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[Ire] ‘The Gentleman’s Study’ in Dublin Mag. 21: Oons to my Groin, come put a Plaister.
at oons!, excl.
[Ire] ‘The Gentleman’s Study’ Dublin Mag. 18: Four different Stinks lay there together, Which were, Sweat, Turd, and Piss, and Leather.
at piss, n.
[Ire] ‘The Lady’s Dressing Room’ Dublin Mag. 15: Statira’s but some pocky Quean.
at pocky, adj.
[Ire] ‘The Gentleman’s Study’ Dublin Mag. 22: Nor overcome by stink of S--t, Which in the Pot, and round about The Brim, and Sides, he squirted out.
at shit, n.
[Ire] ‘The Lady’s Dressing Room’ Dublin Mag. 14: And up exhales a greater Stench, For which you curse the careless Wench.
at wench, n.
[UK] Mayhew London Labour cited in Dublin Mag. June 509: There’s nothing o’ that sort among us; the rich has all that barrikin to themselves.
at barrikin, n.
[Ire] Dublin Mag. July/Sept. 14: Nothing left to them now but the four old cows and the bare little farm. A downblow wouldn’t so much matter if they were big people .
at downblow (n.) under down, adj.1
[Ire] Dublin Mag. Oct/Dec. 32: Let the wife say what she likes, by gannies, I’l go and have a couple of good balls of malt for myself .
at by ganeys! (excl.) under ganeys, n.
[Ire] ‘The Terrible Baisht’ in Dublin Mag. Oct–Dec. n.p.: If Hollyhocks saw us talking our little tint it’s a scandal he’d be making of it. He’s a holy show for remarking on women drinking [BS].
at holy show, n.
[Ire] ‘The Terrible Baisht’ in Dublin Mag. Oct–Dec. 14: If Hollyhocks saw us taking our little tint it’s a scandal he’d be making of it. He’s a holy show for remarking on women drinking .
at tint, n.2
[Ire] Dublin Mag. IX 56: I’d have been bound to have made a hames of the rescueing or whatever it was.
at make a hames (v.) under hames, n.
[Ire] Dublin Mag. 9 27: That’s no call for acting the mickey in a public place. Damn bloody students.
at act the mickey (v.) under mickey, n.1
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