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Dict. of the Turf, the Ring, the Chase, etc. 71: ‘Drunk as a fiddler’s bitch,’ would imply that the patient has the buz of music in his ears and will not sit quietly, but danceth about.at drunk as (a)..., adj.
Dict. of the Turf, the Ring, the Chase, etc. 71: ‘Drunk as a fiddler’s bitch,’ would imply that the patient has the buz of music in his ears and will not sit quietly, but danceth about. Dict. of the Turf, the Ring, the Chase, etc. 76: Fig, figged—ginger; little lumps whereof are thrust into the rectum of horses to give them a short-lived vigour; they are then said to be figged, and carry better while the stimulus lasts; but horses of any original breeding afterwards flag in their disposition, as if resentful of the beastly indignity shewn them. Fellows there are who traverse Smithfield of Friday evenings seeking for old figs.at fig (a horse), v.
Dict. of the Turf, the Ring, the Chase, etc. 1: He who is up to Abrac, being considered little less than a wizard.at abrac, n.
Dict. of the Turf, the Ring, the Chase, etc. 1: Abrahamers — a lot, or receptacle full of beggars, half naked, ragged and dirty. Vagrants.at abrahamer, n.
Dict. of the Turf, the Ring, the Chase, etc.at abram, adj.
Dict. of the Turf, the Ring, the Chase, etc.at abram-man, n.
Dict. of the Turf, the Ring, the Chase, etc.at abram-man, n.
Dict. of the Turf, the Ring, the Chase, etc.at academician, n.
Dict. of the Turf, the Ring, the Chase, etc.at academy, n.
Dict. of the Turf, The Ring, The Chase, etc. 65: A jail-bird is said to have taken his degrees who has inhabited one of those ‘academies’ called starts.at academy, n.
Dict. of the Turf, the Ring, the Chase, etc.at Adkins’s academy, n.
Dict. of the Turf, the Ring, the Chase, etc. 2: Accommodation-house. The Reader had better consult ‘Fubbs’ than we explain the minute difference that exists between these and a ‘Dress-house’ or a ‘Bodikin’.at accommodation house, n.
Dict. of the Turf, The Ring, The Chase, etc.at pogey acqua!, excl.
Dict. of the Turf, the Ring, the Chase, etc.at active citizens, n.
Dict. of the Turf, the Ring, the Chase, etc. 2: Adam Tiler; a fence or receiver of stolen goods, who lends a hand occasionally — when he can do it safely.at adam tiler, n.
Dict. of the Turf, the Ring, the Chase, etc.at adam, n.1
Dict. of the Turf, the Ring, the Chase, etc.at have air and exercise (v.) under air, n.
Dict. of the Turf, the Ring, the Chase, etc. 10: ‘All Betty’ or ‘all Dickey’ same as ‘all up’; past recovery, must die.at all Betty, adj.
A Dict. of the Turf, The Ring, The Chase, etc.at all set, adj.
Dict. of the Turf, the Ring, the Chase, etc.at all nations, n.
Dict. of the Turf, the Ring, the Chase, etc. 3: All sorts, or All Nations — spirits compounded of all the drippers in a cellar, and the pewter save-all on a gin-shop counter.at all sorts, n.
Dict. of the Turf, the Ring, the Chase, etc.at alligator, n.
Dict. of the Turf, the Ring, the Chase, etc. 3: Amen curler — a parish-clerk, or assistant at any chapel or conventicle.at amen-curler (n.) under amen, n.
Dict. of the Turf, the Ring, the Chase, etc.at amuse, v.
Dict. of the Turf, the Ring, the Chase, etc. 98: Hook and snivvy — practised by soldiers in quarters, when they obtain grub for nix, by connivance with the slavey, or her mistress — or, indeed, the pot-boys and other waiters. A man who orders a steak or joint for one, and makes it serve for two, is at hook and snivvy.at hook and snivey (with nix the buffer), n.
Dict. of the Turf, the Ring, the Chase, etc. 161: Sleek and slum shop a public-house or tavern where ‘single men and their wives resort’.at sleek and slum (shop), n.
A Dict. of the Turf, The Ring, The Chase, etc. 16: When slices are placed face to face the butter is in the middle, and ‘bread and butter fashion’ that couple must lie, who inhabit a bed large enough for one only.at bread and butter fashion (adv.) under bread-and-butter, adj.
Dict. of the Turf, the Ring, the Chase, etc. 72: ‘Ducks and Drakes’ — to make, of his property, a man is supposed to kick it and flap it about any how.at ducks and drakes, n.1
A Dict. of the Turf, The Ring, The Chase, etc. 11: ‘Black and White for it;’ written proof or evidence.at black and white, n.1
Dict. of the Turf, the Ring, the Chase, etc.at ye gods (and little fishes)!, excl.
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