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Lohengrin choose

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[UK] W. Westall Larry Lohengrin I 50: ‘He gave us a sight of trouble.’ ‘How? Did he cut up rough?’.
at cut up rough, v.
[UK] W. Westall Larry Lohengrin I 31: He [...] promised the steward a handsome ‘tip’ if nobody were ‘doubled up’ with him, – i.e., if no other person were put into the same cabin.
at double up, v.1
[UK] W. Westall Larry Lohengrin I 67: ‘No fiddle-face, I suppose?’ added Esrcourt, with a good-humoured smile.
at fiddleface (n.) under fiddle, n.1
[UK] W. Westall Larry Lohengrin I 66: ‘What in your opinion are parsons generally like? [...] ‘White-chockered, strait-laced, and fiddle-faced.’.
at fiddle-faced (adj.) under fiddle, n.1
[UK] W. Westall Larry Lohengrin I 48: Here’s the half-sov.
at sov, n.
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