10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHUFTY»
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shufty in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
shufty and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Gollancz eBook Collection: Eight Fantastic Novels by ...
Gavin Shufty turned his mirrored gaze upon David Berkshire. 'I don't know,' said
that man. 'Did he speak?' Shufty asked Gwynplaine Dhark. 'He said yes,' saidMr
Dhark. 'No, I never did.' Gwynplaine Dhark stared hard atDavid Berkshire.
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A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English
Alternative, and more 'correct', spelling of shufty in the following entries.
shuftiscope. Instrument used by a doctor for research in cases of dysentery: army:
since ca. 1930.—2. A telescope; a periscope: mostly army: since ca. 1935.—3.
Hence ...
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Knees Up Mother Earth: Book 7 of the Brentford Trilogy
Shufty asked Gwynplaine Dhark. 'He said yes,' said Mr Dhark. 'No, I never did.'
Gwynplaine Dhark stared hard at David Berkshire. It was a penetrating stare. A
very penetrating stare. 'Yes, all right, I suppose,' said David Berkshire. 'That
would ...
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What's So Funny?: Sketches from My Life
First Published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
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The Godzone Dictionary: Of Favourite New Zealand Words and ...
After taking a quick shufty though a small gap in the curtain, Miriam told the stage
manager that the audience was all seated. sickie, to throw a Informal term
describing time away from employment because of illness – sick leave. Since
such ...
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Shorter Slang Dictionary
Since the late 19th century. shufty or shufti, v. (usu. imperative) to look shufty or
shufti, n. a look, glance or peep, as in to have a shufty (at). Since around 1925. Of
Arabic origin. shunt a motor accident. Originally racing drivers' slang. Since the ...
Paul Beale, Eric Partridge, Rosalind Fergusson, 2003
Anybody else will be taking the risk of passing the checkpoints, and if your blokes
find sugar they'll just confiscate it in Joe Stalin's name, sell it back to West
Berliners and you won't get so much as a shufty.” “Shufty? What is shufty?” Frank
said ...
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Lexicographic Description of English
in a shambles (as in: to show smb. over an (to guide smb. through an old castle)
old castle) shufty (slang) look, glance smashed (colloq.) smashing (colloq.) (the)
Smoke (colloq.) snakes and ladders. (to)set II| (as in: to set the class various ...
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The Unbearable Lightness of Scones: The New 44 Scotland ...
Til go and have a shufty." A shufty. What an appropriate word for a shifty action.
Perfect. 41. Police Questioning Because he was still damp, with that particular,
uncomfortable dampness that comes from immersion in salt water, Matthew
found ...
Alexander McCall Smith, 2010
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The Arabic Contributions to the English Language: An ...
O [2] shufti/shufty, v. (1943) [See noun form] (Often imper.) to look, watch, or
glance. O [1] shuka, n. (1856) Cloth. Var. Shukkah [Swahili < Ar shuqqah a kind
of garment] A long piece of fabric, now often worn as a shawl-like garment in East
...
Garland Hampton Cannon, Alan S. Kaye, 1994
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHUFTY»
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Roll out the barrel: Acorn launches cask amnesty
“It's these customers we've asked to have shufty in their back rooms, to see if they can find any stray empty casks and give them to our van drivers on their next ... «BQ Live, Jul 15»
John Terry Votes Liverpool's Philippe Coutinho As His PFA Player …
Being the good sort he is, John Terry has posted him PFA Player of the Year voting slip on Instagram so we can all have a shufty at his picks. As you can see, ... «Who Ate All The Pies, Apr 15»
Hearthstone: Blackrock Mountain is out right now
... remaining wings, together, for a slightly reduced price. Which is nice. We reviewed the new cards right here, so go have a shufty - it's interesting and useful! «PC Gamer, Apr 15»
GIG GUIDE: Tea On The Quay, Hippy Fest and a hot cross bunfest of …
Even so, a quick shufty at the listings on this page and you can clearly see more live music than you can shake a sticky hot-cross bun at. First up tonight, Friday ... «Dorset Echo, Apr 15»
Investors, or lambs set to be fleeced
Take a shufty at the bulletin boards of financial websites — Advfn, iii or London South East, any will do — and, if you don't laugh yourself an aneurysm, you'll ... «The Times, Mar 15»
Latest construction data sets alarm bells ringing
Let's take quick 'shufty' in four short parts. ADVERTISING. Part 1 - Total Construction Slides. Total construction work done remains elevated in historical terms at ... «Property Observer, Dec 14»
Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen: 'I am ambition free, I always have been'
Having gamely posed with the reindeer for the publicity shots, he presumably never got the chance to take a quick shufty behind the scenes, where the whole ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Nov 14»
Catch-up TV guide: from Chasing Shadows to Legends
On Tuesday, style writer Susie Bubble has a shufty backstage at the event, Wednesday sees model Abbey Clancy profile the “frowers” (the celebs who adorn ... «The Guardian, Sep 14»
How to resize an image in GIMP
In this article, we're going to have a quick shufty at some basic image editing in GIMP. What's that, you say? Well, GIMP stands for GNU Image Manipulation ... «ITProPortal, Jul 14»
How 25 years of Sky TV transformed UK television forever
More often than not these huge dishes were motorised, allowing owners to have a shufty at nearby Intelsat V, which carried Screen Sport and CNN amongst a ... «TechRadar UK, Feb 14»
