1830 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.
1830 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.
1830 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.
1830 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.
1830 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.
1830 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.
1830 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.
1830 Egan Finish to the Adventures of Tom and Jerry (1889) 320: We will broach a tub of ‘humming bub.’.at humming ale, n.
1830 Egan Finish to the Adventures of Tom and Jerry (1889) 280: Splinter is splintered! [...] he is all to pieces.at all to pieces, adj.
1830 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.
1830 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.
1830 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.
1830 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.
1830 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
1830 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.
1830 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
1830 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
1830 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
1830 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
1830 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
1830 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.
1830 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.
1830 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.
1830 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
1830 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
1830 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.
1830 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.
1830 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
1830 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
1830 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.