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Passage
·vi Reception; currency.
II. Passage ·vi A movement or an evacuation of the bowels.
III. Passage ·...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Passage
Denotes in Josh. 22:11, as is generally understood, the place where the children of Israel passed ov...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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passage
A camp game with three dice: doublets, making up ten or more, to pass or win; any other chances lose...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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passage
Enactment; the act of carrying through oll the regular forms necessary to give validity; as the pass...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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passage
A voyage is generally supposed to comprise the outward and homeward passages. Also, a west-country t...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Passage
Used in the plural, (Jeremiah 22:20) probably to denote the mountain region of Abarim on the east si...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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By
(·pref.) Against.
II. By ·adv Aside; as, to lay by; to put by.
III. By (·pref.) On; along; in trav...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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By
In the expression "by myself" (A.V., 1 Cor. 4:4), means, as rendered in the Revised Version, "agains...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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by
On or close to the wind.
♦ Full and by, not to lift or shiver the sails; rap-full.
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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By and by
Immediately (Matt. 13:21; R.V., "straightway;" Luke 21:9).
...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Angel Passage
,-South out of Upper Thames Street at No.95, adjoining Dyers' Hall and leading to Dyers' Hall Wharf ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Barleymow Passage
South out of Long Lane to Cloth Fair at No.45 (P.O. Directory).
First mention: Horwood, 1799.
Form...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bartlett's Passage
West out of Bartlett's Buildings at No.9 to Fetter Lane (P.O. Directory).
First mention: Rocque, 17...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Beehive Passage
At 13 Lime Street, opposite Cullum Street, at Leadenhall Market (Lockie, 1816).
Not named in the ma...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Borer's Passage
A passage at the north-west end of Cutler Street, north of the Clothes Market (P.O. Directory). In P...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bride's Passage
West out of Bride Lane to St. Bride1s Avenue (P.O. Directory) and west from St. Bride1s Church to Sa...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bridgewater Passage
Out of Bridgewater Square (Dodsley, 1761).
Not named in the maps.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Church Passage
1) North out of Gresham Street at No. 79, at the west end of St. Lawrence Church, and extending to t...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Coxe's Passage
West out of Aldersgate Street, a little south of Long Lane (Strype, 1720 and 1755).
The site is now...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Dean's Passage
Out of Huggen Lane (Strype, ed. 1755-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Dermer's Passage
Seems to have been another name for Bartlett's Passage, Fetter Lane (Lockie, 1810).
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Dryden Passage
Out of Fetter Lane (L.C.C. List, 1912).
Named in 1881.
The site seems to have been rebuilt.
Dryde...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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East Passage
West out of Cloth Street to Cloth Fair and New Court, with a passage north into Long Lane. In Farrin...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Fishmongers' Passage
See Fishmonger Alley.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Hercules' Passage
North-west out of Threadneedle Street at No. 54, and Old Broad Street (P.O. Directory). In Broad Str...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Heydon Passage
Out of Haydon Square (Dodsley, 1761).
Not named in the maps.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Horsshoe Passage
North-east out of Blow Bladder Street (Newgate Street), in Farringdon Ward Within ; leading to Round...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Hospital Passage
Leading from Christ's Hospital into Butcherhall Lane (Dodsley, 1761).
Not identified in the maps.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) John's passage
South out of Cloak Lane, near Dowgate Hill (Lockie, 1816).
Not named in the maps.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Mansell Passage
West out of Mansell Street to Haydon Square. In parishes of St. Mary Whitechapel and St. Botolph Ald...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Market Passage
1) In Paternoster Row, Cheapside, leading into Newgate Market (Strype, ed. 1755-Poyle, 1799).
Not n...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Middlesex Passage
From No. 61 to No. 49 Bartholomew Close (P.O. Directory). In Farringdon Ward Without.
First mention...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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New Passage
1) At the north-east corner of Newgate Market, running north and east to Ivy Lane (Rocque, 1746).
