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Pierce Egan’s Life in London 17 Oct. 6/2: Coachee [...] began pulling off his coat [...] saying ‘come, I’ll have an up and down or two with you, my covey!’.at up-and-downer, n.
Pierce Egan’s Life in London 17 Oct. 6/2: Coachee [...] began pulling off his coat [...] saying ‘come, I’ll have an up and down or two with you, my covey!’. Pierce Egan’s Life in London 28 Nov. 349/3: [of a butcher] A blade of the blue apron tribe, who had come by the marrow-bone stage.at blue-apron (n.) under apron, n.
Pierce Egan’s Life in London 26 Sept. 5/2: [He] had learnt the squaring art from his childhood, and [...] pains were to him quite familiar.at squaring art, n.
letter 28 Dec. in Pierce Egan’s Life in London (10 Apr. 1825) 83/2: [L]ittle Davy, with myself [...] proceeded through this room, and through the grand hall dor [sic], leading to the back slums, or slavey's apartments (servants’ rooms).at back slums (n.) under back, adj.2
Pierce Egan’s Life in London 26 Sept. 5/1: [I]n consequence of his recent appearance before the Beak, for an assault.at beak, n.1
Pierce Egan’s Life in London 17 Oct. 4/3: We are not for reviews [but] our ogles as are quick and our heads as clear as any of the beaks of the periodicals.at beak, n.1
Pierce Egan’s Life in London 5 Dec. 356/2: [T]he ‘rude gods’ gave him a slight hint, not exactly by the ‘big’, but a little bird, the most unpleasant article in a poulterer's shop for the taste of an actor.at bird, n.2
Pierce Egan’s Life in London 31 Oct. 319/2: ‘D—n the b—h’.at bitch, n.1
Pierce Egan’s Life in London 19 Sept. 269/1: [W]hat a beautiful whack between the peepers he had given his friend Phelim O’Shaughnesy at a little bit of a blow up on the road.at blow-up, n.1
Pierce Egan’s Life in London 26 Sept. 5/3: [A]s the lads say, we wish the best buffer' ‘may get it. A great Match is on the tapis, for 2001. between the dog Driver and a dog not yet named.at bufe, n.
Pierce Egan’s Life in London 24 Oct. 309/3: [of a benefit] Several first-rate Boxers have promised him their assistance [...] and we hope the poor fellow will have a bumper.at bumper, n.2
Pierce Egan’s Life in London 26 Sept. 4/3: [T]the rain, a little troublesome to coves who had not provided themselves with cabbage plants.at cabbage plant (n.) under cabbage, n.2
Pierce Egan’s Life in London 17 Oct. 6/2: [I]t being a common practice with these short-stage coachmen to employ cads, as they are called—fellows to inveigle passengers by false representations, both as to the fare and destination of their coaches.at cad, n.1
Pierce Egan’s Life in London 26 Sept. 5/3: This new aspirant after milling honours is dry and sinewy as a cag-magg.at cagmag, n.
Pierce Egan’s Life in London 26 Sept. 5/2: [T]he Glazier rallied furiously in this round, placing a heavy blow on the left casement of his adversary.at casement, n.
Pierce Egan’s Life in London 26 Sept. 5/2: Mr. Wm. Cliverley, jun. [...] whose first exploit and glorious victory over Mat Jones, the mason, appeared in a former chaffng-sheet.at chaffing sheet (n.) under chaffing, n.
Pierce Egan’s Life in London 19 Dec. 381/1: This round was a chalk for O'Neal : he took the lead, kept it, and milled his opponent down.at chalk, n.2
Pierce Egan’s Life in London 19 Sept. 269/1: The chancery suit thus commenced, a suit of mourning was soon bestowed gratis on the Sawyer.at in chancery under chancery, n.
Pierce Egan’s Life in London 3 Oct. 5/3: The Nonpareil’s Chaunting Club opens tomorrow evening , at the Hole in the Wall, Chancery-Lane.at chanting, n.
letter 28 Dec. in Pierce Egan’s Life in London (10 Apr. 1825) 83/2: [We] sent one of the men for a chase (coach), and had a drop of blue ruin.at chase, n.1
Pierce Egan’s Life in London 19 Dec. 373/3: Either on Christmas or New Year's Day, according as he can get the chips out of his house, the Half Moon, in Leadenhall Market, will be opened for the reception of company.at chips, n.1
Pierce Egan’s Life in London 26 Sept. 5/2: [T]he applause was uproarious, the chivy deafening, and a reiterated crack squeeze the result.at chivvy, n.1
Pierce Egan’s Life in London 26 Sept. 4/3: The chevying was now louder than the double orchestra at the E. O. H.at chivvy, v.1
Pierce Egan’s Life in London 26 Sept. 5/2: His Lordship rushed in with great impetuosity, and placed two feelers on Matthew's proboscis, which uncorked the claret tidily.at uncork the claret (v.) under claret, n.
Pierce Egan’s Life in London 28 Nov. 349/2: A one hundred pound note, which Dick planted in his clie.at cly, n.
letter 28 Dec. in Pierce Egan’s Life in London (10 Apr. 1825) 83/2: He would rather have had your 100l. for my carkess (carcase) than that I should have been made a box of coald [sic] meat at Maidstone.at cold meat box (n.) under cold meat, n.
Pierce Egan’s Life in London 26 Sept. 5/3: [T]he Glazier, in groping for the konk of Bill (a member in which nature to each has been most bountiful), unluckily slipped one of his mauleys between his adversary’s grinders.at conk, n.1
Pierce Egan’s Life in London 19 Sept. 6/2: ‘Didn’t ye begin telling me ye were a serjant that helped smash the croppies all over ould Ireland?’.at croppie, n.
Pierce Egan’s Life in London 5 Dec. 356/2: ‘I suppose he has never had a London engagement.’ ‘No; he was in Mr. Baker’s company.’ ‘That accounts for his being so crusty.’ ‘I am sorry he is in want of bread’.at crusty, adj.
Pierce Egan’s Life in London 26 Sept. 5/2: Mat. came to scratch very groggy; in fact, the claret had completely given his ogles the darkey.at give the darkey (v.) under darkey, n.
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