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Round
·noun A circular dance.
II. Round ·adv On all sides; around.
III. Round ·vi To go round, as a guar...
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round
v. trans.
contraction of the verb to round-up, to bring a scattered herd together; used inall grazi...
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round
'To come or get round one,' in popular language, is to gain advantage over one by flattery or decept...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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round
♦ To bear round up. To go before the wind.
♦ To round a point, is to steer clear of and go round i...
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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...
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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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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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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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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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Quarter round
·- An <<Ovolo>>.
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Round-arm
·adj Applied to the method delivering the ball in bowling, by swinging the arm horizontally.
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Round-backed
·adj Having a round back or shoulders; round-shouldered.
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Round-shouldered
·adj Having the shoulders stooping or projecting; round-backed.
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Round-up
·add. ·noun A gathering in of scattered persons or things; as, s round-up of criminals.
II. Round-u...
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Round Court
1) In Blackfriars (Strype, ed. 1755-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
2) South out of Bethlem t...
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round dealing
Plain, honest dealing.
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round robin
A mode of signing remonstrances practised by sailors on board the king's ships, wherein their names ...
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round sum
A considerable sum.
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round about
An instrument used in housebreaking. This instrument has not been long in use. It will cut a round p...
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round mouth
The fundament. Brother round mouth, speaks; he has let a fart.
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round yam
n.
i.q. Burdekin Vine.See under vine.
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yam, round
n.
i.q. Burdekin Vine, under vine.
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to knock round
To go about.
I'm going to New York and Boston, and all about thar, and spend the summer until picki...
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round-rimmers
Hats with a round rim; hence, those who wear them. In the city of New York, a name applied to a larg...
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haul round
Said when the wind is gradually shifting towards any particular point of the compass. Edging round a...
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luff round
, or luff a-lee.
The extreme of the movement, by which it is intended to throw the ship's head up ...
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round-aft
The outward curve or segment of a circle, that the stern partakes of from the wing transom upwards.
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round dozen
A punishment term for thirteen lashes.
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round-house
A name given in East Indiamen and other large merchant ships, to square cabins built on the after-pa...
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round-ribbed
A vessel of burden with very little run, and a flattish bottom, the ribs sometimes almost joining th...
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round robbin
[from the French ruban rond]. A mode of signing names in a circular form, after a complaint or remon...
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round seam
The edges or selvedges sewed together, without lapping.
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round seizing
This is made by a series of turns, with the end passed through the riders, and made fast snugly. In ...
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round shot
The cast-iron balls fitting the bores of their respective guns, as distinguished from grape or other...
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round splice
One which hardly shows itself, from the neatness of the rope and the skill of the splicer. Properly ...
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round stern
The segmental stern, the bottom and wales of which are wrought quite aft, and unite in the stern-pos...
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round-top
A name which has obtained for modern tops, from the shape of the ancient ones. (See top.)
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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 ...
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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...
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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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mosquito fleet
An assemblage of small craft.
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round-turn in the hawse
A term implying the situation of the two cables of a ship, which, when moored, has swung the wrong w...
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round up of the transoms
That segment of a circle to which they are sided, or of beams to which they are moulded.
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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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The
·vi ·see <<Thee>>.
II. The (·art·def) A word placed before nouns to limit or individualize their me...
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Merry-go-round
·noun Any revolving contrivance for affording amusement; ·esp., a ring of flying hobbyhorses.
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Round Hoop Court
In Whitecross Street, Cripplegate (Strype, ed. I 755-Boyle, 1799).
!!!!Round Hope Court in Strype. ...
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shod all round
A parson who attends a funeral is said to be shod all round, when he receives a hat-band, gloves, an...
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pay round, to
To turn the ship's head.
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round and grape
A phrase used when a gun is charged at close quarters with round shot, grape, and canister; termed a...
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round-in, to
To haul in on a fall; the act of pulling upon any slack rope which passes through one or more blocks...
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round-to, to
To bring to, or haul to the wind by means of the helm. To go round, is to tack or wear.
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(St.) Dunstan Fleet Street
See St. Dunstan in the West.
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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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rings, to run round
: to beat out and out. Apicturesque bit of Australian slang. One runner runs straightto the goal, th...
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Jukes, The
·add. ·- A pseudonym used to designate the descendants of two sisters, the "Jukes" sisters, whose hu...
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Hermonites, the
(Ps. 42:6, 7) = "the Hermons", i.e., the three peaks or summits of Hermon, which are about a quarter...
