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Yoke-fellows, in- separables; so called from the original pair, Eng and Chang, who were born of Chinese parents about 1814 and discovered at Mekong, Siam, in 1829, and were subsequently exhibited as freaks. Their bodies were united by a band of flesh, stretching from breast-bone to breast- bone. They married two sisters, had offspring, and died within three hours of each other on January 17th, 1874.
To excite.
Or SIZES, a throw of sixes at dice.
The massacre of the French in Sicily, which began at the hour of vespers on Easter Monday in 1282. The term is used proverbially of any treacherous and bloody attack.
Extremely frustrated or annoyed
Very ill.
Cats are very subject to vomiting. Hence one is said to cat, or to shoot the cat in vomiting.
Very ill.
Very ill.
Feeling deeply sad or depressed
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
A person or thing that requires constant care or attention
Something or someone that is problematic or not functioning properly
Completely fed up or bored with something
To vomit.
A dose too much of anything. Too much of even a good thing will make a man sick.
sadiki
An affirmative expression in the cant language of the northern towns. "Do you stoll the gammy?" (Do you understand cant?) "SIDE, cove" (yes, mate).
A secondary or unrelated issue
three outs.
a hairstyle with the hair parted on the side
He has as much need of a wife as a dog of a side pocket; said of a weak old debilitated man. He wants it as much as a dog does a side pocket; a simile used for one who desires any thing by no means necessary.
Or STICK-UPS, shirt collars. Name applied some years ago, before the present style of collars came into fashion.
sideburns
Cambridge, founded by Lady Frances Sidney, Countess of Sussex, in 1598.
In the cycle of Arthurian romances a seat at the Round Table which was kept vacant for him who should accom- plish the quest of the Holy Grail. For any less a person to sit in it was fatal. As the crown of his achievement Sir Galahad took his seat in the Siege Perilous.
The defences built by the Germans on their Western frontier before and after 1939 as a reply to France's Maginot
The oracle of sieve and shears. This method of divination is mentioned by Theocritus. The modus operandi was as follows : — The points of the shears were stuck in the rim of a sieve, and two persons sup- ported them with their finger-tips. Then a verse of the Bible was read aloud, and St.
To embezzle small coins, those which might pass through a sieve—as threepennies and fourpennies—and which are, therefore, not likely to be missed.
To carefully examine and separate good from bad
Examine carefully and thoroughly to find something
A feeling of happiness or comfort after a difficult situation ends
"to take a SIGHT at a person," a vulgar action employed by boys and others to denote incredulity, or contempt for authority, by placing the thumb against the nose and extending the fingers, which are agitated in token of derision.
A welcome and pleasant surprise
An amazing or impressive thing to see
Without prior observation or inspection
to register or check in upon arrival
Indication of current trends or circumstances
to confirm or approve something
to agree or commit to something
to formally agree or commit to something
To sign one's name as an indication that one is leaving some location; to take some action to indicate one is leaving a secured program or web page on a computer.
A musical theme played regularly as a means of identification when in- troducing a well-known artist, dance band, etc.
A fixed-order word pair (irreversible binomial); full definition pending editorial review.
Remarkable or miraculous events
The zodiac was divided by the ancients into twelve equal parts, proceeding from west to east; each part of thirty degrees, and distinguished by a sign; these originally corresponded to the zodiacal constellations bearing the same names, but now, through the precession of the equinoxes, they coincide with the constellations bearing the names next in order.
To silence a man; to knock him down, or stun him. Silence in the court, the cat is pissing; a gird upon any one requiring silence unnecessarily.
English proverb; full definition pending editorial review.
English proverb; full definition pending editorial review.
Completely quiet or secretive
A hidden or unnoticed threat that can cause harm
Computing.
Thieves who snatch hoods or bonnets from persons walking in the streets.
Very smooth and polished
Silly.
used to express that one has done something foolish
An excessively large amount of money
A period of foolish or irrational behavior
Or LURKER, a vagabond who travels through the country with "briefs" containing false statements of losses by fire, shipwrecks, accidents, &c. Forged documents are exhibited with signatures of magistrates and clergymen. Accompanying these are sham subscription books. The former, in beggar parlance, is termed "a sham," whilst the latter is denominated "a delicate."
A generous severance package or retirement gift