10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SWADDIE»
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The Routledge Dictionary of Historical Slang
swaddie,. swoddy . A soldier: low >, ca 1860, naval and military s.: C.19–20. Vaux
, 1812; Smyth, 1867, 'A discharged soldier', with which cf. Smyth on SWADKIN.
Ex SWAD, n. Among soldiers, in late C.19–20, gen. of a private and esp. as a ...
Eric Partridge, Jacqueline Simpson, 1973
hing the soldier “the swaddie,” and the soldier repays him in kind by branding
him “the savage." Besides the dispute over authority, there is another cause of
disagreement between “swaddie" and “savage/' and that is the waiter girls.
Leppy's ...
William Bittle Wells, Lute Pease, 1908
Leppy'g observation on this subject was this: "Whenever there 's a fight — I mean
a fight, not a quarrel — between a swaddie and a savage, most generally one of
them biscuit-shooters is at the bottom of it. Did you ever notice that when you ...
William Bittle Wells, Lute Pease, 1908
dash of milk and a stir round with the infuser, and tea was " up." " There I go again
," Swaddie muttered. " Tea up, the Depot." That was it. When he was a recruit —
the shout of the cook echoing up the stairway and along the passages.
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The English dialect dictionary, being the complete ...
SWADDER,n. Cum. [svra'dan] To dabble in water or mud. Cf. awadle. Swadder in
t'muck, DICKINSON Lit. Ram. (1868) 939; (Jinn.l Swadderan like a duck in a
puddle; (Juan.4 SWADDERMENT,sb. Cum.“ awa'dUarmontJ Drink. SWADDIE, sb
.
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For gawdsake don't take me!: the songs, ballads, verses, ...
Solicitor Private Swaddie Solicitor Swaddie Solicitor Swaddie Solicitor (in uniform
) Yes. It's the wife. Yes. She wants a divorce — see. You mean she wants to
divorce you ? She wants one, see, and I said I'd give it her. Has she grounds
against ...
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Till Doomsday in the Afternoon: The Folklore of a Family of ...
4 Questions Belle: Tak' the wean in your oxter - maybe a bairn a year auld or so -
and as you say the rhyme they'd a' be noddin' their heads, sayin', "Ay, ay, ay ...".
Are ye my wee lassie? Are ye my wee wean? Are ye my bonnie dog Swaddie?
Ewan MacColl, Peggy Seeger, 1986
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A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English: ...
(Harman, B.E.) in C18, esp. of a pedlar given to robbery with violence (A New
Canting Dict., 1725). Perhaps cognate with swad as a term of abuse. Cf.
swaddler, 4, q.v. swaddie. See swaddy, and squaddie. swaddle. To beat soundly;
to cudgel: ...
Eric Partridge, Paul Beale, 1984
A passing 'swaddie' smiled. 'I bet his wife doesn't know what he's doing, ma'am!' 'I
bet I do!' Laura laughed from inside the curl of arms and necks. In the midst and
racket of a crowd of lost Americans, the Harveys ambled down the platform at ...
J. Rowland Broughton, 2013
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Parkhurst's Hebrew Lexicon and Grammar abridged: by T. A. Teulon
... determined. .; I'm to swathe, swaddie, he swaddted. 1 2. 'U'tt'i aswathe, roiter.
Der. wattte. ' Dnn t. to he ctosed. stopped. 2. to': seat, seat np, a seai. 3. to seat np,
i ctose. 4. to seai, mark. 5. to ,ohstroct, ; as if seaicd np. 6. to seat np (as a; roit or ...
John PARKHURST (M.A.), T. A. TEULON, 1821
5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SWADDIE»
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BYGONES: Grimsby trawlers fished in black frost off Iceland
We also had around ten baskets of red bream (which were also known to us as "soldiers" or "swaddies"). These fish were highly-prized in some countries such ... «Grimsby Telegraph, Feb 15»
Gang-gang: 100 years ago - A young soldier's sex appeal
"I am only a swaddie with a freckled face, and in receipt of 30 bob a week when I am not [yet, actively] serving my country; but I tell you I quite blush at the ... «The Canberra Times, Oct 14»
Mega market creates xmas spirit
There was also a Christmas food fayre, including the famous Swaddie Pudding steamed to perfection by Stef the Chef at The Greyhound in Woodville. «Burton Mail, Dec 13»
Traders bring a taste of Christmas to Swadlincote
Shoppers will be able to taste the traditionally inspired Swaddie Pudding . Said Jonathon Little of South Derbyshire's economic development team: “Sixty years ... «Burton Mail, Dec 13»
Design Paul Fillingham, photograph Dom Henry
Users will be able to navigate the App either from the perspective of two Swaddies chasing Arthur Seaton around town or by a modern day Arthur Seaton in ... «LeftLion, Jun 12»
