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Dens of London 18: The Scotchman [...] soon saw that to set up prudence in the midst of wanton waste, was a sure and ready way to accumulate the bawbees.at baubee, n.
Dens of London 18: The Scotchman [...] soon saw that to set up prudence in the midst of wanton waste, was a sure and ready way to accumulate the bawbees. Dens of London 48: Blow me, if one of the young ladies—and a prime un she was!—did not tip me a tanner.at blow me!, excl.1
Dens of London 47: A slap on my shoulder, with ‘what do you want there?’ made me turn round; and there I met the ugly mug of a devil in blue.at blue devil, n.1
Dens of London 34: Hold your tongue, you ass [...] the booby’s mad and should be sent to St. Luke’s.at booby, n.1
Dens of London 52: Have you got any browns (pence) about you, Paddy?at brown, n.
Dens of London 48: As I was working at the Middle Row, Holborn, which is my regular beat, I cadged a couple of swells.at cadge, v.
Dens of London 16: The headquarters of the cadgers — St. Giles’s.at cadger, n.
Dens of London 23: [chap. title] The Cadging House.at cadging, n.
Dens of London 101: Some, too, went out to char and wash.at char, v.
Dens of London 37: Jamie [...] was, however, a professed gentleman of the road; had an eye as sleepy and cunning as a cat.at gentleman of the road (n.) under gentleman of..., n.
Dens of London 37: His mate passed a few jokes upon him, at his skill in gulling swells, and taking in flats.at take in, v.
Dens of London 83: Extolling to the skies the beauties and perfections of another nymph.at nymph, n.
Dens of London 82: A Welshman, who began beating his wife (a girl of the pavé), for her excessive partiality for gin.at nymph of the pavé, n.
Dens of London 84: Fired with jealousy, and backed by Old Tom (gin), she sprung upon her rival.at old tom, n.
Dens of London 87: ‘I cannot allow any man to meddle with my wife.’ ‘Say no more,’ said the canny Scot; [...] ‘Well, then,’ says Taffy, ‘let’s have this turn over, and we’ll be friends yet.’ And with this kind of chivalrous feeling, did these two honourable blackguards prepare to maul each other, zealously encouraged by their friends.at turn over, n.
Dens of London 78: Hatton Garden. Extraordinary Case— A Man-Woman. [...] ‘She may have more than one reason for dressing in that manner, and passing as the husband of the woman Watson, and I wish it was in my power to imprison her’ [...] ‘They always passed as man and wife; and more over, Chapman smokes; and whenever Watson gives her any offence, she beats her and blackens her eye.’.at pass, v.
Dens of London 64: The Irishman was outrageous [...] he whooped and bellowed, and was all kicking for a row.at row, n.1
Dens of London 47: I had a brush to-day, myself, with one of those land sharks.at land shark (n.) under shark, n.
Dens of London 56: She had taken every rag he had, even the shirt off his back, and put them up the spout.at up the spout under spout, n.2
Dens of London 37: Jamie [...] had an eye as sleepy and cunning as a cat; and, to use his low jargon, was ‘up to summat,’ and knew ‘what was what.’.at up to, adv.
Dens of London 20: His wife, however, is considered a trump (a generous woman) and [...] invariably lets fall a tanner.at trump, n.2
Dens of London 55: Tom What-d’ye-call him was going to be parted from Bet What’s-her-name.at whatshisname, n.
Dens of London 46: ‘Harry,’ said the tar, ‘have you not been at work to-day, that you look so devilish blue?’ [...] ‘Work! Aye,’ replied Harry. ‘I went out this morning with Williams. We worked all the way to Piccadilly.’.at work, v.
Dens of London 63: I met Tom [...] and asked him for three-pence to get a pint of yell.at yell, n.1
Dens of London 31: The younker [...] was the very image of a spoiled child and natural vagabond.at younker, n.
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