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Sick
·noun <<Sickness>>.
II. Sick ·superl Corrupted; imperfect; impaired; weakned.
III. Sick ·vi To fal...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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sick
a small stream, or rill. N.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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Love
·noun A thin silk stuff.
II. Love ·noun Due gratitude and reverence to God.
III. Love ·noun Cupid,...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Love
This word seems to require explanation only in the case of its use by our Lord in his interview with...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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love
OF ALL LOVES! a phrase of entreaty. Derb.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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Fancy-sick
·adj Love-sick.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Guilt-sick
·adj Made sick by consciousness of guilt.
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Iron-sick
·adj Having the ironwork loose or corroded;
— said of a ship when her bolts and nails are so eaten ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Sick-brained
·adj Disordered in the brain.
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Turn-sick
·adj <<Giddy>>.
II. Turn-sick ·noun A disease with which sheep are sometimes affected; gid; sturdy....
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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sheep-sick
n.
Used of pastures exhausted forcarrying sheep. Compare English screw-sick, paint-sick,nail-sick, ...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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dog sick
A common expression, meaning very sick at the stomach.
He that saieth he is dog sick, or sick as a ...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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car-sick
the kennel, from CAR and SIKE, a furrow or gutter ; q. the Cart-gutter. Yorks.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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iron-sick
The condition of vessels when the iron work becomes loose in the timbers from corrosion by gallic ac...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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sick-bay
A portion of the fore-part of the main-deck, reserved for the accommodation of the sick and wounded;...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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sick-book
An account of such officers and men as are on the sick list on board, or are sent to an hospital, ho...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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sick-flag
The yellow quarantine flag, hoisted to prevent communication; whence the term of the yellow flag, an...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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sick-mess
A table for those on the doctor's list. When seamen are thus placed, their provisions are turned ove...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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sick-ticket
A document given to an officer, seaman, or marine, when sent to an hospital, certified by the signin...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Free-love
·noun The doctrine or practice of consorting with the opposite sex, at pleasure, without marriage.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Lesbian love
·add. ·- ·see <<Lesbianism>>.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Love-drury
·noun <<Affection>>.
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Love-making
·noun <<Courtship>>.
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Love-sickness
·noun The state of being love-sick.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Self-love
·noun The love of one's self; desire of personal happiness; tendency to seek one's own benefit or ad...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Love Court
South out of George Alley, Shoe Lane, in Farringdon Ward Without (O. and M. 1677-Lockie, 1816).
"Lo...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Love Lane
1) A parcel of land and garden called "la Lovelane," in parish of St. Christopher, in the ward of Br...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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cupboard love
Pretended love to the cook, or any other person, for the sake of a meal. My guts cry cupboard; i.e. ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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Love Feasts
(Agape), (2 Peter 2:13; Jude 1:12) an entertainment in which the poorer members of the church partoo...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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sick-berth attendant
See loblolly-boy.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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Light-o'-love
·noun Hence: A light or wanton woman.
II. Light-o'-love ·noun An old tune of a dance, the name of w...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Peacock, Thomas Love
(1785-1866)
Novelist, b. at Weymouth, the only child of a London merchant, was in boyhood at variou...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Little Love Lane
East out of Wood Street at No. 37 (P.O. Directory). In Cripplegate Ward Within, with a passage south...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Love Lane, Aldermanbury
West from Aldermanbury, at No. 66, to 36 Wood Street (P.O. Directory). In Cripplegate Ward Within.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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cream-pot love
Such as young fellows pretend to dairymaids, to get cream and other good things from them.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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family of love
Lewd women; also, a religious sect.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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love begotten child
A bastard.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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sick as a horse
Horses are said to be extremely sick at their stomachs, from being unable to relieve themselves by v...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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sick as a dog
A common expression, meaning very sick at the stomach.
He that saieth he is dog sick, or sick as a ...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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sick as a horse
'I'm as sick as a horse,' is a vulgar phrase which is used when a person is exceedingly sick. As a h...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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Great Love Lane, Wood Street
See Love Lane.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.