Three Exes. The nickname of the 30th Regiment of Foot (XXX).
Three Kings. An inn sign derived from the Magi or Three Wise Men who came to adore the new-born Saviour at Bethlehem.
Three Men Wine. The name borne by a very bad wine which requires two men to hold the victim, while a third pours it down his throat.
Three Nuns. A tavern sign in Aldgate, reminiscent of the neighbouring priory of the Nuns of St Clare in ancient times.
Three Suns. An inn sign derived from the device of Edward IV. as King of England.
Throgmorton Street. After the wealthy London banker, Sir Nicholas Throgmorton.
Throw up the Sponge. Originally a boxing expression. When a prize-fighter had been badly bruised in the first round he often declined the sponge offered to him by his second, or, in a sudden fit, threw it up in the air, declaring he had had enough of it; hence to “throw up the sponge” is to acknowledge oneself beaten.
Thundering Legion. The name ever afterwards borne by that Roman legion which, A.D. 179, overthrew the power of the Alemanni by defeating them during a thunderstorm, which was thought to have been sent to them in answer to the prayers of the Christians.
Thurlow Place. After Lord Chancellor Thurlow, whose residence was in Great Ormond Street, close by.
Thursday. The day of Thor, the God of Thunder, in the Scandinavian mythology.