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  • 21Cock and Hoop Yard —    East out of Houndsditch. In Portsoken Ward (in O.S. 1880 ed.).    Earliest mention: O. and M. 1677.    Removed for extension of Stoney Lane into Houndsditch, July, 1899 …

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  • 22hoop — [hu:p US hup, hu:p] n [: Old English; Origin: hop] 1.) a large ring made of wood, metal, plastic etc 2.) a large ring that children used to play with in the past, or that ↑circus animals are made to jump through 3.) a) the ring that you have to… …

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  • 23hoop — noun (C) 1 jump/go through hoops to have to do a lot of difficult things as a test of how suitable you are for something 2 one of the circular bands of metal or wood around a barrel 1 (1) 3 a curved piece of wood or metal that is stuck into the… …

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  • 24cock-a-whoop — |käkə|(h)wüp adjective Etymology: by alteration : cock a hoop 1 a cock a whoop speech … about the government s success in the housing program Economist …

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  • 25set cock a hoop — phrasal : to become reckless : act with jubilant abandon : carouse …

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  • 26Hoop Yard —    Tavern on the east side of Fish Street Hill, north of Thames Street. In Bridge Ward Within (Strype, 1720 Rocque, 1746).     Hoop Yard (Lond. Guide, 1758 Boyle, 1799). Hoop Tavern Passage, 1750 (Wilson, Hist. of St. Laurence Pountney, p. 144).… …

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  • 27Hoop Tavern —    Tavern on the east side of Fish Street Hill, north of Thames Street. In Bridge Ward Within (Strype, 1720 Rocque, 1746).     Hoop Yard (Lond. Guide, 1758 Boyle, 1799). Hoop Tavern Passage, 1750 (Wilson, Hist. of St. Laurence Pountney, p. 144).… …

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  • 28Manfred Mann discography — Contents 1 Singles 2 EPs 3 UK albums 4 US albums 5 References …

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  • 29Manfred Mann — This article is about the 1960s band. For the person, see Manfred Mann (musician). For his followup 1970s band, see Manfred Mann s Earth Band. Manfred Mann Manfred Mann, 1964. (L R): Tom McGuinness, Manfred Mann, Mike Hugg, Mike Vickers and …

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  • 30Quinn the Eskimo (Mighty Quinn) — Mighty Quinn Single by Manfred Mann from the album Mighty Garvey! (UK) The Mighty Quinn (US) …

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