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Counter
·adv At or against the front or face.
II. Counter ·vt Money; coin;
— used in contempt.
III. Count...
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Upper
·noun The upper leather for a shoe; a vamp.
II. Upper (·comp) Being further up, literally or figura...
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counter
A term which enters into the composition of divers words of our language, and generally implies oppo...
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Counter brace
·- The brace of the fore-topsail on the leeward side of a vessel.
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Counter tenor
·- One of the middle parts in music, between the tenor and the treble; high tenor.
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Counter weight
·noun A <<Counterpoise>>.
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Counter-compony
·adj ·see <<Compony>>.
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Counter-couchant
·adj Lying down, with their heads in opposite directions;
— said of animals borne in a coat of arms...
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Counter-courant
·adj Running in opposite directions;
— said of animals borne in a coast of arms.
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Counter-paly
·adj Paly, and then divided fesswise, so that each vertical piece is cut into two, having the colors...
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Counter-roll
·noun A duplicate roll (record or account) kept by an officer as a check upon another officer's roll...
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Counter-salient
·adj Leaping from each other;
— said of two figures on a coast of arms.
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Hunt-counter
·noun A worthless dog that runs back on the scent; a blunderer.
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Speed counter
·add. ·- A device for automatically counting the revolutions or pulsations of an engine or other mac...
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Counter Alley
See Compter Alley, Compter Court.
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upper benjamin
A great coat. CANT.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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upper story
or garret
Figuratively used to signify the head. His upper story or garrets are unfurnished; i.e. h...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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upper crust
The aristocracy; the higher circles.
I want you to see Peel, Stanley, Graham, Shiel, Russell, Macau...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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upper story
The brain; as, 'He's not right in his upper story.'--Carr's Craven Dialect. This same expression is ...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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counter-approaches
Works effected outside the place by the garrison during a siege, to enfilade, command, or otherwise ...
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counter-current
That portion of water diverted from the main stream of a current by the particular formation of the ...
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counter-line
A word often used for contravallation.
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counter-mould
The converse of mould (which see).
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counter-rails
The balustrade work, or ornamental moulding across a square stern, where the counter terminates.
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counter-sea
The disturbed state of the sea after a gale, when, the wind having changed, the sea still runs in it...
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counter-sunk
Those holes which are made for the heads of bolts or nails to be sunk in, so as to be even with the ...
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counter-timbers
Short right-aft timbers for the purpose of strengthening the counter, and forming the stern.
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counter-trenches
See counter-approaches.
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lower counter
The counter between the upper counter and the rail under the lights.
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second-counter
See counter.
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upper deck
The highest of those decks which are continued throughout the whole length of a ship without falls o...
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upper finishing
See finishings.
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upper masts
The top-mast, topgallant-mast, and royal-mast; any spars above these are termed poles. (See pole-mas...
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upper strake
or wash of boats.
A strake thicker than those of the bottom, wrought round the gunwales, and lined...
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upper or top-rider futtocks
These timbers stand nearly the same as breadth-riders, and very much strengthen the top-side.
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upper transit
The passage of a circumpolar star over the meridian above the pole; the opposite of the lower transi...
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upper-works
That part of a ship which rises from the water's surface when she is properly trimmed for a voyage.
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Upper East Smithfield
East from Littie Tower Hill to Dock Street (P.O. Directory).
Earliest mention: Lockie, 1810.
Forme...
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Upper Thames Street
West from Fish Street Hill to Blackfriars (P.O. Directory). In -Bridge Ward Within, Dowgate, Vintry,...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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the upper ten thousand
and contracted, THE UPPER TEN. The aristocracy; the upper circles of our large cities. A phrase inve...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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counter-balance weight
in the marine engine. (See lever.) Also in many marine barometers, where it slides and is fixed by a...
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counter-brace, to
Is bracing the head-yards one way, and the after-yards another. The counter-brace is the lee-brace o...
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side counter-timber
The stern timber which partakes of the shape of the top-side, and heels upon the end of the wing-tra...
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Angel Alley, Upper Thames Street
See Angel Passage.
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Brewhouse Lane, Upper Thames Street
See Brewers Lane.
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Bush Alley, Upper East Smithfield
See Brush Court.
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Castle Lane, Upper Thames Street
See Castle Yard.
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Horshoe Court, Upper Thames Street
See Wilson's Yard.
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Huggin Lane, Upper Thames Street
South out of Queen Victoria Street to Upper Thames Street (P.O. Directory). In Queenhithe Ward.
Fir...
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Sun Court, Upper East Smithfield
North out of Upper East Smithfield at No.20 (Lockie, 1810-Bacon's map, 1912).
Other names: "Sun Yar...
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Swan Street, Upper East Smithfield
North-east from Butcher Row to East Smithfield at No.102, with a branch to Nightingale Lane (Lockie,...
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Swann Alley, Upper East Smithfield
See Swan Street, Upper East Smithfield.
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Timber Yard, Upper Thames Street
See George Yard.
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to keep a stiff upper lip
is to continue firm, unmoved.
My friend, said he, don't cry for spilt milk; keep a stiff upper lip;...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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Red Bull Alley, Upper Thames Street
See Red Bull Yard.
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Sheepshead, Sheepherd's Alley, Upper Thames Street
See Shepherd's Alley.
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