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[UK] S. Hanna Bell December Bride 53: Come in, son, and don’t stand there like a bagman.
at bagman, n.
[UK] S.H. Bell December Bride 32: ‘He’s a crabbit ould blirt, too,’ grumbled the servingman.
at blirt, n.
[UK] S.H. Bell December Bride 177: You’re a wee by-blow, son, ye don’t know who your da is.
at by-blow, n.
[UK] S.H. Bell December Bride 107: There’s a boyo for ye.
at boyo, n.
[UK] S.H. Bell December Bride 260: Ireland was a Nation / When England was a pup / And Ireland will be Ireland / When England’s buggered up.
at buggered up (adj.) under bugger up, v.
[UK] S. Hanna Bell December Bride 261: I could go back and clip that boyo one.
at clip, v.1
[UK] S.H. Bell December Bride 265: The ould cod means no harm.
at cod, n.2
[UK] S.H. Bell December Bride 258: He set down his glass and shook his head appreciatively at his brother and Petie. ‘That clears the cow-clap out o’ your throat, all right.’.
at cowclap, n.
[UK] S.H. Bell December Bride 184: So what’s the use of all this farting and fiddling around?
at fart about (v.) under fart, v.
[UK] S.H. Bell December Bride 57: If ye want the girl don’t go footerin’ at her as if ye didna.
at footer, v.
[UK] S.H. Bell December Bride 265: ‘Jasus, boss,’ he whispered.
at Jesus!, excl.
[UK] S.H. Bell December Bride 171: And then she goes lilting round the house and making no shift to wipe the wean’s face.
at lilt, v.
[UK] S.H. Bell December Bride 237: ‘Buy him new lugs?’ Little Martha giggled.
at lug, n.1
[UK] S.H. Bell December Bride 174: Will he be let out tae play marlies wi’ me?
at marley, n.
[UK] S.H. Bell December Bride 212: D’ye want the countryside filled wi’ polis, nebbing intae everybody’s business?
at neb, v.
[UK] S.H. Bell December Bride 265: ‘Never saw it in me puff,’ he said.
at puff, n.
[UK] S. Hanna Bell December Bride 184: You’ve taken a very sudden scunner at the Dineens.
at take a scunner to (v.) under scunner, n.
[UK] S.H. Bell December Bride 258: ‘Tits, man!’ he shouted, ‘sure it’s all coming out o’ one pocket!’.
at tits!, excl.
[UK] S.H. Bell December Bride 256: Quit that, Molly, or I’ll cut the tripes out o’ ye!
at tripe, n.1
[UK] S.H. Bell December Bride 184: We canna put the craturs out on the road for a wheen av bags o’ corn and praties!
at wheen, n.
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