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[UK] W.S. Gilbert H.M.S. Pinafore 7: Bad language or abuse / I never, never use, / Whatever the emergency, / Though ‘Bother it,’ I may / Occasionally say, / I never use a big, big D—.
at bother!, excl.
[UK] W.S. Gilbert H.M.S. Pinafore 7: Bad language or abuse / I never, never use, / Whatever the emergency, / Though ‘Bother it,’ I may / Occasionally say, / I never use a big, big D—.
at D, n.1
[UK] W.S. Gilbert H.M.S. Pinafore 3: I’ve snuff, and tobaccy and excellent jacky.
at jacky, n.1
[UK] W.S. Gilbert H.M.S. Pinafore Act I: I’ve chickens and conies, and pretty polonies .
at polony, n.1
[UK] W.S. Gilbert H.M.S. Pinafore 3: I’ve treacle and toffee, and excellent coffee, / Soft tommy, and succulent chops.
at soft tommy (n.) under tommy, n.2
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