1821 T. Hood ‘Sentimental Journey from Islington to Waterloo’ Works (1862) I 35: There passed however a young gentleman in very tight trotter-cases, but whilst his feet gave evident signs of suffering, I observed that his countenance was calm.at trotter-box (n.) under trotter, n.
1825 T. Hood ‘Ode to Mr Graham’ Works (1862) I 151: For God’s sake do not cant / The cork away – unless you want / To brain your friends below.at brain, v.
1826 T. Hood ‘Last Man’ Works (1862) I 245: The beggar man made a mumping face, / And knock’d at every gate.at mumping, n.
1826 T. Hood ‘Last Man’ Works (1862) I 241: ‘Come down,’ says he, ‘you Newgate-bird, / And have a taste of my snaps!’.at Newgate bird (n.) under Newgate, n.
1826 T. Hood ‘Last Man’ Works (1862) I 242: I did not like that strange beggar man, / He look’d so up at the heavens. / Anon he shook out his empty poke; / ‘There’s the crumbs,’ saith he, ‘for the ravens!’.at poke, n.2
1826 T. Hood ‘Last Man’ Works (1862) I 242: But, whenever it came to his turn to pull, / ‘Your leave, good Sir, I must ask; / But I always wipe the brim with my sleeve, / When a hangman sups at my flask!’.at pull, v.
1827 T. Hood ‘True Story’ Works (1862) I 311: But Hunks still ask’d to see the tooth, And swore by gum! he had not drawn it.at by gum! (excl.) under gum, n.2
1827 T. Hood ‘A Sailor’s Apology for Bow-legs’ Works (1862) I 320: And there’s my timbers straining [...] And her tarnation hull a-growing rounder.at tarnation, adj.
1829 T. Hood ‘Epping Hunt’ Works (1862) II 310: Some long-eared jacks, some knacker’s hacks.at jack, n.6
1829 T. Hood ‘Epping Hunt’ Works (1862) II 307: The seventh, in a Sluice-house box / He took his pipe and pot.at sluice-house (n.) under sluice, n.
1830 T. Hood ‘God and Magog’ Works (1862) II 334: So hungry is my maw, / Give me an Alderman in chains, / And I will eat him raw!at alderman in chains (n.) under alderman, n.
1830 T. Hood ‘Gog and Magog’ Works (1862) II 334: So hungry is my maw, / Give me an Alderman in chains, / And I will eat him raw!at maw, n.
1831 T. Hood ‘Sonnet’ Works (1862) II 360: I thrilled when lollipops were hawked about; / How pleased to compass hard-bake or bull’s-eye.at bull’s eye, n.
1832 T. Hood ‘Ode to Joseph Hume’ Works (1862) II 375: No one but a nincum [...] Would furnish such wide trousers to the Sailors.at nincom, n.
1833 T. Hood ‘Ode to Admiral Gambier’ Works (1862) II 431: To strip the Isle of Rum of all its punch [...] Or doom – to suit your milk and water view – / The Isle of Skye to nothing but sky-blue!at sky blue, n.
1833 T. Hood ‘Ode to Admiral Gambier’ Works (1862) II 431: Who would cut a man because he’s cut?at cut, adj.1
1833 T. Hood ‘A Public Dinner’ Works (1862) II 421: You then make a cut on / Some Lamb big as Mutton; / And ask for some grass.at grass, n.2
1833 T. Hood ‘Ode to Admiral Gambier’ Works (1862) II 431: Gin may be low – but I have known low-water!at low tide (n.) under low, adj.
1833 T. Hood ‘A Public Dinner’ Works (1862) II 419: At seven, you just nick it, / Give card – get wine ticket.at nick it (v.) under nick, v.1
1833 T. Hood ‘A Charity Sermon’ Works (1862) II 426: I let my very old (condemn’d) house to a man, at a rent that was shockingly low.at shockingly, adv.
1833 T. Hood ‘Ode to Admiral Gambier’ Works (1862) II 432: A man may like a stiff ’un, / And yet not be a Burke!at stiff ’un, n.
1833 T. Hood ‘China-Mender’ Works (1862) II 435: It was all through Mr. Lambert : but for certain he was winey.at winey, adj.
1834 T. Hood ‘Tylney Hall’ in Works (1862) III 378: Not that Brown Bess [...] unless you contemplate a campaign on the continent. Take my single gun.at brown bess, n.
1834 T. Hood ‘Tylney Hall’ Works (1862) III 240: I always broke slapdash through his guard.at slap-dash, adv.
1834 T. Hood ‘Tylney Hall’ in Works (1862) III 172: ‘Never fash yourself, Tibbie,’ said the Mistress, ‘wi’ the likes – you’re no at Glencosie.’.at fash, v.
1834 T. Hood ‘Tylney Hall’ Works (1862) III 345: ‘Stop those two bottles,’ [...] he pointed to a couple of long-necked fizzlers.at fizzler, n.
1834 T. Hood ‘Tylney Hall’ Works (1862) III 215: He’ll have to sport goggles afore he’s twenty-one.at goggles, n.