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Indian
·noun A native or inhabitant of India.
II. Indian ·adj Made of maize or Indian corn; as, Indian cor...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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East
·adv <<Eastward>>.
II. East ·vi To move toward the east; to veer from the north or south toward the...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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East
1) The orient (mizrah); the rising of the sun. Thus "the east country" is the country lying to the e...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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east
About east, is about right; in the proper manner. A common slang expression in New England. See walk...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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east
From the Anglo-Saxon, y'st. One of the cardinal points of the compass. Where the sun rises due east,...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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East
The Hebrew term kedem properly means that which is before or in front of a person, and was applied t...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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West Indian
·- Belonging or relating to the West Indies.
II. West Indian ·- A native of, or a dweller in, the W...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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indian bed
An Indian bed of clams is made by setting a number of clams together on the ground with the hinge up...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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indian file
Single file; the usual way in which the Indians traverse the woods or march to battle, one following...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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indian giver
When an Indian gives anything, he expects an equivalent in return, or that the same thing may be giv...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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indian meal
Meal made from Indian corn.
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Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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indian summer
A period of warm weather late in autumn, when it is said, the Indians go hunting to supply themselve...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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indian ink
Properly Chinese; compounded of a peculiar lamp-black and gum.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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indian ocean
The great Oriental Ocean.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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East-insular
·adj Relating to the Eastern Islands; East Indian.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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East gate
(Jer. 19:2), properly the Potter's gate, the gate which led to the potter's field, in the valley of ...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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East sea
(Joel 2:20; Ezek. 47:18), the Dead Sea, which lay on the east side of the Holy Land. The Mediterrane...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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East wind
The wind coming from the east (Job 27:21; Isa. 27:8, etc.). Blight caused by this wind, "thin ears" ...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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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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East Smithfield
A district lying just outside the walls of London, east of the Tower, stretching south to the Thames...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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East Street
East out of Finsbury Circus at No. 21 to Blomfield Street (P.O. Directory). In Coleman Street Ward.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Smithfield, East
See East Smithfield.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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down east
Far away in that bearing. This term, as down west, &c., is an Americanism, recently adopted into our...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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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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east wind
This, in the British seas, is generally attended with a hazy atmosphere, and is so ungenial as to co...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Arthur Street East
East out of King William Street at No. 46 to Monument Square (O.S.). In Bridge Ward Within.
Erected...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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East Harding Street
East out of Great New Street, at No. 12, to Gunpowder Alley (P.O. Directory). In Farringdon Ward Wit...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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East India Avenue
South out of Leadenhall Street between Nos. 15 and 16 (P.O. Directory). In Lime Street Ward.
Erecte...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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East India Chambers
On the south side of Leadenhall Street at No. 23, opposite St. Mary Axe (P.O. Directory).
First men...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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East India House
At the north-west corner of Lime Street (Horwood, 1799), extending to Leadenhall Market. In Lime Str...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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East Smithfield School
Founded 1673 by Sir Samuel Sterling for sixteen poor boys of the parish of St. Botolph, Aldgate (Dod...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Katherine's East Smithfield
See St. Katherine's Street, East Smithfield.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Lower East Smithfield
West from Little Thames Street to the Hermitage Swing Bridge and Basin (P.O. Directory).
In the eig...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Upper East Smithfield
East from Littie Tower Hill to Dock Street (P.O. Directory).
Earliest mention: Lockie, 1810.
Forme...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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east-country ships
The same as easterlings.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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east india hoy
A sloop formerly expressly licensed for carrying stores to the E. I. Company's ships.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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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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East, Children of the
The Arabs as a whole, known as the Nabateans or Kedarenes, nomad tribes (Judg. 6:3, 33; 7:12; 8:10)....
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Butcher Row, East Smithfield
South-east from Upper East Smithfield to Lower East Smithfield (Lockie's Topog. 1810-Elmes' Topog. D...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Cock Alley, East Smithfield
North out of Upper East Smithfield (In Bacon's map, 1912).
Earliest mention: Hatton, 1708.
