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Mosquito
·noun Any one of various species of gnats of the genus Culex and allied genera. The females have a p...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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mosquito
A term applied to a gnat-like species of stinging insects, found chiefly in low marshy places and th...
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Fleet
·vt To draw apart the blocks of;
— said of a tackle.
II. Fleet ·vi To take the cream from; to <<Sk...
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The Fleet
A river on the western side of London which entered the City in Farringdon Ward Without to the south...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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fleet
[Teut. flieffen].
The old word for float: as "we fleeted down the river with our boats;" and Shaks...
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mosquito bar
A net or curtain, which, in the Southern States and in the West Indies, is placed over the bed to pr...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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mosquito net
A net or curtain, which, in the Southern States and in the West Indies, is placed over the bed to pr...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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mosquito net
A light curtain spread over a cot or bed in warm climates, to protect the sleeper from mosquitoes.
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Fleet-foot
·adj Swift of foot.
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Fleet Bridge
Over the Fleet River between Fleet Street and Ludgate Hill, near Fleet Prison, in Farringdon Ward Wi...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Fleet Conduit
See Conduit in Fleet Street.
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Fleet Ditch
See The Fleet. So called as early as the 13th century.
Described by Hatton (1708) as in his time a ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Fleet Lane
West out of Old Bailey at Nos. 45 and 25 to No. 16 Farringdon Street (P.O. Directory). In Farringdon...
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Fleet Market
Erected over the course of the Fleet or New Canal, after it had been enclosed and arched over, above...
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Fleet Prison
On the eastern bank of the Fleet, and afterwards of the Canal and Fleet Market, in Farringdon Ward W...
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Fleet Street
West from Ludgate Circus to the Strand at Temple Bar (P.O. Directory). In Farringdon Ward Without.
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Fleet Wharf
Dwelling-house of John Hadon, draper, situate near the road leading to the hostel of the Abbot of Wy...
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breast fleet
He or she belongs to the breast fleet; i.e. is a Roman catholic; an appellation derived from their c...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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fleet-dyke
From the Teut. vliet, a dyke for preventing inundation.
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fleet-water
Water which inundates.
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(St.) Dunstan Fleet Street
See St. Dunstan in the West.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Fleet Ditch Side
By Fleet Ditch (P.C. 1732).
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Fleet Street Court
In Fleet Street (Dodsley, 1761).
Not named in the maps.
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Fleet Street Hill
Mentioned 1653 (L. and P. Commonw. 1653-4, p. 198).
Qy. = Ludgate Hill.
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Fleet Street Ward
Ward of Flete.
See Farringdon Ward Without.
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clubbing a fleet
Manœuvring so as to place the first division on the windward side.
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fleet the messenger
When about to weigh, to shift the eyes of the messenger past the capstan for the heavy heave.
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round the fleet
A diabolical punishment, by which a man, lashed to a frame on a long-boat, was towed alongside of ev...
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through the fleet
A seaman's being sentenced by court-martial to be towed by a boat from every ship through the fleet,...
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Bear Alley, Fleet Ditch
West from Fleet Ditch and south to Bride Lane, in Bridewell precinct, in Farringdon Ward Without (O....
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Cistern at Fleet Bridge
Made in 1478 by the inhabitants of Fleet Street at their own charges for the receipt of the waste wa...
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Cock Alley, Fleet Lane
See Cock Court.
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Conduit at Fleet Bridge
A cistern or conduit for receipt of spring water made by the inhabitants of Fleet Street in 1478, bu...
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Conduit in Fleet Street
At the south end of Shoe Lane, in Farringdon Ward Without (Leake, 1666), near the hostel of the Bish...
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George Alley, Fleet Market
West from Fleet Market to Shoe Lane, in Farringdon Ward Without (Leake, 1666-Lockie, 1816).
In 1708...
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Goose Alley, Fleet Market
See Braziers' Buildings.
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Harrow Corner, Fleet Lane
See Harrow Alley.
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(St.) Mary in Fleet Street
See Whitefriars.
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Moorcroft's Court, Fleet Street
See Morecroft's Court.
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Serjeants' Inn, Fleet Street
On the south side of Fleet Street, adjoining the east side of the Temple precincts, in Farringdon Wa...
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The Standard in Fleet Street
Opposite the south end of Shoe Lane, in Farringdon Ward Without (S. 110, 394).
First mention: " The...
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captain of the fleet
Is a temporary admiralty appointment; he is entitled to be considered as a flag-officer, and to a sh...
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going through the fleet
A cruel punishment, long happily abolished. The victim was sentenced to receive a certain portion of...
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master of the fleet
A master on board the commander-in-chief's ship, who has a general superintendence of the stores iss...
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spread a fleet, to
To keep more open order.
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Black Bear Alley, Fleet Market
See Back Bear Alley
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Blackhorse Alley, Court, Fleet Street
North out of Fleet Street with a passage east to Fleet Market and Ditch (O.S. 1848-51).
First menti...
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Ram Alley, Court, Fleet Street
See Hare Place.
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judge-advocate of the fleet, or to the forces
A legal officer whose duty it is to investigate offences previous to determining on sending them bef...
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Bolt and Tun Court, Fleet Street
See Bolt in Tun Court, Yard.
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