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Leeeds Mercury 15 Feb. 3/4: George Huck, the nightman, is [...] receiving a weekly allowance from the parish [...] and he is always ready to do any dirty job.at nightman (n.) under night, n.
Leeeds Mercury 15 Feb. 3/4: George Huck, the nightman, is [...] receiving a weekly allowance from the parish [...] and he is always ready to do any dirty job. Leeds Mercury 8 June 7/2: ‘An old joke — a regular Joe!’ exclaimed our companion [...] ‘Still older than Joe Miller,’ was our reply.at Joe Miller, n.
Leeds Mercury 4 May 4/5: A number of the more pot-headed Delegates opposed this.at pothead, n.1
Leeeds Mercury 12 Dec. 7/2: ’Ods flesh, George Ash, come no more to Beeston.at odsflesh! (excl.) under ods, n.
Leeds Mercury 14 Feb. 8/5: Alderman Timothy O’Brien [...] like his brother of the coif, declined playing the fool.at brother of the coif (n.) under brother (of the)..., n.
Leeds Mercury 4 Apr. 7/5: [Tipperary Assizes, Ireland] Well, my fine boy, whenl did you turn informer? [...] When did yout split, or burst as they say in the Terry slang — when did you stag?at bust, v.1
Leeds Mercury 4 Apr. 7/5: [Tipperary Assizes, Ireland] Well, my fine boy, when did you turn informer? [...] When did you split, or burst as they say in the Terry slang — when did you stag?at stag, v.1
Leeds Mercury 17 jan. 4/4: It is his opwn fault if he does not go thorough-stitch in the measure he is about to submit to his country.at go thorough-stitch (with) (v.) under thorough-stitch, n.
Leeds Mercury 12 Jan. 6/3: Monopoly cannot stir a peg from his degraded position.at stir one’s stumps (v.) under stir, v.
Leeds Mercury 9 Apr. 4/1: The prisoner also remarked [...] that he was ‘game’, and he would stand his corner like a man.at stand one’s corner (v.) under stand, v.2
Leeds Mercury (Yorks.) 9 Aug. 3/4: Thomas was charged [...] he admitted it, adding, ’But now I am sold like a bullock in Smihfield, for nothing’.at sold like a bullock in Smithfield (adj.) under sold, adj.
Leeds Mercury 28 July 3/6: Doosid thirsty weather [...] Take a glass at 1d (iced) in the sun; B. and S. to keep pecker up before scrimmage.at b and s, n.
Leeds Mercury 28 July 3/6: Heap up the coin in this line. Swagger no end when back. Bustle ’em a bit, eh?at bustle, v.2
Leeds Mercury 28 July 3/6: Doosid thirsty weather [...] Take a glass at 1d (iced) in the sun; B. and S. to keep pecker up before scrimmage.at deuced, adv.
Leeds Mercury 25 June 7/6: [T]ravellers in Spain, who have not [...] had their pockets eased by the adventurous Knights of the Roead in the South of the Peninsula, will still [...] succumb to the wiles of the Knights of the Green Cloth in the North.at ...the green cloth under knight of the..., n.
Leeds Mercury 28 July 3/6: B. and S. (iced) indulged in freely by victorious Army on the scoop.at on the scoop (adj.) under scoop, n.
Leeds Mercury 28 July 3/6: Everybody here all over the shop.at all over the shop under shop, n.1
Leeds Mercury 14 Mar. 6/4: British tars [...] strong, bronzed, rugged-looking.at rugged, adj.
Leeds Mercury 29 Aug. n.p.: ‘Nottingham Police Report.’ ‘Was defendant drunk?’ ‘No, Sir, he was not drunk, and he worn’t sober.’ ‘You say he wasn’t drunk?’ ‘No, Sir, he was mixed.’.at mixed, adj.
Leeds Mercury 1 Nov. 6/1: It’s hotter than blue blazes to-day.at blue blazes (n.) under blue, adj.5
Leeds Mercury 1 Nov. 6/2: Yes, that’s where a Spanish devil of a count ran me through with a small sword. Every time I catch a cold it settles in my lungs where the damned garlic-eater’s toad-sticker went through.at garlic-eater, n.
Leeds Mercury 1 Nov. 6/2: Golly! what a walloping you gave me!at golly!, excl.
Leeds Mercury 1 Nov. 6/2: A big swell-headed Turk.at swell-headed, adj.
Leeds Mercury 1 Nov. 6/2: Yes, that’s where a Spanish devil of a count ran me through with a small sword. Every time I catch a cold it settles in my lungs where the damned garlic-eater’s toad-sticker went through.at toad-sticker (n.) under toad, n.
Leeds Mercury 8 Aug. 7/6: I feels that dreffle queer [...] a state of pure confloption.at confloption, n.
Leeds Mercury 8 Nov. 20/6: The money payed by a person getting married for his companions to drink [a] health.at socket-money (n.) under socket, n.
Leeds Mercury 25 Jan. 3/2: A little room, opento the street [...] This is a ‘Churrus shop’ or —Chandu’.at chandu, n.
Leeds Mercury 25 Oct. 12/2: A Hallelujah lass with a banjo or a tambourine.at hallelujah lass (n.) under hallelujah, adj.
Leeds Mercury 23 Apr. 12/2: Excess in animal food is apt to make humanity mutton-headed and beef-witted.at beef-witted (adj.) under beef, n.1
Leeds Mercury 20 Sept. 6/2: [headline] ‘Chiveying the Coster’.at chivey, v.
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