† church bucketn.
Obsolete.
A bucket kept in the choir of a parish church for use in case of fire.
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church bucket1620
1620 F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Phylaster v. 59 They'le flea him, and make Church buckets on's skin.
1700 E. Ward Step to Stir-Bitch-Fair 4 Our brawny Storm-beaten Carrion-Flogger..was arm'd against the Weather, with a Leather-Cap as thick as a Church-Bucket.
1762 S. Foote Orators i. 9 Concerning new lettering the church buckets.
1801 G. Colman Review ii. i. 21 They have hang'd him for stealing the church buckets.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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- centre square
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- centre table
- centre the line
- centre three-quarter
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- centre truth
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- centre velic
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