billingsgate
11billingsgate — noun profane, abusive language; coarse words You wouldnt have believed the billingsgate which poured forth from that boys mouth …
12Billingsgate — Bil|lings|gate a large fish market in east London. The word Billingsgate was also formerly used to mean swearing and offensive language, because the people who worked in the market were known for this …
13billingsgate — bil•lings•gate [[t]ˈbɪl ɪŋzˌgeɪt[/t]] esp. brit. [[t] gɪt[/t]] n. coarse or vulgar abusive language • Etymology: 1645–55; orig. the kind of speech said to be heard at Billingsgate, a London fish market at the gate of the same name …
14billingsgate — /ˈbɪlɪŋzgeɪt/ (say bilingzgayt) noun Chiefly British coarse language or abuse. {originally the kind of language heard at Billingsgate, an area in central London} …
15Billingsgate Island — Billingsgate Island, also sometimes known as Bellingsgate Island, was an island off Cape Cod in Massachusetts in the United States. Originally settled as a fishing and whaling community as part of the town of Wellfleet, Massachusetts,… …
16Billingsgate Fish Market — Situated now in East London, Billingsgate Fish Market is the United Kingdom s largest inland fish market. It takes its name from Billingsgate, a ward in the south east of the City of London, where the riverside market was originally… …
17Billingsgate Stairs — Adjoining Billingsgate Dock on the west (Rocque, 1746). In Billingsgate Ward. In Leake, 1666, called Belinsgate Key. The quay of Billyngisgate is mentioned 2 H. IV. (Cal. P.R. H. IV. 1399 1400, p. 361). The site is now occupied by a… …
18Billingsgate Ward — 1) One of the twenty six wards of the City fronting the river, and extending west from Tower Ward to London Bridge. Earliest mention: Ward of Wolmar de Essex of Billingesgate, 1277, 5 Ed, I. (Cal. L. Bk. B. p. 262). See Wards. The… …
19Billingsgate Ward School — On the east side of Botolph Lane. In Billingsgate Ward (O.S.). Erected on the site of the churchyard of St. Botolph Billingsgate (q.v.), possibly by Sir C. Wren, and occupied by him (N. and Q. 10, S.V. 304). Amalgamated with Tower,… …
20Billingsgate language — foul or abusive language from Billingsgate, where the notorius fishwomen assemble to purchase fish …