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Sea, The
(Heb. yam), signifies (1) "the gathering together of the waters," the ocean (Gen. 1:10); (2) a river...
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Transfiguration, the
Of our Lord on a "high mountain apart," is described by each of the three evangelists (Matt. 17:1-8;...
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Word, The
(Gr. Logos), one of the titles of our Lord, found only in the writings of John (John 1:1-14; 1 John ...
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go, the
The dash. The mode. He is quite the go, he is quite varment, he is prime, he is bang up, are synonim...
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bag, the
Allowed for the men to keep their clothes in. The ditty bag included needles and needfuls, love-toke...
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Archite, The
(as if from a place named Erech, on the frontiers of Ephraim), the usual designation of David's frie...
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Arkite, The
from Arka, one of the families of the Canaanites, (Genesis 10:17; 1 Chronicles 1:16) and from the co...
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Ashurites, The
Only in (2 Samuel 2:9) By some of the old interpreters the name is taken as meaning the Geshurites; ...
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Bachrites, The
the family of Becher, son of Ephraim. (Numbers 26:35)
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Baharumite, The
[Bahurim]
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Barhumite, The
[Bahurim]
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Belaites, The
(Numbers 26:38) [Bela, 3]
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Beriites, The
A tribe of people who are named with Abel and Beth-maachah, and who were therefore doubtless situate...
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Berothite, The
(1 Chronicles 11:39) [Beeroth Of The Children Of Jaakan]
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Canaanite, The
the designation of the apostle Simon, otherwise known as "Simon Zelotes." It occurs in (Matthew 10:4...
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Canaanites, The
a word used in two senses:
• A tribe which inhabited a particular locality of the land west of the ...
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Chemarim, The
(those who go about in black, i.e. ascetics). In the Hebrew applied to the priests of the worship of...
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College, The
In (2 Kings 22:14) it is probable that the word translated "college" represents here not an institut...
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Danites, The
The descendants of Dan and the members of his tribe. (Judges 13:2; 18:1,11; 1 Chronicles 12:35)
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Elonites, The
(Numbers 26:26) [Elon, 2]
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Epicureans, The
derived their name from Epicurus (342-271 B.C.), a philosopher of Attic descent, whose "Garden" at A...
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Eranites, The
(Numbers 26:36)
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Eshkalonites, The
(Joshua 13:3) [Ashkelon, Askelon]
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Eshtaulites, The
with the Zareathites, were among the families of Kirjath-jearim. (1 Chronicles 2:53)
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Exodus, The
of the Israelites from Egypt. the common chronology places the date of this event at B.C. 1491, deri...
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Eznite, The
According to the statement of (2 Samuel 23:8) Adino the Eznite was another name for Jashobeam, a Tac...
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Ezrahite, The
(son of Zerah), a title attached to two persons-Ethan, (1 Kings 4:31; Psalms 89:1) title, and Heman,...
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Gadites, The
the descendants of Gad, and members of his tribe.
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Garmite, The
Keilah the Garmite, i.e. the descendant of Gerem, is mentioned in the obscure genealogical lists of ...
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Gazathites, The
(Joshua 13:3) the inhabitants of Gaza.
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Gazites, The
Inhabitants of Gaza. (Judges 16:2)
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Gederathite, The
the native of a place called Gederah, apparently in Benjamin. (1 Chronicles 12:4)
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Gederite, The
the native of some place named Geder or Gederah. (1 Chronicles 27:28)
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Gershonites, The
the family descended from Gershon or Gershom, the son of Levi. "THE GERSH0NITE," as applied to indiv...
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Gezrites The
The word which the Jewish critics have substituted in the margin of the Bible for the ancient readin...
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Gibeonites, The
the people of Gibeon, and perhaps also of the three cities associated with Gibeon, (Joshua 9:17)-Hiv...
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Giblites, The
[Gebal]
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Gileadites, The
(Numbers 26:29; Judges 10:3; 12:4,5), a branch of the tribe of Manasseh, descended from Gilead.
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Gilonite, The
native of Giloh. (2 Samuel 15:12; 23:34)
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Girgasite, The
(Genesis 10:16) or NEXT ENTRY ...
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Gizonites, The
(inhabitant of Gizoh). "The sons of Hashem the Gizonite "are named amongst the warriors of David's g...
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Gunites, The
the descendants of Guni, son of Naphtali. (Numbers 26:48)
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Hagerite, The
Jaziz the Hagerite, i.e. the descendant of Hagar, had the charge of David's sheep. (1 Chronicles 27:...
