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Present
·adj Favorably attentive; propitious. II. Present ·adj To bring an indictment against ... III. Pre...

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present
Put on the back of letters to persons residing in the place where the letter is written. Peculiar to...

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present!
The military word of command to raise the musket, take aim, and fire. ...

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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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Present value
·add. ·- ·Alt. of Present worth. ...

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Present worth
·add. ·- The principal which, drawing interest at a given rate, will amount to the given sum at the ...

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Re-present
·vt To present again; as, to re-present the points of an <<Argument>>. ...

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present use
Stores to be immediately applied in the fitting of a ship, as distinguished from the supply for futu...

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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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lodge arms
The word of command to an armed party preparatory to their breaking off. ...

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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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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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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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