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Mote :: Mote (n.) A meeting of persons for discussion; as, a wardmote in the city of London..

Bachelor :: Bachelor (n.) In the companies of London tradesmen, one not yet admitted to wear the livery; a junior member..

Recorder :: Recorder (n.) The title of the chief judical officer of some cities and boroughs; also, of the chief justice of an East Indian settlement. The Recorder of London is judge of the Lord Mayor's Court, and one of the commissioners of the Central Criminal Court..

Counter :: Counter (v. t.) A prison; either of two prisons formerly in London.

Or :: Or (conj.) A particle that marks an alternative; as, you may read or may write, -- that is, you may do one of the things at your pleasure, but not both. It corresponds to either. You may ride either to London or to Windsor. It often connects a series of words or propositions, presenting a choice of either; as, he may study law, or medicine, or divinity, or he may enter into trade..

Right :: Right (a.) Fit; suitable; proper; correct; becoming; as, the right man in the right place; the right way from London to Oxford..

W :: W () the twenty-third letter of the English alphabet, is usually a consonant, but sometimes it is a vowel, forming the second element of certain diphthongs, as in few, how. It takes its written form and its name from the repetition of a V, this being the original form of the Roman capital letter which we call U. Etymologically it is most related to v and u. See V, and U. Some of the uneducated classes in England, especially in London, confuse w and v, substituting the one for the other, as weal

Chamberlain :: Chamberlain (n.) A treasurer or receiver of public money; as, the chamberlain of London, of North Wales, etc..

Autonomasy :: Autonomasy (n.) The use of a word of common or general signification for the name of a particular thing; as, He has gone to town, for, He has gone to London..

Warburg''s Tincture :: Warburg's tincture () A preparation containing quinine and many other ingredients, often used in the treatment of malarial affections. It was invented by Dr. Warburg of London..

Odontopteryx :: Odontopteryx (n.) An extinct Eocene bird having the jaws strongly serrated, or dentated, but destitute of true teeth. It was found near London..

Coal-meter :: Coal-meter (n.) A licensed or official coal measurer in London. See Meter.

Lion :: Lion (n.) An object of interest and curiosity, especially a person who is so regarded; as, he was quite a lion in London at that time..

Billingsgate :: Billingsgate (n.) A market near the Billings gate in London, celebrated for fish and foul language..

Tronator :: Tronator (n.) An officer in London whose duty was to weigh wool.

Hall :: Hall (n.) A building or room of considerable size and stateliness, used for public purposes; as, Westminster Hall, in London..

London :: London (n.) The capital city of England.

Town :: Town (adv. & prep.) The court end of London;-- commonly with the.

Chaldron :: Chaldron (n.) An English dry measure, being, at London, 36 bushels heaped up, or its equivalent weight, and more than twice as much at Newcastle. Now used exclusively for coal and coke..

Kitcat :: Kitcat (a.) Designating a club in London, to which Addison and Steele belonged; -- so called from Christopher Cat, a pastry cook, who served the club with mutton pies..

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