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Whiting
·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of <<White>>. II. Whiting ·noun A common European food fish (Melangus vulgaris) of ...

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whiting
n. Four species of the fish of thegenus Sillago are called Whiting in Australia(see quotation). The...

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
whiting
The name given in Cumberland to the Salmo albus, or white salmon. Also the Gadus merlangus, both spl...

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Mop
·vi To make a wry mouth. II. Mop ·noun A made-up face; a grimace. III. Mop ·noun A fair where serv...

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mop
A kind of annual fair in the west of England, where farmers usually hire their servants. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
mop
a statute fair for hiring servants. Glouc. ...

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mop
A young whiting. ...

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trumpeter-Whiting
n. See whiting,quotation 1882. ...

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to mop up
To drink up. To empty a glass or pot. ...

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pitch-mop
The implement with which the hot pitch is laid on to ships' sides and perpendicular work. ...

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Mop-Spinners Court
In Duke's Court, Chick Lane, West Smithfield (Lockie, 1810 and 1816). Not named in the maps. ...

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death's head upon a mop-stick
A poor miserable, emaciated fellow; one quite an otomy. See otomy.-- He looked as pleasant as the p...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose