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Puff
·adj Puffed up; vain. II. Puff ·noun a kind of light pastry. III. Puff ·noun Anything light and fi...

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puff
One who bids at auctions, not with an intent to buy, but only to raise the price of the lot; for whi...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
puff
A sudden gust of wind. A whistle of steam. ...

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Leg
·vt To <<Bow>>. II. Leg ·vt To <<Run>>. III. Leg ·vt To use as a leg, with it as object. IV. Leg ...

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leg
To make a leg; to bow. To give leg-bail and land security; to run away. To fight at the leg; to take...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
leg
n. mining term. a peculiar form ofquartz-reef, forming a nearly vertical prolongation of thesaddle....

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
leg
The run made on a single tack. Long and short legs (see tack and half-tack). ...

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Puff-legged
·adj Having a conspicuous tuft of feathers on the legs. ...

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puff guts
A fat man. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
Leg bridge
·add. ·- A type of bridge for small spans in which the floor girders are rigidly secured at their ex...

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Water leg
·- ·see <<Leg>>, 7. ...

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Leg Tavern
On the north side of Fleet Street, in Farringdon Ward Without (Rocque, 1746). Site rebuilt, now occ...

A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
hind leg
To kick out a hind leg; to make a rustic bow. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
jury leg
A wooden leg: allusion to a jury mast, which is a temporary substitute for a mast carried away by a ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
black-leg
The common term here and in England for a gambler. ...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
game leg
A lame leg. A term not peculiar to America. ...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
leg bail
To give leg bail, is to run away.--Grose. Sae weel's he'd fley the student's a', Whan they were sk...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
game-leg
a lame leg. N. ...

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game-leg
A lame limb, but not so bad as to unfit for duty. ...

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keel leg
Means any anchor; as, "she has come to a keelock." ...

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leg along
Ropes laid on end, ready for manning. ...

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leg-bail
Dishonest desertion from duty. The phrase is not confined to its nautical bearing. ...

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Leg-of-mutton
·add. ·adj Having the general shape or outline of a leg of mutton; as, a leg-of-mutton, or shoulder-...

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Bandy Leg Alley
By Fleet Ditch. In Farringdon Ward Without (P.C. 1732-Boyle, 1799). Not named in the maps. ...

A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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.
Three Leg Alley
1) West out of Bishopsgate Street, in Bishopsgate Ward Without, near Bethlem Churchyard (Strype, ed....

A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
Two Leg Alley
In Old Bethlehem (W. Stow, 1722-Boyle, 1799). Not named in the maps. ...

A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
show a leg!
An exclamation from the boatswain's mate, or master-at-arms, for people to show that they are awake ...

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Leg and Ball Alley
South out of London Wall, in parish of All Hallows, London Wall, in Broad Street Ward. Broad Street...

A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
Three Leg Court, Yard
East out of Whitecross Street, in Cripplegate Ward Without (O. and M. 1677-Elmes, 1831). Site now o...

A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
straight as a loon's leg
is a common simile in New England. They were puzzled with the accounts; but I saw through it in a m...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.