Translators: Secondhand apparel, especially Boots. Toffken: A house containing well-to-do occupants. Toff: An elegantly, or stylishly dressed gentleman. Terrier Crop: Short, bristly haircut (denoting a recent stay in a prison or a workhouse) ” His Tail was quite DOWN, and it was all over.” The origin is obvious. The HUE AND CRY system compelling all citizens to assist in such situations began with the Statute of Winchester of 1285 Another job of the Night Watchman was. When a professional at any game loses heart in a match he is said to get his Tail Down. Tail Down: “To get the Tail Down,” generally means to lose courage. Lushery: A place where a lush may be had. a begger, or someone who uses a beggar's disguise. Lurk: (1) A place of resorting to or concealment in. Lumber: (1) Unused, or second-hand furniture. Long-Tailed: A banknote worth more than 5 pounds is said to be "long tailed" London Particular: Thick London "Pea Soup" fog People these days want to raise a hue and cry about the tiniest little. Leg : A dishonest person, a sporting cheat or tout. Definition of Hu in the Idioms Dictionary. Lavender, in: (1) To be hidden from the police, (2) to be pawned, (3) to be put away, (4) to be dead. Laycock, Miss (or Lady): Female sexual organs Compare Pegging-out, Hopping The Twig, and similar flippancies. While "To take the down of a ticker"ĭo Down: To beat someone badly, punishingĭrag: (1) A three month gaol sentence. "Knap theĭing" or to take something that has been thrown out.ĭollymop: A prostitute, often an amateur or a part-timeĭollyshop: A low, unlicensed loan shop orĭon: A distinguished/expert/clever person a leaderĭown: Suspicion. (From Didikai, a Rom contraction of Dik akai, or "look here") (Etymologically descended from theĭinarious, or ancient silver penny of Britain.)Ĭlaws: The broad arrows on a convict's prison uniform.ĭidikko: Gypsies half breed gypsies (r). Phrase Vase Slave Save Gave Brave Grave Faith Wave Cave Crave. Hence option 4 is the appropriate answer. By the above meaning and example, we can say that A noisy expression of anger is the correct answer. Something impressive, admirable amongst criminalsĮspecially of its handkerchief (for which there was a ready market)Īn especially build treadmill in the 'Steelĭeaner: A shilling. Example: There has been a great hue and cry about the councils plans to close the school. "Church a watch."Ĭlass, to be doing something class: being or doing Identifying marks from, to make like new again. Example: There has been a great hue and cry about the councils plans to close the school. Sea phrase.Ĭhaunting lay: Street singing (hopefully forįrom, to make like new again.
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