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roast-beef dress
Full uniform; probably from its resemblance to that of the royal beef-eaters.
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Roast
·vt To banter severely.
II. Roast ·adj Roasted; as, roast beef.
III. Roast ·vi To undergo the proc...
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to roast
To arrest. I'll roast the dab; I'll arrest the rascal.--Also to jeer, ridicule, or banter. He stood ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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Beef
·noun Applied colloquially to human flesh.
II. Beef ·adj Of, pertaining to, or resembling, beef.
I...
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beef
To cry beef; to give the alarm. They have cried beef on us. Cant.--To be in a man's beef; to wound h...
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beef
A figurative term for strength.
♦ More beef! more men on.
...
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Bank of England
On the south side of Threadneedle Street, extending north to Lothbury, and from Princes Street west ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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prate roast
A talkative boy.
...
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Old
·noun Open country.
II. Old ·superl More than enough; abundant.
III. Old ·superl Used colloquially...
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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old
1) Crafty; cunning. Used in vulgar language. When a person attempts to get the advantage of another,...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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old
great ; here has been old doings, here has been great doings. C.
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Beef-witted
·noun Stupid; dull.
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Bully beef
·add. ·v Pickled or canned beef.
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Mess beef
·add. ·- Barreled salt beef, packed with about 80 pounds chuck and rump, two flanks, and the rest pl...
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Beef Market
In Leadenhall Market (P.C. 1732).
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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beef eater
A yeoman of the guards, instituted by Henry VII. Their office was to stand near the bouffet, or cupb...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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hung beef
A dried bull's pizzle. How the dubber served the cull with hung beef; how the turnkey beat the fello...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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beef-wood
n.
the timber of various Australiantrees, especially of the genus Casuarina, and some ofthe Banksia...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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albany beef
Sturgeon; a fish which abounds in the Hudson river; so called by the people in the State of New York...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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martlemas-beef
beef dried in the chimney like bacon, so called, because it is usual to kill the beef for this purpo...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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albany beef
A name for the sturgeon of the Hudson River, where it is taken in quantity for commerce.
...
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beef-kid
A mess utensil for carrying meat from the coppers.
...
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jerked beef
Charqui. Meat cured by drying in the open air, with or without salt. Also, the name of an American c...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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National Provincial Bank of England
On the west side of Bishopsgate at No.15 (P.O. Directory). In Bishopsgate Ward Within.
Shown in O.S...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Old Temple, Bar of
See Holborn Bars.
...
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roast and boiled
A nick name for the Life Guards, who are mostly substantial house-keepers; and eat daily of roast an...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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Old Dominion
·add. ·- Virginia;
— a name of uncertain origin, perh. from the old designation of the colony as "t...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Old-fashioned
·adj Formed according to old or obsolete fashion or pattern; adhering to old customs or ideas; as, a...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Old-gentlemanly
·adj Pertaining to an old gentleman, or like one.
...
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Old-maidish
·adj Like an old maid; prim; precise; particular.
...
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Old-maidism
·noun The condition or characteristics of an old maid.
...
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Old-womanish
·adj Like an old woman; anile.
...
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Old gate
One of the gates in the north wall of Jerusalem, so called because built by the Jebusites (Neh. 3:6;...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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The Old Bailey
South from Newgate Street, at No.2, to 46 Ludgate Hill (P.O. Directory). In Farringdon Ward Without....
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Old Bethlem
See Old Bethlehem Hospital.
...
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Old Change
South out of Cheapside, at No.10, to Knightrider Street (P.O. Directory). In Farringdon Ward Within,...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Old Dog
See Queen's Arms.
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Old Exchange
See Old Change.
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Old Jewry
North out of Poultry, at No.43, to Gresham Street (P.O. Directory). In Cheap Ward and Coleman Street...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Old Lane
See Viterilane.
...
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Old Ludgate
On the west side of Bishopsgate, west of the London Workhouse, on the south side of Half Moon Street...
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Old Piscaria
See Old Fish Street.
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Old Place
Messuage or great Place commonly called the "Old Place" situate at the east head of the parish churc...
