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[Ire]

Dublin U. Mag. May 606/2: O! Brien, is that talk for you that’s the borry of all Westmeath? There’s the back of my hand to you, and I’m ashamed of you for evermore.

at back of my hand (and the sole of my foot) under back, n.¹

[Ire]

Dublin U. Mag. Apr. 469: So he took up his parable ’gainst the Lord Mayor, / With a gentleness worthy a soreheaded bear.

at soreheaded, adj.

[Ire]

Dublin U. Mag. Oct. 460/2: Sure, if it wasn’t for him, it would be all up the country with them poor M’Cartans.

at all up the country with under all up, adj.

[Ire]

Dublin U. Mag. 18/1: And think you that James is so mad as to gape for gudgeons, or so ungracious as to sell his truth and loyalty for a piece of Ireland?

at gape for gudgeons (v.) under gudgeon, n.

[Ire]

Dublin University Mag. Feb. 166/2: Thus writes — ay feels our enthusiastic knight of the pencil.

at ...the pencil under knight of the..., n.

[Ire]

S.C. Hall Fate of the O’Leary’s in Dublin U. Mag. Jan. 77/2: ‘Miss Milly Naylor is going to be married to – guess who?’ ‘Guess, how should I guess? A methody parson?’ .

at Methody, adj.

[Ire]

Dublin U. Mag. Dec. 683/1: As a Roman citizen he was endowed with every requisite to assume a toploftical position in civil society.

at top-loftical, adj.

[Ire]

Dublin U. Mag. 33 (Jan.) 38/1: Stop that jawbation, Gus ; and, Dighton, tell your niggers to begin.

at jawbation, n.

[Ire]

Dublin University Mag. Sept. 354/2: When we used to send a fellow in the regiment to the black hole, we used to call it ‘sending him to quod.’.

at quod, n.

[Ire]

Dublin U. Mag. Jan. 86/1: Faith, your majesty,I didn’t make them crowns at all; it was a big shuler of a fellow that took employment with me yesterday .

at shooler, n.

[Ire]

Dublin University Mag. II: Romany chals with their nomad tents upon wheels, going to or from Riverdale's numerous fairs.

at chal, n.

[Ire]

Dublin U. Mag. July 16/2: Myles was still the old brotherly friend; and Rosey, in spite of all her chumminess with Willy, was none the less affectionate to him.

at chumminess (n.) under chummy, adj.

[Ire]

Dublin U. Mag. 34 238/1: But I soon stopped the scrapping fake, for I put up my dukes, / And gave some toppers.

at put up one’s dukes (v.) under duke, n.³

[UK]

Dublin U. Mag. 8960/1: I say, Harry, old fellow, I would not let that sky pilot have a walk over if I were you. [...] By Jove, if I'm ever in Parliament, which is not, likely, I'll bring in a bill for the suppression of curates.

at skypilot (n.) under sky, n.¹

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