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The Ticket-of-Leave Man choose

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[US] H.L. Williams Ticket-of-Leave Man 22: I am as game as a pebble and stell as a tree.
at ...a pebble under game as..., adj.
[US] H.L. Williams Ticket-of-Leave Man 26: Converting the twenty-pound ‘flash’ into cash, or as Jem would have said: ‘Planting the big ’un!’.
at big one, n.
[US] H.L. Williams Ticket-of-Leave Man 10: Boys of tender age, but with features as hard and stern as men of fifty [...] were drinking ‘blue ruin’.
at blue ruin (n.) under blue, adj.1
[US] H.L. Williams Ticket-of-Leave Man 17: ‘Bother the girls, now I’m a mar’d man,’ hiccupped Green.
at bother, v.
[US] H.L. Williams Ticket-of-Leave Man 12: I’d as leaf have murder as a crack ‘buffed’ to me.
at buff, v.1
[US] H.L. Williams Ticket-of-Leave Man 9: Who is the queer buffer?
at buffer, n.3
[US] H.L. Williams Ticket-of-Leave Man 9: He was [...] known as the ‘Lambeth Bulldog’— an appelation bestowed upon him in honour of his having once, in a street encounter, bitten his opponent’s ear off.
at bulldog, n.
[US] H.L. Williams Ticket-of-Leave Man 23: Do you know how a chap feels when he’s going mad? [...] I’ve written to the lawyer chap.
at chap, n.
[US] H.L Williams Ticket-of-Leave Man 13: It was a frightful hit [...] ‘Now,’ said the cracksman, ‘she’s got her dose, and it’s no more than she deserved.’.
at cracksman, n.1
[US] H.L. Williams Ticket-of-Leave Man 22: Suppose you cut. I see my man looking for me!
at cut, v.2
[US] H.L. Williams Ticket-of-Leave Man 26: ‘A regular case of bilk!’ ‘A perfec’ do!’.
at do, n.
[US] H.L. Williams Ticket-of-Leave Man 13: It was a frightful hit [...] ‘Now,’ said the cracksman, ‘she’s got her dose, and it’s no more than she deserved.’.
at dose, n.1
[US] H.L. Williams Ticket-of-Leave Man 20: He dropped off a month ago and was on the pension list ever since.
at drop off, v.1
[US] H.L. Williams Ticket-of-Leave Man 33: My eye! blow me if I didn’t nearly do it!
at my eye(s)!, excl.
[US] H.L Williams Ticket-of-Leave Man 26: Converting the twenty-pound ‘flash’ into cash, or as Jem would have said: ‘Planting the big ’un!’.
at flash, n.1
[US] H.L. Williams Ticket-of-Leave Man 9: ‘I dare say he’ll be flash with the shiners now.’ ‘And flush of flimsies.’.
at flimsy, n.
[US] H.L. Williams Ticket-of-Leave Man 13: A policeman’s light was turned upon him, a strong hard voice exclaimed: ‘Don’t try any games on me; I’ve got you safe enough’.
at game, n.
[US] H.L. Williams Ticket-of-Leave Man 14: There were at this gathering, swells of the ‘howling’ category, in the correctness of evening dress.
at heavy swell, n.
[US] H.L. Williams Ticket-of-Leave Man 18: Now, what in h— and all is the girl gaping at?
at what in hell...?, phr.
[US] H.L. Williams Ticket-of-Leave Man 23: Oh, man—can’t you help a chap get a good night’s rest?
at man, n.
[US] H.L. Williams Ticket-of-Leave Man 11: Jem Dalton had discovered by his mott [...] that the old gentleman had a habit of keeping valuable diamonds.
at mot, n.
[US] H.L Williams Ticket-of-Leave Man 21: You could surely pick up a flat to put off the paper.
at put off (v.) under put, v.1
[US] H.L Williams Ticket-of-Leave Man 9: ‘I dare say he’ll be flash with the shiners now.’ ‘And flush of flimsies.’.
at shiner, n.1
[US] H.L. Williams Ticket-of-Leave Man 18: Now, do oblige me by shutting up, that’s a good thing.
at shut up, v.
[US] H.L. Williams Ticket-of-Leave Man 11: Make a row, and I’ll smash you!
at smash, v.1
[US] H.L. Williams Ticket-of-Leave Man 9: Hullo! the devil, ‘Tiger!’ How your ‘soup-strainer’ being off has altered you!
at soup strainer (n.) under soup, n.
[US] H.L. Williams Ticket-of-Leave Man 20: Stow that!
at stow, v.
[US] H.L. Williams Ticket-of-Leave Man 15: While Mrs. Miles performs a very original pas seul, her liege lord expresses his extactic admiration by various ejaculations, and repeats the word ‘sugar’ with great emphasis.
at sugar!, excl.
[US] H.L Williams Ticket-of-Leave Man 12: I’m afraid none of my turrls (skeleton keys) are small enough.
at twirl, n.
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