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Life In and Out of London: Finish to the Adventures of Tom, Jerry and Logic choose

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[UK] Egan Finish to the Adventures of Tom and Jerry (1889) 192: I do not care a pin [...] as to the look of the thing.
at not care a pin, v.
[UK] Egan Finish to the Adventures of Tom and Jerry (1889) 154: The fat Knight [...] offered to make a match with our heroes for a ‘rump and a dozen!’.
at rump and a dozen, n.
[UK] Egan Finish to the Adventures of Tom and Jerry (1889) 284: We content ourselves with the variety of sports catered for our amusement at ‘Tenterden Park Races!’* [*Formerly denominated Abbott’s Priory].
at Abbott’s Priory, n.
[UK] Egan Finish to the Adventures of Tom and Jerry (1889) 150: May the tears of distress always be wiped away with the soft paper of Abraham Newland.
at Abraham Newland, n.
[UK] Egan Finish to the Adventures of Tom and Jerry (1889) 293: The ‘uncommonly big Gentleman’ was also quite abroad, roaring out, ‘Life’s a bumper,’ with a large goblet full of champagne in his hand.
at abroad, adj.
[UK] Egan Finish to the Adventures of Tom and Jerry (1889) 140: Many of them [i.e. convicts] [...] had spent a few years on board of the floating academy.
at floating academy, n.
[UK] Egan Finish to the Adventures of Tom and Jerry (1889) 294: [facing pic. caption] The ‘house of accommodation’ in flames. The inmates put to the flight. Jerry narrowly escapes with his life.
at accommodation house, n.
[UK] Egan Finish to the Adventures of Tom and Jerry (1889) 320: We will broach a tub of ‘humming bub.’.
at humming ale, n.
[UK] Egan Finish to the Adventures of Tom and Jerry (1889) 280: Splinter is splintered! [...] he is all to pieces.
at all to pieces, adj.
[UK] Egan Finish to the Adventures of Tom and Jerry (1889) 186: ‘Toeing and heeling’ it until all was blue, with merry Peg, of Portsmouth Point.
at till all is blue, phr.
[UK] Egan Finish to the Adventures of Tom and Jerry (1889) 75: You have [...] missed some out-and-out events by your absence.
at out-and-out, adj.
[UK] Egan Finish to the Adventures of Tom and Jerry (1889) 135: Logic [...] declared himself to be quite ‘mops and brooms,’ as to the confused state of his ‘upper storey.’.
at mops and brooms, adj.
[UK] Egan Finish to the Adventures of Tom and Jerry (1889) 309: Being wide awake – my upper story in perfect repair – and down to what I am about.
at wide-awake, adj.
[UK] Egan Finish to the Adventures of Tom and Jerry (1889) 75: You have [...] missed some out-and-out events by your absence; but you must positively return to Babylon for a FINISH!
at Babylon, n.1
[UK] Egan Finish to the Adventures of Tom and Jerry (1889) 309: Likewise to Jerry Hawthorn, Esq., I bequeath my four-eyes, my barnacles, my green-specs, but, amongst opticians, denominated spectacles.
at barnacles, n.
[UK] Egan Finish to the Adventures of Tom and Jerry (1889) 162: Her helegant silk pelisse, which cost ‘seven bob and a bender’ per hard.
at bender, n.1
[UK] Egan Finish to the Adventures of Tom and Jerry (1889) 309: To Philip Timothy Splinter, Esq., I bequeath my upper tog, my Benjaman, my wrapper, generally called a top coat.
at benjamin, n.1
[UK] Egan Finish to the Adventures of Tom and Jerry (1889) 290: I wish ‘the bird in yonder cage confined’ was here.
at bird, n.1
[UK] Egan Finish to the Adventures of Tom and Jerry (1889) 310: To prevent mistakes respecting my bit, I have not a bit to leave; it having been with me, for some time past – pockets to let, unfurnished.
at bit, n.1
[UK] Egan Finish to the Adventures of Tom and Jerry (1889) 75: There have been numerous inquiries after the ‘young one,’ by the Muslin Company† [† A cant phrase for – ladies].
at bit of muslin (n.) under bit, n.1
[UK] Egan Finish to the Adventures of Tom and Jerry (1889) 236: She was locked up in the black-hole during the night.
at black hole (n.) under black, adj.
[UK] Egan Finish to the Adventures of Tom and Jerry (1889) 175: He left throwing about the black diamonds for those persons who were compelled to stick to the duty of a coalheaver.
at black diamonds (n.) under black, adj.
[UK] Egan Finish to the Adventures of Tom and Jerry (1889) 222: Why, blow my dickey! your are the same imposter that devoured my beef-steaks [...] six months ago.
at blow my dickey!, excl.
[UK] Egan Finish to the Adventures of Tom and Jerry (1889) 46: sir john blubber, knt. [...] appeared capable, as to exterior, of performing the part of Falstaff without the aid of stuffing.
at blubber, n.2
[UK] Egan Finish to the Adventures of Tom and Jerry (1889) 278: The blunt-finder and he [...] could not agree upon any terms; and some indirect threats were made against the person of Splinter by Old Screw.
at blunt-finder (n.) under blunt, n.1
[UK] Egan Finish to the Adventures of Tom and Jerry (1889) 193: You are nothing more than some journeyman body-snatcher, in a borrowed suit of togs, to come the bounce.
at body-snatcher, n.
[UK] Egan Finish to the Adventures of Tom and Jerry (1889) 119: All I looks after is the tip – and to prevent bolters.
at bolter, n.
[UK] Egan Finish to the Adventures of Tom and Jerry (1889) 242: Tommy has been [...] a boner of stiff-ones§ [§ A resurrection man, or a body-snatcher].
at boner, n.1
[UK] Egan Finish to the Adventures of Tom and Jerry (1889) 193: You are nothing more than some journeyman body-snatcher, in a borrowed suit of togs, to come the bounce.
at bounce, n.1
[UK] Egan Finish to the Adventures of Tom and Jerry (1889) 149: And if bouncing Bob had kept his word, ‘not to die like a horse, with his shoes on’?
at bouncing, adj.
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