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BOW-STREET

\bˈə͡ʊstɹˈiːt], \bˈə‍ʊstɹˈiːt], \b_ˈəʊ_s_t_ɹ_ˈiː_t]\

Definitions of BOW-STREET

1919 - The concise Oxford dictionary of current English

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Street near Covent Garden with chief metropolitan police court; B.-runner, -officer, old names for police officer.

1919 - The concise Oxford dictionary of current English
By Sir Augustus Henry

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