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[UK] 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.
[UK] 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.
[UK] T. Hood ‘Last Man’ Works (1862) I 245: The beggar man made a mumping face, / And knock’d at every gate.
at mumping, n.
[UK] 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.
[UK] 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
[UK] 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.
[UK] T. Hood ‘Last Man’ Works (1862) I 243: The folks were all stone-asleep.
at stone, adv.
[UK] 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
[UK] 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.
[UK] T. Hood ‘Epping Hunt’ Works (1862) II 310: Some long-eared jacks, some knacker’s hacks.
at jack, n.6
[UK] 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.
[UK] 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.
[UK] 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.
[UK] 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.
[UK] 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.
[UK] 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.
[UK] T. Hood ‘Ode to Admiral Gambier’ Works (1862) II 431: Who would cut a man because he’s cut?
at cut, adj.1
[UK] 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
[UK] 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.
[UK] 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
[UK] 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.
[UK] 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.
[UK] T. Hood ‘China-Mender’ Works (1862) II 435: It was all through Mr. Lambert : but for certain he was winey.
at winey, adj.
[UK] 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.
[UK] T. Hood ‘Tylney Hall’ in Works (1862) III 345: None of your clack, madam.
at clack, n.
[UK] T. Hood ‘Tylney Hall’ Works (1862) III 240: I always broke slapdash through his guard.
at slap-dash, adv.
[UK] T. Hood ‘Tylney Hall’ Works (1862) III 349: His livery’s dish’d and done for!
at done for, adj.
[UK] 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.
[UK] T. Hood ‘Tylney Hall’ Works (1862) III 345: ‘Stop those two bottles,’ [...] he pointed to a couple of long-necked fizzlers.
at fizzler, n.
[UK] T. Hood ‘Tylney Hall’ Works (1862) III 215: He’ll have to sport goggles afore he’s twenty-one.
at goggles, n.
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