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[UK] ‘F. Anstey’ Vice Versa (1931) 78: I went on calmly smoking my cigar as if nothing was the matter. That put the Proctor in a bait, I can tell you!
at bait, n.2
[UK] ‘F. Anstey’ Vice Versa (1931) 9: [Ch. ‘Black Monday’] There comes a time when the days are grudgingly counted to a blacker Monday than ever makes a school-boy’s heart quake within him.
at black Monday (n.) under black, adj.
[UK] ‘F. Anstey’ Vice Versa (1931) 62: There was no dancing, only boshy games and a conjurer.
at boshy, adj.
[UK] ‘F. Anstey’ Vice Versa (1931) 77: Bosher said, ‘Let’s cut it!’ and he and Peebles bolted.
at cut it (to) (v.) under cut, v.2
[UK] ‘F. Anstey’ Vice Versa (1931) 78: They were neither of them funks, of course, but they lost their heads.
at funk, n.2
[UK] ‘F. Anstey’ Vice Versa (1931) 40: You’re a cool chap, Bultitude! If I were to go back to my governor now, he wouldn’t see it. It would put him in no end of a bait.
at governor, n.
[UK] ‘F. Anstey’ Vice Versa (1931) 196: Ah! [...] I thought you wouldn’t find it all jam! And yet you seemed to be enjoying yourself, too.
at jam, n.2
[UK] ‘F. Anstey’ Vice Versa (1931) 70: Let him undress now, and we can lam it into him afterwards with slippers.
at lam (it) into (v.) under lam, v.1
[UK] ‘F. Anstey’ Vice Versa (1931) 73: I’ll give you the very juiciest licking you ever had in your life.
at licking, n.
[UK] ‘F. Anstey’ Vice Versa (1931) 63: Skidmore’s pater is only a clerk.
at pater, n.
[UK] ‘F. Anstey’ Vice Versa (1931) 257: You’re right there, sir, [...] he ought to be well ragged for it .
at rag, v.1
[UK] ‘F. Anstey’ Vice Versa (1931) 158: There’s young Tom on the box; don’t his ears stick out rummily?
at rummy, adj.1
[UK] ‘F. Anstey’ Vice Versa (1931) 59: This sneaking dodge is all very well for Chawner. Chawner could do that sort of thing without getting sat upon. [Ibid.] 196: Has Chawner been sneaking again?
at sneak, v.
[UK] ‘F. Anstey’ Vice Versa (1931) 73: I’ve been spoons on Dulcie myself ever since I came, and she never would have a word to say to me.
at spoons on (adj.) under spoon, n.
[UK] ‘F. Anstey’ Vice Versa (1931) 196: It’s good for a swishing, that is.
at swish, v.1
[UK] ‘F. Anstey’ Vice Versa (1931) 58: Why, what did you go and sneak of him for bringing tuck back to school for, eh?
at tuck, n.1
[UK] ‘F. Anstey’ Vice Versa (1931) 39: An ill-conditioned young wiper as ever I see.
at wiper, n.
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