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[UK] ‘Dornford Yates’ Berry and Co 38: Only the dud stuff’s left.
at dud, adj.
[UK] ‘Dornford Yates’ Berry and Co 11: In a word, she did as handsome as she was.
at handsome, adv.
[UK] ‘Dornford Yates’ Berry and Co 53: I tell you, Major, it fair knocked me, it did. I come all of a tremble.
at knock, v.
[UK] ‘Dornford Yates’ Berry and Co 11: She was a 1914 Rolls, and we had bought her at a long price less than a week ago.
at long, adj.
[UK] ‘Dornford Yates’ Berry and Co 11: I shall take the plate round, and from you four I shall accept nothing but paper.
at paper, n.
[UK] ‘Dornford Yates’ Berry and Co 10: ‘Right-oh,’ said my sister, rising. ‘Is ten-minutes-to early enough?’.
at righto!, excl.
[UK] ‘Dornford Yates’ Berry and Co 51: I’m not rotting. It was real — something that mattered.
at rot, v.
[UK] ‘Dornford Yates’ Berry and Co 16: Reason dictates that I should foot-slog it to Bloodstock and try and get the police moving.
at slog, v.
[UK] ‘Dornford Yates’ Berry and Co 27: They’re as like as two pins [...] She’s the spit of ours.
at spit, n.2
[UK] ‘Dornford Yates’ Berry and Co 35: I took the lamp away from her and advanced to the fireplace. ‘I’ll fix the swine,’ I said savagely.
at swine, n.
[UK] ‘Dornford Yates’ Berry and Co 15: In her wake tore a gesticulating trooper.
at tear, v.
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