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[UK] R.H. Savage Brought to Bay 76: ‘How will you put in your time?’ ‘Whist, the smoking-room, and B. and S.,’ was Julian’s answer.
at b and s, n.
[UK] R.H. Savage Brought to Bay 37: Hawtrey piloted the innocent cowboy out of the evening crowd of anonymas.
at anonyma, n.
[UK] R.H. Savage Brought to Bay 77: This ball would go plum through a buffalo.
at ball, n.1
[UK] R.H. Savage Brought to Bay 241: I would like to see the man who would blacken my name! [...] Either him or I would go off in a box!
at box, n.1
[UK] R.H. Savage Brought to Bay 179: He’s a cad – and a bubble promoter!
at bubble, n.1
[UK] R.H. Savage Brought to Bay 106: It had never occurred to the bull-headed English athlete that his brother might have some lurking designs of his own!
at bullheaded, adj.
[UK] R.H. Savage Brought to Bay 50: There must be no chumming between ‘Texas Dave’ and Raoul!
at chumming, n.
[UK] R.H. Savage Brought to Bay 157: He’s a mean coyote – a sneaking dog – that fellow.
at coyote, n.
[UK] R.H. Savage Brought to Bay 96: Damned sharp talk! [...] I never heard a man ‘cuss out’ his boss before!
at cuss out (v.) under cuss, v.
[UK] R.H. Savage Brought to Bay 12: If this American scheme goes to pot, I am dished for life.
at dished, adj.
[UK] R.H. Savage Brought to Bay 181: He had dropped ‘Monsieur Leroy’ forever!
at drop, v.1
[UK] R.H. Savage Brought to Bay 82: The chap what kills ‘Frenchy’ has got to kill Dave or pull ‘up stakes’ and clear the country.
at Frenchie, n.1
[UK] R.H. Savage Brought to Bay 114: I suppose this heavy swell will make the running here.
at heavy swell, n.
[UK] R.H. Savage Brought to Bay 57: ‘Texas Dave’ expressed a wish to take a run down to the ‘Big Store’ [...] to catch up a few pretties for the gal at home.
at pretty, n.
[UK] R.H. Savage Brought to Bay 106: A couple of California mine manipulators going over to London to shear those fat-witted sheep, the British investors.
at shear, v.
[UK] R.H. Savage Brought to Bay 4287: ‘Skipped out!’ he said grimly.
at skip out (v.) under skip, v.
[UK] R.H. Savage Brought to Bay 77: The slugs are steel tipped and pointed!
at slug, n.1
[UK] R.H. Savage Brought to Bay 105: It was no light-minded squire of dames who sat alone in the smoking-room, rolling his Syrian cigarettes.
at squire, n.
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