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The Old Swan
In Thames Street in 1645 near St. Martin's lane (L. and P. Chas. I. xx. p. 59').
The lady of Glouce...
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Old Temple
See The Temple.
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Old Wardrobe
See Prince's Wardrobe.
...
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Old Yard
South out of Chick Lane, in Farringdon Ward Without (O. and M. 1677). Seems to be identical with Old...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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old hat
a woman's privities: because frequently felt.
...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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old hand
Knowing or expert in any business.
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old harry
A composition used by vintners to adulterate their wines; also the nick-name for the devil.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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old ding
See old hat.
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old nick
The Devil: from NEKEN, the evil spirit of the north.
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old one
The Devil. Likewise an expression of quizzical familiarity, as "how d'ye do, OLD ONE?"
...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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old pegg
Poor Yorkshire cheese, made of skimmed milk.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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old stager
One accustomed to business, one who knows mankind.
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old toast
A brisk old fellow. CANT.
...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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the old start
Newgate: he is gone to the start, or the old start. CANT.
...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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hand, old
n.
one who has been a convict.
1861. T. McCombie, `Australian Sketches,' p. 141:
«The men who hav...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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hat, old
See old-hat.
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identity, old
n.
phrase denoting a person wellknown in a place. a term invented in Dunedin, New Zealand, in1862, ...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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old chum
n.
Not in common use: the oppositeto a new chum.
1846. C. P. Hodgson, `Reminiscences of Australia,...
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old-hat
a Victorian political catch-word.
1895. `The Argus,' May 11, p. 8, col. 3:
«Mr. Frank Stephen was ...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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old hat
a Victorian political catch-word.
1895. `The Argus,' May 11, p. 8, col. 3:
«Mr. Frank Stephen was ...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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old lady
n.
name given to a moth, ErebusPluto.
...
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old man
n.
a full-grown male Kangaroo.The aboriginal corruption is Wool-man.
1827. P. Cunningham, `Two Yea...
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old-wife
n.
a New South Wales fish, Enoplosus armatus, White, family Percidae.The local name Old-Wife in Eng...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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"old hunkers"
We have been requested to give a definition of this term. Party nicknames are not often logically ju...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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old-man
(Artemisia abrotanum.) A popular name for the Southern-wood plant.
...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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old-wife
The popular name of a brown duck, one of the most common throughout North America, the long-tailed D...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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old-squaw
The popular name of a brown duck, one of the most common throughout North America, the long-tailed D...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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old country
A term applied to Great Britain, originally by natives from that country, but now understood and use...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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old countryman
A native of England, Scotland, Ireland, or Wales. The term is never applied to persons from the Cont...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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old dominion
The State of Virginia.
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old hunker
See barnburners.
...
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old land
ground that has lain long untilled, and just ploughed up. The same in Essex is called new lands.
...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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old lad
and OLD YOUTH
applied to a healthy man in years : he's a fine old youth. Derb.
...
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old country
A very general designation for Great Britain among the Americans. The term is never applied to any p...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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old hand
A knowing and expert person.
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old horse
Tough salt-beef.
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old ice
In polar parlance, that of previous seasons.
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old-stager
One well initiated in anything.
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old-stagerism
An adherence to established customs; sea conservatism.
...
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old wife
A fish about 2 feet long, and 9 inches high in the back, having a small mouth, a large eye, a broad ...
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Age, Old
The aged occupied a prominent place in the social and political system of the Jews. In private life ...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Old Testament
I. TEXT OF THE OLD TESTAMENT.-
• History of the text. -A history of the text of the Old Testament s...
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Testament, Old
[OLD TESTAMENT; BIBLE] OLD TESTAMENT - 3249
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·OF
(abbreviation) Old French
...
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Of
·prep During; in the course of.
II. Of ·prep Denoting passage from one state to another; from.
III...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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of
An action of the organs of sense may be either involuntary or voluntary. Accordingly we say to hear,...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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Bar of the Old Temple
See Holborn Bars.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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line of the old author
A dram of brandy.
...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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Old lang syne
·- ·see Auld lang syne.
...
