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Stable
·vt To put or keep in a stable. II. Stable ·vt To <<Fix>>; to <<Establish>>. III. Stable ·vi Firml...

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Stand
·noun To appear in court. II. Stand ·vi Rank; post; station; standing. III. Stand ·noun To measure...

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Livery stable
·- A stable where horses are kept for hire, and where stabling is provided. ·see <<Livery>>, ·noun, ...

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Stable Yard
1) North out of Little Britain, in Aldersgate Ward Without (Rocque, 1746). Site rebuilt and occupie...

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Stand-by
·noun One who, or that which, stands by one in need; something upon which one relies for constant us...

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Wash stand
·add. ·- In a stable or garage, a place in the floor prepared so that carriages or automobiles may b...

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stand-still
He was run to a stand-still; i.e. till he could no longer move. ...

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to stand in
To cost. 'This horse stands me in two hundred dollars.' ...

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stand-point
(Germ. stand-punkt.) Place of standing; point of view. An expression lately introduced from the Germ...

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stand, to
The movement by which a ship advances towards a certain object, or departs from it; as, "The enemy s...

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stand by!
The order to be prepared; to look out to fire when directed. To stand by a rope, is to take hold o...

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Livery Stable Yard
East out of Wood Street, north of Addle Street, in Cripplegate Ward Within (Strype, ed. 1720, I. iii...

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to stand in hand
To concern; to behoove.--Holloway, Prov. Dict. This phrase is a colloquial one in New England. Ex. '...

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stand from under!
A notice given to those below to keep out of the way of anything being lowered down, or let fall fro...

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stand of arms
A complete set for one man; now-a-days, simply a musket and bayonet. Also, an arm-stand holding the ...

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stand right under!
Jocularly, "Get out of the way." ...

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stand square, to
To stand or be at right angles relatively to some object. ...

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Blue Boar Stable Yard
West out of Little Moorfields. In Cripplegate Ward Without (Rocque, 1746). The site is now covered ...

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Stable Yard, Baker's Buildings
North out of Baker's Buildings, in Bishopsgate Ward Without (Rocque, 1746). The site is now occupie...

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Stable Yard, Berry Street
South out of Bury Street (southern portion) (Rocque, 1746). It seems to form part of Bury Street no...

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Stable Yard, Church Lane
See Bull Yard. ...

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Stable Yard, Cutler Street
See Exchange Buildings. ...

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Stable Yard, Hand Alley
South out of Hand Alley, in Bishopsgate Ward Without (Rocque, 1746). Demolished towards the end of ...

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Stable Yard, Woodroff Lane
West out of Woodroff Lane. In Aldgate Ward (Rocque, 1746). Site now occupied by the Trinity House (...

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ease, to stand at
To remain at rest. ...

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fill and stand on
A signal made after "lying by" to direct the fleet to resume their course. ...

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stand in shore, to
To sail directly for the land. ...

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Stable Yard, Poor Jewry Lane
West out of Poor Jewry Lane. In Aldgate Ward (Rocque, 1746). Site now occupied by bonded warehouses...

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to stand up to the rack
A metaphorical expression of the same meaning as the like choice phrases, 'to come to the scratch;' ...

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stand clear of the cable!
A precautionary order when about to let go the anchor, that nothing may obstruct it in running out o...

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