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[UK] G.J. Whyte-Melville Katerfelto 126: The Romany chal marries with the Romany chi.
at chal, n.
[UK] G.J. Whyte-Melville Katerfelto 138: Abner Gale [...] accepted his lordship’s invitation to supper, and cracked a bottle with him.
at crack a bottle (v.) under crack, v.2
[UK] G.J. Whyte-Melville Katerfelto 109: High Toby’s a good game for the winner, but it’s best to play it out before the moon gets up.
at high-toby, n.
[UK] G.J. Whyte-Melville Katerfelto 140: ‘Jouk an’ let the jaw go by!’ In other words, ‘Duck your head, and keep under shelter till the storm be past’.
at juke, v.1
[UK] G.J. Whyte-Melville Katerfelto 7: To fence, to ‘lug out’ as it was called, on slight provocation.
at lug out (v.) under lug, v.1
[UK] G.J. Whyte-Melville Katerfelto 118: The black Vardo-mescro had not failed to notice the change.
at vardo, n.
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