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Land Sharks and Sea Gulls II 111: We’ll put you in the way, if you fancies a bit o’ night bisness [sic].at bit of (a), n.
Land Sharks and Sea Gulls II 111: We’ll put you in the way, if you fancies a bit o’ night bisness [sic]. Land Sharks and Sea Gulls I 239: It would not have done ‘to quarrel,’ as the saying is, ‘with her bread and butter’.at quarrel with (one’s) bread and butter (v.) under bread and butter, n.1
Land Sharks and Sea Gulls II 127: While I’m bagging the plate, you, Bill, and Dick, must mount the stairs.at bag, v.
Land Sharks and Sea Gulls II 205: By Jagers, a finer feller never sot fut afloat noryer same salf, Larking Larry.at bejabers!, excl.
Land Sharks and Sea Gulls II 86: Some o’ your precious, cursed, inquisitive sarvants have gone, an’ been, an’ took, an’ prigged the paper; and we’re blown—blown to a sartinty!at blown, adj.
Land Sharks and Sea Gulls II 104: I’ve just as good a chance o’ gettin’ a hole bored in my cannister without as you ’ave within.at bore a hole in (v.) under bore, v.1
Land Sharks and Sea Gulls II 111: I’m as good a cracksman as the best o’ ye. I’ve done a bit o’ bisness in my time.at business, n.
Land Sharks and Sea Gulls II 104: I’ve just as good a chance o’ gettin’ a hole bored in my cannister without as you ’ave within.at canister, n.1
Land Sharks and Sea Gulls I 105: ‘There’s your lodging to-night,’ said the sneering catchpole, pointing to a ‘spunging-house’.at catchpole, n.
Land Sharks and Sea Gulls II 196: Consigned [...] to idle their dull days in scraping catgut or torturing the tones of a cracked and discordant flute.at scrape the catgut (v.) under catgut, n.1
Land Sharks and Sea Gulls II 123: I’m blest if I’m fit for work ’thout a raw chaw* [...] *A dram.at raw chaw, n.
Land Sharks and Sea Gulls II 104: But mind ye one thing — don’t attempt to come the rig without we [sic].at come the..., v.
Land Sharks and Sea Gulls II 110: I never lushes with no one, till I first shakes him by the fist. Come, tip us yer daddle.at tip us your daddle under daddle, n.
Land Sharks and Sea Gulls II 4: That’s right; I see you’re fly to every fakement.at fakement, n.
Land Sharks and Sea Gulls II 100: This house [...] was a favourite resort of ‘the Family’, or, to speak with less reserve, it was a thieves’ house. [Ibid.] 111: My eyes, Jack! why this here cove is one o’ the family.at family, n.1
Land Sharks and Sea Gulls I 128: I’m none o’ your chicken-hearted, heave-quick sort o’ chaps as frets and funks at every hidden danger.at funk, v.2
Land Sharks and Sea Gulls II 196: As for his subs, the greenest of green ‘galoots,’ neither had an idea beyond a draught board, button burnisher, or stick of pipe clay.at galoot, n.
Land Sharks and Sea Gulls I 142: By the Lord Harry, there’s no standing that squinting beggar’s lubberly lip.at by the Lord Harry! (excl.) under Lord Harry, n.
Land Sharks and Sea Gulls II 122: I’ve no warmth left in me. The morn’s as cold as h-ll.at as hell (adv.) under hell, n.
Land Sharks and Sea Gulls II 11: I’ll tell you what, Bess, if you means to be a spy upon me, or blow the gaff [...] you had better at once fit yourself with a hempen collar.at hempen collar (n.) under hempen, adj.
Land Sharks and Sea Gulls II 124: When the job’s jobbed, he may be drunk for a month o’ Sundays if he likes.at job, v.3
Land Sharks and Sea Gulls II 110: Now, my covey [...] you’re a rum sort of chap as ever I see. You don’t seem to be over well off in regard o’ licker.at liquor, n.
Land Sharks and Sea Gulls II 110: Now, my covey [...] You don’t seem to be over well off in regard o’ licker. Come, come, an’ take a drop o’ max with us.at max, n.
Land Sharks and Sea Gulls II 108: A hodman, known by the name of Irish Mick.at mick, n.1
Land Sharks and Sea Gulls II 111: My pals here and me are just planning a bit o’ work by starlight, and though we can’t make ye a pardner, we can find a job for ye outside.at pard, n.
Land Sharks and Sea Gulls II 4: You’re a good un, Timmins at queering the flats.at queer, v.
Land Sharks and Sea Gulls II 103: It stands to reason as him as lays the plan ought, in course, to sack the most of the swag.at sack, v.
Land Sharks and Sea Gulls II 86: Howsumever, my name is n’t fixed to the scratch—that’s some comfort.at scratch, n.3
Land Sharks and Sea Gulls II 137: We shall be in, in a brace of shakes.at two shakes (n.) under shake, n.1
Land Sharks and Sea Gulls II 112: I’m scragged if I doesn’t have my natural rights. Besides, didn’t Bill threaten to turn snitch?at turn snitch (v.) under snitch, n.1
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