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Morpeth Herald 30 Apr. 6/3: [They] pitched into him, first with one on the ‘knowledge box,’ two on the ‘peepers’ and threee on the ‘box of ivories’.at box of ivories (n.) under box of..., n.
Morpeth Herald 30 Apr. 6/3: [They] pitched into him, first with one on the ‘knowledge box,’ two on the ‘peepers’ and threee on the ‘box of ivories’. Morpeth Herald 1 Dec. 4/4: You know, Mr Cook, I am a comfortable body.at body, n.
Morpeth Herald 1 Dec. 3/4: She was one of those who worked what was called the ‘mug dodge.’ [...] When they can’t find a strange child to come the ‘dodge’ with, they send their own children.at come the dodge (v.) under dodge, n.
Morpeth Herald 1 Dec. 3/4: ‘Hush, hush, hinney,’ said the prisoner [...] ‘don’t cook my goose’.at hen, n.
Morpeth Herald 30 Mar. 3/3: The darnation ye don’t!at darnation, n.
Morpeth Herald 3 Sept. 2/3: A group of rugged looking Spanish soldiers.at rugged, adj.
Morpeth Herald 20 May 4/4: [advert] Wine and Spirit Merchant invites the attention of the people [...] to his real Mountain Dew Whisky.at mountain dew, n.
Morpeth Herald 18 May 2/5: A Lobby Thief — on Monday [...] John Smith [...] was charged with having on Sunday stolen two silk umbrellas.at lobby-sneak, n.
Morpeth Herald 10 Aug. 5/3: To have clothes properly made never employ a ‘whipcat,’ seek a place [...] under proper superintendance.at whip-cat, n.
Morpeth Herald 17 Apr. 6/4: ‘Here Johnny Crappo, give it to me,’ said Villers.at Johnny Crapose (n.) under johnny-, pfx
Morpeth Herald 1 Apr. 4/6: Those who only dine with Duke Humphrey and dance when ordered to ‘move on’ by the policemen.at dine with Duke Humphrey (v.) under dine, v.
Morpeth Herald (Northumberland) 11 Nov. 6/2: A Manchester ‘turnpike sailor,’ was last week committed for sixth months for a savage assault.at turnpike sailor, n.
Morpeth Herald 10 Feb. 4/2: The upset of midhat Pacha has fallen on us like a bolt from the blue.at bolt from the blue, n.
Morpeth Herald 12 Jan. 6/4: ‘Now, my dear, sweet youth, put up your dooks, and make for the smelling bottle, you could’nt hit [my nose] in a thousand years’.at put up one’s dooks (v.) under dook, n.1
Morpeth Herald 16 Mar. 6/4: Keep your weather eye open and your jawing tackle aboard, as the sailors say.at jawing-tackle, n.
Morpeth Herald 30 Mar. 6/3: ‘Respected citizen, and of the honorable craft of the tailor,’ [...] Mr Thomas Pow, knight of the scissors, bowed.at knight of the..., n.
Morpeth Herald 30 Mar. 6/3: ‘You old rat,’ he hissed.at rat, n.1
Morpeth Herald 30 Mar. 6/3: At last the cart stopped at the grim ‘Tyburn tree’.at Tyburn tree (n.) under Tyburn, n.
Morpeth Herald 15 Feb. 3/4: Jonathan Wild was not only a preceptor of thieves and a ‘putter-up’ of robberies, but also a receiver of stolen goods.at putter-up, n.
Morpeth Herald 1 Oct. 6/3: It’s Lombard Street to a China orange that I shall clap the darbies on him before morning.at Lombard Street to a china orange, phr.
Morpeth Herald 25 Nov. 5/2: The ‘crib’ wherein this ‘knight of the jemmy’ has carried out his nefarious work is the Turk’s Head Hotel.at ...the jemmy under knight of the..., n.
Morpeth Herald (Northumberland) 18 Feb. 6/4: I know who the lady is. The fellow who lives in that house is awfully spooney on her, and if he don’t look out she’ll soon send him to the dogs.at send to the dogs (v.) under send, v.
Morpeth Herald 5 Apr. 6/4: Did that lushy old cove [...] said as I were a bad ’un? ’Cos he’s a liar.at lushy cove (n.) under lushy, adj.1
Morpeth Herald 29 Jan. 3/1: Would there not be a ‘Flemish account’ of the rates?at Flemish account, n.
Morpeth Herald 12 Feb. 6/2: ‘Tare and ages!’ yelled one of the new comers.at tare an’ ages!, excl.
Morpeth Herald 27 Oct. 5/3: Bouncers, Besters, Wheezers .at bester (n.) under best, v.
Morpeth Herald 27 Oct. 5/3: He proceded to give a description oif [...] Bluey Hunters, who went on to house tops and stole lead.at bluey-hunter, n.
Morpeth Herald 27 Oct. 5/3: He said he was born in the heart of thiefdom near Birmingham.at -dom, sfx
Morpeth Herald 28 Jan. 3/1: The stolid Germans sit out the entire opera and hiss if somebody speaks. What could you expect of a sauer-kraut eater?at sauerkraut, n.
Morpeth Herald 27 Oct. 5/3: If a thief took a silk pocket handkerchief it was called a ‘solicitor’, but if it was only a cotton one, a ‘wiper’ .at solicitor, n.
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