1863 C. Reade Hard Cash II 170: An enormous book he has made of the newspaper cuttings all in apple-pie order.at apple-pie order, n.
1863 C. Reade Hard Cash II 246: What me fake the beans, now I live this side of the fence?at bean, n.1
1863 C. Reade Hard Cash I 285: Dis child never seen such a mixallaneous biling o’ darkies as this yar.at whole boiling lot, n.
1863 C. Reade Hard Cash I 85: ‘Goose Greece!’ barked Sampson, loud, clear and sharp as an irritated watch-dog; but this bow-wow vented, he was silent as abruptly.at bow-wow, n.
1863 C. Reade Hard Cash II 246: ‘Now look at that bunch of fives,’ continued the master; and laid a hand [...] on the table.at bunch of fives, n.
1863 C. Reade Hard Cash II 186: I’ve heard Nudity is not the cheese on public occasions.at cheese, the, n.
1863 C. Reade Hard Cash I 103: We shall see whether we are on the right system: and if so, we’ll dose her with youthful society in a more irrashinal forrm; conversaziones, cookeyshines, et citera.at cookie-shine (n.) under cookie, n.1
1863 C. Reade Hard Cash I 16: ‘Cramming, love?’ ‘Yes that is the Oxfordish for studying.’.at cramming, n.
1863 C. Reade Hard Cash I 178: She won’t sing two running: they have to stick a duffer in between.at duffer, n.2
1863 C. Reade Hard Cash I 287: Goramighty he reared all white men to kick up a dust.at kick up (a) dust (v.) under dust, n.
1863 C. Reade Hard Cash II 6: There’s half a guinea for you for not being such an ijjit as the rest of the world.at eejit, n.
1863 C. Reade Hard Cash II 218: No, Doctor; I’m off my feed for once.at off one’s feed (adj.) under feed, n.
1863 C. Reade Hard Cash I 287: Darn the critter; he’s fixed my flint eternally.at fix someone’s flint (v.) under fix, v.1
1863 C. Reade Hard Cash II 242: ‘Stash your gab,’ said Mr. Green, roughly.at stow one’s gab (v.) under gab, n.2
1863 C. Reade Hard Cash II 92: He used to inquire very gravely, [...] ‘Do-you-see-anything-green-in this here eye?’.at see any green (in my eye)? under green, n.1
1863 C. Reade Hard Cash I 287: I swan to man I may just hang up my fiddle.at hang up one’s fiddle (v.) under hang up one’s..., v.
1863 C. Reade Hard Cash II 25: Bankruptcy [...] is a broad road, but a crooked one: skirts the prison wall, sir, and sights the herring pond.at herring pond (n.) under herring, n.
1863 C. Reade Hard Cash II 354: Only you musn’t excite yourself. Take it easy.at take it easy under take it, v.
1863 C. Reade Hard Cash I 124: ‘O jiminy!’ This polite ejaculation was drawn out by the speaker’s sudden recognition of Alfred.at jiminy!, excl.
1863 C. Reade Hard Cash II 250: Lawk a daisy: why you be a gentleman then.at lawks-a-mussy! (excl.) under lawks!, excl.
1863 C. Reade Hard Cash I 178: But just you hear her sing, that is all [...] Just smiles and sits to the music-box.at music box (n.) under music, n.
1863 C. Reade Hard Cash I 16: Ploughed is the new Oxfordish for ‘plucked’ [...] Plucked was vulgar, so now they are ploughed.at plough, v.