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Haggites, The
a Gadite family sprung from Haggi. (Numbers 26:15)
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Hamathite, The
one of the families descended from Canaan, named last in the list. (Genesis 10:18; 1 Chronicles 1:16...
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Hamulites, The
the family of the preceding. (Numbers 26:21)
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Harodite, The
the designation of two of the thirty-seven warriors of David's guard, Shammah and Elika, (2 Samuel 2...
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Hebronites, The
A family of Kohathite Levites, descendants of Hebron the son of Kohath. (Numbers 3:27; 26:58; 1 Chro...
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Hepherites, The
the family of Hepher the son of Gilead. (Numbers 26:32)
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Hermonites, The
Properly "the Hermons," with reference to the three summits of Mount Hermon. (Psalms 42:6) (Psal 42:...
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Huphamites, The
descendants of Hupham, of the tribe of Benjamin. (Numbers 26:39)
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Jimnites, The
descendants of the preceding. (Numbers 26:44)
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Kenite, The
and Ken'ites (smiths), The, inhabited the rocky and desert region between southern Palestine and the...
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Machirites, The
the descendants of Machir the father of Gilead. (Numbers 26:29)
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Mahavite, The
the designation of Eliel, one of the warriors of King David's guard, whose name is preserved in the ...
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Manassites, The
that is, the members of the tribe of Manasseh. (4:43; Judges 12:4; 2 Kings 10:33)
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Maonites, The
a people mentioned in one of the addresses of Jehovah to the repentant Israelites, (Judges 10:12) el...
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Mecherathite, The
that is, the native or inhabitant of a place called Mecherah. (1 Chronicles 11:36) In the parallel l...
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Median, The
Darius, "the son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes," (Daniel 9:1) or "the Mede," ch. (Daniel 11...
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Meholathite, The
a word occurring once only- (1 Samuel 18:19) It no doubt denotes that Adriel belonged to a place cel...
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Mehunims, The
a people against whom King Uzziah waged a successful war. (2 Chronicles 26:7) The name is the plural...
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Meronothithe, The
that is, the native of the place called probably Meronoth, of which, however, no further traces have...
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Mesobaite, The
a title attached to the name of Jasiel. (1 Chronicles 11:47) It is impossible to pronounce with any ...
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Mishraites, The
the fourth of the four "families of Kirjath-jearim," i.e. colonies proceeding therefrom and founding...
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Mithnite, The
the designation of Joshaphat, one of David's guard in the catalogue of (1 Chronicles 11:43)
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Morasthite, The
that is, the native of a place named Moresheth. It occurs twice- (Jeremiah 26:18; Micah 1:1)-each ti...
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Naamites, The
the family descended from Naaman, the grandson of Benjamin. (Numbers 28:40) only.
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Nehelamite, The
the designation of a man named Shemaiah, a false prophet, who went with the captivity to Babylon. (J...
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Pelonite, The
Two of David's men, Helez and Ahijah, are called Pelonites. (1 Chronicles 11:27,36) (B.C. about 1015...
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Pentateuch, The
is the Greek name given to the five books commonly called the "five books of Moses." This title is d...
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Perizzite, The
and Per'izzites (belonging to a village), one of the nations inhabiting the land of promise before a...
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Pharzites. The
the descendants of Parez the son of Judah. (Numbers 26:20)
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Plague, The
The plague is considered to be a severe kind of typhus, accompanied by buboes (tumors).-Like the cho...
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Praltite, The
Helez "the Paltite" is named in (2 Samuel 23:26) among David's mighty men. (B.C. 1015.)
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Puhites, The
According to (1 Chronicles 2:53) the "Puhites" or "Puthites" belonged to the families of Kirjath-jea...
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Punites, The
the descendants of Pua, or Puvah, the son of Issachar. (Numbers 26:23)
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Quicksands, The
more properly THE Syrtis, The, (Acts 27:17) the broad a deep bight on the north African coast betwee...
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Ramathite, The
Shimei the Ramathite, i.e. a native of Ramah, had charge of the royal vineyards of King David. (1 Ch...
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Sardites, The
descendants of Sered the son of Zebulun. (Numbers 26:26) (In the Revised Version of (Revelation 4:3)...
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Shaalbonite, The
Eliahba the Shaalbonite was one of David's thirty seven heroes. (2 Samuel 23:32; 1 Chronicles 11:33)...
