Difference between revisions of "Boston"
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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_94836" /> == | |||
<p> (n.) A game at cards, played by four persons, with two packs of fifty-two cards each; - said to be so called from Boston, Massachusetts, and to have been invented by officers of the French army in [[America]] during the Revolutionary war. </p> | |||
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_69434" /> == | == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_69434" /> == | ||
<p> A [[Lincolnshire]] seaport, on the Witham, 30 m. SE. of Lincoln; exports coal, machinery, corn, and wool, and imports timber and general goods. There is a large cattle and sheep market, also canvas and sail-cloth works. Fox, the martyrologist, was a native. It has a spacious church, which is a conspicuous landmark and beacon at sea. </p> | <p> A [[Lincolnshire]] seaport, on the Witham, 30 m. SE. of Lincoln; exports coal, machinery, corn, and wool, and imports timber and general goods. There is a large cattle and sheep market, also canvas and sail-cloth works. Fox, the martyrologist, was a native. It has a spacious church, which is a conspicuous landmark and beacon at sea. </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_94836"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/webster-s-dictionary/boston Boston from Webster's Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_69434"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/boston Boston from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_69434"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/boston Boston from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 09:48, 12 October 2021
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(n.) A game at cards, played by four persons, with two packs of fifty-two cards each; - said to be so called from Boston, Massachusetts, and to have been invented by officers of the French army in America during the Revolutionary war.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [2]
A Lincolnshire seaport, on the Witham, 30 m. SE. of Lincoln; exports coal, machinery, corn, and wool, and imports timber and general goods. There is a large cattle and sheep market, also canvas and sail-cloth works. Fox, the martyrologist, was a native. It has a spacious church, which is a conspicuous landmark and beacon at sea.
