Green’s Dictionary of Slang

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1905		Harrington & LeBrunn [perf. Marie Lloyd] You’re a thing of the past, old dear 🎵 One or two small nips and then - Mrs Green she talked like ten.
1936		T. O’Reilly Tiger of the Legion 12: [W]hen I looked, my ‘boxing-glove’ had blood on it! I started to blubber like ten kids.