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·prep & ·adv Ere; before; sooner than. II. Or ·noun Yellow or gold color, — represented in drawing ...

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Se-or
·noun A Spanish title of courtesy corresponding to the English Mr. or Sir; also, a gentleman. ...

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Dogge, or Talbot
See Queen's Arms. ...

A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
Precincts or Liberties
These were certain privileged areas within the City of London which, prior to 1697, were exempt from...

A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
baptized, or christened
Rum, brandy, or any other spirits, that have been lowered with water. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
hob or nob
Will you hob or nob with me? a question formerly in fashion at polite tables, signifying a request o...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
hit or miss
To do a thing hit or miss, is to do it at all hazards; that is, with a chance of hitting or gaining,...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
out or down
An exclamation of the boatswain, &c., in ordering men out of their hammocks, i.e. turn out, or your ...

The Sailor's Word-Book
tack or sheet
A man's saying that he will not start tack or sheet implies resolution. ...

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Bernice, Or Berenice
(bringing victory), the eldest daughter of Herod Agrippa I. (Acts 12:1) etc. She was first married t...

William Smith's Bible Dictionary
Bigthan, Or Bigthana
(gift of God), a eunuch (chamberlain, Authorized Version) in the court of Ahasuerus, one of those "w...

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Cuth, Or Cuthah
one of the countries whence Shalmaneser introduced colonists into Samaria. (2 Kings 17:24,30) Its po...

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Ephratah, Or Ephrath
(fruitful). • Second wife of Caleb the son of Hezron, mother of Hur and grandmother of Caleb the sp...

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Sabtecha, Or Sabtechah
(striking), (Genesis 10:7; 1 Chronicles 1:9) the fifth in order of the sons of Cush. (B.C. 2218.) ...

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Shimshai, Or Shimshai
(sunny), the scribe or secretary of Kehum, who was a kind of satrap of the conquered province of Jud...

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(Holy) Cross or Holy Rood
An old parish in Aldgate Ward, conterminous with the Parish of Holy Trinity (S. 142). Stow tells us ...

A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
Maypole Alley or Court
North out of Upper East Smithfield at No. 22 (Lockie, 1810, to O.S. 25 in. 1894-6). The name appear...

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Nan's Hole or Yard
In Angel Street, St. Martin's le Grand (Strype, Ed. 1755-Boyle, 1799). Not named in the maps. ...

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(St.) Nicholas Hacon or Hakoun
See St. Nicholas Acon. ...

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a blasted fellow or brimstone
An abandoned rogue or prostitute. Cant. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
salt-cat, or gate
a cake of salt used to decoy pigeons. North. ...

A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
Edom, Idumaea Or Idumea
(red). The name Edom was given to Esau, the first-born son of Isaac and twin brother of Jacob, when ...

William Smith's Bible Dictionary
(St.) Benet at, or del Wodewharf
See Benet Paul's Wharf. ...

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Breakneck Court, Steps, or Stairs
In Black Horse Alley, Fleet Street, leading up steep steps into the Old Bailey, opposite the Session...

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Brown Bear Alley or Court
North out of Upper East Smithfield, at No. 1, in the parish of St. Botolph, Aldgate (L.C.C. List, 19...

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(St.) Nicholas Acuns Lane or Street
See Nicholas Lane. ...

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Pawlet House or Powlet Honse
See Augustin Friars. ...

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Ropere Lane or Roppe Lane
See Love Lane2, Billingsgate. ...

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Siuendestret or Lane, Sivende Lane
See Seething Lane. ...

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by hook or by crook
One way or other; by any expedient.--Johnson. It can't be done by hook or crook, Unless your Highn...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
king's bargain: good or bad
; said of a seaman according to his activity and merit, or sloth and demerit. ...

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Friars of the Sack or Penance
See (Fratres de) Penitentia. ...

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Gunpowder Alley or Court, Crutched Friars
East out of Crutched Friars, north of John Street (Wheatley). First mention: "Gunpowder Alley" (Wes...

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Painters' Hall or Painter Stainers' Hall
On the west side of Little Trinity Lane at No.9 (P.O. Directory). In Queenhithe Ward. First mention...

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golgotha or the place of sculls
Part of the Theatre at Oxford, where the heads of houses sit; those gentlemen being by the wits of t...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
Benjamin, High Gate Or Gate Of
(Jeremiah 20:2; 37:13; 38:7; Zechariah 14:10) [Jerusalem] ...

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(St.) Olave by the Tower or versus Turrim
See St. Olave Hart Street. ...

A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
out at heels, or out at elbows
In declining circumstances. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
the crack, or all the crack. the fashionable theme, the go. the crack lay, of late is used, in the cant language, to signify the art and mystery of house-breaking.
Crust, sea biscuit, or ammunition loaf; also the backside. Farting crackers; breeches. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose