter Lane.
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(Lord) Nevill's House
See Greene Yard, near Leadenhall.
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Nofolk House
No. 7 Laurence Pountney Hill. Occupied as extensive offices and chambers (P.O. Directory).
...
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Nonsuch House
On the seventh and eighth arches from the Southwark end of Old London Bridge. Perhaps the most beaut...
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Northumberland House
On the west side of St. Martin's Lane (now St. Martin le Grand), in the parish of SS. Anne and Agnes...
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Palmerston House
A large block of offices and chambers on the west side of Bishops-gate, at No.51 (P.O. Directory). I...
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(Mr. Thos.) Papillon's House
On the north side of Fenchurch Street. In Aldgate Ward (O. and M. 1677).
Site seems now occupied by...
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Peter House
See London House, Aldersgate Street.
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(Sir Paul) Pindar's House
No. 169 Bishopsgate, in Bishopsgate Ward Without. Ralph Pindar acquired the site in 1597 and the hou...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Post House
At the junction of Threadneedle Street and Cornhill opposite the Stocks (Leake, 1666).
The site is ...
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Powlet House
1) See Winchester House.
2) On the east side of Bishopsgate, between the Dolphin and Fisher's Folly...
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Sackville House
See Salisbury Court, Fleet Street.
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Salisbury House
In parish of St. Mary "Botulphi" in ward of Walbroke, 30 H. VIII 1538 (L. and P. Hen. VIII. XIII. Pt...
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(Sir Nicholas) Salter's, House
See (Sir Francis) Walsingham House.
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Sandie House
See Chartesey House.
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Scalding House
1) In the parish of St. Mildred in the Poultry near le Stokkes, 1361 (Ct. H.W. II. 33).
Wm. Otes le...
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Sharington House
Capital messuage called "Sharington House" forfeited to King Edward VI. which house the king gave to...
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Shelley House
See Bacon House, Noble Street.
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Shunamites' House
In Watling Street.
A house of entertainment provided for the use of preachers at Paul's Cross in th...
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Southampton House
On the east side of Chancery Lane, outside the City boundary.
Liberties and bounds to be extended f...
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(Lord) Sowches' House
On the south side of Leadenhall Street, next to Benbridges Inn (S. 153). In Lime Street Ward.
Site ...
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Spital House
Bequest for repair of highway between the Spittle howse and Highegate and the corner of S. Jones's w...
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Le Spurrers' House
See Sporier's Inn.
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Stationers' House
Or the Black Spread Eagle in Fleet Street, against St. Dunstan's Church, 1653 (H. MSS. Corn. 7th Rep...
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Suffolk House
No. 5 Laurence Pountney Hill, forming large offices and chambers (P.O. Directory).
...
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Sussex House
On the south side of Leadenhall Street, No.52 (P.O. Directory). In Aldgate Ward.
"Sussex Hall" (O. ...
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Thanet House
On the east side of Aldersgate Street, in Aldersgate Ward Without (O. and M. 1677-Strype, ed. 1720 a...
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Trinity House
On the north side of Tower Hill (P.O. Directory).
Built 1793-5. Architect, S. Wyatt.
Site bccupied...
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(Sir Francis) Walsingham House
On the north-eastern boundary of Tower Ward. Now Sir Nicholas Salter's. In Seething Lane (Strype, ed...
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Watch House
At the south-east corner of St. Sepulchre's Church Yard on the north side of Snow Hill (Strype, ed. ...
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Whitchurch House
See Africa House.
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Winchester House
See Winchester Place.
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Windsor House
See Nevill's Inn.
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(Sir William) Winter's House
See St. Mary de Berkyngcherch, Chapel.
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Worcester House
1) William, earl of Worcester, was seised of the capital messuage called "Worcester place" in the pa...
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York House
Wheatley says Baynard's Castle was known by this name, Richard Duke of York having lodged there in 1...
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(Lord de la) Zouches', House
See (Lord) Sowches' House.
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bog house
The necessary house. To go to bog; to go to stool.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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coffee house
A necessary house. To make a coffee-house of a woman's ****; to go in and out and spend nothing.
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flying house
A lock in wrestling, by which he who uses it throws his adversary over his head.
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hen house
A house where the woman rules; called also a SHE HOUSE, and HEN FRIGATE: the latter a sea phrase, or...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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light house
A man with a red fiery nose.
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louse house
The round house, cage, or any other place of confinement.
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lumber house
A house appropriated by thieves for the reception of their stolen property.
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nanny house
A brothel.
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nugging-house
A brothel.
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ox house
He must go through the ox house to bed; a saying of an old fellow who marries a young girl.
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she house
A house where the wife rules, or, as the term is, wears the breeches.
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steeple house
A name given to the church by Dissenters.
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block-house
A small fort built of logs which project some six or eight feet over a wooden or stone foundation, f...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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cubby-house
A snug place for a child. Common to various English dialects.--Barnes's Dorset Glossary. Seldom hear...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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house-hunting
In the city of New York all houses are let from the 1st day of May, and the landlords have assumed t...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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house-warmlng
A feast, or merry-making, upon going into a new house.--Johnson.
