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Leamington Spa Courier 6 Aug. 2/4: One mile heat was won in two [lengths] by Mr Goodlake’s Dolly Mop] .at dollymop, n.
Leamington Spa Courier 6 Aug. 2/4: One mile heat was won in two [lengths] by Mr Goodlake’s Dolly Mop] . Leamington Spa Courier 27 Sept. 3/2: Williamson is known as a notorious ‘Charley-pitcher,’ other wise ‘Thimble-rigger’.at charley-pitcher, n.
Leamington Spa Courier 10 Aug. 2/2: I am, Mr Editor, Your humble servant, Old Wigsby.at old wigsby (n.) under old, adj.
Leamington Spa Courier 4 Aug. 4/5: They have the pops ready — and the Setters are out, and they are determined to let out the stash.at let out (at), v.
Leamington Spa Courier 4 Aug. 4/5: Take my advice quit the Voil [...] you are to a dead certainty Book’d.at book, v.1
Leamington Spa Courier 4 Aug. 4/5: Look ahead — fight shy or you are in for the Nabbing Cheat.at nabbing cheat, n.
Leamington Spa Courier 5 Apr. 3/7: I don’t know the names of the lodgers — one we called thomas, and the other was a swivel-eyed man; we used to call him ‘swivel-eye’.at swivel-eye, n.
Leamington Spa Courier 4 Aug. 4/5: A Boy that does sport his flimsies in equal shares among his palls.at pal, n.
Leamington Spa Courier 4 Aug. 4/5: They have the pops ready — and the Setters are out, and they are determined to let out the stash.at setter, n.1
Leamington Spa Courier 4 Aug. 4/5: Take my advice quit the Voil and share the Whacks regular.at vile, n.
Leamington Spa Courier 4 Aug. 4/5: Mind the White Buzmen and keep clear of [...] the pretended Tokels.at white buzman (n.) under white, adj.
Leamington Spa Courier 26 Oct. 4/3: Poor Adam felt the separation very much [...] Lilith knew this; so [...] she offered the bewitched widower her companionship.at widower bewitched, n.
Leamington Spa Courier 22 Nov. 3/6: He quietly surveyed a butcher’s shop [...] then ‘borrowed’ a plump loin of pork.at borrow, v.
Leamington Spa Courier 22 Nov. 3/6: A Sudden Influx of Conveyancers — This town seems to have been the focus for a gang of petty thieves who made several bold attempts at theft, or as Shakespeare says ‘convey‘.at conveyancer, n.
Leamington Spa Courier 22 Nov. 3/6: Sharp-sighted rascals, who are ever on watch for an opportunity of ‘making a conveyance’.at make a conveyance (v.) under conveyancer, n.
Leamington Spa Courier 21 Apr. 2/3: We shall have more challenges from the other side of the Atlantic [...] more of the ‘half-alligator and half-rhinocerous breed’, as they are pleased to describe themselves.at half-alligator, adj.
Leamington Spa Courier 25 Apr. 7/2: Joyce [...] tendered to witness what he said was a bank note but which [...] proved to be a note on ‘the bank of elegance’, and about as good security as ‘a draft on the Aldgate pump’.at draft on the pump at Aldgate, n.
Leamington Spa Courier 12 Sept. 5/1: There's Hamilton from India come, [...] All he can say is 'fee faw fum' 'Gainst Church and Constitution.at fee-faw-fum, n.
Leamington Spa Courier 21 Nov. 7/3: ‘It was not very pleasant to have to shout to such an orderly lot’ [...] (A voice: ‘Keep your shirt in’ [sic]).at keep your shirt on! (excl.) under shirt, n.
Leamington Spa Courier 10 Dec. 4/5: The say of such an one: 'His fingers are lime twigs'.at fingers are made of lime-twigs under finger, n.
Leamington Spa Courier 3 Aug. 4/2: Who has not seen a little ‘Marchioness,’ or kitchen-maid, taken from penruy, waste good food.at marchioness, n.
Leamington Spa Courier 29 July 6/2: There appeared to have been some words between them, chiefly on account of the defendant’s son being called fat-head.at fat-head, n.1
Leamington Spa Courier (Warwicks.) 9 Dec. 8/2: The victim was duly ‘small-ganged’ and pillaged.at small gang (v.) under small, adj.
Leamington Spa Courier 20 Dec. 3/2: Talking about downright bullheaded luck [...] why that fellow beats anyone I ever heard of.at bullhead luck, n.
Leamington Spa Courier 7 May n.p.: [He] was evidently well acquainted with the not over-prepossessing copper-skin.at copper, n.
Leamington Spa Courier 27 Sept. 7/4: Enormities of Fashion [...] that ‘moveable coachman’s seat,’ ordinarily called crinolette. It is growing and growing.at coachman’s seat, n.
Leamington Spa Courier 27 Feb. 8/4: A character song by Mr. C.P. Oakly, ‘Captain Ladidah’.at la-di-da(h), adj.
Leamington Spa Courier 18 June 3/2: ’Arriet betrays this ruling passion in studying always to be dressed up to the nines.at dressed (up) to the nines, phr.
Leamington Spa Courier 10 Feb. 7/1: That well-worn classical expression, viz., ‘he tune the old cow died of’.at tune the old cow died of, n.
Leamington Spa Courier 6 Dec. 2/5: Manley [...] had the misfortune to kick it over the cross-bar, amid loud expressions of ‘hard cheddar’.at hard cheese (n.) under hard, adj.
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