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[UK] Sth London Press 30 Dec. 14/3: ‘I’m going to give you the identical knife, I am, sure as a gun’.
at sure as a gun under sure as..., phr.
[UK] Sth London Press 30 Dec. 14/3: ‘Come, march, tramp — off with you, cuddy’’.
at cuddy, n.1
[UK] Sth London Press 31 Aug. 4/5: Oh! you sanguinary aged cyprian. Bad scran to you.
at bad scran (n.) under bad, adj.
[UK] S. London Press 14 Dec. 15/5: The remnant, as were just over five yards [...] didn’t leave not ’ardly a bit over, though [...] I always suspects Mrs Pollin of ’avin’ cabbaged [...] bein’ a tailor’s daughter.
at cabbage, v.1
[UK] South London Press 8 Oct. n.p.: [advert] So don’t forget when you’ve the tin To here spend your ‘dinarley’ [F&H].
at dinarly, n.
[UK] Sth London Press 4 Sept. 11/1: ‘Right you are, Mr Thompson, I’ll take three of Irish cold’.
at Fenian, n.
[UK] South London Press Nov. in Ware (1909) 222/1: A recent writer on the condition of Italy adduces the wretched character of most of the railway stations as evidence of the poverty of the country. I would give something to know his opinion of Walworth, as evidenced by the condition of the ‘Shoot!’.
at Shoot, the, n.
[UK] Sth London Press 9 Dec. 9/3: The paupers of Lambeth are to have their small beer at Christmas [...] Stir-up Sunday seems to have a wonderful effect upon the Lambeth Board.
at stir-up Sunday (n.) under stir, v.
[UK] Sth London Press 20 Apr. 2/7: In fact, he considered that he had been sold like a bullock in Smithfield (Laughter).
at sold like a bullock in Smithfield (adj.) under sold, adj.
[UK] Sth London Press 15 Apr. 5/2: He had given [...] George and Massent such a rubbing down that [etc].
at rub down, v.
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