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• Billingsgate —    This name has been variously used to designate : one of the City gates, a port or quay on the Thames, one of the principal City markets.    It seems probable, and recent discoveries tend to confirm the view, that in early times the City was… …   Dictionary of London

• Billingsgate —    foul language    The language was once used by the women sellers of fish, rather than by the male porters, in the London market which was closed in 1982. According to Dryden , Parnassus spoke the cant of Billingsgate , and in modern use:     …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

• City of London — Not to be confused with London. City of London The City • Square Mile Aerial view of the City of London …   Wikipedia

• abuse — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French abus, from Latin abusus, from abuti to consume, from ab + uti to use Date: 15th century 1. a corrupt practice or custom 2. improper or excessive use or treatment ; misuse < drug abuse > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• abuse — vb Abuse, misuse, mistreat, maltreat, ill treat, outrage all denote to use or treat a person or thing improperly or wrongfully. Abuse and misuse are capable of wider use than the others, for they do not invariably imply either deliberateness or… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• Well smack — Sectional drawing of well smack[1] A well smack is a type of traditional fishing boat that has a well amidships. The well was filled with circulated external water, which kept fish alive until delivered to land and sold. It was a modified form of …   Wikipedia

• St. George Botolph Lane — Infobox church name = St George Botolph Lane fullname = color = imagesize = caption = Current photo of site landscape = denomination = Roman Catholic, Anglican diocese = parish = division = subdivision = founded date = 13th century founder =… …   Wikipedia

• Covent Garden — This article is about the London district. For the theatre, see Royal Opera House. Coordinates: 51°30′43″N 0°07′22″W / 51.51197°N 0.1228°W / …   Wikipedia

• Romelands —    There seem to have been several of these open spaces in different parts. of the City in early days, as, for instance, in Tower Ward, in Billingsgate Ward, in Dowgate Ward, in Queenhithe Ward.    Wheatley says that in front of the larger… …   Dictionary of London

• Cumberland Market — Robert Bevan. The Weigh House, Cumberland Market, c. 1914. Cumberland Market was a London market between Regent s Park and Euston railway station. It was built in the early 19th century and was London s hay and straw market for a hundred years… …   Wikipedia

• London —     London     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► London     London, the capital of England and chief city of the British Empire, is situated about fifty miles from the mouth of the Thames, Lat. 51°30 , Long. 0°5 . The word London is used in widely… …   Catholic encyclopedia