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Winger’s Landfall choose

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[UK] S. Lauder Winger’s Landfall 114: ‘I ain’t no back-stabber, son! .. And if I was, I wouldn’t look twice at him!’ [Simes:DLSS].
at backstabber (n.) under back, n.1
[UK] S. Lauder Winger’s Landfall 194: [of an Indian] ‘And where were you all day, Moira?’ purred Lil... ‘After a bit of chocolate?’ ‘Never fancied it, dear’ [Simes:DLSS].
at bit of chocolate (n.) under bit, n.1
[UK] S. Lauder Winger’s Landfall 115: The screamers [...] might see themselves as gracious ladies but they couldn’t hope to attract courtly cavaliers, because recessive plus recessive was, as they say, bread and bread; and all the elegant suitors with amusing Mayfair flats, Lagondas and private incomes, were on the prowl for pretty, stupid coffee-bar boys [etc] [Simes:DLSS].
at bread and bread (n.) under bread, n.1
[UK] S. Lauder Winger’s Landfall 46: Harry wanted to kick his butt-end to hurry him along [Simes:DLSS].
at butt, n.1
[UK] S. Lauder Winger’s Landfall 27: ‘I reckon it’s this rajah playing footie-footie with one of the dollies’ [Simes:DLSS].
at play footsie(s) (v.) under footsie-footsie, n.
[UK] S. Lauder Winger’s Landfall 157: The queers were squealing gaily, changing into full drag and warpaint [Simes:DLSS].
at gaily, adv.
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