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[UK] Whitby Gaz. 13 Dec. n.p.: ‘As dead as a herring,’ Billy said [...] ‘and the day after tomorrow he’ll be floating belly up’.
at belly up, adj.2
[UK] Whitby Gaz. 16 Mar. 8/7: The ‘Bible-back’ state of religion [...] had passed.
at bibleback, n.
[UK] Whitby Gaz. 2 Mar. 2/2: She’s such a one for butties as never was [...] jam butty and treacle butty.
at butty, n.2
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