![[UK]](/static/img/flags/uk.png "United Kingdom")
‘Lou and Liz’ in Keating Working Class Stories of the 1890s (1971) 86: There ain’t no use in making a bother.at bother, n.
‘Lou and Liz’ in Keating Working Class Stories of the 1890s (1971) 86: There ain’t no use in making a bother. ‘Lou and Liz’ in Keating Working Class Stories of the 1890s (1971) 80: Stop yer jaw Lou! What a chattermag you are!at chattermag, n.
‘Lou and Liz’ in Keating Working Class Stories of the 1890s (1971) 80: Stop yer jaw, Lou! What a chatter-mag you are!at jaw, n.
‘Lou and Liz’ in Keating Working Class Stories of the 1890s (1971) 84: That fellow in the brown pot ’at dancing with the girl in a blue dress.at pot hat (n.) under pot, n.1
‘The St. George of Rochester’ in Keating Working Class Stories of the 1890s (1971) 57: At last a perlice boat with two black-beetles and a water-rat as we calls the Thames perlice and a sergeant, they pick me up.at black beetle (n.) under beetle, n.1
‘The St. George of Rochester’ in Keating Working Class Stories of the 1890s (1971) 43: Mrs Moore came to the door, and seein’ us she started cryin’ and carryin’ on most terrible.at carry on, v.
‘The St. George of Rochester’ in Keating Working Class Stories of the 1890s (1971) 42: I’d get some fellers to come round with me and be chippin’ young Duffy. [Ibid.] 54: You may be sure I got a rare chippin’ from all of my mates.at chip, v.1
‘Sissero’s Return’ in Keating Working Class Stories of the 1890s (1971) 64: They kep’ worryin’ and goin’ on at Ginger, askin’ what price a Darkey.at darkie, n.
‘Sissero’s Return’ in Keating Working Class Stories of the 1890s (1971) 63: Nor yet he wasn’t one o’ them greasy niggers as [...] don’t so much as wink ’owever ’ard yer give ’em what for.at give someone what-for (v.) under what-for, n.
‘The St. George of Rochester’ in Keating Working Class Stories of the 1890s (1971) 46: Singin’ bits about ‘Nancy Lee’, as was all the go in them days.at all the go (adj.) under go, n.1
‘The St. George of Rochester’ in Keating Working Class Stories of the 1890s (1971) 44: Ger on!at go on!, excl.
‘Sissero’s Return’ in Working Class Stories of the 1890s (1971) 63: Sissero ‘ad a mug almost as good as a white ’un to look at.at mug, n.1
‘Sissero’s Return’ in Working Class Stories of the 1890s (1971) 65: You may be sure there was a fine set-out when it got known as Sissero and Ginger ’ad started keepin’ company.at set-out, n.
‘Sissero’s Return’ in Working Class Stories of the 1890s (1971) 66: ‘Shut it!’ says Ginger, gettin’ a bit sharper.at shut it! (excl.) under shut, v.
‘The St. George of Rochester’ in Keating Working Class Stories of the 1890s (1971) 42: ’E’ll snuff it, sure as I’m alive.at snuff it (v.) under snuff, v.2
‘The St. George of Rochester’ in Keating Working Class Stories of the 1890s (1971) 55: So they’d ’oller out [...] ‘Bought any more second-’and kids up the spank, Timmo?’.at up the spank under spank, n.1
‘The St. George of Rochester’ in Keating Working Class Stories of the 1890s (1971) 57: At last a perlice boat with two black-beetles and a water-rat as we calls the Thames perlice and a sergeant, they pick me up.at water rat (n.) under water, n.1
‘At the Dock Gates’ in Keating Working Class Stories of the 1890s (1971) 124: ‘Ow’s the missus?’ ‘Bad.’ ‘An’ the kid? Bin quisby, ain’t he?’.at quisby, adj.
‘At the Dock Gates’ in Keating Working Class Stories of the 1890s (1971) 125: He’s got his ticket [...] an’ he ain’t had long to wait for it. Jolly little chap, though, he was.at buy a ticket (v.) under ticket, n.1
‘The Inevitable Thing’ in Keating Working Class Stories of the 1890s (1971) 111: She was ’alf bosky then, an’ kep’ singin’ an’ laughin’ like a mad thing.at bosky, adj.
‘The Inevitable Thing’ in Keating Working Class Stories of the 1890s (1971) 123: And no policeman’s bull’s-eye ever shines down here.at bull’s eye, n.
‘The Inevitable Thing’ in Keating Working Class Stories of the 1890s (1971) 112: If there is one thing that riles the old dutch more ’n another, it is to ’ear people a-talkin’ an’ not to be able to chip in ’erself.at chip in, v.
‘The Inevitable Thing’ in Keating Working Class Stories of the 1890s (1971) 111: She went into the Lion wi’ the two men, an’ there she stuck till chuckin’-out time.at chucking-out time, n.
‘The Inevitable Thing’ in Keating Working Class Stories of the 1890s (1971) 111: I’m a widder myself, but I don’t go boozin’ with a parcel o’ men.at parcel, n.
‘The Inevitable Thing’ in Keating Working Class Stories of the 1890s (1971) 117: I’ve seen the inspector, an’ ’e tells me the tecs is bound to find ’er.at ’tec, n.
‘The Inevitable Thing’ in Keating Working Class Stories of the 1890s (1971) 113: Well I do. So you can sling yer tross.at sling your tross! (excl.) under tross, n.
no more results