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Dover Exp. 5 Apr. 2/4: The first resuklt of this pounding match will probably be to save us the best half of millions [...] which were to have been expended on the fortification of our ports.at pounding match, n.
Dover Exp. 5 Apr. 2/4: The first resuklt of this pounding match will probably be to save us the best half of millions [...] which were to have been expended on the fortification of our ports. Dover Exp. 20 Aug. 3/5: He walks erect, he strokes his sleek skin, he adjusts his caleçons, he ‘puts on side’.at side, n.
Dover Exp. 25 Sept. 1/4: Coulthard and Wilson’s Poetic Appeal to the ‘Understandings’ of the People. ‘Boots and Shoes in beauty rare [...] Boots and Shoes in leather strong’.at understandings, n.1
Dover Exp. 1 June 3/4: ‘Lawful sakes!’ she cried. ‘Do you think that was Mrs Sudds?’.at law sakes! (excl.) under laws!, excl.
Dover Exp. 1 June 3/4: Why, I dunno where I be, I’m so obfusticated.at obfusticated, adj.
Dover Exp. 2 Mar. 2/5: [He] cried, ‘Od rot it! It’s come again! My hat! My coat! I’m off!’.at od rot it! under od, n.
Dover Express 6 Sept. 7/2: Mr Thomas Wardle [...] honorably distinguihsed for his services in connection with the Silk Culture Court at the ‘Colinderies’ in 1886.at colinderies, n.
Dover Express 25 Apr. 2/6: To my advantage! [...] Those shares in the Nevada Silver Mine come up trumps after all?at come up trumps (v.) under come up, v.1
Dover Exp. 6 June 2/6: Listening to the ribald songs of the street nigger minstrels.at street nigger (n.) under nigger, n.1
Dover Exp. 20 Nov. 8/4: She also had a dry hacking cough which people said was a ‘Churchyard Cough’.at churchyard cough (n.) under churchyard, n.
Dover Exp. 19 June 2/2: The light cart with the covered top, so poetically named as flying bedstead, licensed to carry no end.at flying bedstead (n.) under flying, adj.
Dover Exp. 28 Aug. 5/3: She felt somebody’s hand in her pocket and immediately the purse was gone [...] Her sister’s young man escorted the purse lifter down the Folkestone-road and handed him over to the police.at purse-lifter (n.) under purse, n.
Dover Exp. 24 Feb. 6/5: A promising Gallows-Bird.at gallows-bird, n.
Dover Exp. 30 June 6/3: The work of these cavalrycurates will be holding of three services on Sundays.at cavalry curate, n.
Dover Exp. 17 Aug. 6/3: ‘What did the defendent do?’ Witness: ‘Banged her’ [...] ‘What do you mean?’ ‘Slipped into her [...] paid her well [...] let her have it.’ What is that? ’ ‘Hit her with his fist’.at let someone have it (v.) under have, v.
Dover Exp. 17 Aug. 6/3: Language said to be largely in use ‘down the Dials,’ and in St Giles, to say nothing of the glittering Orient (viz., the Commercial-road, East).at Orient, the, n.
Dover Exp. 17 Aug. 6/3: ‘Down the Dials’ and in St Giles [...] they patter as flash as anyone.at patter flash (v.) under patter, v.
Dover Exp. 9 Feb. 6/6: ‘Potatoes,’ said pompey, a learned darkey, conversing with another gentleman of colour.at Pompey, n.
Dover Exp. 17 Aug. 6/3: ‘What did the defendent do?’ Witness: ‘Banged her’ [...] ‘What do you mean?’ ‘Slipped into her [...] paid her well [...] let her have it.’ What is that? ’ ‘Hit her with his fist’.at slip in(to) (v.) under slip, v.2
Dover Exp. 2 Dec. 7/4: Speak up like a man or forever hold your clapper.at hold your clapper! (excl.) under clapper, n.1
Dover Exp. 17 Feb. 7/5: There seem to be two kinds of pride — one that blows itself up with wind, and the other that fills itself up with sawdust.at sawdust, n.1
(ref. to 1576) Dover Exp. 2 May 3/5: William Smith, who was rector in 1576 [...] was presented on the following charge: [...] the rector presented a parishioner for calling him ‘a knave and a cock-brained foole’.at cock-brain (n.) under cock, n.3
Dover Exp. 12 Mar. 5/6: They say that the turnpike sailor knows all about the casual question.at turnpike sailor, n.
Dover Exp. 6 May 8/2: ‘Master Nickum’ (thief).at Mr, n.
Dover Exp. 6 May 8/2: ‘Master Nickum’ (thief).at nickum, n.
Dover Express (Kent) 11 Nov. 4/4: When remonstrated with by the Rev. John Maull, the minister he replied, ‘Well, sir; if you’ll shut up your shop, I’ll shut up mine!’.at shut up (one’s) shop (v.) under shop, n.1
Dover Express (Kent) 21 July 7/2: Nobody likes to show the white feather and give in.at show the (white) feather (v.) under show, v.
Dover Exp. (Kent) 16 May 6/5: When that argument was spiflicated, they said [etc.].at spiflicated, adj.
Dover Exp. 5 Mar. 5/6: They say that our rattle-trap trams are pitchers that have ‘gone often to the well,’ and are certainly not duplicated against breakdown.at rattletrap, adj.
Dover Exp. 11 Feb. 8/3: Oh, dash! I’ve lost my Registration Card.at dash!, excl.
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