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bone
bŏnĕ, adv., = bene, formerly read in Lucr. 2, 7; 4, 572; 6, 998, by Gifan. after some ancient MSS.; ...
A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
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Bone
·vt To fertilize with bone.
II. Bone ·noun <<Dice>>.
III. Bone ·noun Fig.: The framework of anythi...
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Cannon
·pl of Cannon.
II. Cannon ·add. ·vi To discharge cannon.
III. Cannon ·noun A kind of type. ·see <<...
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cannon
The well-known piece of artillery, mounted in battery on board or on shore, and made either of brass...
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Canon bone
·- The shank bone, or great bone above the fetlock, in the fore and hind legs of the horse and allie...
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Collar bone
·- The <<Clavicle>>.
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Coronary bone
·add. ·- The small pastern bone of the horse and allied animals.
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Cuttle bone
·- The shell or bone of cuttlefishes, used for various purposes, as for making polishing powder, ·et...
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Rewel bone
·- An obsolete phrase of disputed meaning, — perhaps, smooth or polished bone.
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Rowel bone
·- ·see rewel bone.
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Ruell bone
·- ·see rewel bone.
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Jaw-bone
Of an ass afforded Samson a weapon for the great slaughter of the Philistines (Judg. 15:15), in whic...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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bone box
The mouth. Shut your bone box; shut your mouth.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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bone picker
A footman.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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ice-bone
a rump of beef. Norf.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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whirl-bone
the knee-pan. Lane.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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ankle-bone
An old seaman's term for the crawfish.
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bone, to
To seize, take, or apprehend. A ship is said to carry a bone in her mouth and cut a feather, when sh...
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green-bone
The trivial name of the viviparous blenny, or guffer, the backbone of which is green when boiled; al...
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Cannon Alley
North out of St. Paul's Churchyard, at No. 64, to Paternoster Row (P.O. Directory). In Farringdon Wa...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Cannon Court
At the south end of White Lyon Court, north of Barbican, at the western boundary of Cripplegate Ward...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Cannon Street
East from St. Paul's Churchyard to King William Street, London Bridge (P.O. Directory). In Candlewic...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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cannon-perer
An ancient piece of ordnance used in ships of war for throwing stone shot.
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cannon-petronel
A piece of ordnance with a 6-inch bore which carried a 24-lb. ball.
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cannon, rifled
Introduced by Captain Blakely, Sir W. Armstrong, and others.
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cannon royal
A 60-pounder of eight and a half inches bore. (See carthoun.)
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cannon-serpentine
An old name for a gun of 7-inches bore.
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demi-cannon
An ancient name for a gun carrying a ball of 33 pounds weight, with a length of from 12 to 14 feet, ...
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Cannon Street House
On the south side of Cannon Street at No. 110 (P.O. Directory), between Martin's Lane and Lawrence P...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Cannon Street Station
On the south side of Cannon Street at Dowgate Hill, extending south to the Thames (P.O. Directory), ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Cannon Street West
See Cannon Street.
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Ball Alley, Cannon Street
Out of Cannon Street (Strype, ed. 1755-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
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Bell Alley, Cannon Street
In Cannon Street, by Budge Row, at Walbrook End (W. Stow, 1722-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps....
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breech of a cannon
The after-end, next the vent or touch-hole. It is the most massive part of a gun; strictly speaking,...
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Black Swan Alley, Cannon Street
See Black Swan Court.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.