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William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Newgate
One of the City gates, in the City wall on its western side, north of Ludgate, in Farringdon Ward (S...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bird's nest
·noun ·Alt. of Bird's-nest.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Bird's-beak
·noun A molding whose section is thought to resemble a beak.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Bird's-eye
·adj Marked with spots resembling bird's eyes; as, bird's-eye diaper; bird's-eye maple.
II. Bird's-...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Bird's-foot
·noun A papilionaceous plant, the Ornithopus, having a curved, cylindrical pod tipped with a short, ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Bird's-mouth
·noun An interior angle or notch cut across a piece of timber, for the reception of the edge of anot...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Bird's-nest
·noun The nest in which a bird lays eggs and hatches her young.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Bird's-nesting
·noun Hunting for, or taking, birds' nests or their contents.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Bird's-tongue
·noun The knotgrass (Polygonum aviculare).
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Bird's Court
West out of Philip Lane. In Cripplegarte Ward Within (Elmes, 1831), to Little Wood Street (Hatton,17...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bird's Wharf
South out of Temple Street, west of White Fryers Stairs (Rocque, 1746-Dodsley, 1761).
Site occupied...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bird's Yard
Out of Chick Lane, West Smithfield (P.C. I 732-Strype, ed. 1755-Dodsley, 1761).
Not named in the ma...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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jail birds
Prisoners.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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queer birds
Rogues relieved from prison, and returned to their old trade.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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bird's nest
A round top at a mast-head for a look-out station. A smaller crow's nest. Chiefly used in whalers, w...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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black-birds
A slang term on the coast of Africa for a cargo of slaves.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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ice-birds
Small sea-fowl in the polar regions.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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Newgate Alley
On the south side of Newgate Street in parish of St. Sepulchre in ward of Farringdon Within, lately ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Newgate Gaol
At the south-west corner of Newgate Street, at its junction with Old Bailey; in Farringdon Wards Wit...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Newgate Market
Between Rose Street, Newgate Street, and Paved Alley, Paternoster Row, in Castle Baynard Ward and Fa...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Newgate Street
West from Cheapside and St. Martin's le Grand to Holborn Viaduct and Old Bailey (P.O. Directory). In...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Newgate Ward
See Farringdon Ward Within.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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newgate bird
A thief or sharper, frequently caged in Newgate.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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newgate solicitor
A petty fogging and roguish attorney, who attends the gaols to assist villains in evading justice.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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Bird's-eye maple
·- ·see under <<Maple>>.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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bird's-nest fungus
n.
a small fungus of thegenus Cyathus, four species of which occur inQueensland.
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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(St.) Edmund Without Newgate
See St. Sepulchre.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Goldsmiths' Rents, Newgate
On the north side of Newgate Street, near the Gate. A few houses only.
Shown on a plot of the Greyf...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Owyn Win Newgate
See St. Audoen.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Stephen without Newgate
Rents in this parish are mentioned in will of Gilbert le Palmer, 1249 (Ct. H.W. I. 617).
Probably a...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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birds of a feather
Rogues of the same gang.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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bird's-foot sea-star
The Palmipes membranaceus, one of the Asterinidæ, with a flat thin pentagonal body, of a bright scar...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Christ Church, Newgate Street
On the north side of Newgate Street at No. 94, in Farringdon Ward Within (P.O. Directory). The paris...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Crown Inn, Newgate Market
See Crown Court6, Warwick Lane.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Edmund Sepulcher Without Newgate
See St. Sepulchre.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Fowle Lane, Newgate Market
See King Edward Street.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Fraunces Within Newgate Freers
See Grey Friars.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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The Katherine Wheel, Newgate Street
Tenement called Tabne now called "la Katerine Whele" in poch sci Nichi infra Newgate and situm est i...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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The King's Head, Newgate Street
See Queen's Head Passage.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Nicholas within, without, Newgate
See St. Nicholas Shambles.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Pincock Lane, Newgate Street
See Roman Bath Street and Pentecost Lane.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Pintotte's Lane, Newgate Street
See Pentecost Lane.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Rose Alley, Newgate Market
See Rose Street.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Queen's Head Alley, Newgate Street
See Queen's Head Passage.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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The Red Lion, Red Lyon, Newgate
A messuage so called in parish of Christ Church, formerly St. Nicholas ad Macellas, in ward of Faryn...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.