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111Harrison Alley Boys — Alley Boys F.C., better known as the Harrison Alley Boys, was a U.S. soccer team of the early twentieth century. It spent one season in the National Association Football League, winning the 1915 1916 championship.HistoryThe origins of the Alley… …
112Toddes Alley — Alley called Toddes Alley with houses at Bishopsgate belonged to Jasper Fisher, 22 Eliz. 1580 (Lond. I. p.m. Br. Rec. Soc. III. p.19). In 1540 it also comprised a Teynter yard (L. and P. H. VIII. XV. p. 411). See Fisher s Folly. It… …
113alley cat — noun Date: 1904 a stray cat …
114alley-oop — noun Etymology: alteration of allez oop, cry of a circus acrobat about to leap, probably from French allez, 2d person plural imperative of aller to go + English oop, perhaps alteration of up Date: 1967 a basketball play in which a leaping player… …
115alley cat — a homeless, usually mongrel, cat that scavenges for food in alleys, streets, etc. [1900 05] * * * …
116alley-oop — /al ee oohp /, interj. 1. (used as a shout of encouragement, exhortation, or the like, esp. when coordinating efforts to lift a heavy object.) n. 2. Basketball. a quick score play in which a high, arching pass is made to a teammate close to the… …
117alley stone — noun A colloquial name for the mineral aluminite …
118alley cat — noun a) A feral feline in an urban habitat. b) A loose woman …
119alley, allie — n British a marble (as used in children s games). Like aggie, the word is approximately a hundred years old and refers to a pale or white marble. Although rarely heard today, these terms probably survive where the traditional game is still played …
120alley apple — n American a lump of horse manure. A less common version of the expression road apple, which is now an international English term …
