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Ephraim, Wood of
A forest in which a fatal battle was fought between the army of David and that of Absalom, who was k...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Ephraim
EPHRAIM 1. One of the twelve tribes of Israel. [PALAESTINA] ...
Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography
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Ephraim
·noun A hunter's name for the grizzly bear.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Ephraim
fruitful; increasing
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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
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Ephraim
Double fruitfulness ("for God had made him fruitful in the land of his affliction"). The second son ...
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Ephraim
a city "in the district near the wilderness" to which our Lord retired with his disciples when threa...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Ephraim, The tribe of
Took precedence over that of Manasseh by virtue of Jacob's blessing (Gen. 41:52; 48:1). The descenda...
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Ephraim, Gate of
One of the gates of Jerusalem (2 Kings 14:13; 2 Chr. 25:23), on the side of the city looking toward ...
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Ephraim, Gate Of
one of the gates of the city of Jerusalem, (2 Kings 14:13; 2 Chronicles 25:23; Nehemiah 8:16; 12:39)...
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Wood
·vi To take or get a supply of wood.
II. Wood ·noun Trees cut or sawed for the fire or other uses.
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wood
In a wood; bewildered, in a maze, in a peck of troubles, puzzled, or at a loss what course to take i...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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to wood
To supply or get supplies of wood.--Webster. The boats on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, in their ...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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wood-locks of the rudder
Pieces of timber sheathed with copper, in coppered ships, placed in the throating or scores of the s...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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seame of wood
a horse-load. S.
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churd of wood
See cord of wood
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cord or churd of wood
; as firewood. A statute stack is 8 feet long, 4 feet broad, and 4 feet high.
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Ephraim in the wilderness
(John 11: 54), a town to which our Lord retired with his disciples after he had raised Lazarus, and ...
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Ephraim, Mount
The central mountainous district of Palestine occupied by the tribe of Ephraim (Josh. 17:15; 19:50; ...
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Ephraim, Mount
is a district which seems to extend as far south as Ramah and Bethel, (1 Samuel 1:1; 7:17; 2 Chronic...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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wood and wood
When two pieces of timber are so let into each other as to join close. Also, when a tree-nail is dri...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Wars of the Lord, The Book of the
(Num. 21:14, 15), some unknown book so called (comp. Gen. 14:14-16; Ex. 17:8-16; Num. 14:40-45; 21:1...
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babes in the wood
Criminals in the stocks, or pillory.
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Fear of the Lord the
Is in the Old Testament used as a designation of true piety (Prov. 1:7; Job 28:28; Ps. 19:9). It is ...
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bear, the constellations of the
Ursa Major and Minor, most important to seamen, as instantly indicating by the pointers and pole-sta...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Dispersion, The Jews Of The
or simply THE DISPERSION, was the general title applied to those Jews who remained settled in foreig...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Willows, The Brook Of The
a wady mentioned by Isaiah, (Isaiah 15:7) in his dirge over Moab. It is situated on the southern bou...
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The
·vi ·see <<Thee>>.
II. The (·art·def) A word placed before nouns to limit or individualize their me...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Aloes wood
·- ·see <<Agalloch>>.
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Amboyna wood
·- A beautiful mottled and curled wood, used in cabinetwork. It is obtained from the Pterocarpus Ind...
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Bethabara wood
·- A highly elastic wood, used for fishing rods, ·etc. The tree is unknown, but it is thought to be ...
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Brazil wood
·- The wood of the oriental Caesalpinia Sapan;
— so called before the discovery of America.
II. Br...
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Calamander wood
·- A valuable furniture wood from India and Ceylon, of a hazel-brown color, with black stripes, very...
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Campeachy Wood
·- <<Logwood>>.
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Cassava wood
·add. ·- A West Indian tree (Turpinia occidentalis) of the family Staphyleaceae.
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Cocus wood
·- A West Indian wood, used for making flutes and other musical instruments.
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Gopher wood
·- A species of wood used in the construction of Noah's ark.
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Kiabooca wood
·- ·see Kyaboca wood.
