billingsgate
21Billingsgate Buildings — On the north side of Lower Thames Street, at Monument Street (P.O. Directory). In Billingsgate Ward. First mention: L.C.C. List, 1912 …
22Billingsgate Dock — See Billingsgate …
23Billingsgate Key, Quay — See Billingsgate Stairs …
24Billingsgate Market — See Billingsgate …
25Billingsgate — the famous London fish market, and by association with the speech used there, foul and profane language …
26BILLINGSGATE — a fish market in London, below London Bridge; also a name given to low, coarse language indulged in there …
27billingsgate — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Harsh, often insulting language: abuse, contumely, invective, obloquy, railing, revilement, reviling, scurrility, scurrilousness, vituperation. See PRAISE …
28Billingsgate — For the historic London fish market; when lowercased it denotes foul or abusive speech of the type once heard there …
29Billingsgate — Bil·lings·gate || bɪlɪŋzgeɪt n. fish market in London …
30billingsgate — Bil·lings·gate || bɪlɪŋzgeɪt n. coarse language, vulgar language …