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In fair and honest fashion. Strangle-hold--An ungentle embrace in wrestling. Strength of it--The truth of it; the value of it. Stretch, to do a--To serve a term of imprisonment. Strike--The innocuous remnant of a hardy curse. Strike--To discover; to meet. Strong, going--Proceeding with vigour. 'Struth--An emaciated oath. Stuff--Money. Stunt--A performance; a tale. Swad, Swaddy--A private soldier. Swank--Affectation; ostentation. Swap--To exchange. Swell--An exalted person. Swig--A draught of water or other liquid. Tabbie--A female. Take 'em on--Engage them in battle. Take it out--To undergo imprisonment in lieu of a fine. Tart--A young woman (contraction of sweetheart). Tenner--A ten-pound note. Time, to do--To serve a term in prison. Time, to have no time for--To regard with impatient disfavour. Tip--To forecast; to give; to warn. Tip--A warning; a prognostication; a hint. Tipple--Strong drink; to indulge in strong drink. Toff--An exalted persogn. Togs--Clothes. Togged--Garbed. Tom--A girl. Tony--Stylish. Took--Arrested; apprehended. Top, off one's--Out of one's mind. Top off, to--To knock down; to assault. Toss in the towel--See "rag." Touch--Manner; mode; fashion. Tough--Unfortunate; hardy; also a "tug," q.v. Tough luck--Misfortune. Track with--To woo; to "go walking with." Treat, a--Excessively; abundantly. Tucked away--Interred. Tug--An uncouth fellow; a hardy rogue. Tumble to, or to take a tumble--To comprehend suddenly. Turkey, head over--Head over heels. Turn down--To reject; dismiss. Turn, out of one's--Impertinently; uninvited. Twig--To observe; to espy. Two-up School--A gambling den. Umpty--An indefinite numeral. Upper--cut--In pugilism, an upward blow. Uppish--Proud. Up to us--Our turn; our duty. Vag, on the--Under the provisions of the Vagrancy Act. Wallop--To beat; chastise. Waster--A reprobate; an utterly useless and unworthy person. Waterworks, to turn on the--To shed tears. Welt--A blow. Wet, to get--To become incensed; ill-tempered. Whips--Abundance. White (white man)--A true, sterling fellow. White-headed boy--A favourite; a pet. Willin'--Strenuous; hearty. Win, a--Success. Wise, to get--To comprehend; to unmask deceit. Wolf--To eat. Word--To accost with fair speech. Wot price--Behold; how now! Yakker--Hard toil. Yap--To talk volu
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