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The Life and Adventures of Doctor Dodimus Duckworth choose

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[US] A. Greene Life and Adventures of Dr Dodimus Duckworth II 176: He was seldom downright drunk; but was often [...] as drunk as a lord.
at drunk as (a)..., adj.
[US] A. Greene Life and Adventures of Dr Dodimus Duckworth II 176: He was seldom downright drunk; but was often [...] all-firedly sprung.
at all-fired, adv.
[US] A. Greene Life and Adventures of Dr Dodimus Duckworth I 172: Well, that beats me all to pieces.
at all to pieces, adv.
[US] A. Greene Life and Adventures of Dr Dodimus Duckworth I 151: ‘She [mother] says I have a nateral turn that way; and that I was born to be a doctor.’ ‘Your mother’s a fool.’ ‘Well, that’s none of my bread and butter.’.
at bread and butter, n.1
[US] A. Greene Life and Adventures of Dr Dodimus Duckworth I 135: Oh, you little rogue, Dody, how you will always get round your mother in an argufication.
at argufy, v.
[US] A. Greene Life and Adventures of Dr Dodimus Duckworth II 176: He was seldom downright drunk; but was often [...] a little over the bay [...] half way over the dam.
at over the bay (adj.) under bay, n.
[US] A. Greene Life and Adventures of Dr Dodimus Duckworth II 175: Noah, of old, got drunk – ay, beastly drunk.
at beastly, adv.
[US] A. Greene Life and Adventures of Dr Dodimus Duckworth I 172: Well, that beats me all to pieces.
at beat, v.
[US] A. Greene Life and Adventures of Dr Dodimus Duckworth I 82: A good-for-nothing, misbegotten, half-brung-up, beetle-headed scamp o’ grace!
at beetle-head (n.) under beetle, n.1
[US] A. Greene Life and Adventures of Dr Dodimus Duckworth II 176: He was seldom downright drunk; but was often [...] confoundedly bent.
at bent, adj.
[US] A. Greene Life and Adventures of Dr Dodimus Duckworth I 154: Well that’s a pretty joke, I’ll be blistered if ta’nt.
at blistered, adj.
[US] A. Greene Life and Adventures of Dr Dodimus Duckworth II 176: He was seldom downright drunk; but was often [...] confounded blue.
at blue, adj.2
[US] A. Greene Life and Adventures of Dr Dodimus Duckworth II 153: Respecting these three Doctor’s names / Lest you seem to boggle O, / I’ll tell you there was Whistlewind, / And Duckworth, and Pulltoggle O.
at boggle, v.
[US] A. Greene Life and Adventures of Dr Dodimus Duckworth II 176: He was seldom downright drunk; but was often [...] a little boozy.
at boozy, adj.
[US] A. Greene Life and Adventures of Dr Dodimus Duckworth II 39: Have you got corn enough to build that meeting-house yet?
at corn, n.1
[US] A. Greene Life and Adventures of Dr Dodimus Duckworth II 176: He was seldom downright drunk; but was often [...] pretty well corned.
at corned, adj.
[US] A. Greene Life and Adventures of Dr Dodimus Duckworth II 142: ‘Gott tam!’ exclaimed Donnervogel.
at God-damn!, excl.
[US] A. Greene Life and Adventures of Dr Dodimus Duckworth I 177: That way! well, then my head is turned about sure enough. That tarnal cider must a discomfoozled me.
at discombobulate, v.
[US] A. Greene Life and Adventures of Dr Dodimus Duckworth I 206: Alive! eh! that’s a pretty how-d-ye-do!
at how-do-you-do, n.1
[US] A. Greene Life and Adventures of Dr Dodimus Duckworth II 176: He was seldom downright drunk; but was often [...] pretty well done up.
at done up, adj.1
[US] A. Greene Life and Adventures of Dr Dodimus Duckworth II 70: But ’tis’nt my business to run down my neighbours.
at run down, v.
[US] A. Greene Life and Adventures of Dr Dodimus Duckworth II 43: My ribs are all smashed in, and my liver torn to flitters.
at flitter, v.
[US] A. Greene Life and Adventures of Dr Dodimus Duckworth II 176: He was seldom downright drunk; but was often [...] confoundedly fuddled.
at fuddled, adj.
[US] A. Greene Life and Adventures of Dr Dodimus Duckworth I 87: I’ll kill him if he ever stings me again – by golly!
at by golly! (excl.) under golly!, excl.
[US] A. Greene Life and Adventures of Dr Dodimus Duckworth II 11: ‘Gorree!’ exclaimed the youth.
at gorry!, excl.
[US] A. Greene Life and Adventures of Dr Dodimus Duckworth I 89: Gray-eye, greedy-gut, eat all the world up!
at greedy-gut, n.
[US] A. Greene Life and Adventures of Dr Dodimus Duckworth II 13: I pronounce you to be a gump, and no doctor.
at gump, n.1
[US] A. Greene Life and Adventures of Dr Dodimus Duckworth I 168: Hoity-toity! Mister – he’s my own hoss.
at hoity-toity!, excl.
[US] A. Greene Life and Adventures of Dr Dodimus Duckworth I 189: Howsomever, by the holy poker, I’ll have a kiss.
at by the holy poker! (excl.) under holy poker, n.1
[US] A. Greene Life and Adventures of Dr Dodimus Duckworth II 175: He had not even the excuse of drinking in good company, to say nothing of sleigh-rides [...] and such like occasions for taking an extra horn.
at horn, n.2
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