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[UK] M. Wall John Peel 151: After putting in more than half a million miles on the clock, he had finally agreed to the now decrepit old girl [i.e. a car] being carted off.
at clock, n.1
[UK] M. Wall John Peel 151: After putting in more than half a million miles on the clock, he had finally agreed to the now decrepit old girl [i.e. a Mercedes 190] being carted off .
at old gal, n.
[UK] M. Wall John Peel 85: [R]ecord pluggers from indie labels were now putting their pre-release records into plain white sleeves.
at plugger, n.3
[UK] M. Wall John Peel 8: '[I]t was always fantastically comforting to know that old Peely was still out there doing it, come shit or shine.
at come shit or shine under shit, n.
[UK] M. Wall John Peel 8: [A] badly dressed middle age the envy of spivved-up punk tykes half his age.
at spiv up (v.) under spiv, v.
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