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Adventures of John Wetherell (1954) 9–10 Oct. 69: You are all always pretending you know how many beans make five and after all know nothing at all.at know how many (blue) beans make five (v.) under beans, n.3
Adventures of John Wetherell (1954) 9–10 Oct. 69: You are all always pretending you know how many beans make five and after all know nothing at all. Adventures of John Wetherell (1954) 22–30 Dec. 85: By this time it was near Six bells in the Aftenoon.at bell, n.1
Adventures of John Wetherell (1954) 10 Nov. 78: What the devil were you all about to let the damn’d Croppoes give you such an infernal drubbing?at crappo, n.
Adventures of John Wetherell (1954) 1Dec. 82: We cruised the Market up and down / then took a peep around the town.at cruise, v.
Adventures of John Wetherell (1954) 27 Apr. 39: That evening Lieutenant Barker or in other words the bold Jack of Clubs made a visit on board.at jack of clubs (n.) under jack, n.1
Adventures of John Wetherell (1954) 28–9 May 49: Johney croppi had measured his distance pretty well for they hove a Shell that burst over the Ship.at Johnny Crapose (n.) under johnny-, pfx
Adventures of John Wetherell (1954) 17 Aug. 61: Gag the rascal I say, gag him with a pump bolt and stop his damned lip.at lip, n.1
Adventures of John Wetherell (1954) 10 Nov. 77: I saw the man in the head that fired it and drawing my Pistol from my belt gave him the contents thro his noodle.at noodle, n.1
Adventures of John Wetherell (1954) 1 Apr. 31: Yo hoy ... you scab necks do you mean to keep a poor fellow here and give us no grog?at scab, n.1
Adventures of John Wetherell (1954) 28 Feb. 27: This was a bitter pill but I had to swallow it.at swallow, v.
Adventures of John Wetherell (1954) 3 Apr. 35: Bob Moody had the misfortunes to taste pursers’ swipes rather freely.at swipes, n.
Adventures of John Wetherell (1954) 27 Feb. 130: I began to be troubled with a ball that had been lodged in my hip.at ball, n.1
Adventures of John Wetherell (1954) 21–25 Mar. 137: We had what we called staggering bob, which might be sucked thro’ a quill; this was served us for beef.at staggering bob, n.
Adventures of John Wetherell (1954) 11 Jan. 105: We can run out to see again, and not be made cowardly prisoners by them lousey Frenchmen.at lousy, adj.
Adventures of John Wetherell (1954) 160: I gave him a bounder across the shoulders with my broom stick.at bounder, n.
Adventures of John Wetherell (1954) 181: ‘Old fellow,’ says the landlord (to Bonner), ‘where the devil have you sprung from with your one flipper, eh?’.at flipper, n.1
Adventures of John Wetherell (1954) 263: We are not franks but true-blooded Johns!at John, n.
Adventures of John Wetherell (1954) 11 Apr. 261: ‘Adieu my Brothers! Vive Louis dix huit,’ says the hearty old cock.at old cock, n.
Adventures of John Wetherell (1954) 31 Jan. 227: My name you shall all know is Jack Waddell and to hell with you and your francs.at to hell with...! (excl.) under hell, n.
Adventures of John Wetherell (1954) 258: We [...] took [...] a stiff horn of Cogniac.at horn, n.2
Adventures of John Wetherell (1954) 5 Apr. 254: My messmates were all quite merry over a game at cards.at merry, adj.
Adventures of John Wetherell (1954) 26 Jan. 206: We rested a while took a draw of the pipe [...] and then mounted shank-naggy and away we went through thick and thin.at shanks’s pony, n.
Adventures of John Wetherell (1954) 14 Jan. 206: He a made poor speck of his liver and lights.at spec, n.
Adventures of John Wetherell (1954) 18 Jan. 206: His brawny shoulders four feet square / his cheeks like thumping red potatoes.at thumping, adj.
Adventures of John Wetherell (1954) 26 Jan. 206: We rested a while took a draw of the pipe and we took another twist of eau de vie.at twist, n.1
Adventures of John Wetherell (1954) 328: Took a little taste of Obejoyful.at o-be-joyful, n.
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