10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BUTCHER'S HOOK»
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The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional ...
57, 1986 butcher's apron nickname the ribbon of the United Nations' medal for
active service in Korea uk, 79*) From the narrow vertical white stripes and
washed-out blue background. The nickname was already current in 1954.
butcher's hook ...
Eric Partridge, Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor, 2006
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Curious English Words and Phrases: The Truth Behind the ...
Butcher's hook This was originally Cockney rhyming slang – butcher's hook
rhymes with 'look', so 'to take a butcher's hook' means to take a look – and in the
usual way with rhyming slang the second word is dropped, so it becomes 'take a
...
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The Concise New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and ...
Fromthe narrow vertical white stripes and washedout blue background. The
nicknamewas alreadycurrent in1954 UK, 1954 butcher's hook;butcher's
nounalook. Rhyming slangUK, 1936 butcher's hook;butcher's adjective ▻ go
butcher's hook ...
Terry Victor, Tom Dalzell, 2007
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The Butcher's Apprentice: The Expert's Guide to Selecting, ...
3 Use the tip of your boning knife to make a lengthwise score through Use the
butcher's hook (or your fingers) to pull the membrane from the membrane that
covers each bone. the underlying bone. Repeat with the remaining two bones to
...
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Aussie Slang Dictionary
Lolla Stewart. Busy as a one legged bloke in an arse kicking conTesT: To be
doing noThing. BuTcher's/buTcher's hook: from rhyming slang meaning a look.
Take a buTcher's hook aT ThaT poor basfard. BuTcher's canary: fiy (insecT).
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Australian Language and Culture
Barry Crocker – a shocker A poor performance. butcher's (hook) – look As in '
Have a butcher's at this', not to be confused with: butcher's (hook) – crook Feeling
sick. When you have the lurgi (some vague unidentifiable illness, usually one
that's ...
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The Lingo Dictionary: Of Favourite Australian Words and Phrases
An abbreviation of the rhyming slang of butcher's hook for look. 2. Feeling ill.
Abbreviation of the rhyming slang butcher's hook for crook. butt The buttocks or
the backside. butthole surfer A homosexual man. buy A bargain, e.g. 'That was
the ...
'Amsterdam ram' is a British word for the same kind of showman, also known as a
spruiker, urger ordrummer. butcher's bufcher's hook a look, as in 'Have a
butcher's at this' . Don't confuse this with the following: butcher's butcher's hook
crook; ...
So there I was, almost at the end of my rope, hanging like a prized leg of mutton
stuck up on a butcher's hook, hardly daring to breathe lestitsteaminthe
coldnightair, my eyes two big round saucers pooling any and all available light
from the ...
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Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang
[Short for butcher's hook: in sense 1, rhyming slang for 'look'; in sense 2, rhyming
slang for 'crook' = angry.] butt noun mainly US The buttocks. 1860–. [Recorded
since the late Middle Ages in non-slang use.] butter-and-egg man noun US A ...
John Ayto, John Simpson, 2010
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BUTCHER'S HOOK»
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butcher's hook is used in the context of the following news items.
Chelsea's Bullish Style of Football Excites Me, Says Uduok
One of the richest clubs in the world, Chelsea F.C. was founded on March 14, 1905 at The Rising Sun pub (now The Butcher's Hook). After a ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
No stand starts, no problems for Tintinara in Timaru Winter Cup win
Dunn poured the pace on and in the words of commentator Matt Cross, had the field "strung out like sausages on a butcher's hook" after three ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
Disco dancing for middle-aged movers and shakers at The Hill in July
Tickets, nay, wristbands, from Ill Picchio, Butcher's Hook, Dora's, & the club at £5 (£4 public sector /charity/voluntary sector workers with staff ID). «Bitternepark.info, Jun 15»
Cocktails in the City
We think nothing screams summer quite like their Butcher's Hook, a Chambord, egg white, sherbet and Prosecco slushy served in a colourful ... «So So Gay, Jun 15»
We should make the best of what we have, says Peter Hill
... a dreadful shock to hear that FIFA, governing body of football, has a corruption problem and might possibly be as bent as a butcher's hook. «Express.co.uk, Jun 15»
How Brook, Selby and Joshua won
... talent," says Winstone in that unmistakeable style of his in a video profile of the fighter for this very website. Check it out, it's worth a butcher's hook (look!). «BBC Sport, May 15»
Retroactive Classic: Slipknot
"Butcher's Hook" coupled Joey Jordison's intense drumming with Sid Wilson and Craig Jones electronic soundscapes augmented by that dual ... «Artistdirect.com, May 15»
Ten British-style boozers Sydneysiders can find in their own …
There's no better time to head for an English-style PUB and take a butcher's hook (LOOK) at the menu if you're Hank Marvin (starvin'). But do try ... «The Daily Telegraph, May 15»
View from the Street: Politician accuses political party of playing …
... and ears and which are happening in my own country at this point in time time make me feel like I have a butcher's hook through my heart. «Sydney Morning Herald, Apr 15»
Between the covers: What's really going on in the world of books
A Little Learning; or, The Butcher's Hook, is set in late 18th-century London, and the publisher, Lisa Highton, says: “We were hooked by the ... «The Independent, Apr 15»
