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[UK] (con. 1900s) J.B. Booth ‘Master’ and Men 296: The Bank of England its very self won’t take a ’arf-bar without it bears the Governor’s tooth-mark!
at half a bar (n.) under bar, n.1
[UK] (con. 1900s) J.B. Booth ‘Master’ and Men 296: Shopped. Passing a gilder on a Sheeney bookie.
at gilder, n.
[UK] (con. 1900s) J.B. Booth ‘Master’ and Men 296: The Goyisher brings an action, an’ wins.
at goy, n.
[UK] (con. 1900s) J.B. Booth ‘Master’ and Men 296: What gave the show away was a Jew dog killing a Goyisher cat.
at goy, adj.
[UK] (con. 1900s) J.B. Booth ‘Master’ and Men 296: ‘No offence, Issey.’ ‘None taken, me old Goyisher,’ said a stout and obvious Hebrew.
at Izzy, n.
[UK] (con. 1900s) J.B. Booth ‘Master’ and Men 297: It wasn’t public opinion wot put the kibosh on the Board o’ Works.
at put the kibosh on (v.) under kibosh, n.
[UK] (con. 1900s) J.B. Booth ‘Master’ and Men 297: The Goyisher brings an action, an’ wins, an’ then the Sheeney begins to step round lively.
at sheeny, n.
[UK] (con. 1900s) J.B. Booth ‘Master’ and Men 296: Things did get a bit tabasco.
at tabasco, adj.
[UK] (con. 1900s) J.B. Booth ‘Master’ and Men 296: But that’s what won it [...] it was ’im wot give Bossy the tip.
at tip, n.5
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