Threadneedle Street
Meanings
name
- A street in London, running from Poultry and Lombard Street to Bishopsgate; the site of the Bank of England.
- The Bank of England.
Word forms
Etymology
Corruption of "three needle", from the arms of the Needle-makers' Company. Influenced by threading a needle.
Derived words
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