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Kyaboca wood
·- Amboyna wood.
II. Kyaboca wood ·- Sandalwood (Santalum album).
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Lingoa wood
·- Amboyna wood.
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Madeira wood
·add. ·- The mahogany tree (Swietenia Mahogoni).
II. Madeira wood ·add. ·- A West Indian leguminous...
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Myall wood
·- A durable, fragrant, and dark-colored Australian wood, used by the natives for spears. It is obta...
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Nicaragua wood
·- Brazil wood.
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Omander wood
·- The wood of Diospyros ebenaster, a kind of ebony found in Ceylon.
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Rosetta wood
·- An east Indian wood of a reddish orange color, handsomely veined with darker marks. It is occasio...
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Sapan wood
·- A dyewood yielded by Caesalpinia Sappan, a thorny leguminous tree of Southern Asia and the neighb...
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Sappan wood
·- Sapan wood.
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Shittim wood
·noun The wood of the shittah tree.
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Thyine wood
·- The fragrant and beautiful wood of a North African tree (Callitris quadrivalvis), formerly called...
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Wood gum
·add. ·- <<Xylan>>.
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Wood hyacinth
·add. ·- A European squill (Scilla nonscripta) having a scape bearing a raceme of drooping blue, pur...
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Wood partridge
·add. ·- The Canada grouse.
II. Wood partridge ·add. ·- Any of several small partridges of Java, Su...
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Wood tick
·- Any one of several species of ticks of the genus Ixodes whose young cling to bushes, but quickly ...
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Wood-bound
·adj Incumbered with tall, woody hedgerows.
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Wood-layer
·noun A young oak, or other timber plant, laid down in a hedge among the whitethorn or other plants ...
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Wood-note
·noun A wild or natural note, as of a forest bird.
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Wood-sare
·noun A kind of froth seen on herbs.
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Wood-sere
·noun The time when there no sap in the trees; the winter season.
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Wood-wash
·noun ·Alt. of Wood-waxen.
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Wood-wax
·noun ·Alt. of Wood-waxen.
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Wood-waxen
·noun ·same·as <<Woadwaxen>>.
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Thyine wood
Mentioned only in Rev. 18:12 among the articles which would cease to be purchased when Babylon fell....
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Wood-offering
(Neh. 10:34; 13:31). It would seem that in the time of Nehemiah arrangements were made, probably on ...
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Wood, or À Wood, Anthony
(1632-1695)
Antiquary, was b. at Oxf., where he was ed. and spent most of his life. His antiquarian...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Wood Street
North out of Cheapside, at No.122, to London Wall (P.O. Directory). In Farringdon Ward Within and Cr...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Wood Wharf
On the east and west sides of Trigg Lane, in Queenhithe Ward (O. and M. 1677, and Strype, 1720 and 1...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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wood pecker
A bystander, who bets whilst another plays.
...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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beef-wood
n.
the timber of various Australiantrees, especially of the genus Casuarina, and some ofthe Banksia...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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blood-wood
or Blood-tree
n.
a nameapplied, with various epithets, to many of the Gum-trees (q.v.), especially...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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box-wood
n.
a New Zealand wood, Olealanceolata, Hook., N.O. Jasminea (Maori name, Maire). Used by the `Welli...
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camphor-wood
n.
an Australian timber; the woodof Callitris (Frenea) robusta, Cunn., N.O. Coniferae. Called also ...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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coopers-wood
n. the timber of an Australiantree, Alphitonia excelsa, Reiss, N.O. Rhamneae.The wood becomes dark w...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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cotton-wood
n.
the timber of an Australiantree, Bedfordia salicina, De C., N.O. Compositae.Called Dog-wood (q.v...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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ivory-wood
n.
an Australian timber, Siphonodon australe, Benth., N.O. Celastrinae.
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leather-wood
n.
i.q. pinkwood (q.v.).
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lemon-wood
n.
one of the names given bysettlers to the New Zealand tree called by Maoris Tarata (q.v.), or Map...
