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[UK] H. King Savage London 386: Stow that, or I’ll give you a taste of the balmy which won’t be cured this side of kingdom come.
at balmy, the, n.
[UK] H. King Savage London 142: O, but he wur beef-headed. I’d have punched his canister, that I would, to drive some sense into it.
at beefheaded (adj.) under beefhead, n.
[UK] H. King Savage London 387: They’ll have to mend yer bellows if they means to keep yer in the Union.
at bellows, n.
[UK] H. King Savage London 193: ‘That there birthday suit o’ yourn won’t do ashore, youngster,’ remarked Jerry, with a grim smile. [...] What was it to be naked as long as he was comfortable?
at birthday suit, n.
[UK] H. King Savage London 43: So this is yer missis [...] as yer’ve been a-hidin’ of under a skylight. She’s onny a poor bit of muslin.
at bit of muslin (n.) under bit, n.1
[UK] H. King Savage London 39: The newly-married pair dined sumptuously in a booth at ‘a bob a nob’.
at bob a nob (n.) under bob, n.3
[UK] H. King Savage London 36: I aren’t much of a one at the gab, but your knowledge-box mostly takes in my meaning.
at knowledge box, n.
[UK] H. King Savage London 153: I’ll go and sit under the cackle-tub in Little Bethel next Sunday.
at cackle tub (n.) under cackle, v.
[UK] H. King Savage London 142: O, but he wur beef-headed. I’d have punched his canister, that I would, to drive some sense into it.
at canister, n.1
[UK] H. King Savage London 148: We won’t have no weak cat-lap to-night, Bell. The tea on the hob there is made rare and strong.
at cat-lap (n.) under cat, n.1
[UK] H. King Savage London 296: Now cut your sticks home careful, wi’out tumblin’ down the stairs.
at cut (one’s) stick(s), v.
[UK] H. King Savage London 140: Mrs. Doo [...] departed leaving the dip in a black bottle on the table. [Ibid.] 145: The light of a farthing dip did not admit of any observation of a change of colour.
at dip, n.1
[UK] H. King Savage London 18: Billy’s eyes were in ‘half-mourning.’ He had hardly recovered from the effects of a Sunday carouse, and to use his own expression, was ‘stale drunk’.
at stale drunk, adj.
[UK] H. King Savage London 384: By gom! yeow shew a good spirit yo yeowr baily fulla.
at by gum! (excl.) under gum, n.2
[UK] H. King Savage London 37: I was a rare lapper in them days, and you were a reg’lar wooled un to stand up to me then.
at lapper, n.
[UK] H. King Savage London 52: Blast yer! I’ll put your light out! I’ll break your pretty neck.
at put someone’s light(s) out (v.) under light, n.
[UK] H. King Savage London 27: He put his hands into his pockets and turned them out. ‘Not a blessed mag!’.
at mag, n.3
[UK] H. King Savage London 18: Billy’s eyes were in ‘half-mourning.’ He had hardly recovered from the effects of a Sunday carouse, and to use his own expression, was ‘stale drunk’.
at half-mourning (n.) under mourning, n.
[UK] H. King Savage London 135: My stars! what a beauty we’ve got here!
at my stars!, excl.
[UK] H. King Savage London 26: Yer don’t need to carry a nosebag when yer goes out of a night, for yer can stow away enough fer a week at wonst.
at nosebag, n.
[UK] H. King Savage London 33: Loo never associated with the district society, holding herself altogether superior to the ‘water nymphs’.
at nymph, n.
[UK] H. King Savage London 384: He wur a scaly scamp and no mistake.
at scaly, adj.
[UK] H. King Savage London 142: Flags devoted most of her thoughts to checkmating Mrs. Doo’s greed. Her continual scheming was to ‘shave Mother Doo’.
at shave, v.
[UK] H. King Savage London 44: Here’s Billy Davis on a new tack! Look at our slasher as drinks six water-grogs now-a-days!
at slasher, n.1
[UK] H. King Savage London 203: Mother Doo, I’ll trouble yer to feed him slick off.
at slick, adv.
[UK] H. King Savage London 373: A smart dog-cart, with a spanking gray horse, rolled along the road swiftly.
at spanking, adj.
[UK] H. King Savage London 57: An audible breath of relief passes like a wave over the crowd [...] Billy would be saved his ‘stretching match’.
at stretching match (n.) under stretching, n.
[UK] H. King Savage London 387: They’ll have to mend yer bellows if they means to keep yer in the Union.
at Union, the, n.
[UK] H. King Savage London 32: That’s all my eye, Willyum Davis. Don’t think yer I’ll swaller them thumpers.
at thumper, n.
[UK] H. King Savage London 37: I was a rare lapper in them days, and you were a reg’lar wooled un to stand up to me then.
at woolled (adj.) under wool, n.1
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