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[UK] W. Holloway Dict. of Provincialisms 1/1: Abbey-Lubber, [...] inhabitants of Abbeys, being indolent.] (A lazy idle fellow).
at abbey-lubber, n.
[UK] W. Holloway Dict. of Provincialisms 1/1: Admiral of The Blue, A publican.
at admiral of the blue (n.) under admiral of..., n.
[UK] W. Holloway Dict. of Provincialisms 6/2: Balderdash, Filthy; obscene language.
at balderdash, n.
[UK] W. Holloway Dict. of Provincialisms 7/2: Banging [...] Huge.
at banging, adj.
[UK] W. Holloway Dict. of Provincialisms 8/2: Barrel-Fever, A violent propensity to drunkenness, or sickness.
at barrel fever (n.) under barrel, n.1
[UK] W. Holloway Dict. of Provincialisms 10/1: Bed-Fagot, A contemptuous name for a bed fellow.
at bed-faggot (n.) under bed, n.
[UK] W. Holloway Dict. of Provincialisms 16/1: Bosky, elated with liquor.
at bosky, adj.
[UK] W. Holloway Dict. of Provincialisms 17/1: Brain-Pan, the skull.
at brainpan (n.) under brain, n.1
[UK] W. Holloway Dict. of Provincialisms 168/1: Swash-Bucket, A mean, slatternly wench, whose office is to do all the dirty work about a house.
at swash-bucket, n.
[UK] W. Holloway Dict. of Provincialisms 21/1: Buffle-Headed, Stupid.
at bufflehead, n.
[UK] W. Holloway Dict. of Provincialisms 21/2: Bumble-Footed, Having a thick lumpish foot.
at bumble-footed (adj.) under bumble, v.
[UK] W. Holloway Dict. of Provincialisms 48/1: Dragging-Time, The evening of the fair-day, when the young fellows pull the wenches about.
at dragging time, n.
[UK] W. Holloway Dict. of Provincialisms 133/2: Pug-Drink, Water-cider.
at pug drink, n.
[UK] W. Holloway Dict. of Provincialisms 184/1: Wappereyed, Goggle-eyed [...] or squinting.
at wapper-eyed, adj.
[UK] W. Holloway Dict. of Provincialisms 10/1: Fagot, An opprobrius name applied to a woman, as ‘get out you fagot’.
at faggot, n.1
[UK] W. Holloway Dict. of Provincialisms 90/1: A common woman of the most vulgar description a ‘Jack-Whore’.
at jack-whore (n.) under jack, n.1
[UK] W. Holloway Dict. of Provincialisms 96/2: Laced-Mutton, A prostitute.
at laced mutton (n.) under laced, adj.
[UK] W. Holloway Dict. of Provincialisms 103/1: Lobcock, Lubbock, [...] A Lout.
at lobcock, n.
[UK] W. Holloway Dict. of Provincialisms 105/1: Lumber, Coarse, dirty, foolish talk.
at lumber, v.2
[UK] W. Holloway Dict. of Provincialisms 105/1: Lummox [...] A fat unwieldy person and very stupid into the bargain.
at lummocks, n.
[UK] W. Holloway Dict. of Provincialisms 106/1: To Mab, To dress in a careless, slatternly manner.
at mabbed up, adj.
[UK] W. Holloway Dict. of Provincialisms 114/1: Mum! An exclamation calling for silence.
at mum!, excl.
[UK] W. Holloway Dict. of Provincialisms 116/1: Naughty-Pack [...] A bad child or person.
at naughty pack (n.) under naughty, adj.
[UK] W. Holloway Dict. of Provincialisms 116/1: Neb, Nose.
at neb, n.1
[UK] W. Holloway Dict. of Provincialisms 128/1: Piker, A tramp who is always on the road.
at piker, n.
[UK] W. Holloway Dict. Provincialisms 143: ‘To make a rookery’ is to make a great stir about anything.
at rookery, n.
[UK] W. Holloway Dict. of Provincialisms 156/1: Slammerkin [...] Untidy; slatternly.
at slammerkin, adj.
[UK] W. Holloway Dict. of Provincialisms 93/1: Kenspeck, A thing known by some blemish.
at speck, n.1
[UK] W. Holloway Dict. of Provincialisms 178/1: Trot, A contemptuous name for an infirm old woman.
at trot, n.1
[UK] W. Holloway Dict. of Provincialisms 178/1: True-Penny, Old True-penny. A hearty old fellow, one who is true to his promise.
at truepenny (n.) under true, adj.
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