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me or domicile. "Near the residence of Posthumus." Shak. Johnson took up his residence in London. Macaulay.

Driving reins. [Cant] London Athenæum.

Prevailing; prevalent; abounding. Before the plague of London, inflammations of the lungs were rife and mortal. Arbuthnot. Even now the tumult of loud mirth Was rife, and perfect in may listening ear. Milton.

able; proper; correct; becoming; as, the right man in the right place; the right way from London to Oxford.

ation between one city, town, or place, and another. The most villainous house in all the London road. Shak.

A pleasure excursion; a trip. [Colloq.] A think of giving her a run in London. Dickens.

To be conveyed in a vessel on water; to pass by water; as, they sailed from London to Canton.

omatic drink prepared from sassafras bark and other ingredients, at one time much used in London. J. Smith (Dict. econ. Plants). Saloop bush (Bot.), an Australian shrub (Rhagodia hastata) of the Goosefoot family, used for fodder.

specially among the degraded populations of cities. It is virtually a new sect founded in London in 1861 by William Booth. The evangelists, male and female, have military titles according to rank, that of the chief being "General." They wear a uniform, and in their phraseology and mode of work adopt a quasi military st…

Formerly, an officer in London appointed to examine the bodies of the dead, and report the cause of death. Graunt.

is second or next to the chief officer; as, the secondary, or undersheriff of the city of London. Old Escalus . . . is thy secondary. Shak.

The governing body of the Universities of Cambridge and London. [Eng.]

begin to move; to go out or forth; to start; -- now followed by out. The king is set from London. Shak.

, unfit to be seen or known; equivocal; dubious or corrupt. [Colloq.] "A shady business." London Sat. Rev. Shady characters, disreputable, criminal. London Spectator. On the shady side of, on the thither side of; as, on the shady side of fifty; that is, more than fifty. [Colloq.] -- To keep shady, to stay in concealmen…

The act or process of shipping; as, he was engaged in the shipment of coal for London; an active shipment of wheat from the West.

y a bargee was bound there and then to take off his coat and challenge him to fisticuffs. London Spectator.

Ridiculously small; petty. "Snippety facts." London Spectator.

lk; mention; common saying. The duke . . . did of me demand What was the speech among the Londoners Concerning the French journey. Shak.

To fare well; to have success; to prosper. Save London, and send true lawyers their meed! For whoso wants money with them shall not speed! Lydgate. I told ye then he should prevail, and speed On his bad errand. Milton.

To hinde Your ships are stayed at Venice. Shak. This business staid me in London almost a week. Evelyn. I was willing to stay my reader on an argument that appeared to me new. Locke.