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Western Times 24 May 3/1: The reason of their [i.e. the condemned cells] being so much covetted [sic] is, that, in consequence of their proscription, they are exempt from chummage.at chummage, n.
Western Times 24 May 3/1: The reason of their [i.e. the condemned cells] being so much covetted [sic] is, that, in consequence of their proscription, they are exempt from chummage. Western Times 12 Jan. 3/5: A Junevile [sic] 'Filch' [...] His name is Stephen Stokes, and he was only thirteen years of age.at filch, n.
Western Times 31 Oct. 4/3: No — we could not caricature the Editor of the Gazette [...] Shall we cut him off from our columns, or cut him up in them?at cut up, v.1
Western Times 6 Mar. 3/4: A pot-boy [...] and his ‘lady love’ were severally charged with an attempt to commit suicide. The frail damsel sought to make a hole in the water, but was prevented by her gallant.at make a hole in the water (v.) under hole, n.1
Western Times 12 Feb. 4/6: A journeyman tailor is better able to provide for a family than a journeyman parson.at journeyman soul-saver, n.
Western Times 28 Apr. 4/6: I cut off, ifeggs! an enemy’s legs — I did, below the knees.at i’fecks!, excl.
Western Times 29 Nov. 4: The dratted cat’s at the drippin pan.at dratted, adj.
Western Times 6 Sept. 2/5: Complainant [...] was accompanied by the notorious Kit Win, the ‘milling cove’.at milling-cove (n.) under milling, n.
Western Times 4 Apr. 3/1: For all those cruel billious [sic] pains [...] were caused by eating semi-cooked The Irish Root.at Irish root (n.) under Irish, adj.
Western Times 8 Aug. 3/3: The Mace-Man shouts no more in glee [...] Convinc’d his end is come!at maceman (n.) under mace, n.
Western Times 19 Aug. 2/5: The tories, to use a homely phrase, are ‘as thick as thieves’.at ...thieves under thick as..., adj.
Western Times 28 Sept. 3/3: Having paid his respects to [...] several of the fancy at Harry Harmer’s lush crib.at lush crib (n.) under lush, n.1
Western Times 4 Jan. 3/6: Master Lodger, an assistant of one of the knights of the cleaver of this city, undertook, for a trifling bet, to eat [...] a small pig stuffed and baked.at ...the cleaver (and steel) under knight of the..., n.
Western Times 13 Mar. 4/6: You would think so if you saw five or six rats staring at me while I was throwing them some of my brown tommy.at brown tommy (n.) under tommy, n.2
Western Times 4 Sept. 3/4: He is a very odd fish.at odd fish (n.) under fish, n.1
Western Times 4 Sept. 3/4: It no doubt attracts a great many St. Monday folks into the town whose money is as good as any other body’s.at St Monday, n.
Western Times 3 July 3/3: A struggle took place [...] in consequence of the vociferous conduct of one of the Tories [who] was passed from one to the other with the ‘monkey’s allowance of more cuffs than ha’pence’.at monkey’s allowance (n.) under monkey, n.
Western Times 20 Aug. 3/3: Cadger’s haunts should be routed up [...] no alliance should be suffered between the keepers of ‘flash houses’ and the policemen.at cadger, n.
Western Times 20 Aug. 3/3: If he lodge at the Rhinoceros, or the Vulture, or any other ‘flash’ house, his landlady is desired not to inform him that the ‘beaks’ will [...] call shortly.at flash house (n.) under flash, adj.
Western Times (Exeter) 9 Sept. 2/6: Her Majesty’s visit to the land o’ cakes has set the natives a-dancing.at land o’ cakes (n.) under land, n.3
Western Times 20 Aug. 3/3: If he be a swell-mob man, he visits our markets [and] he happens to dip his fingers [...] into some justice’s daughter’s pocket.at swell mob, n.
Western Times 20 Dec. 8/1: They’ll smile, laugh, they can look big [...] They’ll fright the fuds of pock-puds.at pock-pudding, n.
Western Times 8 Mar. 3/3: That prisoners in gaols are commonly called ‘skulkers,’ and adepts in every deception, is notorious.at skulker, n.
Western Times 24 Oct. 3/1: ‘That’s a psalm-smiter’ (exclaimed one of the officers of the court) I’ll be sworn!’.at psalm-smiter (n.) under psalm, n.
Western Times (Devon) 10 Oct. 6/6: One bed [...] being unfortunately situate up in the rafters — it was literally a sky parlour.at sky-parlour (n.) under sky, n.1
Western Times 12 May 5/2: The pleasing anticipation of another dividend of 3s. in the pound [...] a fact very likely to be realised about St Tibb’s eve.at St Tibb’s eve, n.
Western Times 6 Oct. 5/4: But once let them establish their intolerant system, and ‘ware hawk!’.at ware (the) hawk!, excl.
Western Times 9 Feb. 6/3: Policeman Guppy [...] heard a conversation between the two prisoners [...] ‘What did the ‘splodger’ (fellow) say; did he find the ‘yack’ (watch) ‘blewed‘ (got rid of).at blew, v.2
Western Times 9 Feb. 6/3: Salter said— ‘I may as well hold my tongue and say nothing — no good telling the truth here.’ Wilkie also delivered it as her opinion that ‘any one had a fat lot of chance to speak the truth there.’ They were committed for trial.at fat chance, n.
Western Times 16 Mar. 6/1: I cum to kick again, / And to let loose my mag, / I — o good lawk! I’m in sitch pain—.at mag, n.2
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