10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NIPCHEESE»
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1
Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present: A Dictionary ...
1725. New Cant. Diet., s.v. Nipcheese, subs. (old).—i. A miser. Also Nipsqueeze
and Nipfarthing.—Grose (1785). 1566. Drant,Horace, Sat.1. I wouldthee not a
nipfarthing, Nor yet aniggardhave. 2. (nautical).—See quots. 1785, 1842, and
1867.
2
Yes, Or No?: A Musical Farce, in Two Acts
Enter Nipcheese, tipsy. Nip. Oh dear, oh dear ! when will all my troubles end?
Every thing I do, makes bad, worse. I thought to dispel fear by drinking, instead of
that, it makes me see danger double. (The Indians move slowly, and form a line ...
3
Dead Reckoning: A Pirate Voyage with Captain Drake
"Now, now," Flea murmured to Nipcheese, the half-bald orange ship's cat he held
far too tighdy in his arms. The fierce ratter had bitten or clawed every third crew
member. For some reason, only Flea escaped Nipcheese s famous fury. "I don't ...
4
Percival Keene by Captain Marryat R.N.C.B
That '5 our nipcheese." ' “ Nipcheese ! " “Yes; nipcheese means purser of the ship
-— you 'll find all that out by-and—by; you 've got lots to larn, and by way of a hint,
make him your friend if you can, for he earwigs the captain in fine style.
That's our nipcheese." " Nipcheese ! " " Yes ; nipcheese means purser of the ship
— you'll find all that out by-and-by ; you've got lots to larn, and, by way of a hint,
make him your friend if you can, for he earwigs the captain in fine style.
6
Delphi Complete Works of Frederick Marryat (Illustrated):
Captain Frederick Marryat. you to go abroad with me?” “No,” said I; “I am to stay
on shore with that old chap, who does nothing but bob his head up and down.
Who is he?” “That's our nipcheese.” “Nipcheese!” “Yes; nipcheese means purser
of ...
Captain Frederick Marryat, 2014
7
The Omnibus of Modern Romance: (Six Inside) ...
The company were profuse in their commendation of the doctor's verse ; all but
Mr. Nipcheese, the purser, who dryly remarked " that he could not perceive any
point in it." " But it has a moral," cried the doc- tori repelling the purser's grin of
scorn ...
8
Jemmy Green in Australia: A Comedy in Three Acts
Enter Nick Nipcheese. Vell, Nipcheese, vot about the cattle? Nipcheese. Oh, Sir, I
'm sorry to say that Gullirake has been out above a week trying to drive 'em in, but
can't get one on 'em near the stockyard. Green. Dear me, vot had ve better do ...
James Rosenberg Tucker, Colin Arthur Roderick, 1955
... of ^he muster of the mice, they came up to the top of the water, croaked as loud
as they could ; and when the mice saw them, they sent an ambassador, a
gentleman of the name of Creeppot, son of old Nipcheese, a«great man in
Mouseland.
Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths, 1828
... of the muster of the mice, they came up to the top of the water, croaked as loud
as they could ; and when the mice saw them, they sent an ambassador, a
gentleman of the name of Creeppot, son of old Nipcheese, a great man in
Mouseland.
