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Gloucs. Echo 31 Aug. 3/5: Oh, my prophetick soul! my Aunt Eliza! (He is stung!) [by a bee].at my aunt! (excl.) under aunt, n.
Gloucs. Echo 31 Aug. 3/5: Oh, my prophetick soul! my Aunt Eliza! (He is stung!) [by a bee]. Gloucs. Echo 19 Mar. 3/6: A Field Lane Duck is a baked sheep’s head.at Field Lane duck, n.
Gloucs. Echo 25 Mar. 1/4: The landlord [...] Has a red nose — Is a secret drunkard.at red-nose (n.) under red, adj.
Gloucs. Echo 15 May 3/3: The Clerk: What is his business? Supt. Cook: He is a dealer. Defendant: I’m a dead broker (laughter).at dead-broker (n.) under dead, adj.
Gloucs. Echo 25 Feb. 6/5: In thieves’ backslang [sic] ‘white horse ’ means silver goods, ‘red lot’ gold goods, ‘elephants’ diamonds [...] and ‘groney’ ring .at elephant, n.
Gloucs. Echo 25 Feb. 6/5: In thieves’ backslang [sic] ‘white horse ’ means silver goods, ‘red lot’ gold goods, ‘elephants’ diamonds [...] and ‘groney’ ring .at groin, n.
Gloucs. Echo 25 Feb. 6/5: In thieves’ backslang [sic] ‘white horse ’ means silver goods, ‘red lot’ gold goods, ‘elephants’ diamonds [...] and ‘groney’ ring .at red lot (and tackle) (n.) under red, adj.
Gloucs. Echo 25 Feb. 6/5: In thieves’ backslang [sic] ‘white horse ’ means silver goods, ‘red lot’ gold goods, ‘elephants’ diamonds [...] and ‘groney’ ring .at white horse (n.) under white, adj.
Gloucs. Echo 25 Sept. 3/2: ‘Why do you write such bosh of cheap apples?’ [...] ‘That’s a bit hot, but it is because [etc]’.at bit hot, a (adj.) under hot, adj.
Gloucs. Echo 4 May 7/4: ‘The Daily Turfite’ gives only one or two advices each day.at turfite, n.
Gloucs. Eecho 2 Sept. 1/4: A man who was being chased [...] flashed a sword and lunged at a policeman pursuing him.at flash, v.1
Gloucs. Echo 2 Mar. 2/3: And He Must Be Simple Simon!at simple simon, n.1
Gloucs. Echo 23 Mar. 5/5: Horses that have been hurdling frequently come up trumps.at come up trumps (v.) under come up, v.1
Gloucs. Echo 4 July 6/1: Sheffield played ‘doggo’ for half-an-hour without scoring.at lie doggo (v.) under lie, v.1
Gloucs. Echo 25 Oct. 4/5: Alice Faye, glamour queen of the period.at glamour boy (n.) under glamour, adj.
Gloucs. Echo 18 Nov. 6/6: He can still lift his elbow in a public-house.at lift one’s/the/an elbow (v.) under lift, v.
Gloucs. Echo 12 Apr. 3/1: [cartoon caption] ‘Here comes my wife with some awful old hen.’ ‘And here comes mine — with some frightful old trout’.at old trout (n.) under trout, n.2
Gloucs. Echo 12 Dec. 3/3: The Duke of Kent talked with a number of ‘clippies’ [...] when he visited three London transport garages.at clippie, n.1
Gloucs. Echo 17 Nov. 1/7: Give it ’em Hot.at give it hot (and strong) (v.) under hot, adv.
Gloucs. Echo 24 Mar. 4/3: Tom Tiddler’s ground A new ‘crop’ of lost diamonds picked up in the kimberley district includes a stone weighing one an a quarter carats.at Tom Tiddler’s ground, n.
Gloucs. Echo 4 Nov. 1/5: The father of ‘Basher’ Bates, the dead Normandy V.C., will not sell his son’s clothes.at basher, n.1
Gloucs. Echo 8 Mar. 3/5: [picture caption] Blow me down! I just can’t remember what the original colours were.at blow me down!, excl.
Gloucs. Echo 13 July 4/1: ‘Devil’s Brew’ Fined £25 [...] for being in possession of ‘whisky’ in the preparation of which methylic alcohol was used.at devil’s brew (n.) under devil, n.
Gloucs. Echo 30 Sept. 3/6: Dave Fenner, irritating wise-guy crime reporter, is likably portrayed by [etc.].at wise-guy, adj.
Gloucs. Echo 30 Sept. 3/6: Lesser scrubs and decent folk are given good measure by the rest of the cast.at scrub, n.1
Gloucs. Echo 17 Feb. 4/3: The highest individual score of the evening was 133 by ‘Gammy’ Roberts.at gammy, n.2
Gloucs. Echo 11 Feb. 1/8: [advt for cod liver oil] Never a wallflower!at wallflower, n.
Gloucs. Echo 25 Aug. 1/7: A 74 Years-Old woman said [...] she knew her neophew wanted her house, and told him, ’If you wait for dead men’s shoes you wait a long time’.at wait for dead men’s shoes, v.
Gloucs. Echo 11 Nov. 1/1: [headline] Cabinet to Iron out Steel Plans. Compromise — or Fight.at iron out (v.) under iron, v.
Gloucs. Echo 22 Dec. 6/4: [headline] Van Hit Him ‘Like a Ton of Bricks’.at like a ton of brick(s) (adv.) under brick, n.
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