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[UK] ‘Bartimeus’ ‘The Citizen’ in Great Security 207: That there Pigmy brought down a civvy cove – Political Officer they calls ’im.
at civvie, adj.
[UK] ‘Bartimeus’ ‘The Crusher’ in Great Security 140: The Naval Police [...] earned from the Lower Deck the derisive sobriquet of ‘Cockroach Crushers’ [...] they are still known as ‘Crushers’.
at crusher, n.1
[UK] ‘Bartimeus’ ‘Great Security’ in Great Security 42: I cut out the drink this three months, Annie.
at cut out, v.3
[UK] ‘Bartimeus’ ‘The Citizen’ in Great Security 203: Garn, Windy! Shut yer ’ead!
at shut one’s head (v.) under head, n.
[UK] ‘Bartimeus’ ‘Great Security’ in Great Security 50: He [...] was apprehensive of a scene. High-strikes even; you never knew. The girl Mabel worked with was a terror for high-strikes.
at highstrikes, n.
[UK] ‘Bartimeus’ ‘Great Security’ in Great Security 43: ‘Mother,’ he said abruptly, ‘I’m goin’ foreign.’.
at mother, n.
[UK] ‘Bartimeus’ ‘The Crusher’ in Great Security 151: ‘What are you going to do wirth all this money?’ [...] ‘Paint the town red.’.
at paint the town red, v.
[UK] ‘Bartimeus’ ‘Great Security’ in Great Security 38: He had learned enough as a boy [...] to earn a bit extra as ship’s ‘snobbie’ or cobbler.
at snob, n.
[UK] ‘Bartimeus’ ‘The Crusher’ in Great Security 161: It’s a corp! Oh Gawd, it’s a stiff ’un!
at stiff ’un, n.
[UK] ‘Bartimeus’ Great Security 3: Where did you get that yarn from?
at yarn, n.
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