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One
·adj Single; inmarried. II. One ·noun A single person or thing. III. One ·adj Single in kind; the ...

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At one
·- <<Together>>. ...

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Conversazi-one
·noun A meeting or assembly for conversation, particularly on literary or scientific subjects. ...

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One-hand
·adj Employing one hand; as, the one-hand alphabet. ·see <<Dactylology>>. ...

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One-horse
·adj Second-rate; inferior; small. II. One-horse ·adj Drawn by one horse; having but a single horse...

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One-sided
·adj Growing on one side of a stem; as, one-sided flowers. II. One-sided ·adj Having one side only,...

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Self-one
·adj <<Secret>>. ...

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Young one
·add. ·- A young human being; a child; also, a young animal, as a colt. ...

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deep-one
A thorough-paced rogue, a sly designing fellow: in opposition to a shallow or foolish one. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
long one
A hare; a term used by poachers. ...

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old one
The Devil. Likewise an expression of quizzical familiarity, as "how d'ye do, OLD ONE?" ...

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young one
A familiar expression of contempt for another's ignorance, as "ah! I see you're a young one." How d'...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
nary-one
for neither. A common vulgarism. ...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
one o'clock
♦ Like one o'clock. With speed; rapidly. ...

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Two-to-one
·add. ·adj Designating, or pert. to, a gear for reducing or increasing a velocity ratio two to one. ...

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One Swan Yard
West out of Bishopsgate at No. 179. In Bishopsgate Ward Without (Rocque, 1746-1890; and mentioned 17...

A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
One Tun Yard
In Whitecross Street, Cripplegate (Strype, Ed. 1755-Boyle, 1799). Not named in the maps. ...

A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
one in ten
A parson: an allusion to his tithes. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
one of us
A woman of the town, a harlot. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
three to one
He is playing three to one, though sure to lose; said of one engaged in the amorous congress. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
ripping one up
telling him all his faults, Exm. ...

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one-and-all
A mutinous sea-cry used in the Dutch wars. Also, a rallying call to put the whole collective force o...

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one! two!! three!!!
The song with which the seamen bowse out the bowlines; the last haul being completed by belay O! ...

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dot and go one
To waddle: generally applied to persons who have one leg shorter than the other, and who, as the sea...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
one of my cousins
A woman of the town, a harlot. ...

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two to one shop
A pawnbroker's: alluding to the three blue balls, the sign of that trade: or perhaps to its being tw...

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to give it to one
is to rate, scold, or beat him severely.--Holloway, Prov. Dict. Used in the same sense in America. ...

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to look blue at one
is to look at one with a countenance expressive of displeasure or dissatisfaction. The Bishop would...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
looking as if one could not help it
Looking like a simpleton, or as if one could not say boh! to a goose. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose