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Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… as in SPIRIT OF WINE. OED earliest date of use: 1543 Alder A tree, Alnus glutinosa, related to the BIRCH, common … (18c.)]. John Houghton gave extended coverage to alder, showing some of its many uses [Houghton]. For example the WOOD from alder was used in ship-building and to make CLOG WOOD [Wright …
A History of the County of Sussex
… the two Lower Greensand ridges. It seems likely to be the 'alder stream' from which the parish derives its name, 8 and … running north-south which seems to be old, 31 and near the alder stream which gave the parish its name. 32 There is no …
A Dictionary of London
… ; Alderes (1), Aldres (47), Aldris (1), Alders (4), Alder (2), Aldir (1), Alther (5), Alter (1). In all sixty-two …
Old and New London
… who built it; others, says Stow, attribute it to the alder trees which grew around it. There is no mention of it …
Old and New London
… near the Tower. On hearing of his intention, the mayor and alder men fortified the Thames shore, from Baynard Castle to …
A History of the County of Somerset: Volume 10
… I, 481. SRO, DD/WO 1/59. The prefix may be Ealdgyth or alder: E. Ekwall, Oxf. Dict. of Eng. Place-Names (1960), 5. …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… water Alnus combustus [almus cu'busti] Literally 'Burnt ALDER', that is CHARCOAL made from the wood of the Alder tree, used particularly for the manufacture of …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… John Short, John Vigars, John Juxon, Rich. Hobby, Robt. Alder, Mathew Haviland, Thos. Aldworth, Wm. Lewes, John Guy, …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… Wm. Wimball. " " " Major Wm. Hill's daughter " " " William Alder " " " Anne, widow of Thos. Smith " " 398 Grace, widow …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… chesnut, ash, beech, maple, birch, aspen, holly, hazel, alder, shumack, willow, buttonwood, poplar, sassafras, …