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[UK] Durham Co. Advertiser 5 Jan. 4/3: He lay not all night slugging in a cabin under his mantle, but used commonly to keep others waking.
at slug, v.3
[UK] Durham Co. Advertiser 6 Sept. 1/4: Then his handkerchief was perfumed! Every time he pulled it out the hogo filled the coach.
at hogo, n.
[UK] Durham Co. Advertiser 6 Jan. 5/3: Electors were seen exultantly wacing their bank-notes in the air, jingling sovereigns in their hands, exclaiming, ‘Here’s your Brummagem buttons without shanks!’.
at Brummagem button (n.) under Brummagem, adj.
[UK] Durham Co. Advertiser 14 Nov. 2/1: Popular names for certain Playing Cards [...] Queen of Clubs...Queen Bess.
at Queen Bess, n.
[UK] Durham Co. Advertiser 14 Nov. 2/1: Popular names for certain Playing Cards [...] Knave...A Bosworth man.
at Bosworth man, n.
[UK] Durham Co. Advertiser 14 Nov. 2/1: Popular names for certain Playing Cards [...] Six of hearts...the grace card.
at grace-card, n.
[UK] Durham Co. Advertiser 14 Nov. 2/1: Popular names for certain Playing Cards [...] Ace of Diamonds...The Earl of Cork.
at earl of Cork, n.1
[UK] Durham Co. Advertiser 14 Nov. 2/1: Popular names for certain Playing Cards [...] Nine of Diamonds...The curse of Scotland.
at curse of Scotland, n.
[UK] Durham Co. Advertiser 14 Nov. 2/1: Popular names for certain Playing Cards [...] Four of Spades...Ned Stokes.
at ned stokes, n.
[UK] Durham Co. Advertiser 25 July 8/4: John Wilson, alias ‘Young Slip-halter’ of Hartlepool, charged with stealing a shooting-coat.
at slip-gibbet (n.) under slip, v.2
[UK] Durham Co. Advertiser 10 Mar. 10/4: The knowing ones in ‘black diamonds’ at the new Coal Exchange laugh at public credulity.
at black diamonds (n.) under black, adj.
[UK] Durham Co. Advertiser 24 Feb. 5/1: The Duke of Wellington was an old crack-brain.
at crackbrain, n.
[UK] Durham Co. Advertiser 2 Apr. 1/2: [advert] SEED POTATOES for SALE — Fen Regent, very early: Home Ruler, a heavy cropper.
at home ruler, n.
[UK] Durham Co. Advertiser 29 Dec. 8/2: LETTER FROM A DURHAM SOLDIER. HOW HE PUT ‘THE TIN HAT’ ON A FLEEING BOER [...] One them tried get away, but did not get far. I soon had a bullet on its way to seek him, and it found his leg and dropped him. That put the ‘tin hat on’ but we had to carry the blessed sod in then. My regards to all home.
at put the tin hat on (v.) under tin hat, n.1
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