10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HOLE-AND-CORNER»
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hole-and-corner in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
hole-and-corner and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Rajpal Dictionary Of English Idioms & Phrases
double game or be with both sides at once * The diplomatic policy of America
towards India and Pakistan looks like holding with the hare and running with the
hounds Hole-and-corner: Secret; in obscure places; underhand * Some people
play ...
2
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary: Eleventh Edition
12c) 1 : to make a hole in 2 : to drive or hit into a hole <~ a putt) ***> vi : to make a
hole in something hole-and-corner adj (1833) 1 : being or carried on in a place
away from public view : CLANDESTINE 2 : INSIGNIFICANT hole card n (1908) 1
...
3
A Dictionary of Anglo-American Proverbs & Proverbial ...
1990 "he got very hoity-toity." (p. 133) Beaton, M. C. Death of a Hussy. New York:
Ivy Books, 1990. To be hole-and-corner (MP 312) 1868 He always did it in a hole
-and-corner sort of way. (p. 212) Gilbert, W. S. The Bab Ballads. Ed. James Ellis.
George B. Bryan, Wolfgang Mieder,
2005
4
Cobbett's Political Register
Thus encouraged, having this tremendous gun to cover them, why did not the
hole- and-corner people venture out? They could not doubt, surely, either the
word or the powers of the famous Clerk of the Ordnance! What could ail them,
then?
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Cobbett's Weekly Political Register
Thus encouraged, having this tremendous gun to cover them, why did not the
hole- and-corner people venture out? They could not doubt, surely, either the
word or the powers of the famous Clerk of the Ordnance! What could ail them,
then?
Ah, Mr. Bursa, little know you indeed of the “eminent talents” of our hospital hole-
and-corner-men. Some touching of misgiving, nevertheless, seems to have been
felt by the Coroner. “ was kept of the accidents brought into “the hospital. Such a ...
7
The Lancet London: A Journal of British
and Foreign ...
It cannot escape observation, that there are two classes of surgical operations,
namely, successful and unsuccessful ; and tnat it is only to the publication of the
unsuccessful that the ' Hole and Corner' Surgeons object ; because, we ...
8
Lake District Winter Climbs: Snow, Ice
and Mixed Climbs in ...
Black Crag Gully 30m I/II 1984 A descent route in summer, the gully runs up
diagonally left from the foot of Hole and Corner Gully, the short prominent gully
up on the right of the crag. Variation IV A vertical column of ice about 15m high
can ...
Brian Davison, Stephen Reid,
2006
9
A House Dividing: Economic Development in Pennsylvania
and ...
":w Perhaps because the Southern Plante1 published the proceedings of the
Hole and Corner Club, other chapters were formed throughout Virginia, including
at least one other club in Albemarle.4" Gentleman planters dominated the early ...
10
Hansard's Parliamentary Debates
The Marquess of Westminster wished to know, whether that petition was agreed
to at a public meeting, or at a hole-and-corner meeting. The Earl of Devon could
not answer whether it was agreed to at a public meeting, or what definition his ...
Great Britain. Parliament, Thomas Curson Hansard,
1835
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HOLE-AND-CORNER»
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Kit, poor sap, is embroiled in a reckless, hole-and-corner liaison with the teasing, promiscuous Christie, and smitten to the point of madness. «Daily Mail, Oct 14»
Birmingham local TV service launch date unrealistic, say potential …
“The licence ought to be readvertised, rather than subject to a hole-and-corner deal,” said Lyons. “Our focus is firmly on getting the Manchester ... «The Guardian, Aug 14»
Meera's 'dirty laundry' lands her in trouble
... was brazenly unflustered when the graphic details of her 'hole-and-corner liaison' with an American pilot of Pakistani origin were accidently ... «SAMAA TV, Apr 14»
If the quenelle isn't Jew-hating, why is it performed on the railway …
How it is that anti-Semitism has become such a hole-and-corner activity in the West, why saying what anti-Semites have always said lacks the ... «The Independent, Jan 14»
Early recollections of Adolf Hitler: “Eccentric but quite a pleasant …
... articles for an obscure paper called the Völkischer Beobachter, and orated in hole-and-corner meetings before audiences of a dozen or two. «New Statesman, Sep 13»
Fields of dreams with pagan roots: Before festivals became boutique …
... members of societies for the prevention of cruelty to animals, temperance fanatics, hole-and-corner reformers… desirous of redressing social ... «The Independent, Aug 13»
Buffett challenges philanthropic peers: Can the giving class address …
... members of societies for the prevention of cruelty to animals, temperance fanatics, hole-and-corner reformers of every imaginable kind.”. «Oxfam America, Aug 13»
Oldtime Sports offers sneak peek at Knuckle Up bareknuckle boxing …
... or the police or mob, could invade or halt your fight in a hole-and-corner gathering – collapsing the scene in violence and disorder. Putting on ... «Pro Boxing Fans, Jan 13»
Two vital lessons from the election so far, about lies and force
... it's always been conducted in a very hush-hush and hole-and-corner fashion. Now, however, it's taking place in broad daylight right out in the ... «Fabius Maximus, Aug 12»
American's Comfortably Numb on the Highway to Economic Collapse
One can't put things right in a hole-and-corner way, if you take my meaning.” – George Orwell. The American people are paying the price for ... «The Market Oracle, Nov 11»