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John Bull & Bro. Jonathan (1835) 114: This made John as mad as a hornet, for he was as proud as Lucifer, and always called himself lord of the millpond.at ...a hornet under mad as..., adj.
John Bull & Bro. Jonathan (1835) 114: This made John as mad as a hornet, for he was as proud as Lucifer, and always called himself lord of the millpond. Diverting Hist. of John Bull and Brother Jonathan 70: S’life, Bull [...] I’m not to be bamboozled in this way.at bamboozle, v.
Diverting Hist. of John Bull and Brother Jonathan 65: She called him prating gabbler, liquorish glutton [...] codshead booby, noddipeak simpleton, ninnihammer gnatsnapper, and various other names.at booby, n.1
Diverting Hist. of John Bull and Brother Jonathan 70: You must not expect to bully me with your bullocking way, for I care not a bull-rush [...] for all the bulls in the world, not excepting John Bull himself.at bullock, v.1
Diverting Hist. of John Bull and Brother Jonathan 40: John saw Fred come strutting into the parlour, looking like a most invincible bully-rock.at bully-rock (n.) under bully, n.1
Diverting Hist. of John Bull and Brother Jonathan 41: The light-headed Frogmoreans cut a caper full two yards high, and scampered off fully resolved to carbonado Parson Fred pretty handsomely.at carbonado, v.
Diverting Hist. of John Bull and Brother Jonathan 71: My wife too has several times threatened to clapper-claw you, and I advise you to take care of her, for she has the nails of a cat.at clapperclaw, v.
Diverting Hist. of John Bull and Brother Jonathan 65: She called him prating gabbler, liquorish glutton [...] codshead booby, noddipeak simpleton, ninnihammer gnatsnapper, and various other names.at cod’s head, n.
Diverting Hist. of John Bull and Brother Jonathan 71: D---e if I don’t fight you.at deuce, n.2
Diverting Hist. of John Bull and Brother Jonathan 42: The Frogmoreans came [...] flourishing their broom staffs, with full intention of giving Bull’s tenants a how-d’ye-do, that they would not forget as long as they lived.at how-do-you-do, n.1
Diverting Hist. of John Bull and Brother Jonathan 76: Thou are moreover a great blockhead, as well as an ungrateful dog, son Jonathan.at dog, n.2
Diverting Hist. of John Bull and Brother Jonathan 55: These jolly dogs thought it would be a good joke to quiz John a little.at jolly dog, n.
Diverting Hist. of John Bull and Brother Jonathan 65: She called him prating gabbler, liquorish glutton [...] codshead booby, noddipeak simpleton, ninnihammer gnatsnapper, and various other names.at noddipol(e), n.
Diverting Hist. of John Bull and Brother Jonathan 45: It was found necessary to fall back – a cant phrase of John Bull, who is famous for cant and slang – and which means running away as fast as legs can carry you.at fall back (v.) under fall, v.1
Diverting Hist. of John Bull and Brother Jonathan 11: Why, it is but the other day, that old Oliver What-d’ye-callem, [...] turned her out of Squire Bull’s house in a jiffy.at jiffy, n.
Diverting Hist. of John Bull and Brother Jonathan 65: She called him prating gabbler, liquorish glutton [...] and various other names.at liquored (up), adj.
Diverting Hist. of John Bull and Brother Jonathan 65: She called him prating gabbler, liquorish glutton, lubberly lout, ruffian rogue, paltry customer, scoffing braggart, codshead booby, noddipeak simpleton, ninnihammer gnatsnapper, and various other names.at lubberly, adj.
Diverting Hist. of John Bull and Brother Jonathan 65: She called him prating gabbler, liquorish glutton [...] codshead booby, noddipeak simpleton, ninnihammer gnatsnapper, and various other names.at ninnyhammer, n.
Diverting Hist. of John Bull and Brother Jonathan 64: He became quite hen-pecked, and quietly submitted to petticoat government.at petticoat government (n.) under petticoat, n.
Diverting Hist. of John Bull and Brother Jonathan 70: S’blood, what d’ye mean, you bacon faced son of a horned cow.at ’sblood!, excl.
Diverting Hist. of John Bull and Brother Jonathan 111: He had put it [the cash] in the hands of a shaver, as they called him, [...] who had placed it out at two per cent a month.at shaver, n.2
Diverting Hist. of John Bull and Brother Jonathan 70: S’life, Bull [...] I’m not to be bamboozled in this way.at ’slife!, excl.
Diverting Hist. of John Bull and Brother Jonathan 11: Why, it is but the other day, that old Oliver What-d’ye-callem, kicked her rump for her.at whatd’youcallhim, n.
Diverting Hist. of John Bull and Brother Jonathan 90: The farms called collectively Yankey-land, it is said were originally taken up by a curious set of fellows.at Yankeeland, n.
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