S...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Nicholas Passage
West out of Nicholas Lane, at No.5, to 31 Abchurch Lane (P.O. Directory). In Langhourn and Candlewic...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Paved Passage
See Paternoster Avenue.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Postboy Passage
South out of Black Fryers to Shoemakers Row (Rocque, 1746- Boyle, 1799).
Seems to be called " Poste...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Postern Passage
In Shoemaker Row (Dodsley, 1761).
See Postboy Passage.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Prudent Passage
West out of Ironmonger Lane, between Nos. 27 and 28, to King Street. In Cheap Ward (P.O. Directory)....
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Sun Passage
In Milk Street.
Or Mitre Court Passage (P.C. 1732).
Not named in the maps.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Sweating's Passage
At the northern end of Moor Lane, running east and west, in Cripplegate Ward Without (Rocque, 1746-B...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Turpin's Passage
On the north side of Cloth Fair to Long Lane (L.C.C. List, 1901).
Called "Passage leading to Long L...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Whalebone Passage
North out of Tokenhouse Yard, a narrow footway (L.C.C. List, 1912).
Leading into Whalebone Court, M...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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passage bank
The top tilter of that gang throughout the whole army, who demands and receives contribution from al...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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windward passage
One who uses or navigates the windward passage; a sodomite.
...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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limber-passage
The line of limber-holes throughout the whole length of the floor, on each side of the keelson, for ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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passage-boat
A small vessel employed in carrying persons or luggage from one port to another. Also, a ferry-boat....
The Sailor's Word-Book
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passage-broker
One who is licensed to act in the procuring of passages by ships from one port to another.
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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passage-money
The allowance made for carrying official personages in a royal ship. Also, the charge made for the c...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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By-bidder
·noun One who bids at an auction in behalf of the auctioneer or owner, for the purpose of running up...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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By-blow
·noun An illegitimate child; a bastard.
II. By-blow ·noun A side or incidental blow; an accidental ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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By-corner
·noun A private corner.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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By-dependence
·noun An appendage; that which depends on something else, or is distinct from the main dependence; a...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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By-drinking
·noun A drinking between meals.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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By-election
·noun An election held by itself, not at the time of a general election.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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By-end
·noun Private end or interest; secret purpose; selfish advantage.
...
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By-interest
·noun Self-interest; private advantage.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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By-lane
·noun A private lane, or one opening out of the usual road.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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By-law
·noun A local or subordinate law; a private law or regulation made by a corporation for its own gove...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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By-name
·noun A <<Nickname>>.
...
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By-pass
·noun A by-passage, for a pipe, or other channel, to divert circulation from the usual course.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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By-past
·adj Past; gone by.
...
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By-place
·noun A retired or private place.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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By-product
·noun A secondary or additional product; something produced, as in the course of a manufacture, in a...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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By-respect
·noun Private end or view; by-interest.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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By-room
·noun A private room or apartment.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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By-speech
·noun An incidental or casual speech, not directly relating to the point.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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By-spell
·noun A <<Proverb>>.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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By-street
·noun A separate, private, or obscure street; an out of the way or cross street.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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By-stroke
·noun An accidental or a slyly given stroke.
...
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By-turning
·noun An obscure road; a way turning from the main road.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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By-view
·noun A private or selfish view; self-interested aim or purpose.
...
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By-walk
·noun A secluded or private walk.
...
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By-wash
·noun The outlet from a dam or reservoir; also, a cut to divert the flow of water.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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By-wipe
·noun A secret or side stroke, as of raillery or sarcasm.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Go-by
·noun A passing without notice; intentional neglect; thrusting away; a shifting off; adieu; as, to g...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Good-by
(·noun / ·interj) ·Alt. of Good-bye.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Hang-by
·noun A dependent; a hanger-on;
— so called in contempt.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Passer-by
·noun One who goes by; a passer.
...
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Stand-by
·noun One who, or that which, stands by one in need; something upon which one relies for constant us...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Stander-by
·noun One who stands near; one who is present; a bystander.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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By-ways
Only in Judg. 5:6 and Ps. 125:5; literally "winding or twisted roads." The margin has "crooked ways....
