In former days an eminence out of cannon shot of operations, where spectators were not exposed to danger.
·noun A favorite gambling game among Spaniards, played with dice or cards. II. Monte ·add. ·noun In...
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·noun An acid elevator, as a tube through which acid is forced to some height in a sulphuric acid ma...
·add. ·noun An apparatus for raising a liquid by pressure of air or steam in a reservoir containing ...
On the south side of Fenchurch Street, opposite the Pump and next to Northumberland Alley west (S. 1...
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