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Lodge
·noun A den or cave. II. Lodge ·noun To drive to shelter; to track to covert. III. Lodge ·noun A c...

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Lodge
A shed for a watchman in a garden (Isa. 1:8). The Hebrew name melunah is rendered "cottage" (q.v.) i...

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Arms
·noun Instruments or weapons of offense or defense. II. Arms ·noun The legs of a hawk from the thig...

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arms
The munitions of war, all kinds of weapons whether for offence or defence. Those in a ship are canno...

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Lodge, Thomas
(1558?-1625) Poet and dramatist, s. of Sir Thomas L., Lord Mayor of London, was ed. at Merchant Tay...

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Lodge, Richard
LL.D., etc. (b. 1855) Historian. Students' Modern Europe, Richelieu (Foreign Statesmen Series), Th...

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ellenborough lodge
The King's Bench Prison. Lord Ellenborough's teeth; the chevaux de frize round the top of the wall o...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
Lodge, To
This word, with one exception only, has, at least in the narrative portions of the Bible, almost inv...

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King's Arms
On the west side of Bishopsgate at No.128 (P.O. Directory). In Bishopsgate Ward Without. At the cor...

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Queen's Arms
In Ludgate Street, in parish of St. Martins, in Farringdon Ward Within. Afterwards known as the "Dog...

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fire-arms
Every description of arms that discharge missiles by gunpowder, from the heaviest cannon to a pistol...

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order arms!
The word of command, with muskets or carbines, to bring the butt to the ground, the piece vertical a...

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port arms!
The military word of command to bring the fire-lock across the front of the body, muzzle slanting up...

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present arms!
The military word of command to salute with the musket. ...

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secure arms!
Place them under the left arm, to guard the lock from the weather or rain. ...

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shoulder arms!
The military word of command to carry the musket vertically at the side of the body, and resting aga...

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small-arms
The muskets, pistols, cutlasses, tomahawks, and boarding-pikes, in charge of the gunner, on board sh...

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Arms, Armor
The subject naturally divides itself into- I. Offensive weapons: Arms. II. Defensive weapons: Armor...

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Oxford Arms, Oxford Arms Inn
At the west end of Oxford Arms Passage, Warwick lane. In Farringdon Ward Within (O.S. 1880). Earlie...

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College of Arms
On the north side of Queen Victoria Street at No. 135 in Castle Baynard's Ward, west of St. Peter's ...

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Ipswich Arms Inn
At the east end of Cullum Street, before it turns south into Fenchurch Street. In Langbourn Ward (O....

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King's Arms Buildings
1) East out of Wood Street at No. 10, in Cripplegate Ward Within (O.S. 1875). It adjoins the site o...

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King's Arms Court
1) South out of Ludgate Hill, east of Fleet Bridge, in Farringdon Ward Without (Rocque, 1746-Boyle, ...

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King's Arms Inn
1) On the north-west side of Crutched Friars (Hatton, 1708). Not named in the maps. 2) North out o...

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King's Arms Tavern
On the south side of Newgate Street, in Farringdon Ward Within (Strype, ed. 1720, I. iii. 195). Not...

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King's Arms Yard
1) In Lothbury (Strype, ed. 1755-Boyle, 1799). Not named in the maps. 2) North out of Snow Hill, n...

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Oxford Arms Inn
On the east side of Giltspur Street, in Farringdon Ward Without (O. and M. 1677). Site is now occup...

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Oxford Arms Passage
West out of Warwick Lane, in Farringdon Ward Within (O. and M. 1677-O.S. 1880). So called as being ...

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Queen's Arms Alley
East out of Shoe Lane, in Farringdon Ward Without (Strype, 1720-Boyle, 1799). Former name: "Queens ...

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Queen's Arms Tavern
1) In Bow in Hand Court, between 77 and 78 Cheapside (Wheatley). Not named in the maps. 2) In St. ...

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beat to arms
The signal by drum to summon the men to their quarters. ...

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cessation of arms
A discontinuation or suspension of hostilities. ...

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lieutenant-at-arms
Formerly the junior lieutenant, who, with the master-at-arms, was charged with the drilling of the s...

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master-at-arms
In former times was an officer appointed to command the police-duty of a ship, to teach the crew the...

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place of arms
In fortification, a space contrived for the convenient assembling of troops for ulterior purposes; t...

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stand of arms
A complete set for one man; now-a-days, simply a musket and bayonet. Also, an arm-stand holding the ...

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suspension of arms
A short truce agreed upon by contending forces, for a special object of importance. ...

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Lodge, Sir Oliver Joseph
F.R.S., LL.D. (b. 1851) Scientist and psychologist. Elementary Mechanics (1881), Modern Views of E...

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Arms of the City
Argent, plain cross gules, in the dexter chief canton a sword erect in pale of the second. Crest : ...

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Bakers' Arms Alley, Minories
North out of Rosemary Lane, towards the middle of that street by the Bakers' Arms (Hatton, 1708-Elme...

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Currier's Arms Inn Yard
In Fann's Alley, Aldersgate Street (Dodsley, 1761). Not named in the maps. ...

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King's Arms Coach Office
West out of Bishopsgate Street at 106, north of Thread-needle Street (Lockie, 1810-1816). Not named...

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barrel of small arms
The tube through which the bullets are discharged. In artillery the term belongs to the construction...

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lie under arms, to
To remain in a state of preparation for immediate action. ...

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King's Arms Inn, Snow Hill
See King's Arms Yard. ...

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Queen's Arms Yard, Shoe Lane
See Queen's Arms Alley. ...

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arms of a great gun
The trunnions. ...

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great guns and small-arms
The general armament of a ship. Also, a slang term for the blowing and raining of heavy weather. ...

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blowing great guns and small arms
Heavy gales; a hurricane. ...

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