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Old Line State
·add. ·- Maryland; a nickname, alluding to the fact that its northern boundary in Mason and Dixon's ...
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Fore Old Jewry
By Aldgate (W. Stow, 1722, and Rev. of London, 1728).
See Jewry Street.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Great Old Bailey
See Old Bailey.
...
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Little Old Bailey
North-west out of Old Bailey at Fleet Lane to Snow Hill, in Farringdon Ward Without (L. and P. Commo...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Olave Old Jewry
On the west side of Old Jewry, in Coleman Street Ward, on the boundary of Coleman Street and Cheap W...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Old Artillery Ground
Extends from Middlesex Street south to Spital Square north, east of Bishopsgate Street, outside the ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Old Bedlam Court
In Old Bethlehem (Dodsley, 1761).
No further reference.
Not named in the maps.
...
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Old Bedlam Lane
See Old Bethlem, Street.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Old Bell Inn
On the north side of Holborn at No.123 (P.O. Directory). In Farringdon Ward Within.
First mention: ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Old Bethlehem Hospital
On the east side of Bishopsgate Street, in Bishopsgate Ward Without. Founded by Simon Fitz Mary, She...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Old Bethlem, Street
West out of Bishopsgate Street. In Bishopsgate Ward Without
"Old Bethlehem" (Hatton, 1708). "Old Be...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Old Brewers Yard
See Old Brewhouse Yard.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Old Brewhouse Yard
South out of Chick Lane, leading to Fox and Knot Inn, in Farringdon Ward Without (Rocque, 1746-Boyle...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Old Broad Street
South from London Wall and Wormwood Street to No.53 Threadneedle Street (P.O. Directory). In Broad S...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Old Change Hill
North out of Queen Victoria Street at No.120 (P.O. Directory).
Formerly part of Lambeth Hill.
Name...
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Old City Chambers
See Crosby Hall Chambers.
...
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Old Dean's Lane
Identified with Warwick Lane (q.v.).
First mention: " Eldesdenes lane," 41 H. III. (MS. D. and C. S...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Old Fish Market
In the parishes of St. Mary Magdalene, St. Nicholas Cold abbey, and St. Nicholas Olave in Old Fish S...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Old Fish Street
West from Queen Victoria Street to Knightrider Street, in Bread Street and Queenhithe Wards (O.S.188...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Old Horseshoe Wharf
South out of Thames Street in parish of St. Benet, Paul's Wharf (P.C. 1732-Dodsley, 1761).
Not name...
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Old Jewry Chambers
On the east side of Old Jewry at No.8 (P.O. Directory). In Coleman Street Ward.
First mention (O.S....
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Old Navy Office
See Navy Office.
...
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Old Pipe Yard
South out of Bristol Street to Lime Wharf (Rocque, 1746-Boyle, 1799).
"The Pipe Yard" (Dodsley, 176...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Old Shades Wharf
On the south side of Upper Thames Street, near Fishmongers Hall.
See The Shades.
...
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Old Swan Alley
On the south side of Thames Street, west of Ebgate Lane (P.C. 1732). Not named in the maps.
...
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Old Swan Lane
South out of Upper Thames Street, at No.100, to the Thames, between Swan Lane and George Alley (P.O....
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Old Swan Pier
South of Old Swan Stairs, west of London Bridge, at '00 Upper Thames Street (P.O. Directory). In Bri...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Old Swan Stairs
At the south end of Swan Lane leading down to the river (O.S.) and to Old Swan Pier. In Bridge Ward ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Old Swan Wharf
East of Swan Lane at No. '00 Upper Thames Street (P.O. Directory). In Bridge Ward Within.
First men...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Old Trinity House
On the west side of Water Lane at No.5 (P.O. Directory). In Tower Ward.
Earliest mention: Incorpora...
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Old Victualling Office
See Victualling Office.
...
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Old Watch House, Bishopsgate
On the west side of Bishopsgate, south of St. Botolph's Bishopsgate Churchyard.
"Ye olde Watch Hous...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Old Wool Quay
Messuage and wharf called the Olde Wollekey in parish of All Hallows Barking, 1518-19, 5 H. VIII. 14...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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old mr. gory
A piece of gold.
