10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SLIMSY»
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slimsy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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What's to be Done?: Or, the Will and the Way
He started off with his usual alacrity, and, hurrying through the Bowery to
Chatham-street, knocked at the door of a Mr. Slimsy, who was accustomed to cut
rude designs on wood. " Well, what is wanted^ boy 1" asked Mr. Slimsy, rather
testily.
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What's to be Done? Or The Will and the Way
He started off with his usual alacrity, and, hurrying through the Bowery to
Chatham-street, knocked at the door of a Mr. Slimsy, who was accustomed to cut
rude designs on wood. " Well, what is wanted, boy 1" asked Mr. Slimsy, rather
testily.
SLIMSY, below. Slimmy [slim'i], adj. (1) slurred over, perfunctorin done, of any
kind of work. “A good jel on her work's very slimmy” [U gud jel fin fir wuurk)s ver'i
slim-i]. (2) of persons, slurring over work. “ Hoo's rather slimmy, hoo wants
watchin'” ...
English Dialect Society, 1887
They came back to heragain, Burkesayinghow “slimsy” she'd felt today, “
especially withthe rain.” Howlong it went on,Idon't know, butmore than just a few
seconds, as I had my back to the lobby, and Burke couldn't see who was there—
and long ...
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The folk-speech of south Cheshire
Cp. Slimsy, below. Slimmy [slinri], adj. (1) slurred over, perfunctorily done, of any
kind of work. "A good jel on her work's very slimmy" [ft gud jel fin fir wuurk)s veri
slimi]. (2) of persons, slurring over work. " Hoo's rather slimmy, hoo wants watchin
' ...
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Sybil Or the Two Nations By B. Disraeli
ought to have taken care that Slimsy dined here , to tell me all that had happened
.” “I am very glad be omitted to, do so," said Egremont; “I prefer Grouse to Slimsy."
- “I dare say you do," said Lord Marney, filling his glass and looking very black; ...
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Sybil: Or, The Two Nations
ought to have taken care that Slimsy dined here, to tell me all that had happened.
" “I am very glad he omitted to do so,” said Egremont; “I prefer Grouse to Slimsy.” “
I dare say you do ,” said Lord Marney, filling his glass and looking very black; ...
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Dictionary of Americanisms: A Glossary of Words and Phrases ...
We have fought the field together. Wo have struggled side by side ; \ . . * Broken
is the band that held us, — Wo must cut our sticks and dide. — R. S. Willis,
Student's Song. Slimsy. Flimsy ; frail. Most frequently applied to cotton or other
cloth.
John Russell Bartlett, 1860
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Novels and tales. (Hughenden ed.)
And I regret the absence of Grouse, regret it very much ; and if he did happen to
be inextricably engaged in this unfortunate match, I say, and you may contradict
me, if you please, that he ought to have taken care that Slimsy dined here, to tell ...
Benjamin Disraeli (earl of Beaconsfield.), 1881
10
Kiltie McCoy: an American boy with an Irish name fighting in ...
With their Sam Brown belts and their little slimsy walking sticks they were always
plugging around in the trenches, always where the firing was heaviest, always
going first wherever they asked their men to go. Most of them took great delight ...
Patrick Terrance McCoy, 1918
4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SLIMSY»
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