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[UK] Dickens Little Dorrit (1967) 319: You know, in a general way, what being a reference means. It’s all your eye, that is!
at all my eye, phr.
[UK] Dickens Little Dorrit (1967) 441: She drove into town in a one-horse carriage, irreverently called at that period of English history, a pill-box.
at pill-box, n.
[UK] Dickens Little Dorrit (1967) 100: ‘Childbed?’ said the doctor. ‘I’m the boy!’.
at boy, the, n.2
[UK] Dickens Little Dorrit (1967) 303: I would wish to take the liberty to ask how it’s [i.e. the heart] to be made good to his parents when bust?
at bust, adj.
[UK] Dickens Little Dorrit (1967) 182: The Plaintiff was a chaunter – meaning, not a singer of anthems, but a seller of horses.
at chanter, n.
[UK] Dickens Little Dorrit (1967) 264: The brothers, walking up and down the College-yard together, were a memorable sight.
at college, n.
[UK] Dickens Little Dorrit (1967) 282: The low comedian had mugged at him in his richest manner fifty nights for a wager .
at mug, v.1
[UK] Dickens Little Dorrit (1967) 109: ‘Is it very pleasant to be there, Bob?’ ‘Prime,’ said the turnkey.
at prime, adv.
[UK] Dickens Little Dorrit (1967) 127: She has a lodging at the turnkey’s. First house there [...] First house, sky parlour.
at sky-parlour (n.) under sky, n.1
[UK] Dickens Little Dorrit (1967) 276: To help myself in my turn, as the man before me helps himself in his, and pass the bottle of smoke. To keep up the pretence as to labor, and study.
at pass the bottle of smoke (v.) under smoke, n.
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