A Dictionary of London. Henry A Harben. 1918.
Wood — /wood/, n. 1. Grant, 1892 1942, U.S. painter. 2. Leonard, 1860 1927, U.S. military doctor and political administrator. * * * I Hard, fibrous material formed by the accumulation of secondary xylem produced by the vascular cambium. It is the… … Universalium
wood — wood1 woodless, adj. /wood/, n. 1. the hard, fibrous substance composing most of the stem and branches of a tree or shrub, and lying beneath the bark; the xylem. 2. the trunks or main stems of trees as suitable for architectural and other… … Universalium
Wood Wharf — is a redevelopment project on the Isle of Dogs in the Docklands of London. The development will not be completed until 2019 due to the enormous size of the development. The Plans Wood Wharf occupies a 20 acre (81,000 m²) site immediately to the… … Wikipedia
Timber Wharf — 1) See Dorset Wharf. 2) South out of Thames Street to the Thames, west of Timber Yard (Rocque, 1746). Site seems now occupied by Anchor Wharf (q.v.). 3) Between Coal Wharf east and Brickhill Lane west. In Vintry Ward (Rocque, 1746).… … Dictionary of London
Woodmongers' Wharf — See Wood and Co. s Wharf … Dictionary of London
Wharf borer — Taxobox name = Wharf Borer image size = 200px regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Coleoptera familia = Oedemeridae genus = Narcerdes species = N. melanuara binomial = Narcerdes melanuara This beetle is thought to be a… … Wikipedia
Wood Wharf — On the east and west sides of Trigg Lane, in Queenhithe Ward (O. and M. 1677, and Strype, 1720 and 1755). Site partly occupied by Trig Wharf … Dictionary of London
wharf borer — noun : a small wood boring beetle (Nacerda melanura) of the family Oedemeridae that is destructive to piling and wood under wharves, buildings near the water, and sometimes telegraph poles … Useful english dictionary
Canary Wharf — is a large business and shopping development in London, located in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, centred on the old West India Docks in the London Docklands.Rivalling London s traditional financial centre, The Square Mile, Canary Wharf… … Wikipedia
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