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[UK] cited in Exeter & Plymouth Gaz. 16 June 1914 4/6: [bk title] Teagueland Jests or Bogg Witticisms. Being a Compleat Collection of the most learned Bulls, Elaborate Quibbles, and Wise Sayings of some of the Natives of Teagueland till the year 1688.
at Teagueland, n.
[UK] Exeter & Plymouth Gaz. 23 June 3/2: He endeavoured to avoid the punishment, but it was ‘all up’.
at all up, adj.
[UK] Exeter & Plymouth Gaz. 1 Dec. 2/1: The silk gowns at the King’s Bench bar are, as Mr Fox said [...] ‘as thick as three in a bed’.
at ...three in a bed under thick as..., adj.
[UK] Exter & Plymouth Gaz. 8 Mar. 5/2: Peg patronises Brother Bung, / He likes a social glass.
at brother of the bung (n.) under brother (of the)..., n.
[UK] Exeter & Plymouth Gaz. 8 Mar. 5/2: Yes; Peg’s a queer old ‘chip’ d’ye see.
at chip, n.1
[UK] Exeter & Plymouth Gaz. 23 June 3/2: The Hibernian lay with his [...] mouth open, as if he had wanted an Irish apricot to fill his potato-trap.
at Irish apricot (n.) under Irish, adj.
[UK] Exeter & Plymouth Gaz. 23 June 3/2: Well done, Pat, you shall have two murphies instead of one.
at Pat, n.
[UK] Exeter & Plymouth Gaz. 23 June 3/2: Perdue caught Stone just under the short ribs near the puffers.
at puffer, n.2
[UK] Exeter & Plymouth Gaz. 23 June 3/2: The latter proved himself to be a ‘queer gill’.
at queer gill (n.) under queer, adj.
[UK] Exeter & Plymouth Gaz. 23 June 3/2: The wrestling this day was the best ever seen in London, Cann and Stone had the queerest kids matched against them which the Metropolis can produce.
at queer kid (n.) under queer, adj.
[UK] Exeter & Plymouth Gaz. 23 June 3/2: The fives of this Knight of St Patrick having alighted near Easton’s ‘seat of honour,’ a part especially protected by the wrestling code.
at seat of honour (n.) under seat, n.
[UK] Exeter & Plymouth Gaz. 23 June 3/2: They once more ‘squared for the gripe’.
at square up, v.1
[UK] Exeter & Plymouth Gaz. 23 June 3/2: The man stood firm on his toddlers.
at toddler, n.
[UK] Exeter & Plymouth Gaz. 23 June 3/2: Jordan [...] cast his ‘tile’ against Abraham, and was soon ‘togged’ for the affray.
at togged, adj.
[UK] Exeter & Plymouth Gaz. 23 June 3/2: Sanders, a private in the Guards, had a turn-up with Thorn, an ugly customer.
at turn-up, n.
[UK] Exeter & Plymouth Gaz. 23 June 3/2: Sanders, a private in the Guards, had a turn-up with Thorn, an ugly customer.
at ugly customer (n.) under ugly, adj.
[UK] Exeter & Plymouth Gaz. 12 Apr. 2/2: Absurd stories of the cow-face boy, the cowpox mange.
at cowface (n.) under cow, n.1
[UK] Exeter & Plymouth Gaz. (Devon) 2 Feb. 2/2: Nor am I a scape-gallows (I use that gentlemanly word in its usual acceptation).
at scapegallows, n.
[UK] Exeter & Plymouth Gaz. 5 Sept. 4/2: ‘Oh,’ says he, my masther is the Prince Ragin’. ‘Blur an’ ouns,’ says I.
at tare an’ ouns!, excl.
[UK] Exeter & Plymouth Gaz. 5 Sept. 4/2: Id was all nonsense wid me, so afore you could say Jack Lattin, I caught him wid my left hand under the ear. ‘Oh, by Gor!’ says I.
at gor!, excl.
[UK] Exeter & Plymouth Gaz. 5 Sept. 4/2: Id was all nonsense wid me, so afore you could say Jack Lattin, I caught him wid my left hand under the ear.
at before you could say Jack Lattin under jack lattin, n.
[UK] Exeter & Plymouth Gaz. 5 Sept. 4/2: ‘By the piper that played afore Moses,’ says he, ’ye’ll not go out ov my house till dhrink my health’.
at by the piper (that played before Moses)! (excl.) under piper, n.4
[UK] Exeter & Plymouth Gaz. 19 Dec. 4/2: Messrs Stay-tape and Buckram have [...] purchased a Bankrupt’s effects [etc].
at staytape, n.
[UK] Exeter & Plymouth Gaz. 5 Feb. 4/4: The fat porter waddling out of his ‘leathern conveniency,’ offered me egress.
at leathern conveniency, n.
[UK] Exeter & Plymouth Gaz. 5 Feb. 4/4: This one is a mere fopling; the other is a man of real fashion.
at foplin, n.
[UK] Exeter & Plymouth Gaz. 21 Dec. 3/1: Deceased was what I call ‘stale drunk’ when he left my house.
at stale drunk, adj.
[UK] Exeter & Plymouth Gaz. 17 Feb. 4/2: Magistrate— I had better order you to prison. Prisoner— I’m afraid I’m too loose to take orders now. Magistrate— [...] Well, young gentleman, you are too loose. [...] Officer, lock him up till he is sober.
at loose, adj.
[UK] Exeter & Plymouth Gaz. 16 Mar. 3/5: The ‘Corn Monopolizers’ now, Have a Deuced hit, Sir! [...] The Biters all are Bit, Sir.
at deuced, adj.
[UK] Exeter & Plymouth Gaz. 3 Oct. 4/2: My left ‘peeper’ was in mourning.
at peeper in mourning (n.) under peeper, n.
[UK] Exeter & Plymouth Gaz. 3 Oct. 4/2: ‘You’ve taken to a wig? ’ ‘Yes [...] come to scratch at last!’.
at scratch, n.2
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