Eight

·adj Seven and one; as, eight years.

II. Eight ·noun A symbol representing eight units, as 8 or viii.

III. Eight ·noun An island in a river; an Ait.

IV. Eight ·noun The number greater by a unit than seven; eight units or objects.

eight eyes
I will knock out two of your eight eyes; a common Billingsgate threat from one fish nymph to another...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
twenty-eight
n. another name for the Yellow-collared Parrakeet. Named from its note.See Parrakeet. 1848. J. Gou...

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
figure of eight
A knot made by passing the end of a rope over and round the standing part, up over its own part, and...

The Sailor's Word-Book
piece of eight
The early name for the coin of the value of 8 reals, the well-known Spanish dollar. ...

The Sailor's Word-Book
six and eight-pence
An attorney, whose fee on several occasions is fixed at that sum. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose