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[UK] T. Hook Gilbert Gurney 201: Mr. Stafford [...] obtained the restoration of O’Brady’s ‘barking irons’.
at barking iron, n.
[UK] T. Hook Gilbert Gurney 146: Cries of ‘Ah, clumsy’ – ‘halloo, butter fingers,’ were heard.
at butterfingers (n.) under butter, n.1
[UK] T. Hook Gilbert Gurney 114: I will start alone, and appear to know more of you, than one of the cads of the thimble-rig knows of the pea-holder.
at cad, n.1
[UK] T. Hook Gilbert Gurney 146: ‘Bounce!’ exclaimed Hull, ‘cherry bounce my dear fellow [...] I have gallons of it – make it by the hogsheads.’.
at cherry-bounce (n.) under cherry, n.1
[UK] T. Hook Gilbert Gurney 247: This was a finisher.
at finisher, n.
[UK] T. Hook Gilbert Gurney 182: He [...] put his glass to his eye, and his finger to his nose, and pooh, poohed.
at pooh-pooh, v.
[UK] T. Hook Gilbert Gurney 115: Dr. Cauliflower, the putty-headed physician .
at putty-brained (adj.) under putty, n.
[UK] T. Hook Gilbert Gurney 144: ‘Sbud,’ said the barrister.
at ’sblood!, excl.
[UK] T. Hook Gilbert Gurney 219: She saw her shot had told.
at shot, n.1
[UK] T. Hook Gilbert Gurney 156: She proceeded to place her two hands extended in a right line from the tip of her nose in the direction of his lordship’s seat, after the fashion of what is called ‘taking a double sight’ .
at take a (single) sight (at) (v.) under sight, n.1
[UK] T. Hook Gilbert Gurney 266: Haven’t you heard, my dear fellow, we are stumped.
at stumped, adj.
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