Whitechapel

//ˈwaɪt.t͡ʃæp.əl// name, noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Ellipsis of Whitechapel cart. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    An urban area in the borough of Tower Hamlets, in east London, Greater London, England, traditionally a poor working-class neighbourhood. (OS grid ref TQ3481)

    "The first man I spoke to was Whitechapel to the backbone, plainly to be spotted as such as if it had been tattooed on his forehead. Making myself at home with him, I desired to know what brought him so far from the "big smoke," and on board a whaler of all places in the world."

  2. 2
    A hamlet in Goosnargh parish, Preston district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD5541).

Synonyms

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whitechapel cart

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"The first man I spoke to was Whitechapel to the backbone, plainly to be spotted as such as if it had been tattooed on his forehead. Making myself at home with him, I desired to know what brought him so far from the "big smoke," and on board a whaler of all places in the world."

Etymology

Named after a small chapel of ease dedicated to St Mary.

Related phrases

Whitechapel brougham

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