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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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