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London Eve. Standard 6 Sept. 1/2: Some of the flash-house keepers not infrequently join in a little buzzing excursion.at buzz, v.1
London Eve. Standard 6 Sept. 1/2: Some of the flash-house keepers not infrequently join in a little buzzing excursion. London Eve. Standard 6 Sept. 1/2: A gang of thieves assemble to plunder the struggling crowd. As soon as the press is over, they return to their ‘smoking crib,’ [...] and enjoy themselves.at crib, n.1
London Eve. Standard 6 Sept. 1/2: Their chief amusment is ‘hustling’ [...] to push a gentleman from one to the other [...] until he has been dispossessed of everything valuable.at hustle, v.
London Standard 3 July 1/1: Nosey was ower quick for him, and [...] he lichted on a shelf before ane could say Jock Robinson.at before one can say Jack Robinson under Jack Robinson, n.
London Standard 14 Dec. 3/1: The four magistrates were Dean Mahon [...] and potato-faced M’Donough.at potato-face (n.) under potato, n.
London Standard 17 Aug. 4/2: A base, proud, beggarly scrub.at scrub, n.1
London Standard 1 Aug. 3/5: The captain ordered him to make a sea-pie.at sea pie (n.) under sea, n.
London Eve. Standard 23 Nov. 1/5: The Ex is at hand, and ready, as ‘a public character,’ to shove in his oar.at shove one’s oar in (v.) under shove, v.
London Standard 25 Aug. 3/1: Mr Flint and the lady proceeded down a turning [...] deeply engaged in conversation, when 4 lads came running up to them, and in a loud tone demanded some ‘socket money’.at socket-money (n.) under socket, n.
London Standard 17 Aug. 4/2: One that wouild be a pimp [...] but is nothing but the composition of a knave, beggar, pandar, and the son and heir of a mongrel bitch.at sonofabitch, n.
London Eve. Standard 6 Sept. 1/2: A perpetual watch is kept upon the numerous houses where the police are aware ‘swag’ is hourly conveyed.at swag, n.1
London Standard 24 Mar. 3/2: Here is the Asshead gaping.at asshead, n.
London Standard 24 Mar. 3/4: By others, as was said on another occasion, ‘a mere mouthful of moonshine.’ Be it so.at mouthful of moonshine (n.) under moonshine, n.
London Standard 15 July 4/2: Ellen Kelly, a nymph of the pave, was charged with stabbing a nightwatchman.at nymph of the pavé, n.
London Standard 24 Dec. 4/5: A volley of mud missiles rattled about Paddy’s ears.at Paddy, n.
London Standard 14 Aug. 4/5: Now torch, ’tis thine, to kick up a shine.at kick up a shine (v.) under shine, n.2
London Standard 24 Apr. 2/5: It may be very convenient for us to have ‘two faces under one hood’.at two faces under one hood (n.) under two, adj.
London Eve. Standard 23 Nov. 1/5: Don’t make a bother about it, John.at bother, n.
London Eve. Standard 12 Nov. 4/4: Yankee Courtship [...] This was what I called a choker.at choker, n.1
London Standard 14 Dec. 2/4: What prudent man will now embark his property [...] at the suggestion of any cock-brained prig?at cock-brain (n.) under cock, n.3
London Standard 19 Jan. 3/4: Bee! Ba! Black sheep, have you any cole* [*Cole — the stuff, the stumpy, money].at cole, n.
London Eve. Standard 12 Nov. 4/4: Yankee Courtship [...] Consarn it, how a buss will crack a still frosty night.at consarn, v.
London Standard 8 Sept. 1/5: The Craw-thumping clan will triumph o’er the land.at craw-thumping, adj.
London Standard 16 June 1/6: A horse of the cart of a flying dustman was being driven a a furious rate.at flying dustman (n.) under flying, adj.
London Eve. Standard 12 Nov. 4/4: Yankee Courtship [...] By the hokey if Sally Jones isn’t real grit, there’s no snakes.at real grit (n.) under grit, n.1
London Standard 29 Apr. 2/5: Then rose by his elbow a Judas-haired slave, / A soft-spoken scoundrel as e’er played the knave.at judas-haired, adj.
London Standard 19 Jan. 3/4: Spoon — a sawney, a Johnny Raw, a rural, a goose, a pump, a sappy.at Johnny Raw, n.
London Standard 19 Jan. 3/4: Spoon — a sawney, a Johnny Raw, a rural, a goose, a pump, a sappy.at pump, n.
London Standard 19 Jan. 3/4: Spoon — a sawney, a Johnny Raw, a rural, a goose, a pump, a sappy.at sappy, adj.
London Standard 19 Jan. 3/4: Spoon — a sawney, a Johnny Raw, a rural, a goose, a pump, a sappy.at sawney, n.1
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