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York Herald 5 Feb. 3/3: Whenever I pass the three-footed Tribune of Justice without Micklegate-Bar (Oh, Tyburn Tree!) my heart recoils.at Tyburn tree (n.) under Tyburn, n.
York Herald 5 Feb. 3/3: Whenever I pass the three-footed Tribune of Justice without Micklegate-Bar (Oh, Tyburn Tree!) my heart recoils. York Herald 27 June 2/5: ‘Bottom in fighting’ is as desirable in a bone-breaker as ‘Bottom in softing’ in a ‘bone-setter’ [...] both must spar as long as each has a leg to stand on .at bottom, n.1
York Herald 2 July 3/3: It is a pity so grand an inn should be degraded by the lowest appellation of an hedge alehouse.at hedge-tavern (n.) under hedge, adj.
York Herald 17 Mar. 2/4: Witnes then asked her if she had any Bobs or Shans; she said yes [...] and returned with four parcels of bad money.at bob, n.3
York Herald 17 Mar. 2/4: He then said he would give her 13s. if she would be [sic] a Bob (a shilling’s worth of Rum) to come in .at bob, n.3
York Herald 17 Mar. 2/4: Witness asked her if she would have a drop of Duff; and sent for a shilling’s worth. She drank two glasses of Rum.at duff, n.5
York Herald 17 Mar. 2/4: Witness then asked her if she had any Sceeves; she said she had only one left [...] a two pound Bank of England note .at screeve, n.
York Herald 17 Mar. 2/4: Respecting the screeve he gave for the bad money, Witness said it was a Hull bank note, a good one .at screeve, n.
York Herald 17 Mar. 2/4: Witnes then asked her if she had any Bobs or Shans; she said yes [...] and returned with four parcels of bad money.at shan, n.
York Herald 9 Oct. 3/4: Since Blunderheads thus have distressed our nation, / OIh! cease with they cruel — thy vile declamation!at blunderhead, n.
York Herald 18 Sept. 4/3: How now, Master Clodpate! whence it you stare so —.at clodpate, n.
York Herald 10 Sept. 2/5: His hands in his pockets, as if feeling for the guineas he pouched.at pouch, v.1
York Herald 24 Jan. 4/5: Old Wigsby cleared scores with him in grand style.at old wigsby (n.) under old, adj.
York Herald 3 May 4/3: I’m blow’d if I don’t sarve you out on your b—y konk.at conk, n.1
York Herald 3 May 4/3: Damn my eyes (said Taylor) if I leave this blasted crib [...] You are governor, but I’ll fix you.at crib, n.1
York Herald 3 May 4/3: Damn my eyes (said Taylor) if I leave this blasted crib [...] You are governor, but I’ll fix you.at fix, v.1
York Herald 3 May 4/3: Taylor [...] an old lag on the town, ‘flared up’ at this intelligence.at flare up, v.
York Herald 3 May 4/3: You blasted old governor, and I’m blest if I don’t burst open your jolly nob.at nob, n.1
York Herald 3 May 4/3: I’m blow’d if I don’t sarve you out on your b—y konk.at serve, v.
York Herald 3 May 4/3: You b—y convicted thief, you tried to get me shoved of to Bottomy.at shove off (v.) under shove, v.
York Herald 24 Oct. 4/6: A peculiar method of proving their attachment to the marriage state, by running away so frequently with each other’s wives. The husbands, who lose their wives, wear horns.at wear (the) horns (v.) under horn, n.1
York Herald (Yorks.) 4 Nov. 4/1: [from Claremeont (NH) Eagle] ‘Corzitz a shemale’ [...] ‘Why, Corzitz got Miss Soury on the norf, Louisia Ann on the souf, Mrs Sippy [etc.].at she-male, n.
York Herald 13 Mar. 3/2: Michael Morgan, an Irishman, a ‘flying stationer’ [...] brought up on a very serious charge of stabbing.at flying stationer (n.) under fly, v.
York Herald 7 June 8/3: He [i.e a racehorse] was tried with Salopian [...] and beat him into fits.at beat into fits (v.) under beat, v.
York Herald 5 Apr. 7/5: The long hair of the woman had been cut off and sold [...] ‘rails’ (teeth) have been taken from every corpse.at railings, n.
York Herald (Yorks.) 17 Nov. 5/5: He has declined the honor of being quietly placed ‘on the shelf,’ as he has a little ambition for another contest in Guildhall Ward.at on the shelf under shelf, n.2
York Herald 12 Jan. 11/2: [He] said to the prisoner [...] ‘Go along, you fool, he is spinning that “cuffer” to get you to get your dinner’.at get along with you!, excl.
York Herald 12 Jan. 11/2: [He] said to the prisoner [...] ‘Go along, you fool, he is spinning that “cuffer” to get you to get your dinner’.at cuffer, n.
York Herald 7 July 8/5: Who is to bowl them [i.e., racehorses] both out, and who continues to lay up in lavender.at lay (up) in lavender, v.
York Herald 17 July 5/4: Among those committed for trial [...] are Harry Capstick, alias ‘Flash Harry’.at flash harry (n.) under flash, adj.
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