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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By-word
Hebrew millah (Job 30:9), a word or speech, and hence object of talk; Hebrew mashal (Ps. 44:14), a p...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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the go by
To give one the go by is to deceive him; to leave him in the lurch.--Craven Glossary.
TO GO BY
To ...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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to set by
To regard; to esteem.--Johnson. Norfolk and Craven Glossaries. These are very old expressions, and w...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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bime-by
By-and-by, soon, in a short time.
...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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by-bidder
A person employed at public auctions to bid on articles put up for sale, in order to obtain higher p...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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by gosh!
An inoffensive oath, used mostly in New England. Negroes often say, By Golly!
...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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by gum!
The same as the preceding. It is also noticed by Moor in his Suffolk Glossary.
...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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by-wash
The outlet of water from a dam or discharge channel.
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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for-by
Near to; adjacent.
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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go by
stratagem
♦ To give her the go by, is to escape by deceiving.
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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stand by!
The order to be prepared; to look out to fire when directed.
To stand by a rope, is to take hold o...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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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.
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Aggate, Aggat's passage
See Borer's Passage.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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All Hallows Passage
West out of Gracechurch Street at No. 18 on the north side of All Hallows Church, Lombard Street. In...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Austin Friars Passage
North out of Austin Friars at No.12 (P.O. Directory) to Great Winchester Street. In Broad Street War...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Black Raven Passage
West out of Fetter Lane with a passage west to Cursitors Alley (Rocque, 1746-Boyle, 1799). "Raven Co...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bull's Head Passage
1) East out of Gracechurch Street at No. 81 (P.O. Directory). In Bishopsgate Ward Within. Leading in...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Christ Church Passage
North out of Newgate Street, on the west side of the Church (P.O. Directory). In Farringdon Ward Wit...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Church Passage, Minories
See Church Street, Minories.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Clifford's Inn Passage
North out of Fleet Street at No. 187 on the west side of St. Dunstan's Church (P.O. Directory). In F...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Crosby Square Passage
Leading into Crosby Square (q.v.) (Hatton, 1708-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Duke's Head Passage
East out of Paternoster Square, at No. 23, to Ivy Lane (P.O. Directory). In Farringdon Ward Within.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Half Moon Passage
1) West out of Aldersgate Street, at No. 157, to Bartholomew close, eastern end in Aldersgate Ward, ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Horse-shoe Passage
In Foster Lane (Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Jacob's Well Passage
South out of Barbican, at No. 20, to Paul's Alley, crossing the Metropolitan Railway lines (P.O. Dir...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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King Street Passage
Out of Little Tower Hill (Strype, ed. 1755-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Lime Street Passage
North-west out of Lime Street at No. 21A. (P.O. Directory). In Langbourn Ward.
First mention: Locki...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Mitre Court Passage
In Honey Lane. Also called Sun Passage (P.C. 1732).
Not named in the maps.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Oxford Arms Passage
West out of Warwick Lane, in Farringdon Ward Within (O. and M. 1677-O.S. 1880).
So called as being ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Queen's Head Passage
South out of Newgate Street, at No. 41, to Paternoster Row. In Farringdon Ward Within (P.O. Director...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Raven Court, Passage
West out of Fetter Lane at No.101, in Farringdon Ward Without (Boyle, 1799-Elmes, 1831).
Greystoke ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Red Lion Passage
1) South out of Cloth Fair at No.22 (P.O. Directory). In Farringdon Ward Without.
First mention: Bo...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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School House Passage
North out of Upper Thames Street at No. 184, west of Queen Street (Lockie, 1810 and 1816).
Not name...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Ship Tavern Passage
North~west out of Lime Street, at No.21, to 76 Gracechurch Street (P.O. Directory). In Bishopsgate W...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Six Bell Passage
In Foster Lane (P.C. 1732-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Skinner Street Passage
Leading to Skinner Street, Bishopsgate (Dodsley, 1761). Not named in the maps.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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South Sea Passage
South out of Broad Street, on the west side of the Old South Sea House. In Broad Street Ward (Rocque...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Sun Street Passage
South out of Pindar Street to Broad Street Buildings, in Bishops-gate Ward Without (P.O. Directory)....
