10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BASINFUL»
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basinful in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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1
A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English
As Basil, a fat man: Liverpool s.:—-1952. Why? Basil dress. ENSA uniform: a
WW2 pun. Ex the Director of Entertainments National Service Association, Basil
Dean, on battle dress: basin of gravy. A baby: (defective) rhyming s.: C.20.
basinful, a.
After she had swallowed the first dose they dipped out another basinful. Oh, I
trembled. I said, " Lord, do make her throw it up." And just as she was going to
stoop down to lift up the second basinful, I saw her give her shoulders a little
twitch, ...
3
The Treasure of Huckleberry Ridge: Or... Hey, Jude
Sadie, do you have any more of your huckleberry cobbler? I sure could use some
. I'm still hungry. Bitsy just didn't pack enough food for our picnic. 15 SADIE: Sure
thing, I'll go get you a basinful for you. JUDE: Even Tex couldn't eat a basinful.
4
Oxford Dictionary of English Idioms
... by the British Conservative leader John Major, who spearheaded the
government's campaign for the regeneration of basic family and educational
values in the 19905. basinful have had a basinful have had more than enough of
something; ...
5
Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang
G. KERSH Poor old Gerald done fourteen drills that week, plus a nice basinful of
spud-bashing (1946). basinful noun An excessive amount, (more than) enough.
1935–. NEWS CHRONICLE I've had a basinful of bowler-hat and furled-umbrella
...
John Ayto, John Simpson, 2010
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Possum Pie, Beetroot Beer and Lamingtons: Australian Family ...
CRAYFISH CURRY Ingredients — One large basinful of crayfish, one pint of milk,
one tablespoonful of flour, one tablespoonful of curry powder. Mode — By
crayfish I mean the common small craw or crayfish the children catch in such
numbers ...
Victoria Heywood, Helen Alexander, 2011
There maynotbe a lot of water, but the taps will probably draw some evenwith the
powerout,and I'm sure wecan spare a basinful.' He looked over the topof herhead
at Clay. 'I always keep a caseof bottled drinkingwater in the cellar, so we're ...
8
Australian Enquiry Book
Ingredients: One large basinful of crayfish, one pint of milk, one tablespoonnt of
flour, one tablespoonful of curry powder. Mode: By crayfish I mean the common
small craw or crayfish the children catch in such numbers in every water hole and
...
9
A Charlie Salter Omnibus
We had a real basinful.' 'A basinful wasn't enough, though. After Summers left,
you went back.' 'That's right. Soldiers on leave, we were.' 'Then you all went back
to the hotel. Did you stay in your room that night? I have to ask that.' ' 'Course you
...
10
A Dictionary of Rhyming Slang
BILL: (confronted with the morning's mail and being informed of one with the
Lambeth post-mark) Oh! Let's have a basinful o' thatl PORCHESTERZ Basinful?
BILL: A butcher's. PORCHESTER: A butcher's? BILL: A butcher's 'ook.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BASINFUL»
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basinful is used in the context of the following news items.
From the cheap seats
And focus on this they certainly did, to an extent encapsulated in a somewhat disreputable old joke as "going in for a basinful". The curious part ... «The Age, May 15»
REVIEW: Basinful of the Briny, Tyldesley Little Theatre
LESLIE Sands penned a trilogy of plays set at the seaside and Basinful of the Briny, the second of the three, is full of typical Northern comedy ... «The Bolton News, May 15»
Judith Woods: How I'm doing my bit for Planet Earth
At the children's insistence, I effortfully rescued a basinful of frogspawn from our urban pond, as in previous years they've all been eaten by our ... «Telegraph.co.uk, May 15»
Rollercoaster of laughs and disasters in Tyldesley Little Theatre …
Tyldesley Little Theatre (TLT) is staging Basinful of the Briny — the second of Leslie Sands' Seaside Trilogy — from Tuesday until Saturday, ... «The Bolton News, May 15»
From Waterloo to Gallipoli - one Scots family's story
... pace) over dead and dying Gordon Highlanders. Let's hope we aren't in for a basinful of misplaced triumphalism. Contextual targeting label:. «Herald Scotland, May 15»
Tet red carps see off Kitchen Gods today, bring blessings (photos)
... shower them with good luck during the Lunar New Year. A basinful of gorgeous-looking, equal-sized red carps raised in Thuy Tram Village. «Tuoitrenews, Feb 15»
It will get done - how to worry about what's in front of you.
Over the last year she has gone through what I would describe as a "real basinful". In between munching a ginger biscuit and slurping a tea she ... «CT Australia, Jan 15»
Lit Oblivion: The cruel songs of Comte de Lautréamont's Les Chants …
“The most lenitive potion I prescribe for you is a basinful of lumpy blennorrhagic pus into which were previously dissolved a pilose ovarian cyst, ... «Weekly Alibi, Dec 14»
'Echo's Bones,' a Beckett Short Story Rediscovered
... me a remedy or a path or a revelation or a basinful of breadcrumbs, he's not selling me anything I don't want to buy, he doesn't give a bollock ... «New York Times, Jul 14»
Government says £148.5m Norfolk road scheme 'too complex' for …
It is an invitation to make the traffic jams in North Norwich way way way worse. As for planning inspectors. We've had a basinful of these wallies ... «Norfolk Eastern Daily Press, Jul 14»