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marble(-)wood
n.
name applied to awhitish-coloured mottled timber, Olea paniculata,R. Br., N.O. Jasmineae; called...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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milk-wood
n.
a Northern Territory namefor Melaleuca leucadendron, Linn.; called also Paperbark-tree (q.v.).
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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musk-wood
n.
See musk-tree.
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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partridge-wood
n.
another name for the Cabbage-Palm (q.v.).
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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scent-wood
a Tasmanian evergreen shrub, Alyxiabuxifolia, R. Br., N.O. Apocyneae, of the dogbanefamily.
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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tallow-wood
n.
another name for one of the Stringy-barks (q.v.), Eucalyptus microcorys,F. v. M., N.O. Myrtaceae...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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tar-wood
n.
name given by the Otago bushmen tothe tree Darrydium colensoi, Hook.; Maori name, Manoao (q.v.)....
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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tulip-wood
n.
The name is given,in Australia, to Aphnanthe philipinensis, Planch., N.O. Urticaceae, and to the...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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turnip-wood
n.
the timbers of the trees Akania hillii, J. Hook., N.O. Sapindaceae,and Dysoxylon Muelleri, Benth...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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white wood
See waddy wood
...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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waddy wood
or White Wood
n.
name given in Tasmania to the tree Pittosporum bicolor,Hook., N.O. Pittosporeae; ...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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wood-duck
n.
a name given by the colonists ofNew South Wales and «Swan River» to the Maned Goose, Branta juba...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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wood savages
See wood natives
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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wood natives
or Wood Savages
obsolete names for the Australian aborigines.
1817. O'Hara, `History of New South ...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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yellow-wood
a name applied to several Australiantrees with the epithets of Dark, Light, Deep, etc., inallusion t...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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black wood
Hemlock, pine, spruce, and fir.
Maine.
...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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button wood
(Platanus occidentalis.) The popular name in New England of the sycamore tree; so called from the ha...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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stam-wood
the roots of trees, stubbed up. S.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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billet-wood
Small wood mostly used for dunnage in stowing ships' cargoes, also for fuel, usually sold by the fat...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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dead wood
Certain blocks of timber, generally oak, fayed on the upper side of the keel, particularly at the ex...
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fathom-wood
Slab and other offal of timber, sold at the yards, by fathom lots: cubic measurement.
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hawse-wood
A general name for the hawse-timbers.
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lag-wood
The larger sticks from the head of an oak-tree when felled.
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peon-wood
See poon-wood.
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wood, to
A gun is said to wood when it takes the port-sills or port-sides, or the trucks the water-ways.
♦ ...
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wood-ends
See hood-ends.
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wood-mulls
Large thick hose worn by the men in coasters and fishing-boats.
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wood-sheathing
All plank applied to strengthen a vessel. (See double, to.)
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Thyine Wood
occurs in (Revelation 18:12) where the margin has "sweet" (wood). There can be little doubt that the...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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·OF
(abbreviation) Old French
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Of
·prep During; in the course of.
II. Of ·prep Denoting passage from one state to another; from.
III...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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of
An action of the organs of sense may be either involuntary or voluntary. Accordingly we say to hear,...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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st of the of the wind and current
See direction of the wind and current
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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losing the number of the mess
Dead, drowned, or killed. (See number.)
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Concert of the powers
·add. ·- An agreement or understanding between the chief European powers, the United States, and Jap...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Out-of-the-way
·adj ·see under Out, ·adv
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Acts of the Apostles
The title now given to the fifth and last of the historical books of the New Testament. The author s...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Adam, the city of
Is referred to in Josh. 3:16. It stood "beside Zarethan," on the west bank of Jordan (1 Kings 4:12)....
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Canaan, the language of
Mentioned in Isa. 19:18, denotes the language spoken by the Jews resident in Palestine. The language...
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Chief of the three
A title given to Adino the Eznite, one of David's greatest heroes (2 Sam. 23:8); also called Jashobe...
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Congregation, mount of the
(Isa. 14:13), has been supposed to refer to the place where God promised to meet with his people (Ex...
