Difference between revisions of "Bar of his bristolry"
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| − | * '''bar:''' [[HCE| | + | * '''bar:''' [[HCE|HCE's]] public house or tavern |
* '''bar:''' Dublin bar, a sandbank which partially blocked the mouth of the Liffey before the construction of the North and South Walls; it could only be crossed by vessels at high tide | * '''bar:''' Dublin bar, a sandbank which partially blocked the mouth of the Liffey before the construction of the North and South Walls; it could only be crossed by vessels at high tide | ||
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* '''Bristol:''' English city; Henry II granted Dublin “to my men of Bristol” in 1172 | * '''Bristol:''' English city; Henry II granted Dublin “to my men of Bristol” in 1172 | ||
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| + | * '''Bristols:''' (''Cockney rhyming slang'') breasts (Bristol ''cities'' → titties) | ||
* '''hostelry:''' an inn | * '''hostelry:''' an inn | ||
Latest revision as of 04:47, 9 February 2020
- bar: HCE's public house or tavern
- bar: Dublin bar, a sandbank which partially blocked the mouth of the Liffey before the construction of the North and South Walls; it could only be crossed by vessels at high tide
- bar: a toll-house gate or barrier → there used to be one near the Mullingar Inn in Chapelizod, the principal model for HCE's tavern
- Bristol: English city; Henry II granted Dublin “to my men of Bristol” in 1172
- Bristols: (Cockney rhyming slang) breasts (Bristol cities → titties)
- hostelry: an inn
