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Acorn
·noun ·see Acorn-shell.
II. Acorn ·noun The fruit of the oak, being an oval nut growing in a woody ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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acorn
You will ride a horse foaled by an acorn, i.e. the gallows, called also the Wooden and Three-legged ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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Cup
·vt To supply with cups of wine.
II. Cup ·noun The contents of such a vessel; a cupful.
III. Cup ·...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Cup
A wine-cup (Gen. 40:11, 21), various forms of which are found on Assyrian and Egyptian monuments. Al...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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cup
A solid piece of cast-iron let into the step of the capstan, and in which the iron spindle at the he...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Cup
The cups of the Jews, whether of metal or earthenware, were possibly borrowed, in point of shape and...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Acorn-shell
·noun One of the sessile cirripeds; a barnacle of the genus Balanus. ·see <<Barnacle>>.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Sea acorn
·- An acorn barnacle (Balanus).
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Acorn Street
West out of Bishopsgate at No.128 (P.O. Directory). In Bishopsgate Ward Without.
First mention: (Lo...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Cup shake
·add. ·- A shake or fissure between the annual rings of a tree, found oftenest near the roots.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Cup-gall
·noun A kind of oak-leaf gall. ·see <<Gall>>.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Cup-moss
·noun A kind of lichen, of the genus Cladonia.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Cup-rose
·noun Red poppy. ·see Cop-rose.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Egg-cup
·noun A cup used for holding an egg, at table.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Loving cup
·add. ·- A large ornamental drinking vessel having two or more handles, intended to pass from hand t...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Monkey-cup
·noun ·see <<Nepenthes>>.
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Poison cup
·add. ·- A cup containing poison.
II. Poison cup ·add. ·- A cup that was supposed to break on havin...
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Sneak-cup
·noun One who sneaks from his cups; one who balks his glass.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Cup-bearer
An officer of high rank with Egyptian, Persian, Assyrian, and Jewish monarchs. The cup-bearer of the...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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stirrup cup
A parting cup or glass, drank on horseback by the person taking leave.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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butter-cup
The flower of the ranunculus ficarius. It seems to have obtained its name from a vulgar error, that ...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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cup o'sneeze
a pinch of snuff. N.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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Acorn Alley, Court
See Acorn Street.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Cup Court
South out of Newgate Street, in Farringdon Ward Within (O. and M. 1677-Strype, 1755).
Or " King's H...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Cup and Fan Court
In Leadenhall Street (P.C. 1732).
Also called "Cap and Fan Court."
See Five Bell Court.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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cup of the creature
A cup of good liquor.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose