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Old Lady of Threadneedle Street

Old Lady of Threadneedle Street proper noun: the Bank of England.

Proper noun

the Old Lady of Threadneedle Street

  1. (informal) The Bank of England.
    • "[…] Suppose we duplicate actual numbers that are out in circulation, and perhaps hold over the originals? We can triplicate, quadruple, multiply by a hundred times if it suits our purpose."
      "Well, by hokey that's an idea," admitted simple George Larch. "Why, they'd have to pay out on all that come...1934, Ernest Bramah, The Bravo of London

Origin of Old Lady of Threadneedle Street

From the bank's age and its location on Threadneedle Street.

Questions about Old Lady of Threadneedle Street

What does Old Lady of Threadneedle Street mean?
Old Lady of Threadneedle Street means the Bank of England.
What part of speech is Old Lady of Threadneedle Street?
Old Lady of Threadneedle Street is a proper noun.

Words near Old Lady of Threadneedle Street in the dictionary

  1. Old Korean
  2. old lace
  3. old ladies
  4. old lady
  5. Old Lady in Threadneedle Street
  6. Old Lady of Threadneedle Street
  7. old lang syne
  8. Old Latin
  9. Old Leake
  10. Old Left
  11. Old Leonese

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