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[UK] P. Wright Cockney Dialect and Sl. 106: ’alf a dollar ‘collar’.
at half-a-dollar, n.1
[UK] P. Wright Cockney Dialect and Sl. 109: 3 = you an’ me or up a tree.
at up a tree, n.
[UK] P. Wright Cockney Dialect and Sl. 109: 4 = knock at the door.
at knock on the door, a, n.
[UK] P. Wright Cockney Dialect and Sl. 110: 26 = ’alf a crahn.
at half-a-crown, n.
[UK] P. Wright Cockney Dialect and Sl. 105: Doos an’ ace ‘face’.
at deuce and ace, n.
[UK] P. Wright Cockney Dialect and Sl. 104: rock of ages ‘wages’.
at rock of ages, n.2
[UK] P. Wright Cockney Dialect and Sl. 109: 5 = Jack alive, dead alive.
at man alive, n.
[UK] P. Wright Cockney Dialect and Sl. 105: bacon an’ eggs ‘legs’.
at bacon and eggs, n.
[UK] P. Wright Cockney Dialect and Sl. 103: borrow an’ beg ‘egg’.
at borrow and beg, n.
[UK] P. Wright Cockney Dialect and Sl. 104: bull an’ cow ‘row’.
at bull and cow, n.
[UK] P. Wright Cockney Dialect and Sl. 105: bushel an’ peck ‘neck’.
at bushel (and peck), n.
[UK] P. Wright Cockney Dialect and Sl. 97: Good an’ bad or sorry and sad ‘dad’.
at sorry and sad, n.
[UK] P. Wright Cockney Dialect and Sl. 104: plates an’ dishes ‘misses’.
at plates and dishes, n.
[UK] P. Wright Cockney Dialect and Sl. 107: Another is pony for pony and trap.
at pony (and trap), n.
[UK] P. Wright Cockney Dialect and Sl. 109: 3 = you an’ me.
at you and me, n.
[UK] P. Wright Cockney Dialect and Sl. 103: bark an’ growl ‘towel’.
at bark and growl, n.
[UK] P. Wright Cockney Dialect and Sl. 109: 2 = me an’ you.
at me and you, n.
[UK] P. Wright Cockney Dialect and Sl. 98: Pot and pan ‘old man’, i.e. husband.
at pot and pan, n.
[UK] P. Wright Cockney Dialect and Sl. 106: these an’ those ‘clothes.’.
at these and those, n.
[UK] B. Hoy ‘Uncle George’ in Wright Cockney Dial. and Sl. (1981) 108: Yer couldn’t afford to be choosy, / Yer’d work till you dropped for a quid / For yer trouble an’ strife / And to keep bref o’ life / In a blitherin’ young saucepan-lid.
at trouble and strife, n.
[UK] B. Hoy ‘Uncle George’ in Wright Cockney Dial. and Sl. (1981) 109: Britannia’s gawn right up the Swanee, / Wiv closed minces we foller the oafs. / We’re in bad two-an’-eights / Buckle to, mi ol’ mates / And for cryin’ aht lahd use yer loafs!
at two and eight, n.
[UK] P. Wright Cockney Dialect and Sl. 109: 10 = cock(s) an’ ’en.
at cock and hen, n.
[UK] P. Wright Cockney Dialect and Sl. 99: Beer can also be [...] far an’ near.
at far and near, n.
[UK] P. Wright Cockney Dialect and Sl. 99: ‘Gin’ need not always be Vera Lynn [...] it may be needle an’ pin.
at needle (and pin), n.
[UK] P. Wright Cockney Dialect and Sl. 105: chips an’ peas ‘knees’.
at chips (and peas), n.
[UK] P. Wright Cockney Dialect and Sl. 97: Good an’ bad or sorry and sad ‘dad’.
at good and bad, n.
[UK] P. Wright Cockney Dialect and Sl. 103: needle an’ thread ‘bread’.
at needle and thread, n.
[UK] P. Wright Cockney Dialect and Sl. 104: sausage an’ mash ‘cash’.
at sausage and mash, n.
[UK] P. Wright Cockney Dialect and Sl. 105: brovvers n’ sisters ‘whiskers’.
at brothers and sisters, n.
[UK] P. Wright Cockney Dialect and Sl. 103: gay an’ frisky [...] whisky.
at gay and frisky, n.
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