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London & Provincial Entr’acte 15 Oct. 3/1: A ventriloquist, who cuts an awful dash.at awful, adj.
London & Provincial Entr’acte 15 Oct. 3/1: A ventriloquist, who cuts an awful dash. London & Provincial Entr’acte 1 Oct. 6/2: Bruise me if we don’t go and have it out at ‘coddem’.at bruise me (phr.) under bruise, v.
London & Provincial Entr’acte 15 Oct. 3/1: Around him sit six sealskin vests, / Six champagne charlie hats.at champagne charlie hat (n.) under champagne, n.
London & Provincial Entr’acte 15 Oct. 3/1: And there I see my dear old friend, / The best of ‘jolly cocks’.at cock, n.3
London & Provincial Entr’acte 1 Oct. 6/2: Bruise me if we don’t go and have it out at ‘coddem’.at coddam, n.
London & Provincial Entr’acte 15 Oct. 3/1: They looked upon me as a pal, / And ’gan to call me ‘cull’.at cull, n.1
London & Provincial Entr’acte 15 Oct. 3/1: I stayed at the bar, / And found there close on twenty Pro’s, / Some far from lardydah. / [...] it seemed that they of cash were rather low’.at la-di-da(h), adj.
London & Provincial Entr’acte 15 Oct. 3/1: I hear that Wykyn got the goose’.at get the goose (v.) under goose, n.1
London & Provincial Entr’acte 1 Oct. 6/2: We only come to do the guv’nor a turn.at guvnor, n.
London & Provincial Entr’acte 15 Oct. 3/1: Of cash [they] were rather low, [...] they could drink a Pot of ‘Pongelo’ / [...] / For ‘Pongelo’ was nothing more, than common half and half.at pongelo, n.
London & Provincial Entr’acte 15 Oct. 3/1: Around him sit [...] Just half-a-dozen ‘Pros’.at pro, n.
London & Provincial Entr’acte 22 Nov. 8/1: [song title] I’m a Regular Fellow for Fun.at regular guy (n.) under regular, adj.
London & Provincial Entr’acte 1 Oct. 6/2: ‘Ikey Bill’ and ‘Rorty Tom’ both turned up and put down their thrums.at rorty, adj.
London & Provincial Entr’acte 19 Aug. 3/3: There is too much of—what the slang dictionary terms ‘fakement’ about it [i.e. a performance]. Too many ropes, wires, and other paraphernalia.at fakement, n.
London & Provincial Entr’acte 9 Dec. 3/2: The slang phrase of ‘doing a bunk’ has no reference to Mr Mosedale.at do a/the bunk (v.) under bunk, n.1
London & Provincial Entr’acte 18 Mar. 4/2: ‘Failure’ said the querist. [...] ‘Oh, now I know, “f-r-o s-t,”’ chimed in Loose Fish.at frost, n.
London & Provincial Entr’acte 30 Aug. 12/2: [advert] ADAMS and JONGHMANS, Author and Composer of the last now populars ‘Masher King,’ ‘Ou Guard’ (Charles Godfrey); [...] ‘Hold him!’ (Coyne); ‘Outside Eliza!’.at outside Eliza!, excl.
London & Provincial Entr’acte 16 Oct. 4/2: I hope the Bishop of London will be called a a witness. His Lordship was present when the reverend psalm-smither made the [...] charge.at psalm-smiter (n.) under psalm, n.
London & Provincial Entr’acte 3 Jan. 15/1: Rat Evin absolutely favourite for the Water Rats’ Billiard Handicap. ‘Have a bit on me’ — ‘All Sir Garnet’.at all Sir Garnet, phr.
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