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[UK] Beds. Times 31 July 2/5: [from Spirit of the Times (NY) ] A man who recollects well when the ‘Blind Tiger’ was the terror of the state, and ‘Tiger’s Milk’ was the favorite beverage of ferocious youths.
at blind tiger, n.
[UK] Beds. Times 31 July 2/5: [from Spirit of the Times (NY) ] They war dancin’ and cuttin’ up like the devil.
at cut up, v.1
[UK] Beds. Times 31 July 2/5: [from Spirit of the Times (NY) ]Dod bust me, if he didn’t shove me out of a glass whiskey!
at dod bust...! (excl.) under dod, n.1
[UK] Beds. Times 31 July 2/5: [from Spirit of the Times (NY) ] I looked at Tom [...] as he said to me, ‘Shuck yourself.’ We warn’t long in sheddin’our superflus kiverin’ and at it we went.
at at it under it, n.1
[UK] Beds. Times 31 July 2/5: [from Spirit of the Times (NY) ] I looked at Tom [...] as he said to me, ‘Shuck yourself.’ We warn’t long in sheddin’our superflus kiverin’ and at it we went.
at shuck down (v.) under shuck, v.
[UK] Beds. Times 31 July 2/5: [from Spirit of the Times (NY) ] A man who recollects well when the ‘Blind Tiger’ was the terror of the state, and ‘Tiger’s Milk’ was the favorite beverage of ferocious youths.
at tiger’s milk (n.) under tiger, n.
[UK] Beds. Times 17 Nov. 6/2: He suggested that a ‘putty-medal’ would be a suitable reward.
at putty medal (n.) under putty, n.
[UK] Beds. Times 3 Mar. 6/7: George and William mason [...] were charged with begging [...] The Inspector said that the defendants were known as ‘Professional Bible-Thumpers’.
at bible-thumper (n.) under bible, n.
[UK] Beds. Times 24 Dec. 6/1: [He] has been a convert to margarine and is of the opinion that people who cannot eat it ought to be fed on bread and pullet.
at bread and pullet (n.) under bread, n.1
[UK] Beds. Times 31 Jan. 2/2: I saw him in another part of the town preparing to start the ‘chaunting lay’. He pulled off his cap, which he held invitingly for coppers in front of him [etc].
at chaunting-lay (n.) under chanting, n.
[UK] Beds. Times 10 Dec. 4/6: [advert] The Ideal Winter Drink! Wells and Winch’s Stingo.
at stingo, n.1
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