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Hist. of the Two Orphans III 54: Humphry Copper, together with his friend [...] had been so busy with a barrel of humming ale. [Ibid.] IV 191: A tankard of what the former called humming stuff.at humming ale, n.
Hist. of the Two Orphans III 54: Humphry Copper, together with his friend [...] had been so busy with a barrel of humming ale. [Ibid.] IV 191: A tankard of what the former called humming stuff. Hist. of the Two Orphans III 166: Don’t you haul in my time by your tales of all-fours.at play at all fours (v.) under play (at)..., v.
Hist. of the Two Orphans III 112: Taking a dirty paper out of her bosom, in which was written the following words: Tape, glim, rushlight, white port, rasher of bacon, gunpowder, slug, wild-fire, knock-me-down, and strip-me-naked.at rasher of bacon, n.
Hist. of the Two Orphans IV 12: I shall take speedy methods to rid myself, not only of the bantling, but of thee also.at bantling, n.
Hist. of the Two Orphans III 166: The officer served you right, by giving you dozens; I would have bilboed you myself.at bilbo, v.
Hist. of the Two Orphans IV 102: I am a Newgate bird, ’tis true; I am generally unfortunate.at bird, n.1
Hist. of the Two Orphans III 186: The apothecary jumped from his old horse Cobler, and gave the bridle to me with these words, ‘Here, you old bitch, take care that this horse does not run away’.at bitch, n.1
Hist. of the Two Orphans III 103: Gentlemen, continued he, you find that I am constrained by that bitch necessity, to do what nothing but a fondness for liberty could make me think of, I mean the desertion of my friends. [Ibid.] IV 154: Well! well! continued Copper, to be sure that meagre bitch poverty has now striken us home.at bitch, n.1
Hist. of the Two Orphans III 62: Bl--t your eyes and limbs, cried the fellow.at blast someone’s eyes! (excl.) under blast, v.1
Hist. of the Two Orphans I 37: Parson Drill muttered, sycophants! blockheads! parasites!at blockhead, n.1
Hist. of the Two Orphans IV 125: To the market-house they repaired; and, after Humphry had blown, A lovely lass to a friar came, – and two or three more tunes, they had a concourse of about three hundred of the market people about them.at blow, v.1
Hist. of the Two Orphans II 139: He had greatly habituated himself to sighing, which Richmond called the blue d---l: Duroy did everything in his power to remove this melancholy.at blue devils, n.
Hist. of the Two Orphans IV 77: Gin ....1d. Huggle my buff ... 6d.at huggle-my-buff, n.
Hist. of the Two Orphans II 35: It was customary for that personage to be bungy.at bungy, adj.
Hist. of the Two Orphans III 203: Heartley bit his lips, Richmond was ready to burst, which Trillmore prevented, by giving vent to his own confined laughter.at bust, v.1
Hist. of the Two Orphans III 198: You deserve to be carbonado’d for treating ladies of the first rank, in this familiar manner.at carbonado, v.
Hist. of the Two Orphans IV 146: Richmond then laid down his pipe, and immediately took the countryman, what Copper called, a chuck under the jaw, which made him reel to the other side of the room.at chuck, n.2
Hist. of the Two Orphans IV 102: She tipp’d him a clout; sink me fore and aft, if she did not.at clout, n.2
Hist. of the Two Orphans IV 66: I observed Trillmore to cog a die, with which I reproached him.at cog, v.
Hist. of the Two Orphans IV 102: He gave her the cole.at cole, n.
Hist. of the Two Orphans II 39: I take him to be a very cute one.at cute, adj.
Hist. of the Two Orphans III 24: What the d---l have you got there?at what the devil...?, phr.
Hist. of the Two Orphans IV 100: Goutify your dewbeaters, said she, what right have you to ask questions of me?at dew-beaters (n.) under dew, n.
Hist. of the Two Orphans IV 52: Therefore, Sir, added he, either put on a resolution to serve your fortune, by producing the money, or entirely give it up, decline, submit, be a wretch, and die dunghill.at die dungill (v.) under die, v.
Hist. of the Two Orphans IV 163: Did I not tell you, you old dog, said Copper, that my masters were men of fortune!at old dog, n.
Hist. of the Two Orphans III 200: Their excellency lies in rude, choquing expressions, and what they call running a man down.at run down, v.
Hist. of the Two Orphans III 112: Taking a dirty paper out of her bosom, in which was written the following words: Tape, glim, rushlight, white port, rasher of bacon, gunpowder, slug, wild-fire, knock-me-down, and strip-me-naked.at knock-me-down, n.
Hist. of the Two Orphans IV 65: I am the dog who has done this! and for what? for the sake of d----d destructive dross!at dross, n.
Hist. of the Two Orphans III 61: These two fellows [...] are after being duffers, or some other such thieves!at duffer, n.1
Hist. of the Two Orphans III 157: He [...] sings as many fat songs as the best man in the Garden.at fat, adj.
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