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Thavie's Inn Passage
In Thavie's Inn (Strype, ed. 1755-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Tuns Passage
West out of Ivy Lane, at No.15, to Paternoster Square (P.O. Directory). In Farringdon Ward Within.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Tower Hill Passage
On Little Tower Hill (Dodsley, 1761).
Not named in the maps.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Trinity Church Passage
East out of Fetter Lane, at No.15, to Great New Street and Holy Trinity Church (P.O. Directory).
Fi...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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north-east passage
To the Pacific, or round the north of Europe, has been divided into three parts, thus:
1. From Arc...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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north-west passage
By Hudson's Bay into the Pacific Ocean has been more than once attempted of late years, but hitherto...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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(St.) Andrew by Aldgate
Apparently St. Andrew Undershaft (q.v.).
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Katherine by Alegate
See St. Katherine Cree Churchyard.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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cheek by jowl
Side by side, hand to fist.
...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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fly-by-night
You old fly-by-night; an ancient term of reproach to an old woman, signifying that she was a witch, ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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to set much by
To regard; to esteem.--Johnson. Norfolk and Craven Glossaries. These are very old expressions, and w...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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to set store by
To value; esteem; regard. This sense of the word store is not noticed by the English or American lex...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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by good rights
By right, by strict justice; as, "By good rights Mr. Clay ought to be President of the United States...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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by the bye
To Mr. Richardson we are indebted for a fuller examination of this phrase, than other lexicographers...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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go-by-ground
a little go-by-ground ; a diminutive person.
...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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holy-by-zont
a ridiculous figure. N.
...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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by and large
To the wind and off it; within six points.
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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by the board
Over the ship's side. When a mast is carried away near the deck it is said to go by the board.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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by the head
When a ship is deeper forward than abaft.
...
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by the lee
The situation of a vessel going free, when she has fallen off so much as to bring the wind round her...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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by the stern
When the ship draws more water abaft than forward. (See by the head.)
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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by the wind
Is when a ship sails as nearly to the direction of the wind as possible. (See full and by.) In gener...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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fire, loss by
Is within the policy of insurance, whether it be by accident, or by the fault of the master or marin...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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fly-by-night
A sort of square-sail, like a studding-sail, used in sloops when running before the wind; often a te...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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full and by
Sailing close-hauled on a wind; when a ship is as close as she will lie to the wind, without sufferi...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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kenning by kenning
A mode of increasing wages formerly, according to whaling law, by seeing how a man performed his dut...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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latitude by account
That estimated by the log-board, and the last determined by observation.
...
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latitude by observation
The latitude determined by observations of the sun, star, or moon, by meridional, as also by double ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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lay, by the
When a man is paid in proportion to the success of the voyage, instead of by the month. This is comm...
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lie by, to
Dodging under small sail under the land.
...
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longitude by account
The distance east and west, as computed from the ship's course and distance run, carried forward fro...
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longitude by chronometer
Is estimated by the difference between the time at the place, and the time indicated by chronometer....
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Red Sea, Passage of
The account of the march of the Israelites through the Red Sea is given in Ex. 14:22-31. There has b...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Angel Passage, Skinner Street
See Angel Place.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Blackwell Hall Court, Passage
North out of Cateaton Street to Blackwell Hall. In Cheap Ward (Strype, ed. 1720-Boyle, 1799).
Shown...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Church Passage, Basinghall Street
See Church Alley.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Dice Quay Lane, Passage
Out of Thames Street, leading to Dice Quay, Billingsgate (Strype, ed. 1755-Boyle, 1799).
Not named ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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East Smithfield Double Passage
On Tower Hill (Dodsley, 1761).
Not named in the maps.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Passage to the Hospital
See Christ Church Passage.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Passage to Wood Street
See Little Love Lane.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Passage to ye Square
See Prince's Street2, Bridgewater Square.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Queen's Colledge Passage Square, or Queen's Square Passage
South out of Leadenhall Street and east to Lime Street. In Lime Street Ward (Strype, 1720 and 1755)....