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Shearinghouse, The
a place on the road between Jezreel and Samaria, at which Jehu, on his way to the latter, encountere...
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Shechemites, The
the family of Shechem son of Gilead. (Numbers 26:31) comp. Josh 17:2
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Sheepgate, The
one of the gates of Jerusalem as rebuilt by Nehemiah. (Nehemiah 3:1,32; 12:39) It stood between the ...
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Sheepmarket, The
(John 5:2) The world "market" is an interpolation of our translators. We ought probably to supply th...
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Shelanites, The
the descendants of Shelah. 1. (Numbers 26:20)
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Shemidaites, The
the descendants of Shemida the son of Gilead. (Numbers 26:32)
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Shillemites, The
[Shillem]
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Shilonite, The
that is, the native or resident of Shiloh; a title ascribed only to Ahijah. (1 Kings 11:29; 12:15; 1...
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Shilonites, The
are mentioned among the descendants of Judah dwelling in Jerusalem at a date difficult to (1 Chronic...
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Shimites, The
the descendants of Shimei the son of Gershon. (Numbers 3:21)
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Shimronites, The
[Shimron]
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Shiphmite The
probably, though not certainly, the native of Shepham. (1 Chronicles 27:27)
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Shuhamites, The
[Shuham]
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Shulamite, The
one of the personages in the poem of Solomon's (Song of Solomon 6:13) The name denotes a woman belon...
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Shumathites, The
one of the four families who sprang from Kirjath-jearim. (1 Chronicles 2:53)
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Shunammite, The
i.e. the native of Shunem, is applied to two persons: Abishag, the nurse of King David, (1 Kings 1:3...
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Shunites, The
the descendants of Shuni.
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Shuphamites, The
the descendants of Shupham or Shephupham, the Benjamite. (Numbers 26:3)
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Shuthalhites, The
[Shuthelah]
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Syrtis, The
(Acts 27:17) in the Revised Version in place of "quicksands" in the Authorized Version. It was the w...
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Tachmonite, The
"The Tachmonite that sat in the seat," chief among David's captains, (2 Samuel 23:8) Isa in 1Chr 11:...
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Tahanites, The
(Numbers 26:35) [Tahan]
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Tarpelites, The
A race of Assyrian colonists who were planted int he cites of Samaria after the captivity of the nor...
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Tekoite, The
Ira ben-Ikkesh, one of David's warriors, is thus designated. (2 Samuel 23:26; 1 Chronicles 11:28; 27...
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Thresholds, The
This word, Asuppe, appears to be inaccurately rendered in (Nehemiah 12:25) though its real force has...
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Timnite, The
Samson's father-in-law, a native of Timnathah. (Judges 15:6)
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Tirathites, The
one of the three families of scribes residing at Jabez, (1 Chronicles 2:55) the others being the Shi...
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Tishbite, The
the well-known designation of Elijah. (1 Kings 17:1; 21:17,28; 2 Kings 1:3,8; 9:36) The name natural...
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Tizite, The
the designation of Joha, one of the heroes of David's army. (1 Chronicles 11:45) It occurs nowhere e...
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Tolaites, The
the descendants of Tola the son of Issachar. (Numbers 26:23)
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Transfiguration, The
(The event in the earthly life of Christ which marks the culminating point in his public ministry, a...
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Uzzielites, The
the descendants of Uzziel, and one of the four great families of the Kohathites. (Numbers 3:27; 1 Ch...
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Vulgate, The
the Latin version of the Bible. The influence which it exercised upon western Christianity is scarce...
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Zareathites, The
the inhabitants of Zareah or Zorah. (1 Chronicles 2:53)
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Zarhites, The
a branch of the tribe of Judah, descended from Zerah the son of Judah. (Numbers 26:13,20; Joshua 7:1...
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Zebulunites, The
the members of the tribe of Zebulun. (Numbers 26:27) only.
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Zemarite, The
one of the Hamite tribes who in the genealogical table of (Genesis 10:18) and 1Chr 1:16 Are represen...
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Ziphim, The
the inhabitants of Ziph, 2. In this form the name is found in the Authorized Version only in the tit...
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Zorathites, The
i.e. the people of Zorah, mentioned in (1 Chronicles 4:2) as descended from Shobal.
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Zorites, The
are named in the genealogies of Judah, (1 Chronicles 2:54) apparently among the descendants of Salma...
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Zuzim, The
An ancient people who, lying in the path of Chedorlaomer and his allies, were attacked and overthrow...
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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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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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