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Old Hunks choose

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[UK] Old Hunks in Darkey Drama 5 42: De old bat ain’t worth a pin widout his spectacles!
at bat, n.1
[UK] Old Hunks in Darkey Drama 5 49: Oh, dar’s such a whopping rat I see in dis berry room not five minutes ago. Dat’s what carved up de chicken in de larder, what you rattened me for.
at carve up, v.
[UK] Old Hunks in Darkey Drama 5 50: I took de chink, and sent him out for liquor and dis pie.
at chink, n.1
[UK] Old Hunks in Darkey Drama 5 45: Dat would have broke a white folk’s cocoa-nut.
at coconut, n.1
[UK] Old Hunks in Darkey Drama 5 52: My good old hard-hearted fader, forgive my rending your coat and spending your coin!
at coin, n.
[UK] Old Hunks in Darkey Drama 5 44: If it was on’y a grocery now [...] a fellow could collar de stock!
at collar, v.
[UK] Old Hunks in Darkey Drama 5 52: He’s cooked, dough now.
at cooked, adj.
[UK] Old Hunks in Darkey Drama 5 53: harry: I’m witness that you promised to give Tommy something better than a crib. tommy: A good round dinner.
at crib, n.2
[UK] Old Hunks in Darkey Drama 5 44: If it was on’y a grocery now [...] a fellow could collar de stock!
at fellow, n.
[UK] Old Hunks in Darkey Drama 5 44: Buy? ha, ha! Hook it more like, when de hen ain’t lookin’.
at hook, v.1
[UK] Old Hunks in Darkey Drama 5 49: Laws a-mussy!
at lawks-a-mussy! (excl.) under lawks!, excl.
[UK] Old Hunks in Darkey Drama 5 47: Mum’s the word!
at mum’s the word under mum, adj.
[UK] Old Hunks in Darkey Drama 5 50: Don’t strain your pipes, ole man, like dat!
at pipes, n.1
[UK] Old Hunks in Darkey Drama 5 47: tommy: Dis is full of money! harry: You don’t say so?
at you don’t say under say, v.
[UK] Old Hunks in Darkey Drama 5 49: Oh, dar’s such a whopping rat I see in dis berry room not five minutes ago.
at whopping, adj.
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