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[UK] Northern Liberator 21 Oct. 4/7: The higher class [...] always feel for the climbing boys (sweeps) and supplies us with bub and grub.
at grub and bub (n.) under grub, n.2
[UK] Northern Liberator 3 Nov. 3/3: The land-lords have soon discovered that this is to turn out a ‘Flemish account’.
at Flemish account, n.
[UK] North. Liberator (Tyne & Wear) 26 Jan. 3/4: Horrible crack-jaw word that!
at jaw-breaking, adj.
[UK] Northern Liberator 2 Nov. 4/6: They obtained a small boat [...] a stock of pigs, geese, turkeys, hens, a bubbly jock, and three tom cats.
at bubbly jock, n.
[UK] Northern Liberator (Tyne & Wear) 16 Nov. 4/5: A set of corrupt, fat-headed [...] muddy brained [...] purse-proud, base, ignorant, un-English fellows [...] this collection of red-faced and pimple-nosed fat-bugs.
at bug, n.1
[UK] Northern Liberator (Tyne & Wear) 28 Sept. 4/4: The best joke of all [...] is the Prayer of these Cornish chuffs to the people — ‘For God’s sake, not to take any money out of the Savings’ Bank’.
at chuff, n.1
[UK] Northern Liberator 14 Dec. 4/6: [of ’hooknosed oily skinned Jews’] Why, you grinning, jabbering, frousy, clip the King’s English vagabonds.
at clip the King’s English (v.) under clip, v.1
[UK] Northern Liberator (Tyne & Wear) 16 Nov. 4/5: A set of corrupt, fat-headed [...] muddy brained [...] purse-proud, base, ignorant, un-English fellows .
at fat-headed, adj.
[UK] North. Liberator (Tyne & Wear) 26 Jan. 3/4: Gadsmylife! he’s ill again.
at gad, n.1
[UK] Northern Liberator 16 Feb. 3/5: Be off! be off! you knave in grain!
at knave in grain, n.
[UK] Northern Liberator 14 Dec. 4/6: A splendid copany of enterprising schemers [...] paper-kite flyers, Massachussets moon-rakers.
at kite-flyer (n.) under kite, n.
[UK] Northern Liberator 16 Feb. 3/3: ‘Moony Madness!’ [...] We request our readers to read the above with attention, especially the second resolution [...] passed [...] a week after the full moon. To ask whether these men are or are not in their senses, would be a useless proceeding.
at moony, adj.
[UK] North. Liberator (Tyne & Wear) 26 Jan. 3/3: There was never a concerted blockhead in this world, from Crispinus [...] down to the old prosing wigsby, Doctor Parr, who did not sin in this way.
at old wigsby (n.) under old, adj.
[UK] Northern Liberator (Tyne & Wear) 28 Sept. 4/4: My dear Squire Thickhead...
at thickhead, n.
[UK] North. Liberator (Tyne & Wear) 26 Jan. 3/4: My Lord of Brougham seems woundily distempered.
at woundy, adv.
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