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Meeting
·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of <<Meet>>.
II. Meeting ·noun A coming together; an assembling; as, the meeting of...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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meeting
A congregation. Among Methodists and others in the United States, it is a universal practice to say,...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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Watch
·vt To <<Tend>>; to <<Guard>>; to have in keeping.
II. Watch ·vi To serve the purpose of a watchman...
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watch
The division of the ship's company into two parties, one called the starboard, and the other the lar...
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watch and watch
The arrangement of the crew in two watches.
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Praise-meeting
·noun A religious service mainly in song.
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Solemn meeting
(Isa. 1:13), the convocation on the eighth day of the Feast of Tabernacles (Lev. 23:36; Num. 29:35, ...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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mass-meeting
A large or general meeting called for some specific purpose. The word mass is prefixed with a sort o...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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protracted meeting
A name given in New England to a religious meeting, protracted or continued for several days, chiefl...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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Anchor watch
·add. ·- A detail of one or more men who keep watch on deck at night when a vessel is at anchor.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Watch House
At the south-east corner of St. Sepulchre's Church Yard on the north side of Snow Hill (Strype, ed. ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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dumb watch
A venereal bubo in the groin.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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afternoon-watch
The men on deck-duty from noon till 4 P.M.
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anchor-watch
A subdivision of the watch kept constantly on deck during the time the ship lies at single anchor, t...
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comparison watch
The job-watch for taking an observation, compared before and after with the chronometer.
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dog-watch
The half-watches of two hours each, from 4 to 6, and from 6 to 8, in the evening. By this arrangemen...
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first watch
The men on deck-duty from 8 P.M. till midnight.
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hack-watch
, or job-watch
(which see).
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harbour-watch
A division or subdivision of the watch kept on night-duty, when the ship rides at single anchor, to ...
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job-watch
, or hack-watch
, for taking astronomical sights, which saves taking the chronometer on deck or on...
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larboard-watch
The old term for port-watch. The division of a ship's company called for duty, while the other, the ...
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middle-watch
The portion of the crew on deck-duty from midnight to 4 A.M.
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morning watch
Those of the crew on watch from 4 to 8 A.M.
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quarter-watch
A division of one-fourth of the crew into watches, which in light winds and well-conducted ships is ...
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watch-bill
The pocket "watch and station bill," which each officer is expected to produce if required, and inst...
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watch-glasses
The half-hour glasses employed to measure the periods of the watch, so that the several stations the...
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watch-setting
In the army, retreat, or the time for mounting the night-guards.
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watch-tackle
A small luff purchase with a short fall, the double block having a tail to it, and the single one a ...
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Anabaptist Meeting House
1) See Pinners' Hall.
2) On the east side of Maidenhead Court, north of Great Eastcheap. In Candlew...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Meeting House Court
1) West out of Miles' Lane at No. 7 (P.O. Directory). In Candle-wick Ward.
First mention: O. and M....
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Meeting House Yard
1) In Broad Street (Strype, ed. 1755-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
2) West out of St. Marti...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Presbiterian Meeting House
On the south side of Silver Street, in Farringdon Ward Within (det.) (Strype, 1720 and 1755).
Site ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Presbyterian Meeting House
See Weigh House, Eastcheap.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Quakers' Meeting House
1) At the south end of White Hart Yard, Lombard Street In Bridge Ward Within (Rocque, 1746).
The si...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Old Watch House, Bishopsgate
On the west side of Bishopsgate, south of St. Botolph's Bishopsgate Churchyard.
"Ye olde Watch Hous...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Watch House, Barbican
At the northern end of Red Cross Street at its junction with the Barbican (Rocque, 1746).
Removed i...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Watch House, Bishopsgate
See Old Watch House.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Watch House, Minories
Removed 1830, when the system of parochial watching was superseded by the establishment of the polic...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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call the watch
This is done every four hours, except at the dog-watches, to relieve those on deck, also by pipe. "A...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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half-watch tackle
A luff purchase. (See watch-tackle.)
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keeping a watch
To have charge of the deck. Also, the act of being on watch-duty.
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muster the watch
A duty performed nightly at 8 P.M., and repeated when the watch is relieved up to 4 A.M.
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setting the watch
The military night guard or watch at the evening gun-fire. Naval watches are not interfered with by ...
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Friends' Meeting House, Houndsditch
On the north side of Houndsditch. In Bishopsgate Ward Without. In Sandwich Court (Rocque, 1746-O.S. ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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midshipman's watch and chain
A sheep's heart and pluck.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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watch, chain, and seals
A sheep's head And pluck.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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battle the watch, to
To shift as well as we can; to contend with a difficulty. To depend on one's own exertions.
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mate of a watch
The senior or passed midshipman is responsible to the officer of the watch. He heaves the log, inser...
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officer of the watch
The lieutenant or other officer who has charge of, and commands, the watch.
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Meeting House Yard, Gravel Lane
South-west out of Stoney Lane to Gravel Lane (P.C. 1732-O.S. 25 in. 1880).
Former name : "Meeting H...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Meeting House Yard, Miles' Lane
See Fann Court.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.