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[UK] New Monthly Mag. I 409: The city dandy and dandisette, arrayed in the very newest of their septenary fashions.
at dandysette, n.
[UK] New Monthly Mag. 4 88: With a monstrous cocked hat, a sword by his side, and red velvet inexpressibles.
at inexpressibles, n.
[UK] W. Cory New Monthly Mag. VIII 337: Our lower garments, or Ineffables, sit but awkwardly.
at ineffables, n.
[UK] New Monthly Mag. 1 Nov. 464: You had better inquire for the chum-master — one Mr. Colwell — and if your incarceration promises to be of some duration, make the best bargain you can.
at chum-master (n.) under chum, n.
[UK] New Monthly Mag. XLIX 550: Pig-tails and ‘knockers’ superseded the ponderous ‘clubs’ .
at knocker, n.1
[UK] New Monthly Mag. III 149: Her mistress and she are as thick as thieves.
at ...thieves under thick as..., adj.
[UK] New Monthly Mag. LIII in DN IV:ii 140: A little too bad [...] that you and I should be compelled to ’buss it.
at bus, v.1
[UK] ‘The Hare with Many Friends’ in New Monthly Mag. Jan./Mar. 272: For rhyme, I bagg’d that O.
at bag, v.
[UK] ‘The Hare with Many Friends’ in New Monthly Mag.’ (Jan./Mar.) 274: Devour it all! [...] Come, buckle to.
at buckle down (v.) under buckle, v.
[UK] ‘Christopher Snub’ in New Monthly Mag. Sept.–Dec. 190: His tree of social liberty was the tree that grew at Tyburn: the Gordian knot of policy, a nice new hempen halter.
at hempen cravat (n.) under hempen, adj.
[UK] ‘Christopher Snub’ in New Monthly Mag. (Sept.–Dec.) 182: Spite, i’fackins!
at i’fecks!, excl.
[UK] ‘Christopher Snub’ in New Monthly Mag. (Sept.–Dec.) 184: The squire laughed, and then he gives me over to the beadle, who claps me here in the timber.
at timber, n.
[UK] ‘Christopher Snub’ in New Monthly Mag. Sept.–Dec. 190: His tree of social liberty was the tree that grew at Tyburn: the Gordian knot of policy, a nice new hempen halter.
at Tyburn, n.
[UK] New Monthly Mag. 105 287: We have had a try at ousting them, and can't, and the French will cock it over us for the future.
at cock it over (v.) under cock, v.4
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