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[UK] Londonderry Standard 18 Oct. 4/2: Of the varied expressions that characterise the act of shaking hands [...] the pump-handle shake first deserves notice.
at pump-handle, n.
[UK] Londonderry Standard 26 June 1/2: The present [American] generation raised on hot cakes and street fixins [...] is all talk and no cider.
at all talk and no cider under talk, v.
[UK] Londonderry Standard 7 May 4/1: He’s awa’ to Cramond brig [...] and he’ll no be back this while to fash us.
at fash, v.
[UK] Londonderry Standard 7 May 4/1: He remebered to have left part of his school ‘piece’, or luncheon, and he drew forth about half a scon — a kind of tough cake, made of oatmeal and potatoes.
at piece, n.
[UK] Londonderry Standard 7 May 4/1: Alexander, or, as he was invariably called, Sandy Miller.
at Sandy, n.
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