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-ant
·- A suffix sometimes marking the agent for action; as, merchant, covenant, servant, pleasant, ·etc....
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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An't
·- A contraction for are and am not; also used for is not;
— now usually written ain't.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Ant
·noun A hymenopterous insect of the Linnaean genus Formica, which is now made a family of several ge...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Ant-
·- ·see Anti-, ·pref.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Ant
(Heb. nemalah, from a word meaning to creep, cut off, destroy), referred to in Prov. 6:6; 30:25, as ...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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an't
A common abbreviation in colloquial language for am not and are not. It is often improperly used for...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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Ant
(Heb. nemalah). This insect is mentioned twice in the Old Testament: in (Proverbs 6:6; 30:25)
In th...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Bear
·vt To gain or win.
II. Bear ·noun A portable punching machine.
III. Bear ·noun A <<Bier>>.
IV. B...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Bear
A native of the mountain regions of Western Asia, frequently mentioned in Scripture. David defended ...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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The Bear
1) Tenement so called in Botolph Lane in 1544 (Strype, ed. 1720, I. ii. 172).
This tenement was dev...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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bear
One who contracts to deliver a certain quantity of sum of stock in the public funds, on a future day...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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bear, native
n.
the colonists' name for ananimal called by the aborigines Koala, Koolah, Kool-la, andCarbora ( P...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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bear
1) for bar. Connecticut and Virginia.
2) A word to denote a certain description of stock-jobbers.--...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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bear
A large block of stone, matted, loaded with shot, and fitted with ropes, by which it is roused or pu...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Bear
(1 Samuel 17:34; 2 Samuel 17:8)
The Syrian bear, Ursus syriacus, which is without doubt the animal ...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Ant bird
·- ·see Ant bird, under Ant, ·noun.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Ant cow
·add. ·- Any aphid from which ants obtain honeydew.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Ant egg
·- One of the small white egg-shaped pupae or cocoons of the ant, often seen in or about ant-hills, ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Ant thrush
·- ·see Ant bird, under <<Ant>>.
II. Ant thrush ·- One of several species of tropical birds, of the...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Ant-cattle
·noun Various kinds of plant lice or aphids tended by ants for the sake of the honeydew which they s...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Ant-eater
·noun One of several species of edentates and monotremes that feed upon ants. ·see Ant-bear, <<Pango...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Ant-hill
·noun A mound thrown up by ants or by termites in forming their nests.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Ant-lion
·noun A neuropterous insect, the larva of which makes in the sand a pitfall to capture ants, ·etc. T...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Sauba ant
·- A South American ant (Oecodoma cephalotes) remarkable for having two large kinds of workers besid...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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ant-eater
n.
1) i.q. Ant-eating-Porcupine. See echidna.
2) The Banded Ant-eater (q.v.).
...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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ant-orchis
n.
an Australian and Tasmanianorchid, Chiloglottis gunnii, Lind.
...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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bull-ant
n.
contracted and common form of the words bull-dog ant (q.v.).
...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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honey-ant
n.
name given to various species of Ants,in which the body of certain individuals becomes enormousl...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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sugar-ant
n.
a small ant, known in many partsof Australia by this name because of its fondness for sweetthing...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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ant islands
Generally found on Spanish charts as Hormigas.
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Bear State
·add. ·- Arkansas;
— a nickname, from the many bears once inhabiting its forests.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Sea bear
·- The white bear.
II. Sea bear ·- Any fur seal. ·see under <<Fur>>.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Water bear
·- Any species of Tardigrada, 2. ·see ·Illust. of Tardigrada.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Bear Alley
Out of Addle Hill (P.C. 1732-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bear Court
1) East out of Giltspur Street, in Farringdon Ward Without (Strype, 1720 and 1755).
Site now occupi...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bear Inn
1) On the east side of Basinghall Street, near the middle, at.No. 31, in Bassishaw Ward (O. and M. 1...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bear Quay
Between Porter's Quay east and New Bear Quay west (Act Parlt. 1559-Lockie, 1810).
Other names : "Gr...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bear Yard
North out of Bride Lane, in Farringdon Ward Without (O. and M. 1677).
The site is now occupied by s...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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White Bear
In Abchurch Lane.
Destroyed in the Fire 1666.
Rebuilt as " Pontack's," for many years a famous tav...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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bear leader
A travelling tutor.
...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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monkey-bear
or Monkey
n.
i.q. Native Bear. See Bear.
1853. C. St. Julian and E. K. Silvester, `TheProductions...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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native bear
n.
See bear.
...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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bear state
A name by which the State of Arkansas is known at the West. I once asked a Western man if Arkansas a...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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bear, to
The direction of an object from the viewer; it is used in the following different phrases: The land'...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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over-bear
One ship overbears another if she can carry more sail in a fresh wind.
