10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STICKJAW»
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stickjaw in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
stickjaw and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
making hideous grimaces, and remarks upon his personal appearance anything
but complimentary. Stickjaw laughed and sniggered as if he was quite pleased to
see them there, a thing so uncommon to him that the boys be an to eel uneasy ...
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Ernie at school: and what came of his going there
Paul Wallis on "Stickjaw." 9 " Don't you fancy the grub ?" inquired Master Wallis,
who sat by him : " ah, you'll get over that in time — it's all very good when you're
used to it. There's nothing I object to particularly myself, but the stickjaw.
with the Liberatives, and got him an appointment as Governor of the Stickjaw
Islands. Here, with his beautiful and rich wife, Sir Rupert Meryton maintains a
regal state, and upon his name no breath of scandal rests. Indeed his only
trouble so ...
Alan Alexander Milne, 1915
Philip put his hand into his trouser-pocket where the lump of stickjaw lay warmly
spreading its seductive bounties over the lining. To part with a whole lump of
stickjaw from which the one due he had extracted was a single suck ! But, on the
...
ErnieWent (born 1905) St Mary's Hospital, formerly Colchester Union Workhouse.
I Used to Buy a Ha'penny Worth of Stickjaw My dad used to give me a ha'penny (
half a penny) pocket money when he came home from work, and I used go to ...
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The Romance of a Midshipman
Mutton and beef and stickjaw. When they get stickjaw the boys go out and put
their fingers down their throats and make themselves sick." " Potatoes and bread
and vegetables — then bread and butter for tea ; more would make the boys feel
...
William Clark Russell, 1898
It's from stickjaw country,' Miss Lewis said. Itwas an old ploy and nearly all the
girls who had gone to meet Miss Lewis had at some time or the other got a
stickjaw, hard toffee made by Kwality's in Doon. Once you had it in your mouth,
you had a ...
8
The Red House Mystery and Other Novels
She tives, and the Stickjaw Islands. Here, with his beau' rich wife, Sir Rupert
Meryton main' state, and upon his name no breath rests. Indeed his only trouble
so 0. far tiful and tains a regal scandal has been with the Stickjaw language——a
diI ...
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Chamber's Journal of Popular Literature, Science and Arts
Ton scaled the parapet-wall of the basement, and, at the risk of your neck,
penetrated to the shoot which gave air to the hole, shied down it your pamphlets
or your stickjaw, and effected a hasty retreat. It was not bad practice. Once, in the
stilly ...
William Chambers, Robert Chambers, 1866
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Vice Versâ: Or, a Lesson to Fathers
... back to an excellent establishment, where you will enjoy all the comforts of
home—I can particularly recommend the stickjaw; look out for it on Tuesdays and
Fridays. You will once more take part in the games and lessons of 38 VICE
VERSA.
3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STICKJAW»
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stickjaw is used in the context of the following news items.
Gazing outwards: Oh, those summer holidays!
It was like time was a stickjaw toffee - gooey, bothersome and enjoyable, all at once. On most summer holidays, I would be numbered as one among the many ... «Bangalore Mirror, Feb 15»
Stickjaw toffees are still delicious
STICKJAW TOFFEES. Preparation time: 10 minutes. Cooking time: 25 minutes. Skills needed: Basic. 2 cups white sugar. 2/3 cup water. 1 tbsp white vinegar. «NEWS.com.au, Apr 13»
Sir Michael Levey
Victorian works come in for particularly inventive criticism: "Reading Jane Eyre is like gobbling a jar-ful of schoolgirl stickjaw", while the only reason "the English ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Dec 08»
