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• how fare you?

  This is a common expression in those parts of New England for 'How do you do?.' It is pronounced sho...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• Fare

  ·v A journey; a passage. II. Fare ·v Ado; bustle; business. III. Fare ·v The catch of fish on a fi...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• fare

  1) a cow FARES a-calving, when near the time : and so of sheep. North. 2) a fare of pigs, all the p...

  A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose

• fare

  [Anglo-Saxon, fara]. A voyage or passage by water, or the money paid for such passage. Also, a fis...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• Ye

  ·adv Yea; yes. II. Ye ·- ·Alt. of Ye. III. Ye ·noun An <<Eye>>. IV. Ye ·pron The plural of the pr...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• How

  ·adv At what price; how dear. II. How ·adv For what reason; from what cause. III. How ·adv By what...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• how?

  for what? Used chiefly in New England, like the French comment? in asking for the repetition of some...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• how

  An ancient term for the carina or hold of a ship. ...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• well fare ye, my lads!

  An exclamation of approbation to the men at a hard heave or haul. ...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• batchelor's fare

  Bread and cheese and kisses. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• lenten fare

  Spare diet. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• fare-crofts

  The vessels that formerly plied between England and France. ...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• here-fare

  [Anglo-Saxon]. An expedition; going to warfare. ...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• any how

  At any rate, on any account, in any way. We have no confidence in cobble-stone pavement for Broadwa...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• how-come?

  Rapidly pronounced huc-cum, in Virginia. Doubtless an English phrase, brought over by the original s...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• hark-ye-ing

  Whispering on one side to borrow money. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• whither-go-ye

  A wife: wives being sometimes apt to question their husbands whither they are going. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• hark-ye-but

  I do but hear! ...

  A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose

• heys-and-how

  An ancient sea-cheer. HI! Often used for hoy; as, "Hi, you there!" Also, the old term for they, as...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• Backside of Ye Shambles

  Part of the southern side of Newgate Street, east of Ivy was so named in 1546 and 1617 in a " Plat o...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• Helm on ye Hoope

  Tenement of Thomas de Lillyngston so called in parish of St. Peter de Cornhull, 1361 (Ct. H.W. II. 3...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• Hert on ye Hop

  A tenement so called without Crepelgate, 1348-9 (Ct. H.W. I. 530). Not further identified. ...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• Passage to ye Square

  See Prince's Street2, Bridgewater Square. ...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• Lyon in ye Wood Inn

  North out of the Wilderness, Dorset Street, in Farringdon Ward Without (Rocque, 1746). See Lion in ...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• to see how the cat jumps

  A metaphorical expression meaning, to discover the secrets or designs of others. We also say, in th...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• if so be as how

  A vulgar expression used by uneducated people in the interior parts of this country and in England. ...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• any how you can fix it

  At any rate whatever. ...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• How The Prophetic Gift Was Received

  - We learn from Holy Scripture that it was by the agency of the Spirit of God that the prophets rece...

  William Smith's Bible Dictionary