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Morn. Chron. (London) 9 Aug. 2/4: The Peer and his Countess, the rustic and the Blouzabella were equally moved to pleasure.at blouzabella, n.
Morn. Chron. (London) 9 Aug. 2/4: The Peer and his Countess, the rustic and the Blouzabella were equally moved to pleasure. Morn. Chron. (London) 13 Dec. 2/2: [advert] The following prints have been lately published, from the humourous Pencil of Captain J--s: A Sugar Smoking Society in Jamaica [...] same size as Johnny Newcome.at johnny newcome (n.) under johnny, n.1
Morn. Chron. (London) 16 Aug. 3/2: Riot at the Haymarket Theatre or, The Devil Among the Tailors [...] The utmost noise and confusion prevailed in the house until nine o’clock, as the rioters would not suffer a syllable to be heard.at devil among the tailors (n.) under devil, n.
Morn. Chron. (London) 15 Aug. 3/4: Yesterday Martin Lawler, better known by the name of Doughbelly, was charged [etc.].at doughbelly (n.) under dough, n.
Morn. Chron. (London) 8 May 3/1: Abraham Newsland, Esq. [...] of Mr Newland’s family we know but litle — his progenitor was a Mr Cash, descended from the Bullion family [...] The light which his able notes have thrown upon many subjects of political importance is too well-known.at Abraham Newland, n.
Morn. Chron. 18 Aug. 3/2: For this agency he received a considerable doucer.at doucer, n.
Morn. Chron. 2 May 3/3: He was saluted by a volley of coarse compliments, uttered by a son of Erin, dubbed a Knight of the Hod.at ...the hod under knight of the..., n.
Morn. Chron. (London) 11 Nov. 4/1: Adzooks! they look so funny.at adzooks!, excl.
Morn. Chron. 1 July 3/2: We hear of a character that proposes to cover himself all over with stars, crosses and ribands, as a Knight of the Brush.at ...the brush (and shovel) under knight of the..., n.
‘Epistle from Tom Cribb to Big Ben’ in Morn. Chron. 31 Aug. 3: A cross-buttock from me would do some of them good!at cross-buttock (n.) under cross, adj.
Morn. Chron. 14 Aug. 4/1: That would afford him a much greater gratification than even a dish of chat with the Ex-Emperor.at dish of chat (n.) under dish, n.1
‘Epistle from Tom Cribb to Big Ben’ in Morn. Chron. 31 Aug. 3: The only one trick, good or bad, / Of the Fancy you’re up to, is fibbing, my lad.at fibbing, n.
‘Epistle from Tom Cribb to Big Ben’ in Morn. Chron. 31 Aug. 3: Is this the new go? — kick a man when he’s down!at go, n.1
‘Epistle from Tom Cribb to Big Ben’ in Morn. Chron. 31 Aug. 3: Ay — just a the time to show spunk, if you’d got any — / Kick’d him, and jaw’d him, and lag’d him to Botany!at lag, v.2
‘Epistle from Tom Cribb to Big Ben’ in Morn. Chron. 3: To show the white feather is many men’s doom.at show the (white) feather (v.) under show, v.
‘Epistle from Tom Cribb to Big Ben’ in Morn. Chron. 31 Aug. 3: Your trinkets, wigs, thingumbobs, gold lace and lotions.at thingumabob, n.
in Morn. Chron. 8 Feb. 3: I say, Hum, how fares it with Royalty now? / Is it up? is it prime? is it spooney — or how? / (The Bird had just taken a flash-man’s degree).at flashman, n.
Morn. Chron. 29 May 3/3: Battle Between the Wolf and Brummagem Brutus [...] Brummagem Brutus hit short and stumbled, and the Wolf found an opportunity of throwing in his favourite facer [...] Shouts of [...] ‘Go it Brummagem’.at Brummagem, n.
Morn. Chron. (London) 14 Apr. 2/5: A man [...] who is well known under the indecorous and improper denomination of Alderman Slobberchops.at slobber-chops (n.) under slobber, n.
Morn. Chron. 29 May 3/3: Battle Between the Wolf and Brummagem Brutus [...] The Wolf’s [...] right gave the enemy a nota bene on the left sparkler.at sparkler, n.
Morn. Chron. 29 May 3/3: Battle Between the Wolf and Brummagem Brutus [...] Betting all Troy to a Tizzy on Wolf.at tizzy, n.1
Morn. Chron. (London) 16 Aug. 3/5: Johnson was now reduced to a ‘blinker’ with one eye.at blinker, n.
Morn. Chron. (London) 7 May 3/4: They come from Bench, Bar, and Palace [...] with l—th who booze, or with c—gh sup.at booze, v.
Morn. Chron. (London) 16 Aug. 3/5: Johnson is much the worse for wear, after beating and ‘doubling up’ so good a man as Purcell in great style.at double up, v.2
Morn. Chron. (London) 16 Aug. 3/5: Martin availed himself of his superior legnth [...] and finished the round with a ‘settler’ on the ‘lug’.at settler, n.
Morn. Chron. 9 Mar. 2/2: The one should call the other ‘an asshead’.at asshead, n.
Morn. Chron. (London) 6 Sept. 2/1: A blind buzzard is reverenced as saint, and quick sighted man shunned like a sharper.at blind buzzard (n.) under blind, adj.1
Morn. Chron. 6 July 3/5: Let’s tip ’em the go-by, and give up our places.at give someone/something the go-by (v.) under go-by, n.
Morn. Chron. (London) 30 Nov. 2/4: But since the king’s spouse can plant horns on his brows [etc.].at plant horns (v.) under horn, n.1
Morn. Chron. 6 Dec. 3/5: Williams was swellish in the extreme, and he was togged out accordingly [...] white topper on, a prime fancy upper Benjamin, a blue bird’s-eye silk fogle round his squeeze.at squeeze, n.1
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