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Adventures of Johnny Newcome III 126: A man of war — or I’m a Tailor!at I’m a Dutchman, phr.
Adventures of Johnny Newcome III 126: A man of war — or I’m a Tailor! Adventures of Johnny Newcome I 47: ‘Hoy! shew a leg, and save a clue!—’ Rouse! rouse!—heave out!at show a leg!, excl.
Adventures of Johnny Newcome III 162: A short excursion Suggested for a day’s diversion. — ‘My Boy, ’twill make you all alive!’.at all alivo, adj.
Adventures of Johnny Newcome III 169: Snoring in the arms of Joey, Calliope lay drunk as Chloe!at drunk as Chloe, adj.
Adventures of Johnny Newcome I 21: [of horses] ‘Yaw! Babies, hip!’ the Driver cried, With whistle, stamp and lash thrown wide; And on the reeling carriage passed.at baby, n.
Adventures of Johnny Newcome II 69: He kept them till ‘one bell’.at bell, n.1
Adventures of Johnny Newcome IV 201: But all of these right well, I ween, Have passed for Blacks, on board the Queen.at black, n.
Adventures of Johnny Newcome IV 258: It is said that in the starboard birth of the queen’s cockpit, young officers used formerly to pass a regular examination in slang and blackguardism.at blackguard, n.
Adventures of Johnny Newcome I 49: He gained for answer—‘Bl-st my eyes!’.at blast someone’s eyes! (excl.) under blast, v.1
Adventures of Johnny Newcome II 118: In my born days I ne’er did chop Before on such a bl—sted fop, As Newcome there!at blasted, adj.1
Adventures of Johnny Newcome I 41: They thought he must be mad as blazes!at blazes, n.
Adventures of Johnny Newcome IV 221: He’d cap a bar Like blazes.at like (the) blazes (adv.) under blazes, n.
Adventures of Johnny Newcome I 31: Blush, Pluto! Blush as brimstone blue! This bluer Town can boast like you A ‘facilis descensus’ too.at blue, adj.3
Adventures of Johnny Newcome I 58: We’re going to the Cape, I know, The Bumboat-woman told me so.at bum-boat, n.
Adventures of Johnny Newcome IV 190: At the Country Ball too, John His booby Cousin Bob outshone.at booby, adj.1
Adventures of Johnny Newcome IV 217: No folks on earth, can more than We Respect the Brethren of the Sea!at brother (of the)..., n.
Adventures of Johnny Newcome I 31: While rain by buckets-full came down.at bucket (down) (v.) under bucket, n.
Adventures of Johnny Newcome II 76: Come, bear a fist, you Mess-boy, Sirrah! And hand us aft the Burgoo-stirrer!at burgoo, n.
Adventures of Johnny Newcome I 50: ‘You see it?’ — ‘Yes.’ —‘Well, that implies, You’ve got no butter in your eyes.’.at have no butter in one’s eyes (v.) under butter, n.1
Adventures of Johnny Newcome IV 245: John [...] O’er his left shoulder rueful eyed The Boatswain near where he was tied—While he made buttons.at one’s arse makes buttons (v.) under button, n.1
Adventures of Johnny Newcome IV 248: I do not like the thought of risking The chance of such another whisking! For Gales, and Actions — and all that, I do not care — but d—n the Cat!at cat, n.3
Adventures of Johnny Newcome I 30: Here many a Fish-fag sat and stunk, And Sailor rolled, and catted Punk — But Muse, avast! — pray shift the scene, If thou would’st keep thy fingers clean!at cat, v.1
Adventures of Johnny Newcome I 46: The first, who fancied John a chicken, Stood out, and promised him a licking.at chicken, n.
Adventures of Johnny Newcome II 120: We rule not Rhymes—our Rhymes rule us, Nor by a circumbendibus To gain our Goal we must neglect, When Rhymes wont let us march direct.at circumbendibus, n.
Adventures of Johnny Newcome III 145: For cobbed he had been for the scoff.at cop, v.
Adventures of Johnny Newcome III 142: Folks who after dinner sit, And bottles crack instead of wit.at crack a bottle (v.) under crack, v.2
Adventures of Johnny Newcome I 26: Slopmen, Mud-larkers and Crimps.at crimp, n.2
Adventures of Johnny Newcome III 162: We two can cruise about at random.at cruise, v.
Adventures of Johnny Newcome I 40: And---D--n it all!at damn it!, excl.
Adventures of Johnny Newcome I 46: But John, whose choler now rose high, Bestowed on one a ‘dig i’th’ eye’.at dig, n.1
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