ABBREVIATIONS
AND OTHER WORDS
- gavel
a d p o t t o t f j o t h - a distinct pressure of the thumb on the first joint of the hand
a d p o t t b t f a s js o t h - a distinct pressure of the thumb between the first and second joints of the hand
a d p o t t o t f s j o t h -
a s p - a small pace
Asst H P - Assistant High Priest
badge - apron
b - bare
b d t h s a t t a d i t t s -
b i t s o t s at l w m - buried in the sands of the sea at low water mark
C - Centre
Cn -
Cs - Compasses
cs l f t s - cable's length from the sea
Can - Candidate
Cowan - Derogatory name for a non-mason
c t - cable tow
d...v...d - devoid
d - distress
d t l h, d t r s a t bt a d i t t s -
E - East
E A - Entered Apprentice
E L of Imp -
e...e - entrance
e o c -
f...t - feet
F - Fidelity
F C - Fellow Craft
F M - Freemason
f o w -
F P O F - Five Points of Fellowship
f r s - first real secret
G and S O - Grand and Solemn oath
G - Grip
G A O T U - Great Architect of the Universe
G G of D =
G G U - Grand Geometrician of the Universe
H A - Hiram Abif
h - heart
hs - heels
h to h - heel to heel
h i t p w t t e i t f o a s t t l o t w -
h w - hoodwink
h...w...d - hoodwinked
I G - Inner Guard
I P M - Immediate Past Master
J D - Junior Deacon
J W - Junior Warden
k - knee
k(s) - knock(s)
K S - King Solomon
K S T - King Solomon's Temple
l a - left arm
L - light
Ls -
l b - left breast
l f - left foot
l h p - left hand pillar
l k - left knee
M - Master
m...c - metallic
m...l - metal
M M - Master Mason
m...y - money
Mn - Moon
mys - mysteries
n - neck
N - North
n l b - naked left breast
Obl - obligation
P and R in I -
p -
pts - point or points
ped - pedestal
p g - pass grip
p...way - porchway
P Sn - Pass sign
pt on b - point on breast
p t r h on t l b w t t e i t f o a s - putting the right hand on the left breast with the thumb extended in the form of a square
pw - password
r a - right arm or right angle
r h - right hand
r h p - right hand pillar
r t -
R Sn -
S -
Scts - secrets
SD - Senior Deacon
S of H -
S of S -
s i w y l t -
Sn - Sign
Sn of R -
Sn of P -
"So mote it
S O - Solemn oath
Sp -
Sq - Square
s r s -
ss -
s s -
S W - Senior Warden
t - token
T - Tyler
t c a - throat cut across
Tn - Token
t t o b t r - tongue torn out by the root
t t r e a f t i 24hs - the tide ebbs and flows twice in 24 hours
t u t l h w t t l e i t f o a s -
v...l...e -
V S L - Volume of Sacred Law
W - West
Wd - word
W M - Worshipful Master
w s -
y t c a - your throat cut across