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[UK] Dickens Dombey and Son (1970) 240: ‘You have a committee to-day at three, you know.’ ‘And one at three, three-quarters,’ added Mr. Dombey, ‘Catch you at forgetting anything!’ exclaimed Carker.
at catch me! (excl.) under catch, v.1
[UK] Dickens Dombey And Son (1970) 379: I was chivied through the streets, Sir, when I went there, and pounded when I got there.
at chivey, v.
[UK] Dickens Dombey and Son (1970) 179: These were succeeded by anchor and chain-cable forges, where sledgehammers were dinging upon iron all day long.
at ding, v.1
[UK] Dickens Dombey and Son (1970) 378: ‘You dog,’ said Mr Carker, through his set jaws, ‘I’ll strangle you!’.
at dog, n.2
[UK] Dickens Dombey and Son (1970) 188: An old campaigner, sir, said the Major, a smoke-dried, sun-burnt, used-up, invalided old dog of a Major, sir.
at old dog, n.
[UK] Dickens Dombey and Son (1970) 712: He was severely fibbed by the Larkey one, and heavily grassed.
at fib, v.
[UK] Dickens Dombey and Son (1970) 712: He was severely fibbed by the Larkey one, and heavily grassed.
at grass, v.1
[UK] Dickens Dombey and Son (1970) 379: ‘You’re a nice young gentleman!’ said Mr Carker, shaking his head at him. ‘There’s hemp-seed sown for you, my fine fellow!’.
at hemp’s grown for you, the under hemp, n.
[UK] Dickens Dombey and Son (1970) 205: ‘Hoity-toity!’ exclaimed Mrs. Pipehin, plucking up all the ogress within her. ‘If she don’t like it, Mr. Dombey, she must be taught to lump it.’.
at hoity-toity!, excl.
[UK] Dickens Dombey and Son (1970) 133: You’re Dombey’s jockey, an’t you.
at jockey, n.2
[UK] Dickens Dombey and Son (1970) 205: ‘Hoity-toity!’ exclaimed Mrs. Pipchin, [...] plucking up all the ogress within her. ‘If she don’t like it, Mr. Dombey, she must be taught to lump it.’.
at like it or lump it (v.) under lump, v.1
[UK] Dickens Dombey And Son (1970) 188: An old campaigner, sir, said the Major, a smoke-dried, sun-burnt, used-up, invalided old dog of a Major, sir.
at used up, adj.
[UK] Dickens Dombey And Son (1970) 379: ‘Wag, Sir. Wagging from school.’ ‘Do you mean pretending to go there, and not going?’ said Mr Carker. ‘Yes, Sir, that’s wagging, Sir.’.
at wag, v.
[UK] Dickens Dombey and Son (1970) 401: ‘Mrs. Richards’s eldest, Miss!’ said Susan, ‘and the worrit of Mrs. Richards’s life!’.
at worrit, n.
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