jew's-harp

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• Jew's-harp

  ·noun The shackle for joining a chain cable to an <<Anchor>>. II. Jew's-harp ·noun An instrument of...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• Jews' Harp Court

  South out of Angel Alley in Bishopsgate Ward Without (Strype, 1720, I. ii. 108-Elmes, 1831). The si...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• Harp

  ·noun A grain sieve. II. Harp ·noun To play on the harp. III. Harp ·noun A constellation; Lyra, or...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• Harp

  (Heb. kinnor), the national instrument of the Hebrews. It was invented by Jubal (Gen. 4:21). Some th...

  Easton's Bible Dictionary

• harp

  To harp upon; to dwell upon a subject. Have among you, my blind harpers; an expression used in throw...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• Harp

  The harp was the national instrument of the Hebrews, and was well known throughout Asia. Moses assig...

  William Smith's Bible Dictionary

• Jew's-ear

  ·noun A species of fungus (Hirneola Auricula-Judae, / Auricula), bearing some resemblance to the hum...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• Jew's-stone

  ·noun ·Alt. of <<Jewstone>>. ...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• Jews' Almshouses

  On the north side of Cock Court, Jewry Street (O.S. 25 in. 1880). Not in the earlier maps. Site se...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• Jews' Garden

  In the parish of St. Giles without Cripplegate, to the east of Aldersgate Street. First mention: "l...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• jew's eye

  That's worth a Jew's eye; a pleasant or agreeable sight: a saying taken from Shakespeare. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• Harp Alley

  1) West out of Farringdon Street, at No. 82, to Bride Street (P.O. Directory). In Farringdon Ward Wi...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• Harp Court

  East out of Grub Street, at No. 43, in Cripplegate Ward Without, to the City Police Station in Moor ...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• Harp Lane

  South out of Great Tower Street to Lower Thames Street (P.O. Directory). In Tower Ward. Earliest me...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• harp-cock

  An old modification of the harpoon. ...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• harp-seal

  The Phoca grœnlandica, a species of seal from the Arctic seas; so called from the form of a dark-bro...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• Wailing-place, Jews'

  A section of the western wall of the temple area, where the Jews assemble every Friday afternoon to ...

  Easton's Bible Dictionary

• Harp Court, Alley

  South out of Knightrider Street west of Lambeth Hill, in Castle Baynard Ward (Boyle, 1799). "Harp A...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• Jews' Synagogue, Church Row

  See Hambro' Synagogue. ...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• Jews' Synagogue, Duke Street

  See Great Synagogue, Duke Street. ...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• Jews' Synagogue, Heneage Lane

  See Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue. ...

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• Captivities Of The Jews

  The present article is confined to the forcible deportation of the Jew; from their native land, and ...

  William Smith's Bible Dictionary

• Harp Alley, Knightrider Street

  See Harp Court. ...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• Harp Court, Alley, Yard

  In Black Horse Alley, Fleet Street, at its northern end, in Farringdon Ward Without (P.C. 1732-Elmes...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• Dispersion, The Jews Of The

  or simply THE DISPERSION, was the general title applied to those Jews who remained settled in foreig...

  William Smith's Bible Dictionary

• Anchor and Harp Alley, Aldgate High Street

  See Anchor and Hart Alley. ...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.