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Covering of the eyes
Occurs only in Gen. 20:16. In the Revised Version the rendering is "it (i.e., Abimelech's present of...
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Dedication, Feast of the
(John 10:22, 42), i.e., the feast of the renewing. It was instituted B.C. 164 to commemorate the pur...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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East, Children of the
The Arabs as a whole, known as the Nabateans or Kedarenes, nomad tribes (Judg. 6:3, 33; 7:12; 8:10)....
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Fishing, the art of
Was prosecuted with great industry in the waters of Palestine. It was from the fishing-nets that Jes...
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Fountain of the Virgin
The perennial source from which the Pool of Siloam (q.v.) is supplied, the waters flowing in a copio...
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Harosheth of the Gentiles
(Judg. 4:2) or nations, a city near Hazor in Galilee of the Gentiles, or Upper Galilee, in the north...
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Hebrew of the Hebrews
One whose parents are both Hebrews (Phil. 3:5; 2 Cor. 11:22); a genuine Hebrew.
...
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Intercession of the Spirit
(Rom. 8:26, 27; John 14:26). "Christ is a royal Priest (Zech. 6:13). From the same throne, as King, ...
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Isaiah, The Book of
Consists of prophecies delivered (Isa. 1) in the reign of Uzziah (1-5), (2) of Jotham (6), (3) Ahaz ...
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Joshua, The Book of
Contains a history of the Israelites from the death of Moses to that of Joshua. It consists of three...
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Kings, The Books of
The two books of Kings formed originally but one book in the Hebrew Scriptures. The present division...
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Maccabees, Books of the
There were originally five books of the Maccabees. The first contains a history of the war of indepe...
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Moreh, the Hill of
Probably identical with "little Hermon," the modern Jebel ed-Duhy, or perhaps one of the lower spurs...
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Mount of the Amalekites
A place near Pirathon (q.v.), in the tribe of Ephraim (Judg. 12:15).
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Mount of the Amorites
The range of hills which rises abruptly in the wilderness of et-Tih ("the wandering"), mentioned Deu...
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Mount of the congregation
Only in Isa. 14:13, a mythic mountain of the Babylonians, regarded by them as the seat of the gods. ...
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Mount of the valley
(Josh. 13:19), a district in the east of Jordan, in the territory of Reuben. The "valley" here was p...
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Numbering of the people
Besides the numbering of the tribes mentioned in the history of the wanderings in the wilderness, we...
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Oreb, The rock of
The place where Gideon slew Oreb after the defeat of the Midianites (Judg. 7:25; Isa. 10:26). It was...
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Perseverance of the saints
Their certain continuance in a state of grace. Once justified and regenerated, the believer can neit...
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Ramath of the south
(Heb. Ramath-negeb). The Heb. negeb is the general designation for south or south-west of Judah. Thi...
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Resurrection of the dead
Will be simultaneous both of the just and the unjust (Dan. 12:2; John 5:28, 29; Rom. 2:6-16; 2 Thess...
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Ruth The Book of
Was originally a part of the Book of Judges, but it now forms one of the twenty-four separate books ...
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Salt, The city of
One of the cities of Judah (Josh. 15:62), probably in the Valley of Salt, at the southern end of the...
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Schools of the Prophets
(1 Sam. 19:18-24; 2 Kings 2:3, 5, 7, 12, 15) were instituted for the purpose of training young men f...
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Shallecheth, The gate of
I.e., "the gate of casting out," hence supposed to be the refuse gate; one of the gates of the house...
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Shiloah, The waters of
=Siloah, (Neh. 3:15) and Siloam (q.v.)
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Shinar, The Land of
LXX. and Vulgate "Senaar;" in the inscriptions, "Shumir;" probably identical with Babylonia or South...
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Shual, The land of
Land of the fox, a district in the tribe of Benjamin (1 Sam. 13:17); possibly the same as Shalim (9:...
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Siloah, The pool of
Heb. shelah; i.e., "the dart", Neh. 3:15; with the art. shiloah, "sending," Isa. 8:6 (comp. 7:3)=Sil...
