south-wester

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• wester

  , or waster. A kind of trident used for striking salmon in the north. ...

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• South

  ·noun The wind from the south. II. South ·adv Toward the south; southward. III. South ·adv From th...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• South

  Heb. Negeb, that arid district to the south of Palestine through which lay the caravan route from Ce...

  Easton's Bible Dictionary

• north-wester

  This wind in India usually commences or terminates with a violent gust from that quarter, with loud ...

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• South southerly

  ·- the old squaw; — so called in imitation of its cry. Called also southerly, and southerland. ·see...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• South, Robert

  (1634-1716) Divine, s. of a London merchant, was b. at Hackney, and ed. at Westminster School and O...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• South Alley

  In Basinghall Street (P.C. 1732). Not named in the maps. ...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• South Place

  East out of Finshury Pavement, at No. 52, to Eldon Street. Partly in Coleman Street Ward, Nos. I to ...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• South Australia

  n. the name of a colony,established in 1836, with Adelaide as its capital. It is not agood name, fo...

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• following, south

  See quadrant. ...

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• south sea

  See pacific ocean. ...

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• south-wind

  A mild wind in the British seas with frequent fogs; it generally brings rain or damp weather. ...

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• South Ramoth

  [Ramath Of The South OF THE SOUTH] ...

  William Smith's Bible Dictionary

• Finsbury Place South

  See Finsbury Pavement. ...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• South Place Mews

  Out of South Place, Finsbury Pavement, partly in Coleman Street Ward, partly outside the City bounda...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• South Sea Chambers

  In Threadneedle Street at No. 41, near the South Sea House, west (Lockie, 1810 and 1816). Not named...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• South Sea Court

  In Lombard Street (Strype, ed. 1755-Boyle, 1799). Not named in the maps. ...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• South Sea House

  On the north side of Threadneedle Street at No.37, near its junction with Bishopsgate. In Broad Stre...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• South Sea Passage

  South out of Broad Street, on the west side of the Old South Sea House. In Broad Street Ward (Rocque...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• South Sea Yard

  North out of Threadneedle Street, on the west side of South Sea House. In Broad Street Ward (Strype,...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• New South Wales

  n. the name of the oldest andmost important colony in Australia. The name «New Wales» wasfirst give...

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• black south-easter

  The well-known violent wind at the Cape of Good Hope, in which the vapoury clouds called the Devil's...

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• Ramath of the south

  (Heb. Ramath-negeb). The Heb. negeb is the general designation for south or south-west of Judah. Thi...

  Easton's Bible Dictionary

• 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.

• Ramath Of The South

  one of the towns at the extreme south limit of Simeon. (Joshua 19:8) It is in all probability the sa...

  William Smith's Bible Dictionary

• Empire State of the South

  ·add. ·- Georgia; — a nickname. ...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language