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King of the Beggars choose

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[UK] G.A. Brine King of Beggars 100: But to save all bother you’d better get a doss-ticket from the relieving officer. Then when you come in, I'll pretend to take pity on you, and give you supper and breakfast.
at doss ticket (n.) under doss, n.1
[UK] G.A. Brine King of Beggars 79: Having pocketed his ‘doss money’ he left, quite satisfied.
at doss money (n.) under doss, n.1
[UK] G.A. Brine King of Beggars 167: It was pitch dark in the barn, and [...] I lay down and tried to sleep. But December was far advanced, and I was too cold to sleep easily not having ‘done a skipper’ for some time.
at do a skipper (v.) under skipper, n.1
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