Overeat himself at a housewarming....
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still-house
A common term in the United States for a distillery.
Despise it not, ye Bards to terror steel'd,
W...
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host-house
an ale-house for the reception of lodgers.
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house-place
the common room in a farm house. N.
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cook-house
See cook-house
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cub-house
, or cubboos.
See caboose.
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custom-house
An office established on the frontiers of a state, or in some chief city or port, for the receipt of...
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deck-house
An oblong-house on the deck of some merchantmen, especially east-country vessels, and latterly in pa...
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house-cockle
See gawky.
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house-boat
One with a cabin; a coche d'eau.
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house-line
See housing
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hurricane-house
Any building run up for temporary purposes; the name is occasionally given to the round-house on a v...
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kub-house
, or cubboos.
See caboose.
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mast-house
In dockyards, where masts are made.
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pitch-house
A place set apart for the boiling of pitch for the seams and bottoms of vessels.
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rope-house
A long building in a dockyard, where ropes are made.
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round-house
A name given in East Indiamen and other large merchant ships, to square cabins built on the after-pa...
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rudder-house
Synonymous with wheel-house.
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wheel-house
A small round-house erected in some ships over the steering-wheel for the shelter of the helmsman.
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put to sea, to
To quit a port or roadstead, and proceed to the destination.
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turn to windward, to
To gain on the wind by alternate tacking. It is when a ship endeavours to make progress against the ...
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Lean-to
·adj Having only one slope or pitch;
— said of a roof.
II. Lean-to ·noun A shed or slight building...
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Set-to
·noun A contest in boxing, in an argument, or the like.
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To-beat
·vt To beat thoroughly or severely.
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To-break
·vt To break completely; to break in pieces.
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To-brest
·vt To burst or break in pieces.
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To-day
·noun The present day.
II. To-day ·prep On this day; on the present day.
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To-do
·noun Bustle; stir; commotion; ado.
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To-fall
·noun A lean-to. ·see Lean-to.
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To-name
·noun A name added, for the sake of distinction, to one's surname, or used instead of it.
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To-rend
·vt To rend in pieces.
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To-rent
·Impf & ·p.p. of To-rend.
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to bam
To impose on any one by a falsity; also to jeer or make fun of any one.
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to bamboozle
To make a fool of any one, to humbug or impose on him.
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to baste
To beat. I'll give him his bastings, I'll beat him heartily.
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to bishop
the balls, a term used among printers, to water them.
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to bitch
To yield, or give up an attempt through fear. To stand bitch; to make tea, or do the honours of the ...
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to bite
To over-reach, or impose; also to steal.--Cant. --Biting was once esteemed a kind of wit, similar to...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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to bug
A cant word among journeymen hatters, signifying the exchanging some of the dearest materials of whi...
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to grab
To seize a man. The pigs grabbed the kiddey for a crack: the officers, seized the youth for a burgla...
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to top
To cheat, or trick: also to insult: he thought to have topped upon me. Top; the signal among taylors...
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to tower
To overlook, to rise aloft as in a high tower.
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to twig
To observe. Twig the cull, he is peery; observe the fellow, he is watching us. Also to disengage, sn...
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hump, to
v.
to shoulder, carry on the back;especially, to hump the swag, or bluey, or drum. See Swag, Bluey,...
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jump, to
v.
to take possession of a claim(mining) on land, on the ground that a former possessor hasabandone...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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to buckle-to
To set about any task with energy and a determination to effect the object. It probably comes from h...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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to cotton to
'To cotton to one,' is to take a liking to him; to fancy him; literally to stick to him, as cotton w...
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abase, to
An old word signifying to lower a flag or sail. Abaisser is in use in the French marine, and both ma...
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abate, to
An old Anglo-Norman word from abattre, to beat down or destroy; as, to abate a castle or fort, is to...
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abet, to
To excite or encourage a common word, greatly in use at boat-racings, and other competitive acts.
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abrase, to
To dubb or smooth planks.
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accoil, to
To coil together, by folding round. (See coil.)
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accompany, to
To sail together; to sail in convoy.
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accost, to
To pass within hail of a ship; to sail coastwise; to approach, to draw near, or come side by side.
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adjourn, to
To put off till another day. Adjournments can be made in courts-martial from day to day, Sundays exc...
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adjust, to
To arrange an instrument for use and observation; as, to adjust a sextant, or the escapement of a ch...
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advance, to
An old word, meaning to raise to honour.
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aid, to
To succour; to supply with provisions or stores.
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allow, to
To concede a destined portion of stores, &c.
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annul, to
To nullify a signal.
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answer, to
To reply, to succeed; as, the frigate has answered the signal. This boat will not answer.
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dress, to
To place a fleet in organized order; also, to arrange men properly in ranks; to present a true conti...
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drive, to
[from the Anglo-Saxon dryfan].
A ship drives when her anchor trips or will not hold. She drives to...
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