(law, historical) In the English Court of Chancery, prior to the Judicature Act of 1873, the formal statement of the facts and prayer for relief submitted by a plaintiff to the court.

With due allowance for (a specified detail); not including; other than.

(dated, finance, slang) To accept or discount a bill.

To do as well as one can when faced with difficult circumstances.

Used to express alarm or anger.

(idiomatic, archaic) Something exceedingly good or the best of its type.

(obsolete) potassium carbonate

(dated) Synonym of by the skin of one's teeth

Alternative form of harbor of refuge

A harbor constructed to give shelter to ships on some exposed coast. / (figuratively) Any protection for a person in distress.