overstep the mark
To go beyond what is considered acceptable or reasonable
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owl
To catch the; a trick practised upon ignorant country boobies, who are decoyed into a barn under pretence of catching an owl, where, after divers preliminaries, the joke ends in their having a pail of water poured upon their heads.
owl in an ivy bush
He looks like an owl in an ivy bush; frequently said of a person with a large frizzled wig, or a woman whose hair is dressed a-la-blowze.
owl light
Dusk; the gloaming, "blind man's holiday." Fr. Entre chien et hup.
owlers
Those who smuggle wool over to France.
owned
A slang expression used by the ultra-Evangelicals when a popular preacher makes many converts. The converts themselves are called his "seals."
owt gen
Two shillings. } OWT is pronounced OAT.
ox house
He must go through the ox house to bed; a saying of an old fellow who marries a young girl.
ox is in the ditch
A serious problem needs to be solved immediately.
Ox-Head and Horse-Face
Mythical guardians of the underworld
oxford frame
A picture frame made so that the wooden sides cross each other at the corners and project an inch or two ; much used for photographs of college groups and so on.
Oxford Group
A religious group named after its founder, Frank Buch- man, and in no way connected with Oxford. In main its principles are Christian fellowship, public confession of sins, group "shanngs" of spiritual experiences, and dependence on divine guidance in the everyday affairs of life.
Oxford Movement
A successful effort to arouse the Church of England from a period of inertia and indifference that had lasted through much of the 18th century. It was begun in 1833 at Oxford by Dr. Keble and carried on there by Hurrell Froude, Dr. Pusey, Isaac Williams, Charles Marriott, J. H. Newman, F. W.
oxford scholar
A dollar.
oxygen burning
a situation that is extremely tense or urgent
oy vey
oh dear
oyes
Corruption of oyez, proclaimed by the crier of all courts of justice.
oyster
A gob of thick phlegm, spit by a consumptive man; in law Latin, UNUM VIRIDUM GOBBUM
oyster fruit
Pearls.
ozzie
A hospital.
o’clock
"like ONE O’CLOCK," a favourite comparison with the lower orders, implying briskness; otherwise "like winkin’." "To know what’s O’CLOCK" is to be wide-awake, sharp, and experienced.