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[US] J.R. Shaw Life and Travels 140: A jolly Irishman, who cut as many didos as I could for the life of me.
at cut up a dido, v.
[US] J.R. Shaw Life and Travels 21: The bakers very boldly answered: ‘this bread is for gentlemen and not for you d----d bloody backs’.
at bloody back (n.) under bloody, adj.
[US] J.R. Shaw Life and Travels 37: So we buckled to it in our buff.
at buckle down (v.) under buckle, v.
[US] J.R. Shaw Life and Travels 57: He called me a d--n rebel.
at damn, adj.
[US] J.R. Shaw Life and Travels 139: I supplied her with genteel apparel, and likewise paid a doctor for her during a severe fit of sicknes, after recovering from which she married and left me as usual like the done-over tailor.
at do over, v.
[US] J.R. Shaw Life and Travels 139: I supplied her with genteel apparel, and likewise paid a doctor for her during a severe fit of sicknes, after recovering from which she married and left me as usual like the done-over tailor.
at done over, adj.
[US] J.R. Shaw Life and Travels 66: There is a hole in ground on one side of the barracks, called Stophel Funk’s hole, that never could be closed.
at funkhole (n.) under funk, n.2
[US] J.R. Shaw Life and Travels 78: ‘By gad,’ says he.
at gad, n.1
[US] J.R. Shaw Life and Travels 37: I soon gave Mr. Airton an Irishman’s coat of arms, i.e., two black eyes and a bloody nose.
at Irishman’s coat of arms (n.) under Irishman’s, adj.
[US] J.R. Shaw Life and Travels 37: Giving me at the same time such a blow to the eye as made my head sing psalms.
at sing psalms (v.) under sing, v.
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