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Arthur’s in Franklyn Cockney (1953) 99: He will ask respectfully for another cup of coffee and a thick ’un.at thick ’un, n.
Arthur’s in Franklyn Cockney (1953) 99: He will ask respectfully for another cup of coffee and a thick ’un. Arthur’s 273: In less than two shakes of the mainbrace I shall fetch a rope’s-end to you.at two shakes of a lamb’s tail, phr.
Arthur’s 164: Climbed down nigh every airey we passed; stole the milk-cans, an’ tied ’em up to the knockers.at airy, n.1
Arthur’s 89: Ever since me an’ Thomas ’as bin ’arf and ’arf, I’ve listened for ’im to compromise ’isself.at half-and-half, adj.
Arthur’s 81: All right [...] don’t make a song about it.at make a song and dance (about) (v.) under song and dance, n.1
Arthur’s 105: I knew his name was ‘Beaky’.at beaky (adj.) under beak, n.2
Arthur’s 253: What do you think they’ll give ’im, ole birdie?at old bird, n.
Arthur’s 295: He had been hailed by a congenial spirit, one ’Erry the Nark, a chronic sufferer from black-eye.at black eye, n.
Arthur’s 220: I ain’t a blighted juggins.at blighted, adj.
Arthur’s 288: Blow me if I don’t shake the innards outer you.at blow me!, excl.1
Arthur’s 220: Yaller Boots ain’t no blue-eyed novice be a long chalk. [Ibid.] 243: Why, bless my soul, when on the teetotal lay, I’ve ’ave seen that man kerry on more like a (blue-eyed) curate than a – a person.at blue-eyed, adj.2
Arthur’s 236: ‘I beg your pardon!’ quoth Mr. Fothergill again. ‘Then it ain’t blushin’ well granted!’ answered this excellent drayman.at blushing, adj.
Arthur’s 290: So you [...] you are the the low measly ’ound what sailed to Bewnezerry an’ give Miss ’Opper the go by?at give someone/something the go-by (v.) under go-by, n.
Arthur’s 220: Yaller Boots ain’t no blue-eyed novice by a long chalk.at by a long chalk under chalk, n.1
Arthur’s 15: The smell of dead ox was chronic.at chronic, adj.
Arthur’s 11: But she looked up, quite chuff.at chuff, adj.1
Arthur’s 134: There’s a lot of satisfaction in noo clobber.at clobber, n.
Arthur’s 279: ‘Not to-day, cocky,’ responded Joseph.at cocky, n.1
Arthur’s 127: I seemed to see a ‘come-down’ of the clerk variety lurking somewhere on the outskirts of the crowd. His skin was yellow and his body shrunk.at come-down, n.
Arthur’s 307: He said to Mr. Tuttle’s friend: ‘Cow-face – ’op it!’.at cowface (n.) under cow, n.1
Arthur’s 42: But what price the little bunch o’ daffies to lay upon ’er pore ole grave?at daff, n.1
Arthur’s 10: ’Ulking blokes. Meant all right, but slow an’ damp.at damp, adj.
Arthur’s 115: He’s give me ’arf-a-dollar.at half-dollar, n.1
Arthur’s 42: It’s the same to me, ye know, young man [...] whether you got a donah or whether you ain’t.at dona, n.
Arthur’s 164: Put ’is dooks up to a fireman, tossed ’im fur ’is chopper, an’ kissed ’is wife.at put up one’s dooks (v.) under dook, n.1
Arthur’s 298: An’ mind you, ’e is MY BOY, an’ anybody as runs ’im down ’ll learn about it. I can put ’em up all right.at run down, v.
Arthur’s 102: Gawd’s got a ‘down’ on single women.at down, n.2
Arthur’s 148: You’re fairly duffin’ it between you.at duff, v.1
Arthur’s 179: Them sandwiches was not ’arf so dusty. There was all kinds.at not so dusty (adj.) under dusty, adj.1
Arthur’s 46: Old Flashlight, the fag-end man, ’as broke ’is collar bone.at fag-end man (n.) under fag end, n.
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