·pl of Weigh-house.
·pl of <<House>>. ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
·vi To have weight; to be heavy. II. Weigh ·vi To bear heavily; to press hard. III. Weigh ·vt To p...
The houses or magazines built for the safe keeping of treasure and valuable articles of any kind (Ez...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Roman tiles used in the walls of houses were 17 in. long, 11 in. wide and 11/2 in. thick. The draini...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
Prisons, houses of correction, &c. ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
·noun A building at or within which goods, and the like, are weighed. ...
The anchor being a-trip, or after breaking out of the ground. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
[from the Anglo-Saxon woeg]. To move or carry. Applied to heaving up the anchor of a ship about to s...
In the marine-engine, the same as wiper-shaft. ...
At the north end of Plow Alley Barbican, in Cripplegate Ward Without (Rocque, 1746, to Elmes, 1831)....
See Amen Court. ...
See Weigh House, Eastcheap. ...
On the south side of Little Eastcheap, between Botolph Lane and Love Lane (O. and M. 1677-O.S. 1880)...
On the north side of Cornhill, for weighing merchandize at the king's beam (S.193). A master and Po...
On the north side of Royal Mint Street (Rosemary Lane) towards the western end, and on the west side...
See Sun Court, Cornhill. ...
East out of Botolph Lane to Love Lane (O. and M. 1677-O.S. 1880). In Billingsgate Ward. Removed for...
Signifies that the next effort will start the anchor from its bed, and make it a-trip. "Heave and a-...
See St. Paul's Charnel House. ...