...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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old-man fern
a Bush-name in Tasmania for the Tree-fern (q.v.).
...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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old-soldier bird
See soldier-birdI.
...
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old woman's tooth
A peculiar chisel for stub morticing.
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Unheard-of
·adj New; unprecedented; unparalleled.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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kind of
In a manner, as it were. A sort of qualifying expression; as, 'She made game on it kind o'.'--Forby....
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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rising of
More than; upwards of; as, There were rising of a thousand men killed at the battle of Buena Vista.'...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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Bishops of London, Palace of
On the north-west side of St. Paul's Church (S. 373).
Mentioned by Ralph de Diceto in his Opera His...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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receivers of droits of admiralty
Now termed receivers of wreck (which see).
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Versions, Ancient, Of The Old And New Testaments
In treating of the ancient versions that have come down to us, in whole or in part, they will be des...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Baker's Court, Old Bethlem
Out of Old Bethlem, in Bishopsgate Ward Without (P.C. 1732).
Not named in the maps.
Qy. = Baker's ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Ball Court, Old Bailey
East out of Old Bailey in Farringdon Ward Without (Hatton, 1708-Boyle, 1799).
Former name : " Bell ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bevis Court, Old Jewry
See Bevis Court, Basinghall Street, below.
...
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Green Arbour, Old Bailey
See Green Arbour Court.
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Green Court, Old Jewry
See Green Dragon Court.
...
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(St.) Nicholas Old Fish Street
See St. Nicholas Cole Abbey, St. Nicholas Distaff Lane, St. Nicholas New Fish Street, St. Nicholas W...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Old Fish Street Hill
South out of Old Fish Street to Upper Thames Street, in Queenhithe Ward (Horwood, 1799-L.C.C. List, ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Old General Post Office
On the east side of St. Martin le Grand (Street), between that street and Foster Lane.
Erected 1825...
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Old South Sea House
On the south side of Broad Street, north of the South Sea House, in Broad Street Ward (Rocque, 1746)...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Paul's Chapels in Old
These were very numerous and consisted of the followmg: Chapels of Our Lady, of St. Dunstan and St. ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Sessions House, Old Bailey
See Central Criminal Court.
...
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The Swan, Old Fish Street
In Olde Fish Street, 18 and 27 Eliz. (Lond. I. p.m. III. 82).
Seems to have been near Distaff Lane,...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Windmill Court, Old Jewry
East out of Old Jewry, in Coleman Street Ward (Strype, 1720).
First mention: "The Windmill," 1522 (...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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old dog at it
Expert, accustomed.
...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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old-man salt-bush
Atriplex nummularium,Lindl. See Salt-Bush.
1889. J. H. Maiden, `Useful Native Plants,' p. 118:
«On...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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Beeroth of the children of Jaakan
(Deut. 10:6). The same as Bene-jaakan (Num. 33:31).
...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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captain of a ship of war
Is the commanding officer; as well the post-captain (a title now disused) as those whose proper titl...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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chamber of a piece of ordnance
The end of the bore modified to receive the charge of powder. In mortars, howitzers, and shell-guns,...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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gunner, of a ship of war
A warrant-officer appointed to take charge of the ammunition and artillery on board; to keep the lat...
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master of a ship-of-war
An officer appointed by the commissioners of the navy to attend to the navigating a ship under the d...
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muzzle of a piece of ordnance
The forward extremity of the cylinder, and the metal which surrounds it, extending back to the neck,...
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Beeroth Of The Children Of Jaakan
the wells of the tribe of Bene-Jaakan, which formed one of the halting-places of the Israelites in t...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Rabbath Of The Children Of Ammon
and Rabbath of the Ammonites, [See RABBATH]
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Wisdom Of Jesus, Son Of Sirach
[Ecclesiasticus]
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Angle of entry
·add. ·- The angle between the tangent to the advancing edge (of an aerocurve) and the line of motio...
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Angle of incidence
·add. ·- The angle between the chord of an aerocurve and the relative direction of the undisturbed a...
