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The Female of the Species choose

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[UK] ‘Sapper’ Female of the Species (1961) 79: Next man in is the bloke with the hands who let drive with his bundook.
at bandook, n.
[UK] ‘Sapper’ Female of the Species (1961) 39: The car must have been cooly stolen from his garage.
at cool, adv.
[UK] ‘Sapper’ Female of the Species (1961) 37: She dotted him good and hard with that spanner.
at dot, v.
[UK] ‘Sapper’ Female of the Species (1961) 33: Steady, old man [...] Easy does it.
at easy does it under easy, adj.
[UK] ‘Sapper’ Female of the Species (1961) 90: Fish-faced Lizzie.
at fish-faced, adj.
[UK] ‘Sapper’ Female of the Species (1961) 77: ‘Go to hell,’ remarked Drummond tersely.
at go to hell! (excl.) under hell, n.
[UK] ‘Sapper’ Female of the Species (1961) 32: Lawks sakes – look at this ’ere!
at lawks!, excl.
[UK] ‘Sapper’ Female of the Species (1961) 73: For the love of Mike don’t get behind the light.
at for the love of Mike! (excl.) under love, n.
[UK] ‘Sapper’ Female of the Species (1961) 202: I pasted him good and hearty in the mazzard.
at mazard, n.
[UK] ‘Sapper’ Female of the Species (1961) 130: Right ho! mate.
at righto!, excl.
[UK] ‘Sapper’ Female of the Species (1961) 129: I’d spot in two shakes how much you know about the sea.
at two shakes (n.) under shake, n.1
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