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[UK] Annals of Sporting 1 Apr. 281: His ivories were laid bare above; he had however drawn the cork of his antagonist and both men were greeted with loud shouts.
at draw a cork, v.1
[UK] Annals of Sporting 1 Feb. 133: He did so come it [...] shamming Abram, and pretending to be deaf to time.
at sham abram, v.
[UK] Annals of Sporting 1 Mar. 207: The latter, all mops and brooms, got hissed off, after being patted down twice.
at mops and brooms, adj.
[UK] Annals of Sporting 1 Feb. 107/2: Thinking it a pity that an out-and-outer like him should be shipped across the herring pond without a bit of gig to comfort him.
at out-and-outer, n.
[UK] Annals of Sporting 1 Mar. 199: Sending in a bellier, and rubbing down Goldie’s left lug with a chopper.
at bellier, n.
[UK] Annals of Sporting 1 May 361/2: Swells in their drab benjamins and best felt beavers.
at benjamin, n.1
[UK] Annals of Sporting 1 June 403: [He] hearkened to the Syren’s voice, accompanied by the naughty dicky-birds’ tattoo at the glaze of his roost.
at dicky-bird, n.1
[UK] Annals of Sporting 1 Feb. 107/2: Thinking it a pity that an out-and-outer like him should be shipped across the herring pond without a bit of gig to comfort him.
at bit of gig (n.) under bit, n.1
[UK] Annals of Sporting 1 Feb. 107/2: He opened his domino-box, and tipped them the following elegant bit of chaff.
at box of dominoes (n.) under box of..., n.
[UK] Annals of Sporting 1 Jan. 89: An arch wink of the right eye, with a knowing inclination of the knowledge-box.
at knowledge box, n.
[UK] Annals of Sporting 1 May 346: The historian [...] squared at one of them, and took him a brisketer.
at brisketer (n.) under brisket, n.1
[UK] Annals of Sporting 1 Mar. 206: He got floored thrice, hard; got hooted ‘off, off!’ got his claret tapped, and got a few brownies.
at brown, n.
[UK] Annals of Sporting 1 May 361/2: Many well-known in sporting circles were observed — the Bruiser-General, Long Bill, Dusty Jack, Dandy Coalman, &c.
at bruiser, n.
[UK] Annals of Sporting 1 Feb. 120: Let us see [...] if his opponent do not own lushing in a budge-kain sport quite as easy as the milvadering he is engaged in .
at budge kain (n.) under budge, n.2
[UK] Annals of Sporting 1 Jan. 51: Challenges are but childish ebullitions, when made generally, or without having the bustle ready.
at bustle, n.1
[UK] Annals of Sporting 1 Mar. 199: [He] returned upon Goldie with a wisty castor under the dexter listener.
at wisty-castor, n.
[UK] Annals of Sporting 1 May 361/2: Chaff-cutting was the order of the day among the toddlers.
at chaff-cutter, n.1
[UK] Annals of Sporting 1 Apr. 261: [I] tied a yellow India around my chat-pipe.
at chat-pipe (n.) under chat, n.3
[UK] Annals of Sporting 1 Feb. 133: He did so come it [...] shamming Abram, and pretending to be deaf to time.
at come it, v.1
[UK] Annals of Sporting 1 Feb. 120: No envious pugilists to crib them in a corner, or act as an extra painter to their mugs.
at crib, v.3
[UK] Annals of Sporting 1 Mar. 198: Snips, snobs, saulies, sweeps, swells [...] dominies, deadmen, and dissenting ministers.
at dead man, n.
[UK] Annals of Sporting 1 Mar. 200/1: [He] went in search of his ivory-box, which he found, and beat the devil’s tattoo on it.
at devil’s tattoo (n.) under devil, n.
[UK] Annals of Sporting 1 Feb. 132: George Cooper [...] loooking very pale, and altogether extremely dickey.
at dicky, adj.1
[UK] Annals of Sporting 1 Mar. 175: Then in due time they met and went at it ding-dong.
at ding-dong, adv.1
[UK] Annals of Sporting 1 May 313: The Champion lost part of his best dinner-set.
at dinner-set (n.) under dinner, n.
[UK] Annals of Sporting 1 Mar. 199: Sending in a bellier, and rubbing down Goldie’s left lug with a chopper.
at rub down, v.
[UK] Annals of Sporting 1 Feb. 90: Tom Whipcord [...] cocked his rein angle,* dropped his sash† under his broad tile [etc.] notes *The elbow of the whip-hand. † Winked his eye.
at drop one’s sash (v.) under drop, v.1
[UK] Annals of Sporting 1 Feb. 121: Gentlemen of England, out with your dumbies, and rattle the blunt.
at dummy, n.2
[UK] Annals of Sporting 1 Feb. 115: Almack’s and All-max men were in abundance — the west contributing its Corinthians, and the east its Dusty Bobs.
at dusty bob (n.) under dusty, adj.1
[UK] Annals of Sporting 1 May 343: His backers declared [...] that ned ‘was off his feed’.
at off one’s feed (adj.) under feed, n.
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