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Pierce Egan’s Wkly Courier 22 Mar. 4/1: The battle was an out-and-outer on both sides.at out-and-outer, n.
Pierce Egan’s Wkly Courier 22 Mar. 4/1: The battle was an out-and-outer on both sides. Pierce Egan’s Wkly Courier 22 Mar. 4/1: It was ‘bellows to mend’ and he proved a rank piper.at bellows to mend under bellows, n.
Pierce Egan’s Wkly Courier 22 Mar. 1/4: It was ‘no go’ [...] Weather-all was crabbed because his chancery traits would not give him the pull.at crab, v.
Pierce Egan’s Wkly Courier 22 Mar. 4/1: ‘We must behave like gemmen,’ said Rumbo Dick.at rumbo dick, n.
Pierce Egan’s Wkly Courier 22 Mar. 4/1: Be de powers of Peg Plunket [...] you will be able to serve out Mr Dobell.at by the powers of Moll Doyle! (excl.) under Moll Doyle, n.
Pierce Egan’s Wkly Courier 22 Mar. 4/2: Terence Sweeny and Deaf Burke tipped it to each other like fun.at like fun, adv.
Pierce Egan’s Wkly Courier 22 Mar. 4/1: On Wednesday last, the ‘gay boys’ of the Emerald isle had a day of their own, and the purlieus of the Holy Land and the precincts of Whitechapl were literally drained to witness the mill.at gay, adj.
Pierce Egan’s Wkly Courier 22 Mar. 4/1: Dobell measured himelf up, in order to welt [?] the hide of Reddy.at hide, n.
Pierce Egan’s Wkly Courier 22 Mar. 4/1: The Man of Wax [...] had met with Mr Lushington; and [...] was rather more free with his chaffing-box than was welcome to a respectable company.at lad of wax, n.
Pierce Egan’s Wkly Courier 22 Mar. 4/1: Tom Reedy who had called in to take a whiff and a whet at this lush-crib, felt himself rather annoyed by the slum of the Man of Leather.at man of leather (n.) under leather, n.
Pierce Egan’s Wkly Courier 22 Mar. 4/1: Tom Reedy [...] had called in to take a whiff and a whet at this lush-crib.at lush crib (n.) under lush, n.1
Pierce Egan’s Wkly Courier 22 Mar. 4/1: The Man of Wax [...] had met with Mr Lushington; and [...] was rather more free with his chaffing-box than was welcome to a respectable company.at Mr Lushington (n.) under Lushington, n.
Pierce Egan’s Wkly Courier 22 Mar. 4/1: Lush pouring like cataracts from the mahagony to the floor.at mahogany, n.
Pierce Egan’s Wkly Courier 22 Mar. 4/1: McGinnis [...] continued te fight [...]h to the sixty-second round, when he polished off his opponent.at polish off, v.
Pierce Egan’s Wkly Courier 22 Mar. 4/2: Dobell napt it [...] his mug was painted all over.at paint, v.
Pierce Egan’s Wkly Courier 22 Mar. 4/1: Now and then planting some punishing hits about his adversary’s nob.at punish, v.
Pierce Egan’s Wkly Courier 22 Mar. 4/1: It was 7 to 4 against Reedy; who had, but an hour previous, quitted a cove in Leivester-fields.at quit, v.
Pierce Egan’s Wkly Courier 22 Mar. 4/1: ‘Let’s do the thing rummy; put on the stoppers — give your red rags a holiday’.at rummy, adj.1
Pierce Egan’s Wkly Courier 22 Mar. 4/1: ‘Let’s do the thing rummy; put on the stoppers — give your red rags a holiday’.at stopper, n.1
Pierce Egan’s Wkly Courier 22 Mar. 4/1: ‘A tiny subscription will make the landlord all right, and sweet into the bargain’.at sweet, adj.1
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