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Letter-bag of the Great Western (1873) 95: The appetite of the public is like that of the boa constrictor – it is not satisfied with less than the whole hog.at whole hog, n.
Letter-bag of the Great Western (1873) 95: The appetite of the public is like that of the boa constrictor – it is not satisfied with less than the whole hog. Letter-bag of the Great Western (1873) 124: Dat is beating de English into de head wid de devil to it likewise. It keeps me in de boiling watare all de time.at hot water, n.
Letter-bag of the Great Western (1873) 33: We have lots of land lubbers on board [...] swindlers who ‘cut and run’ — military men who ‘surrender at discretion’ – boys that quarrel, and ‘throw up at cards.’.at throw up, v.
Letter-bag of the Great Western (1873) 143: Keep dark. If you have a rael right down clipper of a horse in your stable, a doing of nothing, couldn’t you jist whip over to Portland on the 20th, to meet me, in your waggon?at whip, v.1
Letter-bag of the Great Western (1873) 142: The truth is, we stand letter A. No. 1 abroad.at A-1, adj.
Letter-bag of the Great Western (1873) 205: No sign board, no mile stones — no Tom and Jerry, no gin and bitters.at tom and jerry, n.1
Letter-bag of the Great Western (1873) 32: Land a head, my boy, and to-morrow we come down with the dust, not coal dust, please the pigs, nor gold dust [...] but real right down genuioine Yankee dust.at an’t please the pigs, phr.
Letter-bag of the Great Western (1873) 65: A colonial super-ultra-high-Tory, is of the genus blockhead, species ape.at ape, n.
Letter-bag of the Great Western (1873) 16: One buccra says, Steward, I can’t drink dis wine, it is werry poor stuff; what de debil do you mean by giving me such trash as dis, he no fit to drink at all?at backra, n.
Letter-bag of the Great Western (1873) 14: De captain he man-o’-war buckra, and dey is all cussed stiff, and most too big men for dere breeches.at backra, n.
Letter-bag of the Great Western (1873) 33: ‘Falling out,’ however, would be much less dangerous than ‘falling in,’ and there is some little difference between a ‘blow up’ and a ‘blow out,’ as you and I happen to know to our cost.at blow-up, n.1
Letter-bag of the Great Western (1873) 33: ‘Falling out,’ however, would be much less dangerous than ‘falling in,’ and there is some little difference between a ‘blow up’ and a ‘blow out,’ as you and I happen to know to our cost.at blow-out, n.1
Letter-bag of the Great Western (1873) 120: I have often heard missus (or rather I should say Mrs. Rackitt) often call Markiss Blowhard a villain behind his back.at blowhard, n.1
Letter-bag of the Great Western (1873) x: Try the paces and bottom of the colonists, my Lord, and you will find they are not wanting.at bottom, n.1
Letter-bag of the Great Western (1873) 7: It is all Brummigem now – all cheap and dirty, like its coaches – bah!at Brummagem, adj.
Letter-bag of the Great Western (1873) 47: She is constantly casting sheep’s-eyes at me, but I ain’t such a calf as she takes me to be, so don’t be jealous, Mary.at calf, n.1
Letter-bag of the Great Western (1873) 33: We have lots of land lubbers on board, young agitators fond of ‘intestine commotions,’ who are constantly ‘spouting’ – maidens whose bosoms ‘heave’ – young clerks who ‘cast up accounts’ – custom-house officers who ‘clear out’ – sharpers given to ‘overreaching’.at cast up one’s accounts (v.) under cast, v.
Letter-bag of the Great Western (1873) 18: Oh, ho, says I to myself, is dat de way de cat jump? – now I see how de land lay.at see which way the cat jumps (v.) under cat, n.1
Letter-bag of the Great Western (1873) 21: I have the honour and pleasure of having a most delectable chum, who [...] chews tobacco, spits furiously, talks through his nose, and snores like a Newfoundland dog.at chum, n.
Letter-bag of the Great Western (1873) 143: Keep dark. If you have a real right down clipper of a horse in your stable, a doing of nothing, couldn’t you jist whip over to Portland on the 20th, to meet me, in your waggon?at clipper, n.2
Letter-bag of the Great Western (1873) 105: You are too fond of drink, and keeping company with needy mizlers to kepe secrets for any wun without bringing him to the crap.at crap, n.2
Letter-bag of the Great Western (1873) 16: Dey is cussed stupid is dem whites, and werry conceited too.at cussed, adv.
Letter-bag of the Great Western (1873) 135: I shall cut off to Harrisburg, Pa. to-morrow as soon as I land, and then proceed to Pittsville, Ma.at cut, v.2
Letter-bag of the Great Western (1873) 156: Come here, you young sucking parson you. If you don’t give over cutting those shines, I’ll make your breech acquainted with a bit of the halyards before you are many days older.at cut (up) a shine (v.) under cut up, v.1
Letter-bag of the Great Western (1873) 204: Coaches is done, Joe — yes, they is done; and it’s a pity too.at done, adj.
Letter-bag of the Great Western (1873) 143: Keep dark. If you have a rael right down clipper of a horse in your stable, a doing of nothing, couldn’t you jist whip over to Portland on the 20th, to meet me, in your waggon?at down, adj.1
Letter-bag of the Great Western (1873) 29: You most particular, everlastin, almighty snail! do you calculate to convene me with them are chicken fixings or not?at everlasting, adj.
Letter-bag of the Great Western (1873) 85: I assure you this ship is no ‘clausum’ frigid, but as regular a ‘fiery facias’ as you would desire to see, a perfect hot-hell, as the Scotch call it.at served with a writ of fieri facias under fieri facias, n.
Letter-bag of the Great Western (1873) 71: It is not a subject for equalization, for studying balances, and for making nicely adjusted scales. We must go the whole figure, as they express it.at go the whole figure (v.) under go the whole..., v.
Letter-bag of the Great Western (1873) 39: Poor fun this, after all; grey hairs ought to be respected, particularly when supported by, a large stomach.at grayhair (n.) under gray, adj.
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