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[US] Standard (London) 20 Oct. 1/4: ‘Give it him home, Harry’ — ‘Take care of him now — he sees his own blood’.
at take care of, v.
[US] Standard (London) 20 Oct. 1/4: ‘This comes of living so long with kilts and bonnets — men forget the use of their daddles’.
at daddle, n.
[US] Standard (London) 20 Oct. 1/4: I maun down to the Clachan to see if the lad [...] is out of his humdudgeons yet.
at humdudgeon, n.
[US] Standard (London) 20 Oct. 1/2: The manner in which he busked his plaid and adjusted his bonnet argued a consciousness that so smart a John Highlansman as himself would not pass unnoticed.
at johnny-, pfx
[US] Standard (London) 20 Oct. 1/3: Take it all, man — take it all.
at man, n.
[US] Standard (London) 20 Oct. n.p.: That’s right, Harry — go it — serve him out [...] tip him the nailer — show him the mill.
at mill, n.1
[US] Standard (London) 20 Oct. n.p.: That’s right, Harry — go it — serve him out [...] tip him the nailer — show him the mill.
at nailer, n.
[US] Standard (London) 20 Oct. 1/2: He was a topping person in his way.
at topping, adj.
[US] Standard (London) 20 Oct. 1/4: Robin [...] proceeded to [...] call for a pint of twopenny.
at twopenny, n.2
[US] Standard (London) 4 Sept. 5/3: The Italians think no small beer of the Bersaglieri, and the Bersaglieri think no small beer of themselves.
at think small beer of (v.) under small beer, n.
[US] Standard (London) 21 Oct. 3/1: I admitted him and then saw he had the gravel-rash .
at gravel rash (n.) under gravel, n.
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