·noun A seaport city in the west of England.
South out of Duke Humphrey's to the Thames, in Castle Baynard Ward (O. and M. 1677-Strype, 1755). "...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
A Spanish wine called sherry, much drunk at that place, particularly in the morning. ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
The son of an Irish thief and a Welch whore. ...
Said when Bristol was in its palmy commercial days, unannoyed by Liverpool, and its shipping was all...
The Sailor's Word-Book