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Rod
·noun An instrument for measuring.
II. Rod ·noun A support for a fishing line; a fish pole.
III. R...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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rod
The connecting and coupling bars of the steam-engine. (See sounding-rod.)
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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Golden
·adj Made of gold; consisting of gold.
II. Golden ·adj Having the color of gold; as, the golden gra...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Aaron's rod
·- A plant with a tall flowering stem; ·esp. the great mullein, or hag-taper, and the golden-rod.
I...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Black Rod
·- An usher in the legislature of British colonies.
II. Black Rod ·- the usher to the Chapter of th...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Gauging rod
·- ·see Gauge rod, under Gauge, ·noun.
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Tappet rod
·add. ·- A rod carrying a tappet or tappets, as one for closing the valves in a Cornish pumping engi...
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Tie-rod
·noun A rod used as a tie. ·see <<Tie>>.
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Withe-rod
·noun A North American shrub (Viburnum nudum) whose tough osierlike shoots are sometimes used for bi...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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connecting-rod
In the marine engine, the part which connects the side-levers and the crank together.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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excentric rod
, by its action on the gab-lever, which it catches either way, puts the engine into gear.
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fit-rod
A small iron rod with a hook at the end, which is put into the holes made in a vessel's side, to asc...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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gauge-rod
A graduated iron for sounding the pump-well.
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index-rod
A graduated indicator.
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piston-rod
A rod which is firmly fixed in the piston by a key driven through both.
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rhiland-rod
A Dutch measure of 12 English feet, formerly in use with us: it is more properly Rhine-land rod.
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sounding-rod
A slight rod of iron marked with feet and inches, which being let down by a line in a groove of the ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Golden State
·add. ·- California;
— a nickname alluding to its rich gold deposits.
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Golden-eye
·noun A duck (Glaucionetta clangula), found in Northern Europe, Asia, and America. The American vari...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Golden calf
(Ex. 32:4, 8; Deut. 9:16; Neh. 9:18). This was a molten image of a calf which the idolatrous Israeli...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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The Golden Cross
The sign of the Golden Cross in Temys Street, 1538 (L. and P. H. VIII. XIV. (1), p. 220).
No later ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Golden Lane
North out of Holborn Hill, in parish of St. Andrew Holborn, west of the Fleet (S. 374).
First menti...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Golden Lion
The signe of the Golding Lyon, which is some twelve houses short of Ave Mary lane (S. 314). In Pater...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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golden-chain
n.
another name for the Laburnum (q.v.).
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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golden-eye
n.
the bird Certhialunulatu, Shaw; now called Melithreptus lunulatus,Shaw, and classed as White-nap...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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golden-perch
n.
a fresh-water fish ofAustralia, Ctenolates ambiguus, Richards., family Percidae, and C. christyi...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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golden-rosemary
n. See rosemary.
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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golden-wattle
n.
See wattle.
1896. `The Argus,' July 20, p. 5, col. 8:
«Many persons who had been lured into ga...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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rosemary, golden
n.
name given in Tasmaniato the plant Oxylobium ellipticum, R. Br., N.O. Leguminosae.
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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slide-valve rod
A rod connecting the slide-valves of an engine, to both of which it is joined; it passes through the...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Golden Cross Court
1) Out of Cateaton Street (Strype, ed. 1755-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
Named after the s...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Golden Dragon Yard
Out of Long Lane, West Smithfield, in Farringdon Ward Without (Strype, ed. 1720, I. iii. 284).
Not ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Golden Fleece Court
East out of the Minories, the first turning from Aldgate High Street (P.O. Directory).
First mentio...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Golden Fleece Hotel
At the southern end of Crown Court, Cheapside (O.S. 1880). In Cheap Ward.
Now called Kennan's Hotel...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Golden Griffin Yard
North out of Long Lane, Aldersgate Street, at No. 19 (Lockie, 1816).
Not named in the maps.
Name d...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Golden Heart Wharf
South out of Upper Thames Street at No. 83 (P.O. Directory). In Vintry Ward.
First mention: Lockie,...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Golden Key Court
South out of Fore Street, in Cripplegate Ward Without, near Basinghall Postern (Rocque, 1746-Boyle, ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Golden Lane, Cripplegate
North out of Barbican, at No. 33 to No. 58 Old Street. Partly in Cripplegate Ward Without, partly in...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Golden Leg Court
South out of Cheapside at No. 66, between Bow Lane and Queen Street, in Cheap Ward (Elmes, 1831).
F...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Golden Lion Court
East out of Aldersgate Street, north of Falcon Street, in Aldersgate Ward Within (O.S. 1880).
First...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Golden Lyon Inn
West out of Red Cross Street, in Cripplegate Ward Without (O. and M. 1677).
"Wheatsheaf Brewhouse,"...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Golden Mine Court
See Golden Lion Court.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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bell-frog, golden
n.
See golden bell-frog.
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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golden bell-frog
n.
name applied to a largegold and green frog, Hyla aurea, Less., which, unlikethe great majority o...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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Angel Alley, Golden Lane
See Angel Court.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Angel Court, Golden Lane
East out of Golden Lane near the northern boundary of The City (Lockie, 1810 ; Elmes, 1831). In Crip...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bell Alley, Golden Lane
West out of Golden Lane, on the northern boundary of the City and of Cripplegate Ward Without, runni...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.