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Wall
·noun The side of a level or drift.
II. Wall ·noun The country rock bounding a vein laterally.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Wall
Cities were surrounded by walls, as distinguished from "unwalled villages" (Ezek. 38:11; Lev. 25:29-...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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wall
To walk or crawl up the wall; to be scored up at a public-nouse. Wall-eyed, having an eye with littl...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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wall
for well, is a common vulgarism in the Northern States.
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Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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wall
he lies by the wall ; spoken of a person dead but not buried. Norf. and Sun .
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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Sea wall
·- A wall, or embankment, to resist encroachments of the sea.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Wall Street
·add. ·- A street towards the southern end of the borough of Manhattan, New York City, extending fro...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Wall-eye
·noun The alewife;
— called also wall-eyed herring.
II. Wall-eye ·noun A California surf fish (Hol...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Wall-eyed
·adj Having an eye of a very light gray or whitish color.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Wall-plat
·noun The spotted flycatcher. It builds its nest on walls.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Wall-sided
·adj Having sides nearly perpendicular;
— said of certain vessels to distinguish them from those ha...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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London Wall
See Wall of London.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Wall Alley
West out of the Minories (Rocque, 1746-Boyle, 1799).
Former names: Wall's Court" (O. and M. 1677-St...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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wall-knot
, or wale-knot.
A particular sort of large knot raised upon the end of a rope, by untwisting the s...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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wall-piece
A very heavy powerful musket, for use in fortified places.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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wall-sided
The sides of a ship continuing nearly perpendicular down to the surface of the water, like a wall. I...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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(St.) Alphage London Wall
On the south side of London Wall at No. 13. In Cripplegate Ward Within.
The church stood originally...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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London Wall, Street
West from Old Broad Street to Cripplegate (P.O. Directory).
A street on the line of the old Wall of...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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London Wall Avenue
Out of London Wall at No. 31 (P.O. Directory).
First mention: L.C.C. List, 1901.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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London Wall Buildings
On the north side of London Wall, at Blomfield Street. In Coleman Street Ward (P.O. Directory).
Fir...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Wall of London
Considerable difference of opinion exists as to the date when the walls that encircled the ancient C...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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double wall-knot
With or without a crown, or a double crown, is made by intertwisting the unlaid ends of a rope in a ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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All Hallows, London Wall
On the north side of London Wall at No. 85 (P.O. Directory). In Broad Street Ward. Parish extends in...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Angel Alley, London Wall
See Leathersellers' Buildings.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Augustine by London Wall
See St. Augustine Papey.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Ball Alley, London Wall
South out of London Wall. In Broad Street Ward (O. and M. 1677-Boyle, 1799).
First mention: In Ward...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bear Alley, London Wall
Out of London Wall, in parish of All Hallows, London Wall (P.C. 1732-Boyle, 1799).
Called in P.C. S...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Conduit at London Wall
In London Wall by Moorgate opposite the northern end of Coleman Street, erected 1517 at the charges ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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lies by the wall
i. c. is dead. Spoken between the time of death and burial. Norf. and Suff.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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Hole in the Wall Court
At No. 6o Fleet Street (Lockie, 1810).
Named after the public house so called.
The name is said to...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) James' in the Wall Hermitage
A chapel or hermitage adjoining the north-west corner of the Wall of London near Cripplegate in Farr...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Red Lion Alley, London Wall
See Red Lion Court7.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Tun Alley, London Wall
See Drapers' Buildings.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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White Horse Inn, London Wall
See White Horse Yard.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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walking up against the wall
To run up a score, which in alehouses is commonly recorded with chalk on the walls of the bar.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose