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Islington Gaz. 14 Apr. 3/1: My friend Tomkins, what keeps the ’bacca-shop next door.at bacca, n.
Islington Gaz. 14 Apr. 3/1: My friend Tomkins, what keeps the ’bacca-shop next door. Islington Gaz. 14 Apr. 3/1: The Johnsville Brickey answered the shout [...] with an exultant whoop.at brickie, n.
Islington Gaz. 14 Apr. 3/3: It resolves itself into two courses:- Beer, long clays, and agitation; or, silence, secrecy, and surprise.at long clay (n.) under long, adj.
Islington Gaz. 14 Apr. 3/1: One [...] put on for the occasion the garb of a humanity-monger.at -monger, sfx
Islington Gaz. 14 Apr. 3/1: Uttering one of his peculiar cries, ‘Tickle me Toby, and I’ll tickle you,’ [he] leaped into the arena.at tickle someone’s toby (v.) under tickle, v.
Islington Gaz. 16 Nov. 3/4: ‘Remember the day on which the defendant first appeared in his cat skin-hat’.at cat-skin (n.) under cat, n.1
Islington Gaz. 12 Dec. 2/2: We have a decided opinion that Napoleon’s advice as to the proproety of ‘washing one’s dirty linen at home’, is worthy of being held in remembrance.at dirty laundry (n.) under dirty, adj.
Islington Gaz. 20 May 2/2: If suck ‘gammocks’ were attempted in Cheapside [...] they would very speedily be stopped.at gammocks, n.
Islington Gaz. 18 Oct. 3/4: The casual in Bumble’s eyes is an abominable thing [...] The ruffian casual laughs at him and sings funny and often times libellous songs [...] as he breaks stones or picks oakum.at bumble, n.1
Islington Gaz. 17 Dec. 2/6: On Wedbnesday night he came home intoxicated, and in the morning asked [...] for a ‘livener’ (a cup of tea with some gin in it).at livener, n.
(ref. to 1856) Islington Gaz. 1 Oct. n.p.: Readers of ‘Little Dorrit’ will recall the collegians of Marshalsea.at collegian, n.
islington Gaz. 3 Sept. 3/3: The hideous stew, embracing Bit-alley, Frying-pan-alley, Rose-alley, Broad-yard and known collectively as ‘Jack Ketch’s Warren’.at Jack Ketch’s warren (n.) under Jack Ketch, n.
Islington Gaz. 30 Dec. 2/5: An inquiry was held on Friday, before Dr Lankester, at ‘The Castle’.at Holloway castle, n.
Islington Gaz. 12 July 3/3: Vulcan [...] acting as skinker [...] does not forget to dip his own nose in bowl.at skinker, n.
Islington Gaz. 17 Sept. 3/4: The possibility of obtaining a pot o’ four-half might have proved one great attraction.at four-half (n.) under four, adj.
Islington Gaz. 7 Jan. 2/3: Once again there was no reference to the people, but it [i.e. a bill] was obsequiously passed by the peerage and the beerage.at beerage (n.) under beer, n.
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