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[UK] cited in J. Franklyn Dict. of Rhy. Sl. (1960).
at joe brown, n.
[UK] J. Franklyn Dict. Rhy. Sl.
at penny (a pound), n.
[UK] J. Franklyn Dict. of Rhy. Sl.
at once a week, n.1
[UK] J. Franklyn Dict. of Rhy. Sl.
at tea-for-two and a bloater, n.
[UK] J. Franklyn Dict. of Rhy. Sl.
at cop a flower-pot (v.) under cop a..., v.
[UK] J. Franklyn Dict. of Rhy. Sl.
at jack (a) dandy, n.
[UK] J. Franklyn Dict. Rhy. Sl.
at penny-a-mile, n.
[UK] J. Franklyn Dict. of Rhy. Sl.
at short of a sheet, phr.
[UK] J. Franklyn Dict. of Rhy. Sl.
at have a cook, v.
[UK] J. Franklyn Dict. of Rhy. Sl.
at don’t make a fuss, n.
[UK] J. Franklyn Dict. Rhy. Sl.
at cherry ace, n.
[UK] J. Franklyn Dict. of Rhy. Sl.
at deuce and ace, n.
[UK] J. Franklyn Dict. of Rhy. Sl.
at Adam (and Eve), v.
[UK] J. Franklyn Dict. of Rhy. Sl. 44/1: bucket and float Coat [...] in the army during the 1914–18 war.
at bucket afloat, n.
[UK] J. Franklyn Dict. Rhy. Sl.
at rock of ages, n.2
[UK] J. Franklyn Dict. of Rhy. Sl. 31/1: airs and graces [...] (last quarter 19C.) it meant (3) faces.
at airs and graces, n.
[UK] J. Franklyn Dict. of Rhy. Sl. 31/1: airs and graces [...] In the first decade of the century it referred to (2) Epsom Races.
at airs and graces, n.
[UK] J. Franklyn Dict. of Rhy. Sl.
at alive or dead, n.
[UK] J. Franklyn Dict. of Rhy. Sl. 32/1: alligator Later [...] of 20 C. origin.
at alligator, adv.
[UK] J. Franklyn Dict. Rhy. Sl.
at alligator!, excl.
[UK] J. Franklyn Dict. of Rhy. Sl. 32/1: almond rock Cock (penis) 19C. Generally reduced to almond.
at almond, n.1
[UK] J. Franklyn Dict. of Rhy. Sl.
at alphonse, n.2
[UK] J. Franklyn Dict. of Rhy. Sl.
at cat and mouse, n.
[UK] J. Franklyn Dict. of Rhy. Sl.
at coffee and cocoa, v.
[UK] J. Franklyn Dict. of Rhy. Sl.
at finger and thumb, n.
[UK] J. Franklyn Dict. Rhy. Sl.
at apples and rice, adj.
[UK] J. Franklyn Dict. Rhy. Sl.
at bacon and eggs, n.
[UK] J. Franklyn Dict. of Rhy. Sl. 37/2: Beattie and Babs Crabs (crablice), formed on the names of the famous entertainers. c.1930.
at beattie and babs, n.
[UK] J. Franklyn Dict. of Rhy. Sl. 41/1: borrow and beg An egg Late 19C. The term [...] enjoyed a fresh lease of life during the second world war food-rationing period; now, again sinking into oblivion.
at borrow and beg, n.
[UK] J. Franklyn Dict. of Rhy. Sl.
at bubble (and squeak), v.
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