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Mint
·noun A place where money is coined by public authority.
II. Mint ·noun Any place regarded as a sou...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Mint
(Gr. heduosmon, i.e., "having a sweet smell"), one of the garden herbs of which the Pharisees paid t...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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The Mint
1) In the Tower of London, II H. VIII. (L. and P. H. VIII. III. (1), p. 195).
2) See The Royal Mint...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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mint
Gold. A mint of money; common phrase for a large sum.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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mint, native
or Native
n.
aplant, Mentha australis, R. Br., N.O. Labiatea.This herb was largely used by the ear...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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mint
to mint at a thing, to aim at it, or to have a desire for it. N. In the West it is also used to sign...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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Mint
This name occurs only in (Matthew 23:23) and Luke 11:42 As one of those herbs the tithe of which the...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Master
·noun A young gentleman; a lad, or small boy.
II. Master ·vi To be skillful; to <<Excel>>.
III. Ma...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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master
The epithet for the captain or commander of a merchant vessel. When England first became a maritime ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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master of the mint
A gardener.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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Brook mint
·- ·see Water mint.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Mint sauce
·add. ·- <<Money>>.
II. Mint sauce ·add. ·- A sauce of vinegar and sugar flavored with spearmint le...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Water mint
·- A kind of mint (Mentha aquatica) growing in wet places, and sometimes having a perfume resembling...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Mint Street
Between the ramparts of the Tower and the Inner or Ballium wall was a narrow street called Mint Stre...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Royal Mint
Between Royal Mint Street north and Upper East Smithfield south (P.O. Directory).
Erected here 1810...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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mint, australian
or Native
n.
aplant, Mentha australis, R. Br., N.O. Labiatea.This herb was largely used by the ear...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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mint-tree
n.
In Australia, the tree is Prostanthera lasiantha, Labill., N.O. Labiateae.
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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native mint
n.
See mint.
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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Baggage master
·- One who has charge of the baggage at a railway station or upon a line of public travel.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Harbor master
·- An officer charged with the duty of executing the regulations respecting the use of a harbor.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Master vibrator
·add. ·- In an internal-combustion engine with two or more cylinders, an induction coil and vibrator...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Wreck-master
·noun A person appointed by law to take charge of goods, ·etc., thrown on shore after a shipwreck.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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gentleman's master
A highway robber, because he makes a gentleman obey his commands, i.e. stand and deliver.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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kyrk-master
church-warden. N.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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attendant master
A dockyard official. (See master-attendant.)
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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ballast-master
A person appointed to see the port-regulations in respect to ballast carried out.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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barrack-master
The officer placed in charge of a barrack.
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beach-master
A superior officer, captain, appointed to superintend disembarkation of an attacking force, who hold...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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harbour-master
An officer appointed to inspect the moorings, and to see that the ships are properly berthed, and th...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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ice-master
A pilot, or man of experience, for the Arctic Sea.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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master-attendant
An officer in the royal dockyards appointed to assist in the fitting or dismantling, removing or sec...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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master mariner
Shipmaster or captain of a merchant vessel.
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master-shipwright
The chief superintendent in the building and repairing of ships in the royal dockyards.
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prize-master
The officer to whom a prize is given in charge to carry her into port.
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quarter-master
A petty officer, appointed to assist the master and mates in their several duties, as stowing the ho...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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vendue master
A commercial and marine auctioneer.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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Royal Mint Square
South out of Royal Mint Street, east of Cartwright Street (P.O. Directory).
First shown in O.S. 25 ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Royal Mint Street
East from Sparrow Corner, Minories, to Cable Street (P.O. Directory). A small portion only in Portso...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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post master general
The prime minister, who has the patronage of all posts and places.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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master and commander
A title which, in 1814, was simplified to commander, the next degree above lieutenant; he ranks with...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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master-at-arms
In former times was an officer appointed to command the police-duty of a ship, to teach the crew the...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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master of misrule
An officer of an hour or two, when the hands were piped "to mischief." The lord or abbot of misrule ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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quarter-master general
Is the head of that department of the army which has charge of the quartering, encamping, embarking,...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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master of the rolls
A baker.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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master of the wardrobe
One who pawns his clothes to purchase liquor.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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master of the fleet
A master on board the commander-in-chief's ship, who has a general superintendence of the stores iss...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Cartridge Street, Royal Mint Street
See Cartwright Street.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Crown Place, Royal Mint Street
See Crown and Sheers Place.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Middelborr Alley, Royal Mint Street
See Peter's Court.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Queen Street, Royal Mint Street
South out of Royal Mint Street to Little Tower Hill (W. Stow, 1722-O.S. 1894-6).
Removed for the co...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Worley's Court, Royal Mint Street
See Morley's Court.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Little Peter Court, Royal Mint Street
See Peter's Court.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Seven Star Alley, Royal Mint Street
See Seven Star Court.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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White Horse Court, Royal Mint Street
North out of Royal Mint Street in the parish of St. Mary Whitechapel (P.C. 1732-O.S. 25 in. 1880). F...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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master of a ship-of-war
An officer appointed by the commissioners of the navy to attend to the navigating a ship under the d...
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