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Hbk of Phrases 102: Cut didoes, to be frolicsome.at cut up a dido, v.
Hbk of Phrases 102: Cut didoes, to be frolicsome. Hbk of Phrases 27: Shamming Abraham. To impose by false appearance. When Bethlehem Hospital, in London, was first opened, there was a department called Abraham ward for harmless idiots, who, under certain restrictions were allowed to beg in the streets. This privilege induced many imposters to ‘sham Abraham;’ and severe laws were passed against the pretenders.at sham abram, v.
Hbk of Phrases 95: Ad, abbreviation of advertisement.at ad, n.1
Hbk of Phrases 94: Albany beef, the sturgeon.at Albany beef, n.
Hbk of Phrases 9: All in my Eye and Betty Martin. A corruption of the ecclesiastical ejaculation, ‘O mihi, Beate Martine’.at all my eye and Betty Martin, phr.
Hbk of Phrases 95: Arkansas toothpick, a kind of bowie knife.at Arkansas toothpick (n.) under Arkansas, adj.
Hbk of Phrases 15: Drunk as David’s Sow.at drunk as David’s sow, adj.
Hbk of Phrases 116: Use, to frequent a place.at use at, v.
Hbk of Phrases 96: Barfoot, said of tea or coffee taken without sugar and cream.at barefoot, adj.
Hbk of Phrases 96: Bark up the wrong tree, to mistake one’s object, to pursue the wrong course.at bark up the wrong tree, v.
Hbk of Phrases 10: Biter (The) Bit. One caught in his own snare [...] The man told the story, when the chancellor exclaimed, ‘It is the biter bit’.at bite, v.
Hbk of Phrases 10: Biter (The) Bit. One caught in his own snare [...] The man told the story, when the chancellor exclaimed, ‘It is the biter bit’.at biter, n.1
Hbk of Phrases 97: Bobbery, a squabble; a row.at bobbery, n.
Hbk of Phrases 97: Boggle, to embarrass.at boggle, v.
Hbk of Phrases 98: Bonny-clabber, thick milk from which the whey is drained.at bonny-clapper, n.
Hbk of Phrases 98: Bummer, one who loots.at bummer, n.3
Hbk of Phrases 98: Bunkum. Same as Buncombe.at bunkum, n.
Hbk of Phrases 106: Hatchet, Bury the, to make peace [...] Hatchet, Dig up the, to commence a war.at bury the hatchet (v.) under bury, v.
Hbk of Phrases 99: Casa, a country house.at casa, n.1
Hbk of Phrases 100: Chipper, a lively cheerful person.at chipper, n.1
Hbk of Phrases 100: Chop, quality.at chop, n.3
Hbk of Phrases 100: Chowderhead, a dunce.at chowder-head, n.
Hbk of Phrases 100: Clam-shell, the lips of mouth.at clamshell (n.) under clam, n.1
Hbk of Phrases 100: Clip, a blow.at clip, n.2
Hbk of Phrases 100: Clip, a blow. To clip, to give a blow.at clip, v.1
Hbk of Phrases 101: Corn-juice, whisky.at corn juice (n.) under corn, n.1
Hbk of Phrases 101: Cotbetty, a man who interferes with woman’s special duties in a household.at cotbetty, n.
Hbk of Phrases 13: Curse of Scotland. The nine of diamonds.at curse of Scotland, n.
Hbk of Phrases 13: Cutlery. Andrea Ferrara Sword [...] Joc-te-leg Knife [...] Toledo Sword.at cutlery, n.
Hbk of Phrases 14: Devil’s Dozen. Thirteen.at devil’s dozen (n.) under devil, n.
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