10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KYBOSH»
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Notes and Queries: A Medium of Intercommunication for ...
ANGLO-HEBBEW Sumo: “KYBosH” (9th S. 188, 276, 416).—[ am almost certain I
remember seeing this word kybosh, as it occurred in a case reported from the lice
courts some few years ago, in whic the Icy/bash was understood to have been ...
I am almost certam I sense is not so ap arent. remember seeing this word kybosh,
as it occurred in a case reported from the olice courts some few years ago, in
whic the kg/bash was understood to have been a sort of knuckle-duster used by ...
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The gigantic ... pantomime of ... Sindbad the sailor
ALL You shan't then, now. Music. Desperate quarrel ensues. KYBOSH PASHA
rushes in. KYBOSH. A row, disgraceful ! Who began the first of it ? [ Tries to part
the Combatants with usual result It seems to me I have got about the worst of it.
Edward Litt L. Blanchard, 1882
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The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional ...
14, 1997 kibosh; kybosh noun 1 an end, a finish UK, 1836 Almost always heard
in the context of 'put the kibosh on' or 'to'. • The mob was back at the stockyards
again, so that put the kybosh on getting Out this morning — Jon Cleary, The Long
...
Eric Partridge, Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor, 2006
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A Dictionary of Hiberno-English: The Irish Use of English
(BC, Meath). caip bais, see KYBOSH. caipin /'kapi:n/ n., cap < Ir. 'Has anyone
seen my caipin? I won't go out without it' (Kerry). caisearbhan /'kaJaravo:n/
sometimes (with metathesis) caisreabhan (SOM, Kerry) n., dandelion; fig. a sour
person ...
Terence Patrick Dolan, 2006
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The Godzone Dictionary: Of Favourite New Zealand Words and ...
It is frequently mispronounced and misspelled as cootie. kybosh, kibosh To
organise a firm and unequivocal finish for a project, render a plan or an activity
incapable of continuing. The word has been in English from the early 1900s,
derived ...
KNUCKLE Near the knuckle: nearly indecent to be approved Her sense of
dressing is too near the knuckle for my taste. KYBOSH Put the kybosh on
someone or something: stop or prevent someone or something We decided to
put the kybosh ...
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Bernard Shaw's Book Reviews
But I have heard another man say that the war has put the kybosh on Herbert
Spencer. I cannot find the word "kybosh" in the dictionary: it may be Hebrew for
the final seal, for all I know. Perhaps the editor will invite philologers to open a ...
Bernard Shaw, Brian Tyson, 1996
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Terror from Beyond Middle England
“I bought two cans of Kybosh. I wish I'd got shares in the stuff. Somebody
somewhere must be making a fortune out of all these blessed ants.” He rejoined
the main flow of traffic. The Volvo behind beeped him. Perhaps he'd hesitated too
long ...
Putting the “Kybosh” on it. ' For cleverly devised games in which the exercise of
skill is called forth it would not be an easy matter to surpass the productions of the
T, ]. E. Games Co., 41, Chandos Road, Redland, Bristol. Krom, the indoor game ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KYBOSH»
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Opunake Cup meeting lost again as torrential rain saturates track …
A GLOOMY looking rain radar for today put the kybosh on any chance of yesterday's Opunake Cup race meeting being rescheduled. In a rare ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
Baby blues on the front line
Talk about putting the kybosh on Andy and Sam's holiday glow. These two are the Meredith Grey and Derek Shepherd of Rookie Blue. «Independent Online, Jul 15»
Alternative Uses For London's Now-Redundant Water Cannons
He had to sit in the House of Commons today and listen while his Tory colleague, Home Secretary Theresa May put the kybosh on his and the ... «Londonist, Jul 15»
Serena Williams beats Garbine Muguruza in Wimbledon 2015 final …
Now she can allow mention of the word. For the past few weeks, for fear of putting the kybosh on the attempt, Serena Williams had banned ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
U.S. Mint Suspends Silver Sales
... imports from the eurozone will be so much cheaper, and imports could outweigh exports, as the dollar strength puts the kybosh on exports. «Daily Reckoning, Jul 15»
Devious maids appeal to soapie addicts
And let's not forget about the shootout in the climax of last season, which ends up putting the kybosh in the sexual life of the newlyweds. «Independent Online, Jul 15»
ANALYSIS: The (non) rise and fall of Jetstar Hong Kong
Yet a law panel's interpretation of this article proved amply sufficient to kybosh Jetstar HK's hopes of bringing its low cost business model to ... «Flightglobal, Jun 15»
What the Festival 2015: Taking Music Fest Culture to a Higher Level
Word is that the local fire marshal put the kybosh on both the Flamethrower Chandelier without consulting the artists as to its operation and ... «Oregon Music News, Jun 15»
Tom Peterkin: Scottish Labour left pondering future
Perhaps the most obvious example of Brown's influence on Scottish politics was when the then prime minister put the kybosh on then Scottish ... «Scotsman, Jun 15»
Back Room Forum
Sadly, the new Jag has a Mondeo petrol engine with high CO2 reading so that puts the kybosh on that. I have to say the Drive the Deal price on ... «Honest John, Jun 15»
