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Country
·adv The rock through which a vein runs.
II. Country ·adv Rural regions, as opposed to a city or to...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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country
A term synonymous with station. The place whither a ship happens to be ordered.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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Bank
·vt To deposit in a bank.
II. Bank ·vt To pass by the banks of.
III. Bank ·noun A sort of table us...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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bank
to bank, to beat. Exmoor.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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bank
The right or left boundary of a river, in looking from its source towards the sea, and the immediate...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Country club
·add. ·- A club usually located in the suburbs or vicinity of a city or town and devoted mainly to o...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Country cousin
·add. ·- A relative from the country visiting the city and unfamiliar with city manners and sights.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Country seat
·- A dwelling in the country, used as a place of retirement from the city.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Country-base
·noun ·same·as Prison base.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Country-dance
·noun ·see <<Contradance>>.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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North country
A general name for the countries that lay north of Palestine. Most of the invading armies entered Pa...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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country harry
A waggoner. CANT.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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country put
An ignorant country fellow.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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summer country
n.
In New Zealand (South Island), country which can be used in summer only; mountainland in Otago a...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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winter country
in New Zealand (South Island),land so far unaffected by snow that stock is wintered on it.
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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old country
A term applied to Great Britain, originally by natives from that country, but now understood and use...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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east-country
A term applied to the regions bordering on the Baltic.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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maritime country
A country which has its shores washed by the sea.
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old country
A very general designation for Great Britain among the Americans. The term is never applied to any p...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Bank bill
·- In America (and formerly in England), a promissory note of a bank payable to the bearer on demand...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Bank book
·- A book kept by a depositor, in which an officer of a bank enters the debits and credits of the de...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Bank discount
·add. ·- A sum equal to the interest at a given rate on the principal (face) of a bill or note from ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Bank note
·- A promissory note payable at a bank.
II. Bank note ·- A promissory note issued by a bank or bank...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Bank swallow
·- ·see under 1st Bank, ·noun.
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Bank-sided
·adj Having sides inclining inwards, as a ship;
— opposed to wall-sided.
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Double-bank
·vt To row by rowers sitting side by side in twos on a bank or thwart.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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People's bank
·add. ·- A form of cooperative bank, such as those of Germany;
— a term loosely used for various fo...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Sea bank
·- The <<Seashore>>.
II. Sea bank ·- A bank or mole to defend against the sea.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Bank Buildings
1) On the west side of the Royal Exchange, at the junction of Cornhill, Poultry and Threadneedle Str...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bank Street
North out of Cornhill, leading to the Bank of England and east of Bank Buildings in Broad Street and...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Child's Bank
On the south side of Fleet Street, at No. 1, by Temple Bar, in Farringdon Ward Without (P.O. Directo...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Consolidated Bank
See Comptoir National d'Escompte de Paris.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Hoare's Bank
On the south side of Fleet Street at No. 37, opposite St. Dunstan's Church, in Farringdon Ward Witho...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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The National Bank
On the east side of Old Broad Street, at No.13, to the north of Adam's Court (P.O. Directory). In Br...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Tower Bank
On the eastern boundary of Tower Ward running north and south between Thames Street and Tower Street...
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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pass bank
The place for playing at passage, cut into the ground almost like a cock-pit. Also the stock or fund...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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sunny bank
A good fire in winter.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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bank-bill
A bank-note.
Neither Johnson nor the other lexicographers have the term bank-note, though they all ...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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mire-bank
a separation. Norf.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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swathe-bank
a swarth of new-mown grass or corn. N.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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bank, to
Also, an old word meaning to sail along the margins or banks of river-ports: thus Shakspeare in "Kin...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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bank-fires
In steamers, taking advantage of a breeze by allowing the fires to burn down low, and then pulling t...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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bank-harbour
That which is protected from the violence of the sea by banks of mud, gravel, sand, shingle, or silt...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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bank-hook
A large fish-hook laid baited in running water, attached by a line to the bank.
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fog-bank
A dense haze, presenting the appearance of a thick cloud resting upon the horizon; it is known in hi...
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foot-bank
Synonymous with banquette (which see).
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sea-bank
A work so important that our statutes make it felony, without benefit of clergy, maliciously to cut ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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sod-bank
A peculiar effect of refraction sometimes seen in calm weather, showing all objects on the water mul...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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submarine bank
An extensive sandy plateau with deep water over it.
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Never, Never Country
or Never, Never Land
See quotations. Mr. Cooper's explanation (1857 quotation) isnot generally acce...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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east-country ships
The same as easterlings.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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west-country parson
A fish, the hake (Gadus merluccius), is so called, from a black streak on its back, and from its abu...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Samaria, Country Of
Samaria at first included all the tribes over which Jeroboam made himself king, whether east or west...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Bank of England
On the south side of Threadneedle Street, extending north to Lothbury, and from Princes Street west ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bank of Scotland
See Swiss Bankverein.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Imperial Bank, Lothbury
See London Joint Stock Bank.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Metropolitan Bank Buildings
At Nos. 59 and 60 Gracechurch Street (P.O. Directory). In Bridge Ward Within.
On the site of Crown ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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wild cat bank
One of the various terms applied at the West to some of the irresponsible banks of the country. A ba...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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bank of oars
[banco, Sp.] A seat or bench for rowers in the happily all but extinct galley: these are properly ca...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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London Joint Stock Bank
1) On the west side of Princes Street at No. 5 (Head Office) (P.O. Directory). In Broad Street Ward....
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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National Bank of Scotland
East out of Nicholas Lane at No.37 (P.O. Directory). In Langbourn Ward.
Shown in O.S. 1880.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Provincial Bank of Ireland
On the east side of Old Broad Street, at the north-east corner of the street (O.S. 1880).
The site ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Union Bank of London
At the south-west corner of Princes Street at No.2. The Head Office (P.O. Directory).
First mention...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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sand and coral bank
An accumulation of sand and fragments of coral above the surface of the sea, without any vegetation;...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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London County and Westminster Bank
On the south side of Lombard Street at No.21 (P.O. Directory).
First mention: O.S. 1875.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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National Provincial Bank of England
On the west side of Bishopsgate at No.15 (P.O. Directory). In Bishopsgate Ward Within.
Shown in O.S...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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double-bank a rope, to
To clap men on both sides.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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London County and Westminster Bank, Head Office
On the north side of Lothbury at No. 41 (P.O. Directory).
First mention: O.S. 1875.
Occupies part ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.