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Swan and Hoop Passage
South out of Cornhill to No.78 Lombard Street. In Cornhill and Langbourn Wards (P.C. 1732-Elmes, 183...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Andrew by the Wardrobe
On the east side of St. Andrew's Hill at No.35, on. the north side of Queen Victoria Street (P.O. Di...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Augustine by London Wall
See St. Augustine Papey.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Bartholomew by the Exchange
At the south-east corner of Bartholomew Lane. In Broad Street Ward. The parish is in Broad Street an...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Gregory by St. Paul's
At the south-west end of St. Paul's, adjoining the Lowlardes Tower (S. 372, and Strype). In Castle B...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) James' by the Thames
See St. James' Garlickhithe.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Martin by the Thames
See St. Martin Vintry.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Michael by Christ Church
See St. Michael Aldgate.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Olave by London Bridge
Qy. = Olave (St.) Hart Street or Olave (St.) Southwark.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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go by the ground
A little short person, man or woman.
...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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lies by the wall
i. c. is dead. Spoken between the time of death and burial. Norf. and Suff.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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brought by the lee
See bring by the lee, to.
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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longitude by lunar observation
The longitude calculated by observing the moon's angular distance from the sun or a fixed star. It i...
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struck by a sea
Said of a ship when a high rolling wave breaks on board of her.
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Black Raven Passage, Seething Lane
See Black Raven Court.
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Queen's Square Passage, Leadenhall Street
See Queen's Colledge Passage Square.
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Weatmoreland Court, Passage, Aldersgate Street
See Westmoreland Buildings.
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north passage to the indies
The grand object of our maritime expeditions at a remote period, prosecuted with a boldness, dexteri...
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Hermitage by St. Bartbolomew's Hospital
Grant to Katheren, late wife of W. Hardell, of 20 foot of land in Smithfield, next to the Chapel of ...
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(St.) Nicholas' Chapel, by the Tower
See SS. Mary and Nicholas Chapel by the Tower of London.
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Pool by St. Giles' Churchyard
Mentioned by Stow, p. 16, as having been in existence in 1244, but in his time stopped up, and the s...
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bring by the lee, to
To incline so rapidly to leeward of the course when the ship sails large, or nearly before the wind,...
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let go by the run
, or let go by the run.
Cast off at once.
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run, to lower by the
To let go altogether, instead of lowering with a turn on a cleat or bitt-head.
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Conduit by St. Nicholas Cole Abbey
On the north side of the church, in the wall thereof (S. 18). Made about 1583. £700 given by Barnard...
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Little Conduit by the Stocks Market
Erected about 1500 (S. 18). In Walbrook Ward. Removed after the Fire 1666 (Strype, ed. 1720, I. i. 2...
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(St.) Margaret de Froscherche, by London Bridge
See St. Margaret Fish Street Hill.
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(St.) Mary Magdalen in Piscar', by Westpiscar
See St. Mary Magdalen, Old Fish Street.
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by the skin of one's teeth
When a man has made a narrow escape from any dilemma, it is a common remark to say, that he has save...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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(St.) Olave by the Tower or versus Turrim
See St. Olave Hart Street.
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to get the wrong pig by the tail
is to make a mistake in selecting a person for any object. If a charge is made against a man, who on...
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Conduit by St. Mary Magdalen, Old Fish Street
Erected 1583 and castellated with stone for the receipt of Thames water, conveyed to it at the charg...
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(Sts.) Mary and Nicholas Chapel by the Tower of London
Chapel of St. Mary and St. Nicholas in the Torella of the city wall by the Tower of London, H. III. ...
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not born in the woods to be scared by an owl
Too much used to danger, or threats, to be easily frightened.
I just puts my finger to my nose, and...
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Left by Thomas Hinde, 1635, to the parson and churchwardens of the parish (End. Ch. St. Peter, 1903, p. 2).
No later mention.
Named after an owner or builder.
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finish. the finish; a small coffee-house in coven garden, market, opposite russel-street, open very early in the morning, and therefore resorted to by debauchees shut out of every other house: it is also called carpenter's coffee- house.
Introducing a story by head and shoulders. A man wanting to tell a particular story, said to the com...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose