-
lamb's wool
Apples roasted and put into strong ale.
...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
-
Lambs
are the young of sheep, but originally included also the young of goats. They formed an important pa...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
-
Sky
·noun Hence, a shadow.
II. Sky ·noun The wheather; the climate.
III. Sky ·noun A <<Cloud>>.
IV. S...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
-
Wool
·noun Short, thick hair, especially when crisped or curled.
II. Wool ·noun A sort of pubescence, or...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
-
Wool
One of the first material used for making woven cloth (Lev. 13:47, 48, 52, 59; 19:19). The first-fru...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
-
Wool
was an article of the highest value among the Jews, as the staple material for the manufacture of cl...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
-
Lamb's-quarters
·noun A name given to several plants of the Goosefoot family, sometimes used as pot herbs, as Chenop...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
-
Lamb's Alley
South out of Hart Street, London Wall, at its western end, in Farringdon Ward Within (det.) (O. and ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
-
Lamb's Buildings
South of the Temple Church, in the centre of Tanfield Court, within the Temple precincts (P.O. Direc...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
-
Lamb's Chapel
,-At the north-west corner of Monkwell Street, in Cripplegate Ward and Farringdon Ward Within (det.)...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
-
Lamb's Conduit
See Holborn Conduit.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
-
Lamb's Yard
In Bishopsgate Street Without (Dodsley, 1761).
Not named in the maps.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
-
lamb's quarfer
(Chenopodium authelminticum.) The popular name of an herb at the South.--Williams's Florida.
...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
-
Sky pilot
·add. ·- A person licensed as a pilot.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
-
Sky-blue
·adj Having the blue color of the sky; azure; as, a sky-blue stone.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
-
Sky-high
·adv & ·adj Very high.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
-
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
-
sky farmers
Cheats who pretend they were farmers in the isle of Sky, or some other remote place, and were ruined...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
-
sky parlour
The garret, or upper story.
...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
-
sky-racket
The vulgar pronunciation of sky-rocket.
...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
-
day-sky
The aspect of the sky at day-break, or at twilight.
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
-
livid sky
That blackish red and blue which pervade the sky, previous to an easterly gale, at sea:
"Deep midn...
The Sailor's Word-Book
-
mackerel-sky
See cirro-cumulus.
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
-
sky-gazer
The ugly hare-lipped Uranoscopus, whose eyes are on the crown of its head; the Italians call him pes...
The Sailor's Word-Book
-
sky-larking
In olden times meant mounting to the mast-heads, and sliding down the royal-stays or backstays for a...
The Sailor's Word-Book
-
sky-scraper
A triangular sail set above the skysail; if square it would be a moonsail, and if set above that, a ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
-
water-sky
In Arctic seas, a dark and dull leaden appearance of the atmosphere, the reflected blue of the sea i...
The Sailor's Word-Book
-
Abb wool
·- ·see <<Abb>>.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
-
Wool-dyed
·adj Dyed before being made into cloth, in distinction from piece-dyed; ingrain.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
-
Wool-hall
·noun A trade market in the woolen districts.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
-
Wool Exchange
On the east side of Basinghall Street at Nos. 24 and 26 (P.O.. Directory). In Bassishaw Ward.
Erect...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
-
Wool Quay
At the south end of Water Lane, east of that lane (S. 44).
Earliest mention: "Wolkaye," ".Wolkey," ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
-
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
-
wool gathering
Your wits are gone a woolgathering; saying to an absent man, one in a reverie, or absorbed in though...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
-
bulls-wool
n.
colloquial name for the innerportion of the covering of the Stringybark-tree (q.v.).This is a dr...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
-
wool-man
n.
aboriginal mispronunciation of old man (q.v.).
1830. Robert Dawson, `The Present State of Austr...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
-
wool-shed
n.
the principal building ofa station, at which the shearing and wool-packing is done.Often called ...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
-
wool-packs
In meteorology, light clouds in a blue sky.
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
-
Lamb's Chapel Alley
South out of Hart Street, at its western end, in Farringdon Ward Within.
See Lamb Alley.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
-
Lamb's Chapel Court
At the north-west corner of Hart Street, London Wall, in Farringdon Ward Within (det.) (Strype, ed. ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
-
to sky a copper
To toss up a cent.
Didge said he was like skying a copper--head or tail.--Crockett, Tour.
...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
-
New Wool Quay
Appointed a place for lading and discharging goods, Act of Parliament, 1559 (quoted by Strype, Ed. 1...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
-
Old Wool Quay
Messuage and wharf called the Olde Wollekey in parish of All Hallows Barking, 1518-19, 5 H. VIII. 14...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
-
Lamb's Court, Abchurch Lane
See Lamb Court.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
-
scum-o'-the-sky
Thin atmospheric vapours.
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
-
dyed in the wool
Ingrained; thorough.
The Democrats, on the authority of Mr. Cameron's letter, are beginning to clai...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
-
Custom House and Wool Quays
South out of Lower Thames Street, east of the Custom House (P.O. Directory).
First mention: O.S. 18...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
-
Lamb Yard, Lamb's Yard, Lamb Alley, Bishopsgate
See Lamb Court.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.