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Fortnightly Rev. 32 85: The slang name for this invasion of the celestial children is sufficiently excpressive. It is called the Yellow Agony.at yellow agony (n.) under yellow, adj.
Fortnightly Rev. 32 85: The slang name for this invasion of the celestial children is sufficiently excpressive. It is called the Yellow Agony. Fortnightly Rev. 40 590: A man’s voice shouted: ‘Stow your jaw and let a man sleep!’.at stow one’s jaw (v.) under jaw, n.
Fortnightly Rev. Mar. 389: A repeater before he was of age; a rounder, bruiser, and shoulder hitter [DA].at repeater, n.
Fortnightly Rev. Mar. 389: A repeater before he was of age; a rounder, bruiser, and shoulder hitter [DA].at rounder, n.
Fortnightly Rev. xxxix, 136: It was never certain whether he was going to nobble the Tories, or square the radicals [F&H].at nobble, v.2
Fortnightly Rev. N.S. xxxix 76: Dissipating their rare and precious cash on whiskey straight in the ever-recurring bar-rooms [F&H].at straight, adj.2
Fortnightly 48 329: So you are the budmash ( rascal ) , are you , who has been giving me all this trouble — refusing to do your indigo field , and setting a bad example to the others?at budmash, n.
Fortnightly 47 616: It subsequently transpired that the pleasant old gentleman who at that time acted as President had an ace up his sleeve.at ace up one’s sleeve (n.) under ace, n.
Fortnightly Rev. 61 215: Single people who no longer possess fourpence to pay their doss-money .at doss money (n.) under doss, n.1
Fortnightly Rev. Dec. 1027: While it must be admitted that Godwin here made a bull, he perhaps put, in this quaint form, a criticism which was not wanting in point.at pull a bull (v.) under bull, n.2
Fortnightly Rev. 100 494: Sinners [...] slouching drearily past one public-house after another [...] would not have enjoyed the harmless variety of the unintelligent pursuit as much as any ‘gin-crawl’.at gin crawl (n.) under gin, n.4
Fortnightly Rev. CX 554: The Germany of to-day under William II. has brought about a succession of bad
harvests throughout Europe, and her name stinks in the nostrils of decent men.at stink, v.
‘The British Prison’ in Fortnightly Rev. Mar. n.p.: This class represents the real human wreckage [...] Over twenty-five per cent. are ‘jake’ or ‘feke’ drinkers. They drink methylated spirits either in water or beer [...] The jake drinker’s life is a short one and most of it he passes in prison suffering the agonies of a terrible reaction.at feke, n.
‘The British Prison’ in Fortnightly Rev. Mar. n.p.: This class represents the real human wreckage [...] Over twenty-five per cent. are ‘jake’ or ‘feke’ drinkers. They drink methylated spirits either in water or beer [...] The jake drinker’s life is a short one and most of it he passes in prison suffering the agonies of a terrible reaction.at jake, n.3
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