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Walk
·noun Conduct; course of action; behavior.
II. Walk ·vi To move off; to <<Depart>>.
III. Walk ·add...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Mill
·noun To beat with the fists.
II. Mill ·noun To roll into bars, as steel.
III. Mill ·noun A <<Pugi...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Mill
For grinding corn, mentioned as used in the time of Abraham (Gen. 18:6). That used by the Hebrews co...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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mill
A chisel.
to mill
To rob; also to break, beat out, or kill. I'll mill your glaze; I'll beat out yo...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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mill
A boxing match, whether standing up or nailed to a chest.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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Mill
The mills of the ancient Hebrews probably differed but little from those at present in use in the Ea...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Dashmood's Walk, Dashwood's Walk
See Alderman's Walk.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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By-walk
·noun A secluded or private walk.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Walk-over
·noun In racing, the going over a course by a horse which has no competitor for the prize; hence, co...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Alderman's Walk
West out of Bishopsgate, on the north side of St. Botolph's Church, at No. 117 (P.O. Directory). In ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Broad Walk
In the Tower precincts (P.C. 1732-Boyle, 1799). Also called "Northumberland Place" in P.C. Survey.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Long Walk
1) North from Christ's Hospital to St. Bartholomew's Hospital (Strype, ed. 1720, I. iii. 195-Boyle, ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Paul's Walk
The middle aisle of Old St. Paul's was vulgarly so called when desecrated by being used as a meeting...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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to walk into
To get the upper hand of; to take advantage of; to punish. A common vulgarism.
To walk into a down-...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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fisherman's walk
An extremely confined space; "three steps and overboard," is often said of what river yachtsmen term...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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stern-walk
The old galleries formerly used to line-of-battle ships.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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walk away!
The order to step out briskly with a tackle fall, as in hoisting boats.
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walk back!
A method in cases where a purchase must not be lowered by a round turn, as "Walk back the capstan;" ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Barker's mill
·- A machine, invented in the 17th century, worked by a form of reaction wheel. The water flows into...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Craze-mill
·noun ·Alt. of Crazing-mill.
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Crazing-mill
·noun A mill for grinding tin ore.
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Mill-cake
·noun The incorporated materials for gunpowder, in the form of a dense mass or cake, ready to be sub...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Mill-sixpence
·noun A milled sixpence;
— the sixpence being one of the first English coins milled (1561).
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Tilt-mill
·noun A mill where a tilt hammer is used, or where the process of tilting is carried on.
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Water mill
·- A mill whose machinery is moved by water;
— distinguished from a windmill, and a steam mill.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Mill, James
(1773-1836)
Philosopher and historian, s. of a shoemaker, was b. at Montrose, and showing signs of ...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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The Horse Mill
Tenement called "le Horsmylle" in Graschirchstrete in parish of St. Peter upon Cornhulle granted to ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Mill Alley
See Great Bell Alley, Coleman Street.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Mill Bridge
In St. Catherine's Thames Street (P.C. 1732).
Not named in the maps.
Qy. = Mille Dock.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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mill lay
To force open the doors of houses in order to rob them.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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water-mill
A woman's private parts.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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wind-mill
The fundament. She has no fortune but her mills; i.e. she has nothing but her **** and a*se.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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flouring-mill
A grist mill.
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Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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boltin-mill
a hand-mill. N.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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mill-holms
watery places about a mill-dam. N.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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smilting-mill
a furnace for melting lead-ore. Derb.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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King's Bench Walk
On the north side of the Temple Gardens, within the Temple precincts (P.O. Directory).
First mentio...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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to walk the chalk
To walk straight.
"The Tallapoosa volunteers," said Capt. Suggs; "so let every body look out and wa...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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to walk the plank
This is an expression borrowed from the horrible practice of pirates, who, when they determine to de...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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walk spanish, to
To quit duty without leave; to desert.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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Mill, John Stuart
(1806-1873)
Philosopher, s. of the above, b. in London, was ed. by his f. with the view of making h...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Wind Mill Alley
West out of Minories. In Portsoken Ward (O. and M. 1677).
Site now occupied by offices and business...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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to go through the mill
A metaphor alluding to grain which has been through the mill. A Western editor observed that the mai...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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walk the quarter-deck, to
A phrase signifying to take the rank of an officer.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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walk the weather gangway netting
A night punishment in a man-of-war for those of the watch who have missed their muster.
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