10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THINGAMYBOB»
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The Chambers Crossword Dictionary, 3rd edition
... incompatible, inconsistent 14 irreconcilablecontralto 01c04altocontraption
03rig05gizmo,waldo06 device, doodad, doodah, doofer, gadget, widget 07
machine 08 thingamy 09 apparatus, invention, mechanism 11 contrivance,
thingamybob, ...
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Such Is Life: Being Certain Extracts from the Diary of Tom ...
As a general rule, the more uncivilised a man is, till you come right down to the
level of the blackfellow, the better bushman he is; but I must say this of
Thingamybob, that he comes as near the blackfellow"---- "Hold on," interrupted
Dixon, ...
THINGAMYBOB. somehow popping up as 'black guests' being received by the
bride's parents. Sometimes it was hard not to be slightly pleased when certain
mistakes happened to certain people. A social mother, discussing the things she
...
... of Thingamybob, that he comes as near the blackfellow”—— “Hold on,”
interrupted Dixon, whose private conversation with Bum had caused him to lose
step in the march of conversation— “Who the (sheol) is this Thingamybob—bar
sells?
Then the girls sang: Dites-nous, Messieurs, (Tell us, gentlemen, Que voulez-vous
faire? What would you like to do? Voulez-vous jouer Would you like to play De la
mistangaine, Some thingamybob, Le coude a terre, terre, terre . . . The elbow to ...
Iona Opie, Peter Opie, 1988
favourite song when I was little — it was about King George the Third and Miss
Thingamybob." " Well, you shall have something betwixt and between. I don't
know the ' Lass of Richmond Hill,' but I'll sing a ' Christmas Carol,' because it isn't
...
There's a man, sir, that's seen life: used to have a house in Berkeley Square; has
owned three Derby winners ; built the Thingamybob Theatre for Miss Jumpabouty
; knows everybody; has hobnobbed with the King when he was Prince of Wales ...
Thomas William Hodgson Crosland, 1903
favourite song when I was little — it was about King George the Third and Miss
Thingamybob." " Well, you shall have something betwixt and between. I don't
know the ' Lass of Richmond Hill,' but I'll sing a ' Christmas Carol,' because it isn't
...
Mrs. Henry Wood, Charles William Wood, 1867
No, wellyou can askwhile you're there. Remember thisis aneasyexercise just to
get you used to working on the ground. Don't sweatit.” He looked atus. “You
ready?” We looked at eachother. The answer wasyes. “OK, comegraba
thingamybob ...
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Delphi Complete Works of Frederick Marryat (Illustrated):
happen to have none of his own to give in return. So thought his lordship, who,
walking up to the first lieutenant, said: — “MrThingamy, don't you think redhot
whatdoyecallums should be giveninthe first broadsideto that thingamybob?” “
Redhot ...
Captain Frederick Marryat, 2014
3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THINGAMYBOB»
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40 top words and phrases that say you're from Coventry and …
Oojamacallit or thingamybob is how local folk refer to something when they have forgotten the name for it or don't know its proper name. 20. Marbles are called ... «Coventry Telegraph, Jan 14»
Miranda Kerr smiles coyly for the camera in low-cut top in early …
Elwood , Seattle, 25/2/2013 07:05.............Elwood you silly thing....do you think for one moment Miranda would choose Leo Di thingamybob over Orlando....what ... «Daily Mail, Feb 13»
Jane Turner sticks close to home for West End debut
''Gina and I were busy the last half of last year writing, so we've got a host of ideas that we're trying to put into some sort of thingamybob,'' Turner says. ''We don't ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Apr 10»
