1887 J. Payn Glow-Worm Tales III 234: If Mr. Prince had caught me before his establishment had got blown upon in the public prints, he might have persuaded me to become an inmate of the Agapemone.at blow, v.1
1887 J. Payn Glow-Worm Tales III 24: The immediate effect of the Corpse Reviver was to fill us with extraordinary courage.at corpse reviver (n.) under corpse, n.
1887 J. Payn Glow-Worm Tales III 24: Lor, bless yer miss [...] that’s the beating of the hair-pump, that is; if that was to stop for arf a minute, it would be all Hookey with us.at hookey (walker), n.
1887 J. Payn Glow-Worm Tales I 182: In Wiltshire we are not fond of strangers; we are a simple race – some people even call us moon-rakers.at moon-raker, n.
1887 J. Payn Glow-Worm Tales III 49: ‘Mum is the word,’ observed the page, and he winked.at mum’s the word under mum, adj.
1887 J. Payn Glow-Worm Tales III 76: My Dear Uncle,—Please to send me the skiv by return, for I sadly want some comfort.at skiv, n.1
1887 J. Payn Glow-Worm Tales III 20: I mean The Neverfailing Sodawater Cocktail; ‘Smashes’ and ‘Slings’ of all kinds.at smash, n.1
1887 J. Payn Glow-Worm Tales III 23: He prepared a Stone Fence (price one shilling).at stone fence (n.) under stone, adj.
1887 J. Payn Glow-Worm Tales III 72: I am under obligations to Naggit to the extent of three bob and a tizzy.at tizzy, n.1