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Berks. Chron. 19 Mar. 4/4: No matter what the subject—new as the first blush of any business, or older than all the hills on the habitable globe, the palaverer forthwith gives tongue.at palaverer (n.) under palaver, v.
Berks. Chron. 19 Mar. 4/4: No matter what the subject—new as the first blush of any business, or older than all the hills on the habitable globe, the palaverer forthwith gives tongue. Berkshire Chron. 17 Nov. 2/1: The Turks are very sensible people. I like their name for black-strap wonderfully, ‘Sublime Port’.at black strap (n.) under black, adj.
Berks. Chron. 21 Apr. 3/4: Seized witha fit of coughing, her Mamma remarked, ‘She was afraid she had got a churchyard cough’.at churchyard cough (n.) under churchyard, n.
Berks. Chron. 8 Dec. 3/4: Rejoice, then, ye rogues of every degree, whether land-rats or sea-rats whatever ye be.at land-rat (n.) under land, n.3
Berks. Chron. 14 June 3/3: John Gibbs [...] knight of the lapstone [had] a charge preferred against him by [...] a constable.at ...the lapstone under knight of the..., n.
Berks. Chron. 22 Mar. 1/5: John Fletcher complained of certain young people [...] for insulting him on his own premises. The mother [...] was a very violent women; for she [...] came into his shop and calls out, ‘What, Old Roger, won’t you have a bit of tripe>’.at old roger (n.) under old, adj.
Berkshire Chron. 10 Jan. 3/4: A city article in the Brummangem line.at Brummagem, adj.
Berks. Chron. 27 June 2/2: The Brunswickers were asleep, but not dead-alive, although in a state of somnolency.at dead alive (adj.) under dead, adj.
Berks Chron. 4 Dec. 4/5: He behaved mighty obstropolous and talked about his rights being violated.at obstropolous, adj.
Berks Chron. 4 Dec. 4/5: ‘You be d—d,’ says he, ‘you Irish raw lobster.’ [...] and off I dragged him to the station-house.at raw lobster (n.) under raw, adj.
Berks. Chron. 20 Nov. 3/2: I said Mr. Arundell is coming after you, you ‘slip gibbet,’ on which he went out. I said that to him in joke, thinking would he frightened, having laid about for some time without work.at slip-gibbet (n.) under slip, v.2
Berks. Chron. 28 May 3/3: Whenever a bull is made by any person, he is set down immediately for a Paddy-whack.at bull, n.2
Berks. Chron. 28 May 3/3: Whenever a bull is made by any person, he is set down immediately for a Paddy-whack.at paddywhack, n.
Berks. Chron. 3 Mar. 4/3: They had many things in view and one in particular. I asked them what that was; they said a ‘super chovey’ at Hungerford (i.e. a silversmith’s) which they could do before they came back .at do, v.1
Berks. Chron. 1 Dec. 3/2: Sadly and slowly Jack Tapster he bore, / Right thankful to stop at each hedge-alehouse door.at hedge-tavern (n.) under hedge, adj.
Berks. Chron. 25 Feb. 2/1: ‘The woman died of the real malignant cholera,’ say the doctors on one side. ‘The woman died of the mulligrubs,’ say the doctors on the other.at mulligrubs, n.
Berkshire Chron. 3 Mar. 4/3: They had many things in view and one in particular. I asked them what that was; they said a ‘super chovey’ at Hungerford (i.e. a silversmith’s) which they could do before they came back .at super chovey (n.) under super, n.2
Berks. Chron. 7 Dec. 4/4: My name is Jack-knock-him-stiff, and I’ll give you a sample.at knock stiff (v.) under stiff, adj.
Berks. Chron. 30 July 4/5: A squat, bow-legged figure [...] exhibiting in his whol appearance an ugly specimen of the ‘All-round-my-hat’ fraternity.at all around my hat, phr.
Berks. Chron. 30 July 4/5: A squat, bow-legged figure, witha head of hair as rough as a badger’s back.at ...a badger’s arse under rough as..., adj.
Berks. Chron. 30 July 4/5: Bob Davis [...] evinced, by several low bows, his gratitude at not having been compelled to ‘fork out’ the customary five shillings.at fork out, v.
Berks. Chron. 30 July 4/5: The veather vos so gallus hot.at gallows, adv.
Berks. Chron. 3 Dec. 3/3: The best Cream of the Valley cost but 3s a quart at my uncle’s, who is reckoned the first gin spinner in the county .at gin-spinner (n.) under gin, n.4
Berks. Chron. 30 July 4/5: A squat, bow-legged figure [...] exhibiting in his whol appearance an ugly specimen of the ‘All-round-my-hat’ fraternity.at specimen, n.
Berks. Chron. 10 Feb. 2/2: The print [...] certainly gives a very ludicrous representation of the lubberly face of the ‘pet lamb’.at lubberly, adj.
Berks. Chron. 9 May 2/3: Hold your noise; he’s going to pay his poor-rates.at hold your noise! (excl.) under noise, n.1
Berks. Chron. 20 May 1/4: The wretched culprit [...] underwent his awful sentence on the public drop this day at noon.at drop, n.1
Berks. Chron. 8 Nov. 4/1: Speaking to [one’s father] say, ‘Govnor’ or ‘Old Strike-a-light’; of him, — ‘The Old ’Un’.at old strike-a-light (n.) under old, adj.
Berks. Chron. 26 May 4/6: Where is that great fat-headed — of yours?at fat-headed, adj.
Berks. Chron. 14 June 6/5: Every guest who entered [...] to partake of a cup of tea, or dish of chat became [...] a member of the family.at dish of chat (n.) under dish, n.1
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