thing, or circumstance.
A fair cow--An utterly obnoxious and otherwise unexpressible person,
place, thing, or circumstance.
Crack--To smite. s. A blow.
Crack a boo--To divulge a secret; to betray emotion.
Crack hardy--To suppress emotion; to endure patiently; to keep a secret.
Cray--A crayfish.
Crib--A dwelling.
Croak--To die.
Crook--A dishonest or evil person.
Crook--Unwell; dishonest; spurious; fraudulent. Superlative, Dead Crook.
Crool (cruel) the pitch--To frustrate; to interfere with one's
schemes or welfare.
Crust--Sustenance; a livelihood:
Cut it out--Omit it; discontinue it.
Dago--A native of Southern Europe.
Dash, to do-one's--To reach one's Waterloo.
Date--An appointment.
Dawg (dog)--A contemptible person; ostentation.
To put on dawg--To behave in an arrogant manner.
Dead--In a superlative degree; very.
Deal--To deal it out; to administer punishment, abuse, etc.
Deener--A shilling (Fr. Denier. Denarius, a Roman silver coin).
Derry--An aversion; a feud; a dislike.
Dickin--A term signifying disgust or disbelief.
Dile (dial)--The face.
Dilly--Foolish; half-witted.
Ding Dong--Strenuous.
Dinkum--Honest; true. "The Dinkum Oil."--The truth.
Dirt--Opprobrium, a mean speech or action.
Dirty left--A formidable left fist.
Divvies--Dividends; profits.
Dizzy limit--The utmost; the superlative degree.
Do in--To defeat; to kill; to spend.
Done me luck--Lost my good fortune.
Dope--A drug; adulterated liquor. v. To administer drugs.
Dot in the eye, to--To strike in the eye.
Douse--To extinguish (Anglo-Saxon).
Drive a quill--To write with a pen; to work in an office.
Duck, to do a--See "break."
Duds--Personal apparel (Scotch).
Dunno--Do not know.
Dutch--German; any native of Central Europe.
'Eads (Heads)--The authorities; inner council.
'Eadin'--"Heading browns"; tossing pennies.
'Ead over Turkey--Head over heels.
'Ead Serang--The chief; the leader.
'Eavyweight--A boxer of the heaviest class.
'Ell--fer-leather--In extreme haste.
End up, to get--To rise to one's feet.
Fade away, to--To retire; to withdraw.
Fag--A cigarette.
Fair--Extreme; positive.
Fair thing--A wise proceeding; an obvious duty.
Fake--A swindle; a hoax.
Finger--An eccentric or amusing person.
Flam--Nonsense; make--believe.
Flash--Ostentatious; showy but counterfeit.
Float, to--To give up the gho
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