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Western Morn. News 6 Oct. 5/2: Nicholls [...] said he did not say to Miss Friggens ‘Go in and scrape yourself’.at go (away/in) and scrape yourself! (excl.) under scrape, v.
Western Morn. News 6 Oct. 5/2: Nicholls [...] said he did not say to Miss Friggens ‘Go in and scrape yourself’. Western Morn. News 25 Aug. 7/6: The entertainment wound up with some ‘dry’ speeches, in keeping with the dry champagne weather which prevailed.at champagne weather (n.) under champagne, n.
Western Morn. News 4 Apr. 3/6: Not All Sir Garnet. Gambling With Another Man’s Money.at all Sir Garnet, phr.
Western Morn. News 3 Nov. 3/5: [headline] Lady Astor Scorns ‘Soppy Idealists’.at soppy, adj.
Western Morn. News 28 Nov. 2/5: [headline] Pony Racing ‘Flapping’ Evils Admitted.at flapping, n.
Western Morn. News 23 Jan. 5/5: Queen Anne’s Box Hat. The statue of Queen Anne at Barnstaple was decorated by a paractical joker [...] with a box hat.at box-hat (n.) under box, n.1
Western Morn. News 25 May 5/5: Prohibition [...] America might all off the water wagon, but that did not mean that she would not get on it again.at fall off the (water) wagon (v.) under fall, v.1
Western Morn. News 2 Jan. 3/2: The owner and user of this traction engine is again burdened with this hugging act.at humbugging, adj.
Western Morn. News (Exeter) 8 Dec. 8/6: The old ‘turnpike sailor’ [...] mouching about [...] spinning the most wonderful stories of hair-curling adventures.at turnpike sailor, n.
Western Morn. News 16 Dec. 7/6: [headline] Bath Tea Scramble. Mayor whose Guests were 6,000 Too Many.at bun-struggle (n.) under bun, n.3
Western Morn. News 27 Oct. 3/2: Not A Fair Shake. Mr H. Whitfield thought that if they had not had their fair share of the attractions it was because [etc.].at fair shake, n.
Western Morn. News 24 Oct. 2/4: Methylated spirit drinking is still rife in most large induistrial centres, and locally they had ‘Red Biddy’ as well.at red biddy (n.) under biddy, n.2
Western Morn. News 16 Feb. 7/4: I took a sickener at the Army as soon as I got into it.at sickener, n.
Western Morn. News 12 Feb. 11/3: Two hundred and seven girls went into factories, and 166 became ‘little skivvy girls’.at skivvy, n.2
Western Morn. News 19 Apr. 11/2: The Government would find that the country would not accept Tory policy, even when given away with a pound of tea.at give them away with a pound of tea under tea, n.
Western Morn. News 9 July 3/4: He’s so smart as a carrot half scraped.at ...a carrot (new scraped), ...half-scraped under smart as..., adj.
Western Morn. News 9 July 3/4: Good job done, tight as Dick’s hatband.at tight as Dick’s hatband (adj.) under Dick’s hatband, n.
Western Morn. News 10 Mar. 4/2: Greevey made a threat to ‘kick up murder’ as she was coming up the street.at kick up, v.
Western Morn. News 28 Mar. 3/2: Kiddly-wink, a beershop.at kiddeliwink, n.
Western Morn. News (Devon) 1 July 7/4: What They Say in the West [...] Water bewitched and tea begrudged (weak tea).at water bewitched (n.) under water, n.1
Western Morn. News 9 Mar. 6/5: A doggerel ran: Polperro bulldogs, Lanreath brags, Purty little Plynters ’ll knock ’em all to rags.at knock all to rags (v.) under knock, v.
Western Morn. News 28 May 3/2: Dead silence, ‘zippy’ acceleration [...] perfect steering, brakes [...] The Hillman Minx.at zippy, adj.
Western Morn. News 27 Feb. 3/6: The Master [i.e. of the Workhouse] said 81 men were admitted during the previous week-end. [...] More casuals were visiting the institution than could be accomodated.at casual, n.1
Western Morn. News 19 Sept. 12/4: ‘Two consecutive wet Saturdays and we are completely ditched’.at ditched, adj.
Western Morn. News 27 Feb. 3/6: The Master [i.e. of the Workhouse] said 81 men were admitted during the previous week-end. They had to ‘lie rough’.at lie rough (v.) under lie, v.1
Western Morn. News 15 Nov. 6/6: Their mad and foolheaded Socialist leaders.at foolhead (n.) under fool, n.
Western Morn. News 23 May 8/3: Hark to the tale of shellback as lay on Plymouth Hoe.at shell-back (n.) under shell, n.
Western Morn. News 4 Nov. 11/4: I had a couple of kruger sovereigns fixed up, and I gave the second to ‘Conkey’.at conky, n.
Western Morn. News 3 Apr. 4/6: For years his friends used to call him ‘the grouch’ behind his back.at grouch, n.
Western Morn. News 24 Oct. 7/4: Indignation at what he termed ‘mud-slinging’ was expressed.at mud-slinging, n.
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