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Limehouse

American  
[lahym-hous] / ˈlaɪmˌhaʊs /

noun

  1. a dock district in the East End of London, England, once notorious for its squalor: formerly a Chinese quarter.


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Shortly before 10 a.m., the City of London police reported that its officers had corralled two of the horses near Limehouse, a neighborhood adjacent to the city’s Thames docklands.

From New York Times • Apr. 24, 2024

Insp Myles Hilbery, of City of London Police, praised the two officers who helped catch the horses in Limehouse.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2024

By the weekend, a remix of the rap had made it to the dancefloor of a gay nightclub in London's Limehouse.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2023

“None of this would have happened without Alex Murdaugh, but none of it could have happened without the defendant,” Limehouse said.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 23, 2022

The House of Gaffer Hexam, the humble home of Lizzie Hexam and her brother, was situated somewhere in the district of Limehouse, near the river. 

From Rambles in Dickens' Land by Allbut, Robert

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