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The Bashful Man choose

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[UK] W.T. Moncrieff Bashful Man II iv: Under the very nose of our old buzzard of a porter.
at buzzard, n.
[UK] W.T. Moncrieff Bashful Man I iv: A little drop of something [...] a glass of brandy, now, or a little cherry-bounce.
at cherry-bounce (n.) under cherry, n.1
[UK] W.T. Moncrieff Bashful Man I vi: Compose yourself, Mr. Blushington. Be cool! Sit down a bit.
at cool, adj.
[UK] W.T. Moncrieff Bashful Man II ii: Then D.I.O. my boy. I’ll be sure to be back in time for dinner.
at d.i.o., phr.
[UK] W.T. Moncrieff Bashful Man I v: I fagged d—d hard at college.
at fag, v.2
[UK] W.T. Moncrieff Bashful Man II iv: Hell-fire Dick was a fool to me!
at hell-fired (adj.) under hell, n.
[UK] W.T. Moncrieff Bashful Man II iv: Vant my moniesh, Mr. Blushington? [...] and I’ve never seen the colour of your moniesh.
at monish, n.
[UK] W.T. Moncrieff Bashful Man II iv: We’re the Greeks that are never plucked.
at pluck, v.
[UK] W.T. Moncrieff Bashful Man II iii: Some of his racketty fellow-students.
at rackety, adj.
[UK] W.T. Moncrieff Bashful Man II iv: Haven’t a rap left of the last 500 dad sent.
at rap, n.2
[UK] W.T. Moncrieff Bashful Man I iii: What a rattle you are, Frank!
at rattle, n.
[UK] W.T. Moncrieff Bashful Man II iv: Why, because she’s a roarer (Aurora) So, ya, hip! then dash along.
at roarer, n.
[UK] W.T. Moncrieff Bashful Man I vi: I rejoice to meet a fellow cantab, a brother soph.
at soph, n.
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