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[UK] Hotten Dict. of Modern Sl. etc.
at eat a fig, v.
[UK] Hotten Dict. of Modern Sl. etc. 144: Jack Dandy brandy.
at jack (a) dandy, n.
, [UK] Hotten Dict. of Modern Sl. etc.
at slick-a-dee, n.
, [UK] Hotten Dict. of Modern Sl. etc.
at take a fright, n.
[UK] Hotten Dict. of Modern Sl. etc.
at all a-mort, adj.
, [UK] Hotten Dict. of Modern Sl. etc.
at three quarters (of a peck), n.
[UK] Hotten Dict. of Modern Sl. etc.
at abraham’s willing, n.
[UK] Hotten Dict. of Modern Sl. etc.
at sham abram, v.
[UK] Hotten Dict. of Modern Sl. etc. 69: OBSQUATULATE, to run away, or decamp.
at absquatulate, v.
, [UK] Hotten Dict. of Modern Sl. etc.
at long acre, n.
[UK] Hotten Dict. of Modern Sl. etc. 144: MAIDS A DAWNING (I suppose my informant means maids adorning), the morning.
at maids adorning, n.
[UK] Hotten Dict. of Modern Sl. etc.
at all afloat, n.
[UK] Hotten Dict. of Modern Sl. etc.
at bucket afloat, n.
, [UK] Hotten Dict. of Modern Sl. etc.
at I’m afloat, n.
[UK] Hotten Dict. of Modern Sl. etc. 28: cut and come again, plenty, if one cut does not suffice plenty remains to ‘come again’.
at cut and come again, n.
[UK] Hotten Dict. of Modern Sl. etc.
at alacompain, n.
, [UK] Hotten Dict. of Modern Sl. etc.
at alderman in chains (n.) under alderman, n.
, [UK] Hotten Dict. of Modern Sl. etc.
at alderman, n.
, [UK] Hotten Dict. of Modern Sl. etc.
at alderman, n.
, [UK] Hotten Dict. of Modern Sl. etc.
at all my eye and Betty Martin, phr.
, [UK] Hotten Dict. of Modern Sl. etc.
at Sharp’s Alley blood worms, n.
, [UK] Hotten Dict. of Modern Sl. etc.
at donna and feeles, n.
, [UK] Hotten Dict. of Modern Sl. etc.
at finger and thumb, n.
[UK] Hotten Dict. of Modern Sl. etc.
at bull and cow, n.
, [UK] Hotten Dict. of Modern Sl. etc.
at girl and boy, n.
, [UK] Hotten Dict. of Modern Sl. etc.
at lath and plaster, n.
, [UK] Hotten Dict. of Modern Sl. etc.
at night and day, n.
, [UK] Hotten Dict. of Modern Sl. etc.
at cow and calf, v.
[UK] Hotten Dict. of Modern Sl. etc.
at east and south, n.
, [UK] Hotten Dict. of Modern Sl. etc.
at puddings and pies, n.
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