angora n.
Sun. Times (Perth) 3 Sept. 4/7: D’ye think a man's a bleedin’ Angora, y’ flamin' lump of carnal iniquity. | ||
Ade’s Fables 14: Every time he was given a Crimp in the Rue de la Paix he caught even by leading a new Angora up the Chute and into the Shambles. | ‘The New Fable of the Private Agitator’ in||
Light in the Valley 166: [a gun shot] ‘Where the deuce did that come from?’ ‘Aw some angora on th’ boat havin’ a potshot at the cormorants.’. |
In phrases
(US) to annoy, to irritate.
Eve. World (NY) 20 Feb. 1: He wasn’t afraid to beard lion in den, but Miss Rhino gets his angora. ‘Never again!’ is Zoo man’s comment when rescued from irate beast. | ||
Bridgeport Eve. Farmer (CT) 2 June 15/7: They [i.e. boxers] all get grouchy just bvefore a fight [...] Freddie will work like a horse for weeks, but the last two or three nights get his angora. | ||
Humoresque 147: Gad! that old hag gets my fur up. | ‘White Goods’ in||
Adventures of a Boomer Op. 45: That morning in Great Falls got my Angora. | ||
Dict. Amer. Sl. |