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[US] S. Stewart ‘Contract of Corporal Twing’ in O’Brien & Cournos Best Short Stories 328: Me favver an’ me muvver was bible punchers.
at bible-puncher (n.) under bible, n.
[US] S. Stewart ‘The Contract of Corporal Twing’ in O’Brien & Cournos Best Short Stories 336: ‘Damn your eyes then!’ a boyish voice sounded above the clatter of feet.
at damn (someone’s) eyes! (excl.) under damn, v.
[US] S. Stewart ‘The Contract of Corporal Twing’ in O’Brien & Cournos Best Short Stories 330: Lie doggo w’ile I give the bleeders wot for.
at give someone what-for (v.) under what-for, n.
[US] S. Stewart ‘Contract of Corporal Twing’ in O’Brien & Cournos Best Short Stories 327: Keep your pecker up and carry on.
at keep one’s pecker up (v.) under pecker, n.2
[US] S. Stewart ‘The Contract of Corporal Twing’ in O’Brien & Cournos Best Short Stories 327: You gospel wallahs is all alike. You give me the bleedin’ sick, wiv your trust and bloody faif.
at give someone the sick (v.) under sick, n.
[US] S. Stewart ‘The Contract of Corporal Twing’ in O’Brien & Cournos Best Short Stories 327: You gospel wallahs is all alike. You give me the bleedin’ sick, wiv your trust and bloody faif.
at wallah, n.
[US] S. Stewart ‘The Contract of Corporal Twing’ in O’Brien & Cournos Best Short Stories 327: There’s only me an’ you an’ poor ole Perkins ’ere, waitin’ till some sniper sends us West.
at go west (v.) under west, adj.
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