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Johnson’s London Dictionary: London Plane

LONDON PLANE (n.) Arboreal canopy that doth impedes the progress of stagecoaches on the King’s highway.

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Johnson’s London Dictionary: Busker

BUSKER (n.) Street minstrel who doth serenade passers-by with repeatedly playing the same song.

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Johnson’s London Dictionary: Protestors

PROTESTORS (n.) Moneyed individuals who doth indulge in obstructing costermongers purveying their goods.

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Johnson’s London Dictionary: River Thames

RIVER THAMES (n.) Watercourse meandering through London once called ‘liquid history’, today ‘liquid wet wipes’ doth describe this morass of rubbish.

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Johnson’s London Dictionary: Pigeon

PIGEON (n.) Grey bird often seen in Trafalgar Square whose purpose is to entertain tourists, a bird that doth make an excellent pie.

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