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[UK] C. Dibdin Jr. ‘Kickaraboo’ in Universal Songster (1825) I 29/1: When Massa Death kick him into the grave, / He no spare negro, buckra, nor massa, nor slave.
at backra, n.
[UK] ‘All England Are Slanging It’ Universal Songster I 39/2: As sure as I’m a Dutchman, you’ve been drinking a little too much Hollands and water.
at I’m a Dutchman, phr.
[UK] ‘Lighterman’ in Universal Songster I 23/2: ‘A China orange to Lombard Street / on Jack,’ the boys did cry.
at Lombard Street to a china orange, phr.
[UK] ‘Kickaraboo’ Universal Songster I 29: You care no one farthing for kickaraboo.
at not care a farthing, v.
[UK] ‘Sheep’s Eyes’ in Universal Songster I 13/2: That’s all ‘Betty Martin’ thought Neddy.
at all my eye and Betty Martin, phr.
[UK] ‘The Nightingale-Club’ Universal Songster I 2: ‘That’s all my eye,’ says the Watchman.
at all my eye, phr.
[UK] ‘Love Without Mutton is Nothing at All’ Universal Songster II 148: And father would say, when he got half-and-half, / That’s no prodigal son, but a fine fatted calf.
at half-and-half, adj.
[UK] ‘Bubble, Squeak, and Pettitoes’ Universal Songster I 7/1: Some nice bubble and squeak, / For he loved that as well.
at bubble and squeak, n.1
[UK] ‘All England Are Slanging It’ Universal Songster I 39/2: Then I’ll take you before the beak, who’ll tip you some chaff, make you down with your bob, and then, perhaps, give you the bag.
at give someone the bag (v.) under bag, n.1
[UK] ‘Jerry Blossom’ in Universal Songster I 21/2: For they tell’d ma as hoo shoo was bang up and primed.
at bang-up prime, adj.
[UK] ‘Shadrack, The Orangeman’ Universal Songster I 27: Dere dey go slap bang up a blind alley to look at de gold Napoleon.
at slap-bang, adv.
[UK] ‘The Disasters of Poor Jerry Blossom’ Universal Songster I 21/2: A lass ga ma a nation hard bat e the chops.
at bat, n.2
[UK] ‘The Nightingale-Club’ Universal Songster I 2: Double-lungs gave him a bellygofuster, Snuffle broke his nose.
at belly-go-firster (n.) under belly, n.
[UK] ‘George Barnwell’ in Universal Songster I 19/1: Now as soon as he’d shut the shop up, / He vent to this naughty dicky bird, / And ven he vent home the next morning, / Blow me if he could speak a vord.
at dicky-bird, n.1
[UK] ‘Bachelor’s Fare’ Universal Songster I 232: Old ones are two devils haunted with blue devils.
at blue devils, n.
[UK] ‘All England Are Slanging It’ Universal Songster I 39/2: Ulloa my covey, you seem to be out on the morning sneak there [...] You are not going to fly the blue pigeon, are you?
at fly the blue pigeon (v.) under blue pigeon, n.
[UK] ‘Bubble, Squeak, and Pettitoes’ Universal Songster I 7/1: For the house-dog in the freak / Boned the bubble and squeak.
at bone, v.1
[UK] ‘West-Country Bumpkin’s Description’ Universal Songster I 230: There was men-folk and women-folk penned up together [...] Besides a long booby-hutch.
at booby-hutch, n.
[UK] ‘This London, Agrah! is the Devil’s Own Shop’ in Universal Songster II 148: ’Tis all botheration from bottom to top.
at botheration, n.
[UK] ‘All England Are Slanging It’ Universal Songster I 40/1: The tyke-boys are all up in stirrups at the news.
at tyke-boy, n.
[UK] ‘The Irishman in England’ Universal Songster I 32/2: I wasn’t a calf to be cowed by a bull; / For soon I parsaved it was nonsense and stuff.
at bull, n.2
[UK] ‘The Nightingale-Club’ in Universal Songster I 2: Double-lungs gave him a bellygofuster, Snuffle broke his nose, Max bunged up both his eyes.
at bung up, v.
[UK] ‘The Irishman in England’ Universal Songster I 32/2: I wasn’t a calf to be cowed by a bull.
at calf, n.1
[UK] ‘All England Are Slanging It’ Universal Songster I 40/1: Flash is cant, cant is patter, patter is lingo, lingo is language, and language is flash.
at cant, n.1
[UK] ‘Bubble & Squeak & Pettitoes’ in Universal Songster I 7/1: There was one Mr Grig / Wore a cauliflower wig.
at cauliflower, n.2
[UK] ‘Sweet Mr. Levi’ Universal Songster I 22: When around in London streets, / I chant away old clothes; / Clo-sale — clo-sale — clo —.
at chant, v.
[UK] ‘Margate Hoy’ in Universal Songster I 6/1: The men found their stomachs, the women their clacks.
at clack, n.
[UK] in Universal Songster I 35/2: [song title] The Devil Can’t Stop Her Clapper.
at clapper, n.1
[UK] ‘All England Now are Slanging It’ Universal Songster I 39/2: I beg pardon, clocky, but you see I’m a little deginerated in my faculties to-night.
at clocky, n.
[UK] ‘West-Country Bumpkin’s Description’ Universal Songster I 230: John Bull was a bumpkin, born and bred / At a clodhopping village in Gloucestershire.
at clodhopping, adj.
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