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The Eloquent Dempsy choose

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[Ire] W. Boyle Eloquent Dempsy (1911) Act I: dempsy: Gentlemen, I am always open on this drinking question. a voice: Bedad, you are!
at bedad!, excl.
[UK] W. Boyle Eloquent Dempsy (1911) Act II: Rich uncles are a blue look-out, Brien. Have you nothing better in your mind than that?
at blue, adj.1
[UK] W. Boyle Eloquent Dempsy (1911) Act I: Oh, they’re all right, sir, only there’s a few corner-boys among them.
at corner boy (n.) under corner, n.2
[UK] W. Boyle Eloquent Dempsy (1911) Act I: You’re like Lanna Macree’s dog – a piece of the road with everybody.
at Lanna Macree’s dog, n.
[UK] W. Boyle Eloquent Dempsy (1911) Act I: Oh Jerry, you will be the death of me! Where do you pick up your supplies of moonshine?
at moonshine, n.
[UK] W. Boyle Eloquent Dempsy (1911) Act I: I could not allow my countrymen and countrywomen to fall into the hands of heartless shipping agents, maybe to be robbed and starved and shipwrecked by the miserable sharks.
at shark, n.
[UK] W. Boyle Eloquent Dempsy (1911) Act I: He was so near to giving us the slip three days ago.
at give someone the slip (v.) under slip, n.2
[UK] W. Boyle Eloquent Dempsy (1911) Act I: I wonder does he see the way you’re twisting him – you rogue?
at twist, v.
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