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The Betrayal of John Fordham choose

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[UK] B.L. Farjeon Betrayal of John Fordham 293: ‘Are you goin’ to pay wot yer owe me?’ arst Maxwell. ‘Not one brass farden,’ Louis answered.
at brass farthing (n.) under brass, adj.1
[UK] B.L. Farjeon Betrayal of John Fordham 281: ‘If I orfer yer a job will yer take it?’ ‘Will a duck swim?’ I answered.
at can a duck swim? under duck, n.1
[UK] B.L. Farjeon Betrayal of John Fordham 285: I’ll eat my ’ead if ’e does.
at eat one’s head (v.) under eat, v.
[UK] B.L. Farjeon Betrayal of John Fordham 289: If Louis ’ad ’ad a chance of ’andlin’ the flash notes as I counted ’em out it’d been all up the orchard with us.
at flash note (n.) under flash, adj.
[UK] B.L. Farjeon Betrayal of John Fordham 275: Look ’ere. It ain’t a plant, is it?
at lookee here!, excl.
[UK] B.L. Farjeon Betrayal of John Fordham 281: You’re clever with the pasteboards.
at pasteboard, n.
[UK] B.L. Farjeon Betrayal of John Fordham 277: Louis had plenty of money to sport; e’d been backin’ winners.
at sport, v.
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