Site se...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Cooper's Court, East Smithfield
See Hooper's Court.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Covent Garden, East Smithfield
Inhabited by foreigners in 1635 (L. and P. Chas. I. Dom. S. 1635, p. 594).
Not mentioned in any of ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Covent Rentes, East Smithfield
Messuage called "le Covent Rentes" in Estsmythfeld in parish of St. Botolph without Algate belonging...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Dunstan in the East
On the west side of St. Dunstan's Hill at No. 2 (P.O. Directory). In Tower Ward.
Earliest mention f...
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.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Half Moon, East Smithfield
Messuage called the Half Moon, in East Smithfield, in parish of St. Botolph Without Aldgate (Strype,...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Helmet Court, East Smithfield
A small court west out of Butcher Row, at No. 31, by Helmet Steps (Hatton, 1708-Lockie, 1810).
In S...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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John's Court, East Smithfield
South out of Upper East Smithfield (P.C. 1732-Lockie, 1810).
Former name : "Jennings Rents" (Survey...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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The Katherine Wheel, East Smithfield
West of Hermitage Dock (Rocque, 1746). A tenement called "le Katheryn Whele" in East Smithfield was ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Katherine's Churchyard, East Smithfield
North and east of the church, the part south of the church is called "Green Churchyard" (Strype, 172...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Katherine's Court, East Smithfield
East out of St. Katherine's Square and west of the church (Lockie, 1810). (Survey of St. Katherine's...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Katherine's Square, East Smithfield
West out of St. Katherine's Court (Horwood, 1799).
Former name : "St. Katherine's Court" (Rocque, 1...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Katherine's Stairs, East Smithfield
East of Irongate Stairs, on the Thames (Survey of St. Katherine's, 1686, Sloane MS. 3254-A. 1-Lockie...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Katherine's Street, East Smithfield
East from the Tower to Hermitage Bridge (Lockie, 1810).
Former name : "St. Katherine's" (O. and M. ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Katherine's Wharf, East Smithfield
Between Irongate Wharf west and St. Katherine's Dock Entrance east (O.S. ed. 1894).
Mentioned in 14...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Mouse Alley, East Smithfield
See Dean Street.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Nightingale Lane, East Smithfield
South out of Upper East Smithfield to the Docks (P.O. Directory).
Earliest mention: " Nightingale l...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Red Lion, East Smithfield
Brewhouse so called, which belonged to St. Mary Graces, near the brewhouse called " Le three Kyngs,"...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Swan Court, East Smithfield
See Nightingale Court.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bush Alley, Upper East Smithfield
See Brush Court.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Dunstan in the East, Churchyard
On the north and south sides of the Church (O.S.). Churchyard of the Church of St. Dunstan in East c...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Red Cross Street, East Smithfield
North-east out of Butcher Row to Nightingale Lane (Hatton, 1708-Lockie, 1810).
Removed for the form...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Sun Court, Upper East Smithfield
North out of Upper East Smithfield at No.20 (Lockie, 1810-Bacon's map, 1912).
Other names: "Sun Yar...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Swan Street, Upper East Smithfield
North-east from Butcher Row to East Smithfield at No.102, with a branch to Nightingale Lane (Lockie,...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Swann Alley, Upper East Smithfield
See Swan Street, Upper East Smithfield.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Custom House Stairs, East and West
East and west of the Custom House, on the river (O.S. 1894-6). The Stairs East are in Tower Ward. Th...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Gun Yard, Little Tower Hill, East
East out of Little Tower Hill. In St. Katherine's precinct (O. and M. 1677-Lond. Guide, 1758).
Also...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Chapel in (St.) Dunstan in the East Churchyard
There was a chapel "upon the charnell in the chirch haue of Seint Dunstan in the Est," mentioned in ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Preist Alley, St. Dunstan in the East
North out of Church Alley, opposite St. Dunstans Church (Strype, 1720 and 1755).
Former form: " Pri...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(Holy) Trinity Chapel, St. Dunstan's in the East
See St. Dunstan in the East.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.