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Bird of paradise
·- The name of several very beautiful birds of the genus Paradisea and allied genera, inhabiting New...
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Concert of Europe
·add. ·- ·Alt. of European concert.
...
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Corps of Engineers
·add. ·- In the United States navy, a corps made up of the engineers, which was amalgamated with the...
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Jane-of-apes
·noun A silly, pert girl;
— corresponding to jackanapes.
...
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Leg-of-mutton
·add. ·adj Having the general shape or outline of a leg of mutton; as, a leg-of-mutton, or shoulder-...
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Matter-of-fact
·adj Adhering to facts; not turning aside from absolute realities; not fanciful or imaginative; comm...
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Men-of-war
·pl of <<Manofwar>>.
...
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Mother-of-pearl
·noun The hard pearly internal layer of several kinds of shells, ·esp. of pearl oysters, river musse...
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Mother-of-thyme
·noun An aromatic plant (Thymus Serphyllum);
— called also wild thyme.
...
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Out-of-door
·adj Being out of the house; being, or done, in the open air; outdoor; as, out-of-door exercise. ·se...
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Volunteers of America
·add. ·- A religious and philanthropic organization, similar to the Salvation Army, founded (1896) b...
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Wheel of fortune
·add. ·- A gambling or lottery device consisting of a wheel which is spun horizontally, articles or ...
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Atonement, Day of
The great annual day of humiliation and expiation for the sins of the nation, "the fast" (Acts 27:9)...
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Avenger of blood
(Heb. goel, from verb gaal, "to be near of kin," "to redeem"), the nearest relative of a murdered pe...
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Baale of Judah
Lords of Judah, a city in the tribe of Judah from which David brought the ark into Jerusalem (2 Sam....
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Babel, tower of
The name given to the tower which the primitive fathers of our race built in the land of Shinar afte...
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Babylon, kingdom of
Called "the land of the Chaldeans" (Jer. 24:5; Ezek, 12:13), was an extensive province in Central As...
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Baca, Valley of
(Ps. 84:6; R.V., "valley of weeping," marg., "or balsam trees"), probably a valley in some part of P...
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Baptism of Christ
Christ had to be formally inaugurated into the public discharge of his offices. For this purpose he ...
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Esther, Book of
The authorship of this book is unknown. It must have been obviously written after the death of Ahasu...
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Exodus, Book of
Exodus is the name given in the LXX. to the second book of the Pentateuch (q.v.). It means "departur...
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Ezekiel, Book of
Consists mainly of three groups of prophecies. After an account of his call to the prophetical offic...
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Ezra, Book of
This book is the record of events occurring at the close of the Babylonian exile. It was at one time...
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Fall of man
An expression probably borrowed from the Apocryphal Book of Wisdom, to express the fact of the revol...
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Flame of fire
Is the chosen symbol of the holiness of God (Ex. 3:2; Rev. 2:18), as indicating "the intense, all-co...
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Foreknowledge of God
Acts 2:23; Rom. 8:29; 11:2; 1 Pet. 1:2), one of those high attributes essentially appertaining to hi...
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Forgiveness of sin
One of the constituent parts of justification. In pardoning sin, God absolves the sinner from the co...
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Galilee, Sea of
(Matt. 4:18; 15:29), is mentioned in the Bible under three other names.
1) In the Old Testament it ...
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Gibeah of Judah
(Josh. 15:57), a city in the mountains of Judah, the modern Jeba, on a hill in the Wady Musurr, abou...
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Gibeah of Phinehas
(Josh. 15:57, R.V. marg.), a city on Mount Ephraim which had been given to Phinehas (24:33 "hill," A...
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Gilead, Balm of
The region of Gilead abounded in spices and aromatic gums, which were exported to Egypt and Tyre (Ge...
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Goodness of God
A perfection of his character which he exercises towards his creatures according to their various ci...
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Government of God
See Providence.
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Grace, means of
An expression not used in Scripture, but employed (1) to denote those institutions ordained by God t...
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Habakkuk, Prophecies of
Were probably written about B.C. 650-627, or, as some think, a few years later. This book consists o...
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