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[UK] C. Selby Jacques Strop III ii: Oh, my precious nerves! this is a clencher. We are dog’s meat.
at dog’s meat, n.
[UK] C. Selby Jacques Strop II i: Isn’t that the tippy? don’t I keep it up like a double distilled gentleman, eh?
at double-distilled (adj.) under double, adj.
[UK] C. Selby Jacques Strop II i: Oh, you impudent rascal! You are going it too much – put on the drag.
at go it, v.
[UK] C. Selby Jacques Strop II iv: Capital! Ha, ha, ha! didnt I do the highstrikes famously?
at highstrikes, n.
[UK] C. Selby Jacques Strop III i: What a couple of horse-godmothers!
at horse godmother (n.) under horse, n.
[UK] C. Selby Jacques Strop II ii: mrs g.: Do you speak Greek and Latin, Chevalier? ber.: Oh, yes [...] Like a rummun!
at rum one, n.
[UK] C. Selby Jacques Strop II i: Ain’t that the spicy, eh?
at spicy, adj.
[UK] C. Selby Jacques Strop II i: Isn’t that the tippy? don’t I keep it up like a double distilled gentleman, eh?
at tippy, n.
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