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Turpin’s Ride to York choose

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[UK] H.M. Milner Turpin’s Ride to York II vi: He, he – I were thinking that my bacon face and thy calf’s head would make a capital dish.
at bacon-faced (adj.) under bacon, n.1
[UK] H.M. Milner Turpin’s Ride to York II i: It’s real Brummagum; I gave one shilling and sixpence for it.
at Brummagem, adj.
[UK] H.M. Milner Turpin’s Ride to York II vi: He, he – I were thinking that my bacon face and thy calf’s head would make a capital dish.
at calf’s head (n.) under calf, n.1
[UK] H.M. Milner Turpin’s Ride to York II vi: Cut out your blarney whids.
at cut out, v.3
[UK] H.M. Milner Turpin’s Ride to York ii 5: sam: Peel my skin and dub up the browns! What do you mean? bal.: Just this – that if you do not hand over your money I shall blow out your brains! [F&H].
at dub up, v.1
[UK] H.M. Milner Turpin’s Ride to York II vi: By gosh! but a stupid yokel is sometimes a man of sense.
at by gosh! (excl.) under gosh!, excl.
[UK] H.M. Milner Turpin’s Ride to York I ii: Come lads a stirrup-cup at parting, and then hurrah for the game of high-toby.
at high-toby, n.
[UK] H.M. Milner Turpin’s Ride to York II vi: Yes, my Betty says, I be a main pretty lad.
at main, adv.
[UK] H.M. Milner Turpin’s Ride to York II i: Strike me stupid if I be done a second time.
at strike me silly! (excl.) under strike me...!, excl.
[UK] H.M. Milner Turpin’s Ride to York II v: Sam: Peel my skin and dub up the browns! What do you mean? Bal.: Just this – that if you do not hand over your money I shall blow out your brains! [F&H].
at peel, v.
[UK] H.M. Milner Turpin’s Ride to York I vii: Damn the popper!
at popper, n.1
[UK] H.M. Milner Turpin’s Ride to York I iii: I shall never come to the scragging-post, unless you turn topsman.
at scragging post (n.) under scragging, n.
[UK] H.M. Milner Turpin’s Ride to York I iii: I’m going to propose a plan, rather out of our way, but still the shiners are to be got by it.
at shiner, n.1
[UK] H.M. Milner Turpin’s Ride to York I iii: I shall never come to the scragging-post, unless you turn topsman.
at topsman (n.) under top, v.3
[UK] H.M. Milner Turpin’s Ride to York II vi: Cut out your blarney whids.
at whid, n.
[UK] H.M. Milner Turpin’s Ride to York II iii: Please sir, can you direct me the nearest vay to the vorkus?
at workus, n.
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