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[UK] C. Dickens Jr. Dict. London n.p.: Johnny, whose head and stomach are seasoned by the unceasing opium pipes of forty years, [...] toasts another little dab of the thick brown drug in readiness for the next comer.
at John Chinaman, n.
[UK] C. Dickens Jr. Dict. London n.p.: A music hall, where Dolly Dripping, the cook, in a draggled old print gown and a huge (natural) moustache; and Corporal Coldmutton, of the Guards [...] make simple fun for the edification of Quashie and Sambo, whose shining ebony faces stand jovially out even against the grimy blackness of the walls.
at quashie, n.
[UK] C. Dickens Jr. Dict. London n.p.: A music hall, where Dolly Dripping, the cook, in a draggled old print gown and a huge (natural) moustache; and Corporal Coldmutton, of the Guards [...] make simple fun for the edification of Quashie and Sambo, whose shining ebony faces stand jovially out even against the grimy blackness of the walls.
at sambo, n.1
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