10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «REACH-ME-DOWNS»
Discover the use of
reach-me-downs in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
reach-me-downs and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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While the Billy Boils: The Original Newspaper Versions
MS) ~. BB“ So—and—so”] ~ MSl“ (whatever been)] Del. MSl“ 13 “Bill,”] ~, MSl“ 16
“reach—me—downs,” Ed.] “reach—me/ downs,” Wr 'reach—me/ downs,' MSl ~,
BB“ MS)“ 18 and] Del. MS)“ 19 red] brown MSl“ 17 crimean] Crimean 10 15 10 15
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Edited by Paul Eggert Explanatory Notes by Elizabeth Webby, Henry Lawson, Paul Eggert, 2013
He thinks me raw. I think I'm rather done.” Phantom Barber. Raw,uninitiated; a
novice.—Old. Frequently Johnny Raw. Reach me downs, or hand me downs,
clothes bought at secondhand shops. From “Reach me down that, and let's see if
it fits.
John Camden Hotten, Francis Grose, Ambrose Bierce, 2014
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The Most Of P.G. Wodehouse
It was almost immediately after this that the bird in the shabby reach-me-downs
accosted him. His watch having told him that the afternoon post would be in any
minute now, Freddie, in his perambulations, had not moved very far from the ...
157:18 Sunday black reach-me-downs ... cricketing boots, MS originally had
Easu dressed in 'riding breeches and white shirt and cartridge belt' (p. 262 [287]).
'Reach-me-downs' are cheap ready-made or second-hand clothes (here,
trousers).
D. H. Lawrence, M. L. Skinner, Paul Eggert, 2002
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Aspects of Form and Genre in the Poetry of Edwin Morgan
A sense of fission and betrayal (of worker's failing to unite with worker across the
global divide) likewise emerges from the instruction (another instance of
Morgan's ironic, participatory imperatives) to send off reach-me-downs to the
Third World ...
Rodney Stenning Edgecombe, 2003
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A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English
Prob. ex Scots ree, excited with drink, + Anglo-Irish ree-raw, noisy, riotous. reach-
me-down, adj., 1862; reach-me-downs, n., 1862. (Thackeray; Besant & Rice.)
Ready-made, or occ. secondhand, clothes; in late C.19—20, often of such, hence
of ...
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The Routledge Dictionary of Historical Slang
Prob. ex Scots ree, excited with drink, + Anglo-Irish ree-raw, noisy, riotous. reach-
me-down , adj., 1862; reach-me-downs, n., 1862. Thackeray; Besant & Rice.
Ready-made, or occ. second-hand, clothes; in late C.19–20, often of such, hence
of ...
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21st Century American English Compendium: A Portable Guide ...
... quod (s) prison reach-me- downs (sc) hand-me-downs rabbit (s) unathletic
person read study a subject; raceglasses binoculars take a course rachmanism
exploitation by read out read aloud landlords reader proofreader racquets
racketball ...
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The Standard Dictionary of English Slang
Reach-me-downs—.|, Hand-me-downs. Reader— (1) A pocket-book. &'l"hJfc; t6^
IE$fS. (2) Any printed or written matter. EpJISJS, ; 3tfif. Readered— Wanted by
the police. iSSfff ; ^. Ready— Money of one's own easily available. fS ; lSM.
His massive frame, instead of being clothed in the loose white garments he
generally wore, was arrayed in a flannel shirt with an enormous stick-up collar, a
suit of pepper-and-salt reach-me-downs several sizes too small for him, and a
pair of ...
3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «REACH-ME-DOWNS»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
reach-me-downs is used in the context of the following news items.
Chapter 1105 — 'The Vikings in the Age of Charlemagne'
... given me any new ones, with the result that I should feel a right fool if I walked out of here naked, you could keep your Christ and suit of reach-me-downs, too. «Walker Pilot Independent, Jan 15»
Why My Fair Lady betrays Pygmalion
Shaw reserved harsh words for those of us with 'enfeebled' imaginations, who are lazily dependent on what he called the 'ready-mades and reach-me-downs of ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Apr 14»
Roll over Roget
... 1856 · round-me-houses 1857 ( slang ) · round-the-houses 1858- ( slang ) · unprintables 1860 · stove-pipes 1863 · terminations 1863 · reach-me-downs 1877- ... «BBC News, Jul 09»