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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sea-bear
A name applied to several species of large seals of the genus Otaria, found both in the northern and...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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ant-eater, banded
See banded ant-eater.
...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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banded ant-eater
n.
name given to a smallterrestrial and ant-eating marsupial, Myrmecobiusfasciatus, Waterh, found i...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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bull-dog ant
n.
(frequently shortened to Bull-dog or Bull-ant)
an ant of large size witha fierce bite. The name...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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green-tree ant
n.
common Queensland Ant.
1847. L. Leichhardt, `Overland Expedition,' p. 294:
«It was at the lowe...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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porcupine, ant-eating
i.q. echidna (q.v.).
...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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porcupine-grass ant
n.
popular name given to Hypoclinea flavipes, Kirby, an ant making its nest roundthe root of the Po...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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Bear-trap dam
·add. ·- A kind of movable dam, in one form consisting of two leaves resting against each other at t...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Back Bear Alley
On the south side of Bear Alley, Fleet Market, in Farringdon (Lockie, 1810 and 1816).
Former names ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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The Bear, West Smithfield
Messuage or inn called the Beare in street of West Smithfield in parish of St. Sepulchre, 32 Eliz. (...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bear Key Stairs
On the river, opposite Harp Lane and Young's Key, west of Bear Key (Rocque, 1746).
Site occupied by...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Great Bear Alley
West out of Seacoal Lane to the Fleet Ditch or New Canal, in Farringdon Ward Without (O. and M. 1677...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Great Bear Quay
See Bear Quay.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Little Bear Alley
East from the New Canal with a passage north to Great Bear Alley, in Farringdon Ward Without (O. and...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Little Bear Quay
See New Bear Quay.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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New Bear Quay
West of Bear Quay (Horwood, 1799).
Former name: "Little Bear Key" (O. and M. 1677-Strype, 1755).
S...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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White Bear Alley
West out of Addle Hill, with a passage north to Church Hill, in Castle Baynard Ward (Rocque, 1746-L....
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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White Bear Yard
South out of Bride Lane, in Farringdon Ward Without (Lockie, 1816)
Not named in the maps.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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bear-garden jaw
Rude, vulgar language, such as was used at the bear-gardens.
...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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to bear the bell
To excel or surpass all competitors, to be the principal in a body or society; an allusion to the fo...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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to bear a hand
A seaman's phrase. To be ready ; to go to work; to assist.
...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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bear a fist
See bear a bob
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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bear a bob
, or bear a fist
Jocular for "lend a hand."
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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Back Alley, Bear Alley
South out of Bear Alley and west to Fleet Market (Rocque, 1746-Dodsley, 1761). See Back Bear Alley.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bear Alley, Farringdon Street
East out of Farringdon Street at No.28 (P.O. Directory). In Farringdon Ward Without.
First mention:...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bear Alley, Fleet Ditch
West from Fleet Ditch and south to Bride Lane, in Bridewell precinct, in Farringdon Ward Without (O....
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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The Bear and Ragged Staff
A tenement in the parish of St. John the Evangelist in Watling Street near St. Paul's Church now kno...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Dog and Bear Inn
See Carpenter's Buildings.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Great White Bear Court
North out of Thames Street in Blackfriars, west of Addle Hill, in Castle Baynard Ward (P.C. 1732).
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Little White Bear Court
North out of Thames Street, in the precinct of Blackfriars (P. C. 1732-Dodsley, 1761).
Not named in...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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White Bear, Botolph Lane
See The Bear1.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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grin and bear it
The stoical resignation to unavoidable hardship, which, being heard on board ship by Lord Byron, pro...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Bear and Ragged Staff Alley
East out of Red Cross Street, in Cripplegate Ward Without (O. and M. 1677-Strype, ed. 1720).
The si...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Black Bear Alley, Fleet Market
See Back Bear Alley
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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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...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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White Bear Alley, Rosemary Lane
See Bell Alley, Little Tower Hill.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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White Bear Alley, St. Katherine's
West out of Red Cross Street (Rocque, 1746).
Name probably derived from "White Bear Brewhouse" (Sur...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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White Bear Inn, Basinghall Street
See Bear Inn.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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bear, the constellations of the
Ursa Major and Minor, most important to seamen, as instantly indicating by the pointers and pole-sta...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Bell and Bear Alley, Great Eastcheap
See White Bell Alley.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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White Bear Court, Aldgate High Street
See White Bear Alley.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bear and Ragged Staff Inn, West Smithfield
See Bear Inn.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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White Bear Alley, Court, Aldgate High Street
See Saville Buildings.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.