10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPODDY»
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spoddy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
spoddy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
In stroll Adolf Hitler and Spoddy. It matters not what periods of their lives either of
them are from. They are both black magicians. Hitler: Its my turn. You act the
Jews and I'll play— guess! Spoddy: No. You played yourself yesterday . . . Today
I ...
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Documents of the Senate of the State of New York
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New York (State). Legislature. Senate, 1914
T W E L V E "I bet he'll be spoddy," Harriet said. Alistair, who was reading a book
of Davy's about an owl who was frightened of the dark, said, without raising his
eyes from the page, "Why?" "Well, he's foreign. Remember those French boys we
...
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A Glossary of the Dialect of the Hundred of Lonsdale: North ...
Spooads, said Spoddy, when he 1ernt to knack.” Knacker, n. a tanner. Kna'ggy,
adj. 1) ill-tempered. (2) Knotty.8 Sw. nagg. 4 Knaiyav (Pr. of knave), n. a lad, a
servant. Knap, at. (1) to strike. (2) To crop with the teeth, to bite ofi". Gael. knap,
strike ...
Robert Backhouse Peacock, John Christopher Atkinson, 1869
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A glossary of the dialect of the hundred of Lonsdale. ...
Spooads, said Spoddy, when he iernt to knack." Knacker, n. a tanner. Knaggy,
adj. (1) ill-tempered. (2) Knotty. Sw. knagg. Knaiyav (Pr. of knave), n. a lad, a
servant. Knap, v.t. (1) to strike. (2) To crop with the teeth, to bite off. Gael. knap,
strike ...
Robert Backhouse Peacock, John Christopher Atkinson, 1869
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A Glossary of the Dialect of the Hundred of Lonsdale, North ...
Spooads, said Spoddy, when he iernt to knack." Knacker, n. a tanner. Knaggy,
adj. (1) ill-tempered. (2) Knotty. Sw. knagg. Knaiyav (Pr. of knave), n. a lad, a
servant. Knap, v.t. (1) to strike. (2) To erop with the teeth, to bite off. Gael. knap,
strike ...
Robert Backhouse Peacock, 1869
... 11 concerning Union Leagues 7,8 killing of (Alexander) Boyd, solicitor 3,7
killing of Samuel Spoddy 2,3,6 killing of James Carpenter 3 killing of Henry Miller,
(colored) 3,6 killing of Sam Caldwell, (colored) 3,6 killing of Sam Colvin, (colored)
3 ...
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Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang
They were utterly spoddy (1993). [Origin unknown.] spondulicks /spQnÆdju:lIks/
noun Also -ics, -ix; spondoolic(k)s, -ix; and as quasi-sing. spondulick,
spondoolick, etc. orig US Money; also, a coin. 1857–. PRIVATE EYE No one
seemed very ...
John Ayto, John Simpson, 2010
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Pass your exams: Study skills for success
I didn't necessarily want to be a spoddy swot with straight As, but I did want a
better return on my investment. So I embarked on a journey to pick up as many
techniques and ideas as I could that would (a) reduce my workload and (b) make
me ...
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The Concise New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and ...
... 1998 spoddy adjective obsessively studious and unstylish UK, 2001 spodiodi
noun 1a mixture of cheap port and whisky. Used (and drunk) by jazzlovers
andmusicians CANADA, 1959.2 wine US, 1975 spoggie; spoggy noun (chiefly in
south ...
Terry Victor, Tom Dalzell, 2007
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPODDY»
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spoddy is used in the context of the following news items.
Towers and Willis add up the equals signs
Benefits consultants are, in contrast, at the spoddy end of financial services, particularly where their activities shade into actuarial work. What evidence is there ... «Financial Times, Jun 15»
The Skywalker Incursion
An equally spoddy subplot sees the fate of Howard's Tardis being decided by an increasingly competitive game of table tennis. In fact, the cast play ping pong ... «Radio Times, Apr 15»
Election 2015: the female journalists asking the hard questions
It'll sound a bit spoddy, but I've never had a May when I wasn't getting excited about some sort of polling stat. It's a bit like studying earthquakes: you become ... «The Guardian, Mar 15»
What to do about Sega – Reader's Feature
From the powerhouse of imagination that beat Nintendo at their own game during the 16-bit era to a publisher of spoddy PC games; no games company has ... «Metro, Nov 14»
What do we do about Ed Miliband?
It would limp on for a few years, struggling to introduce any policies, and we'd watch through our fingers as Poor Spoddy Ed was thoroughly blapped every week ... «Mirror.co.uk, Nov 14»
Arcane public school games explained: Anyone for Rugby Fives …
"Winchester is not a school with a strong sporting tradition. It's basically full of spoddy civil-servants-in-waiting who'd get bullied anywhere else. Etonians kick ... «The Independent, Aug 14»
Bill Amberg: 'I try not to look like a spoddy cyclist'
The first surprising thing about Bill Amberg is that his house looks nothing like the Land of Leather I'd imagined. This is a man who has covered walls in leather ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 14»
Stella Creasy: Could the Wonga-baiting, indie-loving MP tweet her …
"I lost my accent," Creasy says, adopting a spoddy voice, "and found my passion." Speaking in a House of Commons tearoom a few days after the march, Creasy ... «The Independent, Jun 14»
Lonely Planet travel editor Tom Hall on why he wants to go to Papua …
It's a way to pass the time before you get on the plane, which continues the excitement, although it is a little bit spoddy. I'll admit. Berne (Picture: Supplied). «Metro, Oct 13»
Rap Genius: the website that crunches hip-hop lyrics
It's already creaking under the weight of self-consciously spoddy lyricists and battlers, such as the UK's Marlo, Shuffle-T and Mos Prob, and insanely anal ... «The Guardian, Oct 13»
