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[Ire] S. Beckett Dream of Fair to Middling Women (1993) 53: On two counts, subsequently, by the Civic Guards, those plush boshoons, they were indicted: breach of turbary and cruelty to the ass.
at bosthoon, n.
[Ire] S. Beckett Dream of Fair to Middling Women (1993) 85: Douceurs...! Ugh that word gives me the chinks doesn’t it you?
at chinks, n.
[Ire] S. Beckett Dream of Fair to Middling Women (1993) 75: ‘What’s wrong with him anyhow?’ she demanded [...] ‘Collywobbles’ he said slyly.
at collywobbles, n.
[Ire] S. Beckett Dream of Fair to Middling Women (1993) 83: Clap a padlock on your Greek galligaskins ere I’m quick and living in hope and glad to go snacks with my twingle-twangler .
at galligaskins, n.
[Ire] S. Beckett Dream of Fair to Middling Women (1993) 71: Lilly Neary has a lovely gee.
at gee, n.4
[Ire] S. Beckett Dream of Fair to Middling Women (1993) 71: By the holy fly I wouldn’t recommend you to ask me what class of a tree they were under when he put his hand on her and enjoyed that.
at holy fly! (excl.) under holy...!, excl.
[Ire] S. Beckett Dream of Fair to Middling Women (1993) 53: John came slouching down from his forge for a cup of scald.
at scald, n.
[Ire] S. Beckett Dream of Fair to Middling Women (1993) 233: ‘Like something,’ she said to the P.B. ‘that a dog would bring in.’.
at something the cat (has) brought in (n.) under something, n.
[Ire] S. Beckett Dream of Fair to Middling Women (1993) 64: I don’t know how to write a stinger in English, I always overdo it. In French I can write a fine stinger.
at stinger, n.
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