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Battle-axe
A mallet or heavy war-club. Applied metaphorically (Jer. 51:20) to Cyrus, God's instrument in destro...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Battle
·adj Fertile. ·see <<Battel>>, a.
II. Battle ·vt A division of an army; a battalion.
III. Battle ·...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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battle
An engagement between two fleets, or even single ships, usually called a sea-fight or engagement. Th...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Axe
·- ·Alt. of <<Axeman>>.
II. Axe ·noun A tool or instrument of steel, or of iron with a steel edge o...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Axe
Used in the Authorized Version of Deut. 19:5; 20:19; 1 Kings 6:7, as the translation of a Hebrew wor...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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to axe
(Ang. Sax. aesian, axian.) To ask.
This word is now considered a vulgarism; though, like many other...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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axe
A large flat edge-tool, for trimming and reducing timber. Also an Anglo-Saxon word for ask, which se...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Battle range
·add. ·- The range within which the fire of small arms is very destructive. With the magazine rifle,...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Battle ship
·add. ·- An armor-plated man-of-war built of steel and heavily armed, generally having from ten thou...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Battle-ax
·noun ·Alt. of Battle-axe.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Battle-bow
The war-bow used in fighting (Zech. 9:10; 10:4). "Thy bow was made quite naked" (Hab. 3:9) means tha...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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battle-royal
A battle or bout at cudgels or fisty-cuffs, wherein more than two persons are engaged: perhaps from ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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battle-twig
an ear-wig. Derb.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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battle lanterns
(American). See fighting-lanterns.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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battle-royal
A term derived from cock-fighting, but generally applied to a noisy confused row.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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drawn battle
A conflict in which both parties claim the victory, or retire upon equal terms.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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axe agglomerati
axe agglŏmĕrāti: universi stan tes, id est cohortibus aut legionibus, Paul. ex Fest. p. 25 Müll.
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A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
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Lochaber axe
·- A weapon of war, consisting of a pole armed with an axhead at its end, formerly used by the Scotc...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Axe Inn
On the east side of Aldermanbury, at No.20, in Cripplegate Ward Within (O. and M. 1677-Elmes, 1831)....
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Axe Yard
East out of St. Mary Axe. In Aldgate Ward (O. and M. 1677).
No later reference.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary Axe
On the west side of the street of St. Mary Axe. In Lime Street Ward.
First mention found in records...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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axe-breaker
n.
name of a tree, Notelaealongifolia, Vent., N.O. Jasmineae.
1889. J. H. Maiden, `Useful Native P...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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tommy-axe
n.
a popular corruption of the word Tomahawk (q.v.); it is an instance of the law ofHobson-Jobson.
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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moreing-axe
an axe for grubbing up the roots of trees. Glouc.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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broad axe
Formerly a warlike instrument; also for beheading; specially applied to the axe of carpenters for ma...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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curtle-axe
The old term for cutlass or cutlace.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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lochaber axe
A formidable weapon once used by the Highlanders.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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line of battle
A disposition of the fleet at the moment of engagement, by signal or previous order, on which occasi...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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order of battle
The arranging of ships or troops so as to engage the enemy to the best advantage.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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(St.) Mary Axe, Street
North out of Leadenhall Street, at No. 116, to Houndsditch (P.O. Directory). Eastern side in Aldgate...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary Axe Warehouses
See Leadenhall Chambers.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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battle the watch, to
To shift as well as we can; to contend with a difficulty. To depend on one's own exertions.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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line-of-battle ships
Formerly those of 74 guns and upwards; or in these iron days, any vessel capable of giving and takin...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Axe Alley, Leadenhall Street
See Sussex Place.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Axe Yard, Lime Street
East out of Lime Street. In Aldgate Ward, near the Ward boundary (Strype, 1720-55).
Seems to be the...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Cock's Court, St. Mary Axe
East out of St. Mary Axe. In Aldgate Ward (Strype, ed 1720).
Near Fletchers' Hall.
Site now occupi...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Soaper's Yard, St, Mary Axe
See Soper's Yard.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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savage as a meat axe
Exceedingly hungry. This vulgar simile is often used in the Northern and Western States.
"Why, you ...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.