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| Domain | Definition |
Literature | Lombard Street to a China Orange Long odds. Lombard Street, London, is the centre of great banking and mercantile transactions. To stake the Bank of England against a common orange is to stake what is of untold value against a mere trifle. "`It is Lombard Street to a China orange,' quoth Uncle Jack."- Bulwer Lytton: The Caxtons. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Probability | Phrase: the chances, the odds are; appearances are in favor of, chances are in favor of; there is reason to believe, there is reason to think, there is reason to expect; I dare say; all Lombard Street to a China orange. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Expression using "LOMBARD STREET TO A CHINA ORANGE": all Lombard Street to a China orange. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4C 4F 4D 42 41 52 44 53 54 52 45 45 54 54 4F 41 43 48 49 4E 41 4F 52 41 4E 47 45 |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001100 01001111 01001101 01000010 01000001 01010010 01000100 00100000 01010011 01010100 01010010 01000101 01000101 01010100 00100000 01010100 01001111 00100000 01000001 00100000 01000011 01001000 01001001 01001110 01000001 00100000 01001111 01010010 01000001 01001110 01000111 01000101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)L O M B A R D   S T R E E T   T O   A   C H I N A   O R A N G E |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004C 004F 004D 0042 0041 0052 0044 0053 0054 0052 0045 0045 0054 0054 004F 0041 0043 0048 0049 004E 0041 004F 0052 0041 004E 0047 0045 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)46494736355238253545239395425449235237424348352495235484139 |
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