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Simeon, The tribe of
Was "divided and scattered" according to the prediction in Gen. 49:5-7. They gradually dwindled in n...
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Sinim, The land of
(Isa. 49:12), supposed by some to mean China, but more probably Phoenicia (Gen. 10:17) is intended.
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Tob, The land of
A district on the east of Jodan, about 13 miles south-east of the Sea of Galilee, to which Jephthah ...
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Tower of the furnaces
(Neh. 3:11; 12:38), a tower at the north-western angle of the second wall of Jerusalem. It was proba...
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Uz, The land of
Where Job lived (1:1; Jer. 25:20; Lam. 4:21), probably somewhere to the east or south-east of Palest...
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Witness of the Spirit
(Rom. 8:16), the consciousness of the gracious operation of the Spirit on the mind, "a certitude of ...
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Arms of the City
Argent, plain cross gules, in the dexter chief canton a sword erect in pale of the second.
Crest : ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Ferm of the City (King's)
Mentioned in will of John de Pulteneye, 1349 (Ct. H.W. I. 610).
The fee farm rent paid to the Crown...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Gates of the City
According to Stow these were originally four in number, Aldgate, Aldersgate, Ludgate, and Bridgegate...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Guildhall of the Teutons
See Steelyard.
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Hall of the Danes
See Danes (Hall of).
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Liberties of the Tower
See Tower Liberty.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary of the Piu
See St. Mary Magdalen of the Guildhall.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Pui, Fraternity of the
A brotherhood of French and English traders in London united for certain charitable purposes and the...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Sac, Friars, of the
See Penitentia (Fratres de).
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Warden of the City
Appointed by the King from time to time in place of the Mayor, when the City had incurred his disple...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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admiral of the blue
who carries his flag on the main-mast. A landlord or publican wearing a blue apron, as was formerly ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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brother of the blade
A soldier BUSKIN. A player. BUNG. A brewer QUILL. An author. STRING. A fiddler. WHIP. A coachman.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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cock of the company
A weak man, who from the desire of being the head of the company associates with low people, and pay...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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cup of the creature
A cup of good liquor.
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foreman of the jury
One who engrosses all the talk to himself, or speaks for the rest of the company.
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gift of the gab
A facility of speech.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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king of the gypsies
The captain, chief, or ringleader of the gang of misrule: in the cant language called also the uprig...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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knight of the blade
A bully.
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knight of the post
A false evidence, one that is ready to swear any thing for hire.
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knight of the rainbow
A footman: from the variety of colours in the liveries and trimming of gentlemen of that cloth.
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knight of the road
A highwayman.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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knight of the sheers
A taylor.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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knight of the thimble
A taylor or stay-maker.
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knight of the whip
A coachman.
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knight of the trencher
A great eater.
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limb of the law
An inferior or pettyfogging attorney.
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man of the town
A rake, a debauchee.
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man of the turf
A horse racer, or jockey.
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man of the world
A knowing man.
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master of the mint
A gardener.
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master of the rolls
A baker.
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master of the wardrobe
One who pawns his clothes to purchase liquor.
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mother of the maids
A bawd.
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postilion of the gospel
A parson who hurries over the service.
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surveyor of the highways
One reeling drunk.
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surveyor of the pavement
One standing in the pillory.
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tears of the tankard
The drippings of liquor on a man's waistcoat.
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tib of the buttery
A goose. CANT. Saint Tibb's evening; the evening of the last day, or day of judgment: he will pay yo...
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urinal of the planets
Ireland: so called from the frequent rains in that island.
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woman of the town
A prostitute.
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king of the herrings
n.
another name for the elephant-fish (q.v.).
1890. A. H. S. Lucas, `Handbook of the AustralasianA...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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rather of the ratherest
meat underdone. Norf.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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angle of the centre
In fortification, the angle formed at the centre of the polygon by lines drawn from thence to the po...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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angle of the shoulder
See epaule.
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The Sailor's Word-Book