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Birmingham Jrnl 26 Jan. 4/1: He vastly prefers his own little bow-wows.at bow-wow, n.
Birmingham Jrnl 26 Jan. 4/1: He vastly prefers his own little bow-wows. Birmingham Jrnl 5 Dec. 1/6: Tommy Shops [...] To show whether or no ‘the workmen who receive their wages in goods or Tommy are the worse’, I will give a comparative view of the price of a few articles.at tommy shop (n.) under tommy, n.2
Birmingham Jrnl 5 Dec. 1/6: The cunning, over-reaching, greedy Tommy shopkeeper.at tommy shop (n.) under tommy, n.2
Birmingham Jrnl 10 July 3/4: [W]itness asked Smith the price of various counterfeit coins, when she said cooters (sovereigns) were 4s. 6d. each; tusheroons (half-crowns) 5s. a dozen; pegs (shillings) seven score for 20s.at couter, n.1
Birmingham Jrnl 10 July 3/4: [W]itness asked Smith the price of various counterfeit coins, when she said cooters (sovereigns) were 4s. 6d. each; tusheroons (half-crowns) 5s. a dozen; pegs (shillings) seven score for 20s.at peg, n.3
Birmingham Jrnl 10 July 3/4: Witness there told him that had been unexpectedly disappointed of getting some shofall, (base money).at shoful, n.
Birmingham Jrnl 10 July 3/4: [W]itness asked Smith the price of various counterfeit coins, when she said cooters (sovereigns) were 4s. 6d. each; tusheroons (half-crowns) 5s. a dozen; pegs (shillings) seven score for 20s.at tosheroon, n.
Birmingham Jrnl 17 Aug. 6/4: They are then taken to the bathroom, where the county barber crops their hair quite close [...] they have thus received a county crop.at county crop (n.) under county, adj.
Birmingham Jrnl 26 Nov. 6/5: I shan’t be in time for the ball; [...] I’ve got a deuced tailer waiting to fix on my epaulette.at deuced, adj.
Birmingham Jrnl 8 Dec. 8/1: Her holy left-handed son-in-law.at left-handed, adj.
Birmingham Jrnl 28 Sept. 6/3: Public nurseries for the reception of children of poor parents, who are compelled to work in factories, or go out charring.at char, v.
Birmingham Jrnl 1 June 8/2: An antient ‘Turkey merchant,’ one of those turbaned fellows you see going about with little lumps of rhubarb, and who offer to revolutionise your whole intestinal economy therewith for sixpence.at turkey merchant (n.) under turkey, n.1
Birmingham Jrnl 5 Mar. 8/1: [M]etalliferous miracles began to be wrought in Kangaroo-land.at Kangarooland (n.) under kangaroo, n.1
Birmingham Jrnl 28 Apr. 6/3: Some venerable knight of the shears in sober pursuit of his calling.at ...the shears under knight of the..., n.
Birmingham Jrnl 15 Aug. 2/7: He knows a professional philanthropist who can beat him at the game — by chalks.at by chalks under chalk, n.1
Birmingham Jrnl 15 Aug. 5/6: Mr Richards [...] said, ‘Go in, you chump-headed fool, and mind your own business’.at chumphead (n.) under chump, n.
Birmingham Jrnl 20 Aug. 8/4: The Head-Piece of the Police [...] We cannot admire the new head-piece [...] It is of a helmet shape [...] a dull, funereal black.at head-piece, n.
Birmingham Jrnl 3 Nov. 11/3: The implements of toddy would be set out on the polished mahogany.at mahogany, n.
Birmingham Jrnl 3 Nov. 11/3: Until it comes to the regular toddy time, you take a ‘wee drappie,’ or a ‘thimblefull,’ or a ‘skitey’.at skitey, n.
Birmingham Jrnl 12 Jan. 11/6: Long life to his Majesty, and the back of my hand and the sole of my foot to the blackguard gaugers who paid for hers.at back of my hand (and the sole of my foot) under back, n.1
Birmingham Jrnl 12 Jan. 11/6: ‘Well then, by dad,’ laughed Paddy.at dad, n.1
Birmingham Jrnl 12 Jan. 11/6: Long life to his Majesty, and the back of my hand and the sole of my foot to the blackguard gaugers who paid for hers.at gouger, n.
Birmingham Jrnl 22 Aug. 10/4: ‘By the great horn spoon!’ swore the sheriff.at by the great horn spoon! (excl.) under great...!, excl.
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