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Wort
·noun A plant of any kind.
II. Wort ·noun <<Cabbages>>.
III. Wort ·noun An infusion of malt which ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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(St.) John's (Head
A tenement called "Saint John's Hed" in Saint Martyn's Lane, Aldersgate, 1541 (L. and P. H. VIII. XV...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bishop's-wort
·noun Wood betony (Stachys betonica); also, the plant called fennel flower (Nigella Damascena), or d...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Saw-wort
·noun Any plant of the composite genus Serratula;
— so named from the serrated leaves of most of th...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Whitlow-wort
·noun ·same·as Whitlow grass, under <<Whitlow>>.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Willow-wort
·noun ·same·as Willow-weed.
II. Willow-wort ·noun Any plant of the order Salicaceae, or the Willow ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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bladder-wort
(Utricularia vulgaris). The popular name of an aquatic plant, appearing above water only with its st...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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cool-wort
(Tiarella cordifolia.) The popular name of an herb, the properties of which are diuretic and tonic. ...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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ming-wort
wormwood. N.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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(St.) John's Alley
1) An alley so called in parish of St. Leonard, Foster Lane, 32 H. VIII. 1541 (L. and P. H. VIII. XV...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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John's Court
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1) At Cat's Hole, Tower Ditch (Strype, ed. 1755-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
2) West o...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) John's passage
South out of Cloak Lane, near Dowgate Hill (Lockie, 1816).
Not named in the maps.
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(St.) John's Street
North from West Smithfield to Goswell Road and Pentonville Road (P.O. Directory).
Until the middle ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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king john's men
He is one of king John's men, eight score to the hundred: a saying of a little undersized man.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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king john's men
The Adullamites of the navy.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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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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John's Court, Somerset Street
East out of Somerset Street at No. 16. A portion only is in Portsoken Ward (London Guide, 1758-Elmes...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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free and easy johns
A society which meet at the Hole in the Wall, Fleet-street, to tipple porter, and sing bawdry.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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(St.) John's Chapel in the Tower
In the White Tower, Tower of London. A fine specimen of Norman architecture. Records kept there (De ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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St. John's Court, Somerset Street
See John's Court.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.