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[UK] E. Pugh Tony Drum 148: We’d have better pickles than these mouldy mysteries.
at bag of mystery (n.) under bag, n.1
[UK] E. Pugh Tony Drum 87: ‘Right!’ shouted the big-mouthed ostler.
at big-mouthed, adj.
[UK] E. Pugh Tony Drum 187: ‘Drop it, Tony, drop it!’ he yelled. ‘Don’t be such a blighted fat-head.’.
at blighted, adj.
[UK] E. Pugh Tony Drum 46: ‘Bli’ me!’ cried Simmy.
at blimey!, excl.
[UK] E. Pugh Tony Drum 42: My sister’s a carroty-headed gal.
at carrot-headed (adj.) under carrot, n.
[UK] E. Pugh Tony Drum 190: I fell down [...] It’s a wonder I didn’t bust my crust.
at crust, n.1
[UK] E. Pugh Tony Drum 25: I got up mighty quick, and cut off as fast as I could go.
at cut away (v.) under cut, v.2
[UK] E. Pugh Tony Drum 26: I ain’t a-crying, fathead.
at fat-head, n.1
[UK] E. Pugh Tony Drum 192: A fat lot I care about him!
at fat lot (n.) under fat, adj.
[UK] E. Pugh Tony Drum 49: ‘Fork it out, Funny-Face!’ commanded Honor. [...] He hastily dropped the mouth-organ at her feet, and fled.
at fork out, v.
[UK] E. Pugh Tony Drum 187: I shall have to fetch you a fourpenny one in a minute!
at fourpenny (one) (n.) under fourpenny, adj.
[UK] E. Pugh Tony Drum 49: Fork it out, Funny-Face!
at funny-face (n.) under funny, adj.2
[UK] E. Pugh Tony Drum 186: You’re only gassing.
at gas, v.1
[UK] E. Pugh Tony Drum 17: ‘Give us a bit, Billy,’ said Tony. ‘Shan’t,’ said Billy. ‘All right, greedy guts,’ said Tony.
at greedy-gut, n.
[UK] E. Pugh Tony Drum 194: He’s got enough gyver on him, he has, to float a barge.
at guiver, n.1
[UK] E. Pugh Tony Drum 149: Don’t be cross with your poor old father because he rattles the peas in the bladder now and then. He, he! He is very pleased with himself to-night, your father is. He wants exceedingly to rejoice.
at rattle-head, n.
[UK] E. Pugh Tony Drum 175: Supposing some o’ the girls see you. They’ll make it nice and hot for me.
at make it hot for (v.) under hot, adj.
[UK] E. Pugh Tony Drum 27: Wasn’t you humpy neither?
at humpy, adj.1
[UK] E. Pugh Tony Drum 45: I shall call you ‘Humpy,’ then.
at humpy, n.1
[UK] E. Pugh Tony Drum 181: That’s right. Go on. Take it easy. Don’t flurry yourself.
at take it easy under take it, v.
[UK] E. Pugh Tony Drum 85: Well, a mite of warm gin.
at mite, n.
[UK] E. Pugh Tony Drum 193: I started on the mouch, and mooned about all over the shop for ever such a time.
at on the mooch under mooch, v.
[UK] E. Pugh Tony Drum 88: It’s mortal dark, Michael. When’ll the moon be up?
at mortal, adv.
[UK] E. Pugh Tony Drum 85: I’m not soap, to be shunned by you, or ole mouldy long-crop either.
at mouldy, adj.
[UK] E. Pugh Tony Drum 90: I’ll make ye laugh t’other side o’ your mouth, you bit o’ London muck.
at muck, n.1
[UK] E. Pugh Tony Drum 73: ‘Buy, buy, buy, buy!’ shouted the butcher. ‘Ere’s a nobby bit o’ pork for you ladies!’.
at nobby, adj.
[UK] E. Pugh Tony Drum 69: ‘See nobody don’t prig any o’ that tripe, Baby,’ said the butcher.
at prig, v.2
[UK] E. Pugh Tony Drum 65: Give me a candle, mother, I’ll go to roost.
at roost, n.
[UK] E. Pugh Tony Drum 195: So we had a scrap up.
at scrap, n.2
[UK] E. Pugh Tony Drum 140: ‘I got a handkerchief. You ain’t.’ ‘I lost mine scrumpin’,’ he confessed ruefully. ‘I tied some apples up in it.’.
at scrump, v.1
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