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Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… in the OED Found in units of GALLON Sources: Newspapers. Spike A sharp-pointed piece of metal (especially IRON) or … list of types of Nail, puts both the single and the DOUBLE SPIKE among those nails with heads [Holme (2000)]. Elsewhere … of timber and planks in foule weather' [Holme (2000)]. Spike was also a common name for LAVENDER, hence OIL OF …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… them a thorough wetting.' 33 Such flowers as 'lavender, spike, hissop, thyme, rosemary, and sage' are mentioned as …
Survey of London
… Spike House, No. 161 Hammersmith Road LV.SPIKE HOUSE, No. 161 HAMMERSMITH ROAD Ground landlord, … of repair. Good. Historical and biographical notes. Spike House occupies the site of one of the parcels of …
A History of the County of Hertford
… leaded spirelet of the type known as the Hertfordshire spike, a good many examples of which still remain in the …
Survey of London
… side of the tomb is a large obelisk with ball finial and spike and standing on a panelled pedestal. Behind the …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire
… funeral helm, skull in one piece with slight ridge, spike added for crest, hinged vizor on pivot, with bossed …
Historical Collections of Private Passages of State
… Fish-Oyl in making their Sope, and four of them also used Spike-Oyl in the making thereof, to qualifie the Scent of the …