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Term of His Natural Life (1897) 275: You will find us rough, Mr Meekin, [...] but you’ll find us ‘all there’ when we’re wanted.at all there, adj.
Term of His Natural Life (1897) 275: You will find us rough, Mr Meekin, [...] but you’ll find us ‘all there’ when we’re wanted. Term of His Natural Life (1897) 35: Stalwart burglars and highway robbers, slept side by side with wizened pickpockets or cunning-featured area-sneaks.at area-sneak, n.
Term of His Natural Life (1897) 31: The skipper, and the parson, and that — Frere.at bastard, n.
Term of His Natural Life (1897) 48: I’ll get the laudanum for you [...] You shan’t ask that bear for it.at bear, n.
Term of His Natural Life (1897) 270: ‘My blank!’ cried Burgess. ‘You blank blank, is that your blank game? I’ll blank soon cure you of that!’.at blank, n.
Term of His Natural Life (1897) 37: He’s been an’ blued it [...] Been an’ blued it to buy a sunday veskit with!at blew, v.2
Term of His Natural Life (1897) 37: ‘Half a gallon a day, bo’, and no more,’ says a sailor next to him.at bo, n.1
Term of His Natural Life (1897) 98: The bolter I was telling you about — Gabbett, your old friend.at bolter, n.
Term of His Natural Life (1897) 23: He is a stupid booby, though he is Lieutenant Frere.at booby, n.1
Term of His Natural Life (1897) 213: They broke locks, and burst doors, and ‘neddied’ constables.at bust, v.1
Term of His Natural Life (1897) 342: We can’t bring him off, if it is him, in his canaries.at canary, n.1
Term of His Natural Life (1897) 52: Dear old caper merchant! Hear him talk!at caper merchant (n.) under caper, n.2
Term of His Natural Life (1897) 275: He had often been oppressed by the notion that the Reverend Mr. North ‘chaffed’ him.at chaff, v.
Term of His Natural Life (1897) 37: Give us a drop o’ vater [...] I haven’t moistened my chaffer this blessed day.at moisten one’s chaffer (v.) under chaffer, n.2
Term of His Natural Life (1897) 286: It isn’t my fault, Mr. North [...] I didn’t know that the lad was chicken-hearted.at chicken-hearted, adj.
Term of His Natural Life (1897) 38: Wot’s wrong with yer? Don’t come the drops ’ere.at come the drops (v.) under come the..., v.
Term of His Natural Life (1897) 37: A young man, who had the reputation of being the smartest ‘crow’ in London.at crow, n.2
Term of His Natural Life (1897) 59: Why, damme, you won’t let a fellow spare!at damme!, excl.
Term of His Natural Life (1897) 378: You shall dance now, Tomkins. You’ll dance upon nothing one day, Tomkins!at dance on nothing (v.) under dance, v.
Term of His Natural Life (1897) 378: You shall dance now, Tomkins. You’ll dance upon nothing one day, Tomkins!at dance upon nothing (v.) under dance, v.
Term of His Natural Life (1897) 387: ‘The old dogs,’ as the experienced convicts are called.at old dog, n.
Term of His Natural Life (1897) 248: I know these fellows [...] I’m down to all their moves.at down to, adj.1
Term of His Natural Life (1897) 116: It was evident that Mr. Frere had a ‘down’ on the Dandy.at down, n.2
Term of His Natural Life (1897) 274: I am always in a minority when I discuss the question, so we will drop it, if you please.at drop, v.1
Term of His Natural Life (1897) 21: Ecod, Pine [...] you and I are always putting our foot into it!at ecod!, excl.
Term of His Natural Life (1897) 23: Ask me! Egad I wish you would, you black-eyed minx!at egad!, excl.
Term of His Natural Life (1897) 12: It was the fag end of the two hours’ exercise graciously permitted [...] by His Majesty King George the Fourth.at fag end, n.
Term of His Natural Life (1897) 248: ‘If you mean fake up that paper,’ returned Frere, unconsciously dropping into prison slang.at fake, v.1
Term of His Natural Life (1897) 36: The fast shopboy [...] had shaken off the first shame that was on him, and listened eagerly to the narratives of successful vice.at fast, adj.1
Term of His Natural Life (1897) 70: ‘Gaffing agin!’ interrupts the giant, angrily. ‘Come to business, carn’t yer?’.at gaff, v.3
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