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[UK] Oxford Chron. 11 Jan. 4/2: The great costly ‘rattle-trap’ convict prison at Reading.
at rattletrap, adj.
[UK] Oxford Chron. 2 Aug. n.p.: It was a disreputable quarrel at a public house [...] the scene of the choice language and tongue banging between Miss Ann leaver and Mr and Mrs S. Rolfe.
at tongue-banging (n.) under tongue, n.
[UK] Oxford Chron. 9 June 2/6: The Russians are usually called Johnny Ruskies.
at johnny-, pfx
[UK] Oxford Chron. 12 Nov. 5/3: It is a very Brummagem jind of conscience [...] first to take a man’s money [...] and then go into court and [...] hand hi over to the enemy.
at Brummagem conscience (n.) under Brummagem, adj.
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