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[UK] F. Keinzly Tangahano 190: Don’t forget Committee bags first ride!
at bag, v.
[UK] F. Keinzly Tangahano 126: ‘Hear Sawndos was bowled last night.’ [...] ‘Did he cop it?’ Wally asked. Sawndos, Judd thought. ‘No. Just rolled.’.
at bowl, v.
[UK] F. Keinzly Tangahano 166: I gave him a corker on the chin.
at corker, n.2
[UK] F. Keinzly Tangahano 113: Ya old girl’s home. She’s in a dirty liver.
at dirty-livered (adj.) under dirty, adj.
[UK] F. Keinzly Tangahano 175: A guy didn’t have a snowflake’s chance in hell of jumping her now.
at not have a snowball’s chance (in hell) under hell, n.
[UK] F. Keinzly Tangahano 175: A guy didn’t have a snowflake’s chance in hell of jumping her now.
at jump, v.
[UK] F. Keinzly Tangahano 165: ‘It was the proddyhopper, Sister—’ ‘What is a proddyhopper, Augustine?’ ‘A protestant kid.’.
at proddyhopper, n.
[UK] F. Keinzly Tangahano 130: There’s still a couple of hundred that haven’t told me yet—but they will tonight. You can put a ring around it!
at put a ring around (v.) under ring, n.
[UK] F. Keinzly Tangahano 175: Screamed about the doctor every time he tried. But hell, the sawbones didn’t say to lay off for ever.
at sawbones (n.) under saw, n.2
[UK] F. Keinzly Tangahano 175: Buy [...] a big quart bottle of nice stinko.
at stinko, n.
[UK] F. Keinzly Tangahano 150: I won two houseys. Ten quid [...] Tinny, eh?
at tinny, adj.1
[UK] F. Keinzly Tangahano 174: Sell them to the Wogs.
at wog, n.1
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