An ancient pool of the Thames, the dirtiness of which afforded Jack some pointed sarcasms.
South out of Upper Thames Street at No. 1 at the southern end of St. Andrew's Hill (P.O. Directory)....
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
See St. Andrew's Hill. ...
At the southern end of Common Lane and Dung Wharf (Rocque, 1746-Boyle, 1799). No later mention. ...
·vi To make a dirty stir. II. Puddle ·noun A small quantity of dirty standing water; a muddy plash;...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
·noun The place in court where a criminal or accused person stands. II. Dock ·noun A case of leathe...
To lie with a woman. The cull docked the dell all the darkmans; the fellow laid with the wench all n...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
a crupper to a saddle. Devon. ...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
An artificial receptacle for shipping, in which they can discharge or take in cargo, and refit. A ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
·noun The lump of pasty wrought iron as taken from the puddling furnace to be hammered or rolled. ...
·noun An iron bar made at a single heat from a puddle-ball hammering and rolling. ...
See Puddle Dock. ...
·noun <<Nipplewort>>. ...
·- ·see under <<Dock>>. ...
·noun The common yellow water lily (Nuphar advena). ...
·- A tall, coarse dock growing in wet places. The American water dock is Rumex orbiculatus, the Euro...
See Billingsgate. ...
At the south end of the Fleet, where it emptied itself into the Thames (Leake, 1666). In 1670 appli...
South out of Upper Thames Street at No. 83 at Dowgate Hill to the Thames. In Dowgate Ward (P.O. Dire...
South of Galley Quay, Thames Street (O.S. 1894-6). In Tower Ward. First mention: O.S. 1848-51. ...
See Hermitage Entrance. ...
Part of the possessions of the Abbey of Graces in East Smithfield, near Nightingale Lane (L. and P. ...
See Queenhithe Wharf. ...
Opposite to No.75 Lower Thames Street, on the west side of Bear Quay near the Custom House (Leake, 1...
On Tower Hill, south from No.50 Great Tower Street to 46 Lower Thames Street (P.O. Directory). Earl...
On the Thames, between St. Bride's Wharf east and west and Company's Wharf west, at the south end of...
He is laid up in Job's dock; i.e. in a salivation. The apartments for the foul or venereal patients ...
The charges made upon shipping for the use of docks. ...
, or duck up To clue up a corner of a sail that hinders the helmsman from seeing. ...
An artificial receptacle for examining and repairing vessels. (See graving-dock.) ...
See caisson. ...
An artificial receptacle used for the inspecting, repairing, and cleaning a vessel's bottom. It is s...
See gridiron. ...
A term used for float (which see), and also dock. ...
See Baynard's Castle Wharf. ...
East of St. Katherine's Wharf (O.S. ed. 1894). Constructed with the St Katherine's Docks, 1827-8, a...
When a ship is on the ooze, and swaddles a bed, she is said to dock herself. ...
A modified camel (which see). ...
The timber at the base against which the gates shut; and the depth of water which will float a vesse...
See Port of London Authority's Warehouses. ...