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[UK] A.C. Mowatt Fashion II i: How the old boy frets and fumes over those papers, to be sure!
at old boy, n.
[UK] A.C. Mowatt Fashion II ii: A rich one he would be, had he as much gold as brass!
at brass, n.1
[UK] A.C. Mowatt Fashion Ii ii: And Seraphina she’s in love with Count Jolly – what-d’ye-call-it.
at what-d’you-call-it, n.
[UK] A.C. Mowatt Fashion I i: Dere’s a pair ob insuppressibles to ’stonish de colored population.
at inexpressibles, n.
[UK] A.C. Mowatt Fashion V i: Can’t I knock him into a cocked hat with a word?
at knock into a cocked hat (v.) under knock into, v.
[UK] A.C. Mowatt Fashion II i: Madam curtsies – says she’s enchanted to see me – and orders her grinning nigger to show me a room.
at nigger, n.1
[UK] A.C. Mowatt Fashion I i: What a Jezebel! These women always play the very devil with a man, and yet I don’t believe such a damaged bale of goods as that (looking at Mrs. tiffany) has smothered the heart of little Antony!
at piece of goods (n.) under piece, n.
[UK] A.C. Mowatt Fashion II i: The old prig has got the tin.
at prig, n.1
[UK] A.C. Mowatt Fashion V i: Now to put the screws to Tiff.
at put the screw(s) on (v.) under screw, n.1
[UK] A.C. Mowatt Fashion II i: Tiff will work every shiner into the concern.
at shiner, n.1
[UK] A.C. Mowatt Fashion V i: Can’t I knock him into a cocked hat with a word? And now he’s got my steam up – I will do it!
at steam, v.1
[UK] A.C. Mowatt Fashion II i: Enough said! That’s the ticket!
at that’s the ticket! (excl.) under ticket, n.1
[UK] F. Norman in Fashion July in Norman’s London (1969) 255: The girls have gone off the streets and now hang out of top-floor windows yelling at clients to mount the dark staircase to their ‘lumber gaffs’.
at lumber gaff (n.) under lumber, n.1
[UK] F. Norman in Fashion July in Norman’s London (1969) 251: Clap-ridden whores in Lisle Street [...] hawking gonorrhoea and their muffins — two pounds for a short time up against the wall.
at muffin, n.2
[UK] F. Norman in Fashion July in Norman’s London (1969) 251: ‘Plating makes your face smell nasty,’ a young whore giggles.
at plating, n.
[UK] F. Norman in Fashion July in Norman’s London (1969) 254: Cor I bet she can’t arf do a turn!
at do a turn (on one’s back) (v.) under turn, n.2
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