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[Ire] L.O’Flaherty Insurrection 65: ‘Blood in ounce!’ he muttered hoarsely.
at blood and ’ounds!, excl.
[Ire] L.O’Flaherty Insurrection 77: ‘Kiss my arse,’ the woman said to him contemptuously.
at kiss my arse!, excl.
[Ire] L. O’Flaherty Insurrection 28: Don’t let it be said that two bog-trotters from the west can lick the whole of Dublin.
at bogtrotter (n.) under bog, n.3
[Ire] L. O’Flaherty Insurrection 12: ‘You dirty bowsies!’ he cried.
at bowsie, n.
[Ire] L. O’Flaherty Insurrection 37: I’m not afraid of a clodhopper like you.
at clodhopper, n.
[Ire] L. O’Flaherty Insurrection 156: By Ganeys! That looks like the king of all guns.
at by ganeys! (excl.) under ganeys, n.
[Ire] L.O’Flaherty Insurrection 108: A rank outsider! Aw! By the hammers of hell!
at by the hammers of hell! (excl.) under hammer, n.1
[Ire] L. O’Flaherty Insurrection 107: Cripes! You must have a proper load on you.
at load, n.
[Ire] L.O’Flaherty Insurrection 197: ‘Hey! Where do you think you’re going?’ cried a soldier as she entered the alley-way. ‘You might get a packet in the napper down there.’.
at cop a packet (v.) under packet, n.
[Ire] L. O’Flaherty Insurrection 244: This penniless spalpeen that I found wandering about the streets.
at spalpeen, n.
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