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‘The Giant’s Sword’ in Belgravia III 37: The meaning of the term, when clearly stated, / Is ‘catawampusly absquotulated’.at catawampusly, adv.
‘The Giant’s Sword’ in Belgravia III 37: The meaning of the term, when clearly stated, / Is ‘catawampusly absquotulated’. Belgravia Mag. 447: Then and now are different; things isn’t like they used to was. Excuse my French!at excuse my French under French, n.
Belgravia (London) Oct. 316: Going to the next desk, I read : ‘My darling Popsy-Wopsy, — Dinner seven sharp ; salad all day in cold water; uncle John comes, mind. Georgy.’ No doubt this was a message from Georgy to his Popsy.at popsy-wopsy, n.
Belgravia Feb. n.p.: The demeanour and conduct which the golden youth of the period call good form was known to their fathers as bad manners [F&H].at form, n.1
Belgravia 210: There is something awful in the idea of being left high and dry on the Logan Rock, with no means of conveyance but the Marylebone stage back to Penzance.at marrowbone stage, the, n.
Belgravia 29 491: Well, stay, I’ll manufacture a ‘doctor,’ and if that don’t set you up, I’ll eat my head.at eat one’s head (v.) under eat, v.
Belgravia Apr. 235: After two copious libations of the above [B. and S.], a man is apt to feel chippy next morning [F&H].at chippy, adj.1
Belgravia xxxii 241: Mr. Wilkie Collins’s last novel is a ripping book [F&H].at ripping, adj.
Belgravia 34 225: There are four classes of people who knock at this door. The family, tradespeople, visitors and casuals [not to mention run-away knocks] .at casual, n.1
Belgravia 38 308: A lady, loud of lung and demonstrative of gestire, [was] being hustled unceremoniously into the street [...] She had become too disorderly for company above stairs [...] and the ‘chucker-out’ had escorted herat once to Ship Alley.at chucker-out, n.
Belgravia 43 11: Permit me to jerk the tinkler, and the slavey will show you the way out.at jerk the tinkler (v.) under jerk, v.2
Belgravia 50 293: For the three pretty girls wear kid boots with rather high heels, which get torn and mangled sadly by the thorns and branches; whereas the maiden lady wears a solid pair of honest beetle-crushers.at beetle-crusher (n.) under beetle, n.1
Belgravia 175: He wore a bushy grey Newgate collar about the jaws and under his shaven chin.at Newgate collar (n.) under Newgate, n.
Belgravia Mag. 72 80: Don’t want none of my flash patter, dontchyer? I'm too flash, am I? If yer says that again it’ll be ’ands up.at flash patter (n.) under patter, n.
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