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Bow Street

[ boh ]

noun

  1. a street in London, England: location of a metropolitan police court.


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Example Sentences

The Bow-street officers, sir, replied Brittles, taking up a candle; me and Mr. Giles sent for em this morning.

Open the door, replied a man outside; its the officers from Bow-street, as was sent to, to-day.

Bow Street has now been informed, and will send down by to-night's coach, but I do not think they will make much of the job.

They would separate us, and to-morrow morning appear as witnesses against us at Bow Street.

To this end I enclosed the particulars of my case to the magistrates of Bow Street.

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