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[Ire] Roscommon Jrnl 18 Apr. 2/1: Why den bad scran to you.
at bad scran (n.) under bad, adj.
[Ire] Roscommon Jrnl 4 Apr. 4/5: The late illustrious Friar or Priest Magary, so celebrated for his buckle-beggar exploits in the arena of illicit matrimonial mongering.
at buckle-beggar (n.) under buckle, v.
[Ire] Roscommon Jrnl 26 Sept. 3/3: We happened to drop in for a glass of ‘sober water’.
at sober-water, n.
[Ire] Roscommon Jrnl 16 Sept. 2/3: Jack finished his ‘cold without’.
at cold without (n.) under cold, n.
[Ire] Roscommon Jrnl 16 Sept. 2/3: Jack finished his ‘cold without’ and aimed his empty tumbler with sufficient accuracy to smash the lamp, douse the glimmer.
at douse the glim (v.) under glim, n.
[Ire] Roscommon Jrnl 16 Sept. 2/1: He finished his ‘go’ of brandy and water.
at go, n.1
[Ire] Roscommon Jrnl 16 Sept. 2/1: The applicant posted the necessary.
at necessary, n.
[Ire] Roscommon Jrnl 16 Sept. 2/1: The applicant posted the necessary.
at post, v.1
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