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Definition of Billingsgate from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Billingsgate

 
/ˈbɪlɪŋzɡeɪt/
 
/ˈbɪlɪŋzɡeɪt/
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  1. a famous old London fish market that used to be on the north bank of the Thames in the City. It was well known for the bad language of the people who worked there. In 1982 it was moved to the Isle of Dogs, an area of London's Docklands.
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