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Limehouse
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limehouse
English
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Etymology
The place name is a reference to local lime oasts. The earliest reference is to Les Lymhostes, in 1356. The verb is a reference to a speech made there by the Chancellor of the Exchequer David Lloyd George in 1909.
Pronunciation
en /ˈlʌɪmhaʊs/ UK
Proper noun
en district in eastern city/London part of the lbor/Tower Hamlets OS grid ref TQ3681. Ward map (Tower Hamlets)
en comm town:pref/Halton Hills rmun/Halton p/Ontario c/Canada.
en ucomm co/Jasper County s/South Carolina c/USA. TopoZone: Limehouse, South Carolina
Verb
en dated British To make a fiery political speech.
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