1862 J.A. Hardwick ‘That’s Not Right’ Prince of Wales’ Own Song Book 43: But they don’t care a pin: we may die and be —.at not care a pin, v.
1862 C. Blondel ‘We Won’t Go Home Till Morning’ in Prince of Wales’ Own Song Book 49: So here we are as merry as grigs, / And here we’ll stay, an’ it please the pigs.at an’t please the pigs, phr.
1862 ‘Cheap John’ in Prince of Wales’ Own Song Book 50: Next article is a marvellous go-a-head fishing rod [...] It gets the finny tribe in a line beautiful, and regular strings ’em to rights – with a hook.at beautiful, adj.
1862 J.A. Hardwick ‘My Wonderful Nose’ in Prince of Wales’ Own Song Book 90: They make ‘Epping sausages, genuine’ [...] And bow-wow and pussey cat cheap pies.at bow-wow pie (n.) under bow-wow, n.
1862 ‘Cheap John’ in Prince of Wales’ Own Song Book 50: Look at this ’ere hat – there’s a brimmer!at brimmer, n.
1862 J.A. Hardwick ‘The Browns Ruralising’ in Prince of Wales’ Own Song Book 41: As Bill was starting out of town, / On Sunday morning, to do it brown.at do it brown (v.) under brown, adj.2
1862 J.A. Hardwick ‘The Daily News’ Prince of Wales’ Own Song Book 46: Bubble companies spring up [...] While Jeremy Diddlers do it brown.at bubble, n.1
1862 J.A. Hardwick ‘The London Scamp’ in Prince of Wales’ Own Song Book 49: That was the same humane old buffer that bought two pairs of gutta-percha goloshes for his tom cat to go out on the tiles in of wet nights.at buffer, n.3
1862 ‘Cheap John’ in Prince of Wales’ Own Song Book 50: A tile – a castor – a skull case – a nut-shell.at castor, n.
1862 J.A. Hardwick ‘The Man of Activity’ in Prince of Wales’ Own Song Book 72: My chaunt is – I’ve got lots of work to do-oo-oo.at chant, n.
1862 ‘Cremorne Chizzled’ in Prince of Wales’ Own Song Book 91: Two young swells, who much glory did, / In some mean and chizzling tricks.at chisel, v.
1862 J.A. Hardwick ‘The London Scamp’ Prince of Wales’ Own Song Book 49: Not that I’m up to any dodges – not I: or I should n’t tog up in this style, but come out, first chop, on the cheap, by swindling the tailor!at first chop, adj.
1862 T. Ramsay ‘Cookshop Man’ in Prince of Wales’ Own Song Book 71: But now we have a law in use To let us cook each other’s goose.at cook someone’s goose, v.
1862 J.A. Hardwick ‘The Mountebank’ in Prince of Wales’ Own Song Book 47: Here’s the wondrous talking fish [...] Says plain ‘Mammy,’ calls out ‘damme’ / And can preach like Mr. Spurgeon.at damme!, excl.
1862 ‘Soft Place in his Head’ in Prince of Wales’ Own Song Book 70: An’ ecod! she found out my soft place.at ecod!, excl.
1862 J.A. Hardwick ‘Cheap John’ Prince of Wales’ Own Song Book 50: Shut up your fly-traps and listen to Cheap John.at flytrap (n.) under fly, n.3
1862 J.A. Hardwick ‘The Browns Ruralising’ in Prince of Wales’ Own Song Book 41: They had a boy, about fourteen [...] He knew all slang patter so keen, / From ‘What’s your game’ to ‘All serene’.at game, n.
1862 J.A. Hardwick ‘The Browns Ruralising’ in Prince of Wales’ Own Song Book 41: He owned a knacker – thorough-bred [...] With bony limbs and skinny head.at knacker, n.
1862 ‘Cheap John’ in Prince of Wales’ Own Song Book 51: Talk of macassar, to make your hair grow [...] Mine is the stuff, lads, to put on your knob.at knob, n.
1862 ‘Her Tongue Kept Magging’ in Prince of Wales’ Own Song Book 19: I have a wife a teazer – a wixen sure is she [...] And her tongue keeps magging, / As she walks by my side.at mag, v.
1862 J.A. Hardwick ‘Rob the Rhymer’ in Prince of Wales’ Own Song Book 69: Shakespeare be blowed, he never showed Such nouse as me at rhyming.at nous, n.
1862 J.A. Hardwick ‘The London Scamp’ in Prince of Wales’ Own Song Book 50: Living reckless, gay, and free, [...] Reckoning up society / Like a wido London scamp – A regular downy London scamp.at wide-o, adj.
1862 J.A. Hardwick ‘The Browns Ruralising’ in Prince of Wales’ Own Song Book 41: She paddled off, of care no reck.at paddle, v.1
1862 J.A. Hardwick ‘Rob the Rhymer’ in Prince of Wales’ Own Song Book 69: Your master looked so well and sleek [...] When he had lots of poshery.at posh, n.2
1862 J.A. Hardwick ‘The Browns Ruralising’ in Prince of Wales’ Own Song Book 42: Brown ever after that mishap, / Stuck to his barrow like a chap / Who didn’t care a single rap / Who chaffed.at not care a rap (for) (v.) under rap, n.2
1862 J.A. Hardwick ‘The London Scamp’ in Prince of Wales’ Own Song Book 50: Living reckless, gay, and free, [...] Reckoning up society / Like a wido London scamp – A regular downy London scamp.at reckon, v.
1862 J.A. Hardwick ‘The Browns Ruralising’ in Prince of Wales’ Own Song Book 41: And ere they started, got half ripe.at ripe, adj.
1862 J.A. Hardwick ‘The Mountebank’ in Prince of Wales’ Own Song Book 47: Here’s the wondrous talking fish [...] Just to view it, sport your pelf.at sport, v.
1862 ‘Cheap John’ in Prince of Wales’ Own Song Book 50: Hand me over the ‘sugar’ – alias the cash – for it.at sugar, n.1
1862 J.A. Hardwick ‘Whitechapel v. Westminster’ Prince of Wales’ Own Song Book 21: The nobs scorn swipes.at swipes, n.