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Career of Puffer Hopkins 137: The Puncheon! How in the name of Heaven could any one patronize that miserable abortion!at abortion, n.
Career of Puffer Hopkins 137: The Puncheon! How in the name of Heaven could any one patronize that miserable abortion! Career of Puffer Hopkins 11: This pernicious principle of setting up pure water, democratic Adam’s ale, the true corporation gin, for purchase.at Adam’s ale (n.) under Adam, n.
Career of Puffer Hopkins 19: A select circle of acquaintance, among wharfingers, small boatmen and bean-eaters, near the market.at bean-eater (n.) under bean, n.1
Career of Puffer Hopkins 295: We have a wonderful run of blackcoats to this prison. They come here to get moral texts for their sermons.at black coat (n.) under black, adj.
Career of Puffer Hopkins 135: If they only knew Mr. Flabby, what edits the ‘Empty Puncheon,’ or Mr. Busts, what conducts the ‘Daily Bladder’.at bladder, n.1
Career of Puffer Hopkins 135: Shall we give the cause of natyve genius the go-by; a sort of wink to a blind horse, instead of a nice nod of encouragement?at give someone/something the go-by (v.) under go-by, n.
Career of Puffer Hopkins 10: [He] engages in a whispered conversation [...] (enforced by the thrusting of a roll at the same time into the open hand of the scraggy gentleman) ‘There’s a current ten—make me a vice, will ye?’ The scraggy man thereupon cocks his eye significantly.at cock one’s eye (v.) under cock, v.4
Career of Puffer Hopkins 288: That is a good one! And he burst into another scornful laugh.at good one, n.
Career of Puffer Hopkins 142: Then there’s you, Ikey Larkins.at ikey, adj.
Career of Puffer Hopkins 223: ‘Joe Marsh’s distributing knuckle soup, tonight, and he wants you to take a sup.’ ‘Never mind quite yet,’ cried the sturdy-shouldered young gentleman [...] ‘don’t you throw your legs quite so much ox-fashion or knockin’ down time’ll come afore tomorrow daylight!’.at knuckle soup (n.) under knuckle, n.
Career of Puffer Hopkins 61: Smoking long-nines and talking over past achievements.at long nine (n.) under long, adj.
Career of Puffer Hopkins 2: The knot of tough-fisted mechanics kept its course, roaring out its rough sarcasms and great gusts of invective.at mechanic, n.
Career of Puffer Hopkins 11: A decoction of mouldy jokes from the newspapers.at mouldy, adj.
Career of Puffer Hopkins 113: Breathing the word ‘mum’ in an undertone, and shaking his head in reproof [...] Puffer descended into the yard.at mum!, excl.
Career of Puffer Hopkins 10: [He] engages in a whispered conversation [...] (enforced by the thrusting of a roll at the same time into the open hand of the scraggy gentleman) ‘There’s a current ten — make me a vice, will ye?’.at roll, n.
Career of Puffer Hopkins 61: [Ch. title] Adventures of Puffer as a Scourer.at scourer, n.
Career of Puffer Hopkins 64: ‘Don’t you think it’s a serious argument against the Public Schools, sir?’ ‘It’s a smasher, Crump: an extra-hazardous smasher.’.at smasher, n.2
Career of Puffer Hopkins 161: I wish they’d send out the green wagon, and treat me to a ride to the Tombs. [Ibid.] 295: ‘Why, old fellow, you’re in the Tombs, Centre-street,’ answered the turnkey.at Tombs, the, n.
Career of Puffer Hopkins 10: A well-fed uppish man.at uppish, adj.
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