10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TIDDLIER»
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Chabers 21st Century Dictionary
19c: perhaps from tittlebat a childish form of stickleback and influenced by tiddly2.
tiddly1 /'tidli/ o adj (tiddlier, fiddliest) Brit colloq slightly drunk. © 1 9c meaning ' a
drink' ; early 20c as adj. tiddly2 /'tidli/ e* noun {tiddlier, fiddliest) Brit colloq little.
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Mother Was a Gunner's Mate: World War II in the Waves
Aunt Cecelia, looking tiddlier than usual, puts her arm around Mother on the one
side while Aunt Teddy, looking pink and pregnant (oh no, not again, Theodosia),
leans on the other side. Their voices blend. "A man in every lake is not — not ...
Josette Dermody Wingo, 2000
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More Than a Puff of Smoke
I later noticed that he was a little tiddlier than everyone else. The programme of
events started off with a Christmas Eve 'Midnight Mass'. This was tactfully
arranged for 8:30 pm before the bar opened! It was followed by a party with a
buffet at the ...
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Elizabeth: almost by chance a woman
Sir Thomas, dost thou savvy forwhy the English eternity boxes be tiddlier than
anyplace else? EGERTON: No, why? GROSSLADY: Forby in Angleterror, nearly
all the omnumgatherum of folk be buried wi' their noddles in their mitts!
EGERTON: ...
Dario Fo, Stuart Clink Hood, 1987
Alan MacDonald. he said. "Ulrik will love this — a camper with its own nice cream
." He then helped his wife in through the window, and the two of them inspected
their new lodgings. "It's much tiddlier than the Piddles'," said Mrs. Troll. "Where's ...
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From Churchill's War Rooms: Letters of a Secretary 1943-45
... the accommodation requisitioned tohousethe guests, until my head ached, &
the veins stood out on my forehead. I had visions of a beautiful & sadly “biffed”
Olivia, lying underthe table, & reciting Betjeman, and of an even “tiddlier”
Brigadier, ...
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Collected Reprints, 1922-1960
... gave rise to a growth of ferns or Heliconia. The song is very different from that
of Thryothorus rufalbus. Rather than a series of hollow, placeless notes, this form
had a gay, loud whistle, oooeeeeherrr- tiddlier, commencing low and slurring ...
GROSSLADY: Those eternity boxes get tiddlier every minuto! ELIZABETH: In that
case there is no time to lose. Summon the two Chambers immediately. I will go
and see them myself. If necessary I will speak in the Cathedral as well. I already ...
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Proceedings of the United States National Museum
... tiny feeder streams or springs gave rise to a growth of ferns or Heliconia. The
song is very different from that of Thryothorus rufalbus. Rather than a series of
hollow, placeless notes, this form had a gay, loud whistle, oooeeeeherrr- tiddlier,
...
United States National Museum, 1878
... the synchroniser — for the last time. I never wanted to see the wretched film
again, but if it didn't win the Novices Cup for Joe, I'd take up tiddleywinks — the
tiddlier, the better. When the last frame of film had passed through the projector
gate ...
5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TIDDLIER»
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tiddlier is used in the context of the following news items.
Infiniti Q70 Premium Tech Hybrid
... board; putting it behind the rear seats mean they won't fold down and the boot is small, losing out to the diesel model and much tiddlier than a 5 Series BMW. «Eurekar, Apr 15»
Peter Lampp: Our Cricket World Cup trump card wasn't Superman
New Zealand is a tiddler cricket nation and getting tiddlier. Just ask Manawatu cricket clubs how tough it has become finding genuine premier one players these ... «Manawatu Standard, Apr 15»
Nokia Lumia 1320 coming to the UK
There's not much in it, and it's hardly surprising that a cheaper phone is a bit chunkier, but this is not a small phone and tiddlier digits may well struggle. «T3, Jan 14»
Ian Poulter suffers shock first-round defeat at the Volvo World Match …
McDowell said: “It was a little tiddlier. I gave one of my wedges to the rules guy, Kevin Finney, and he moved it away. “I don't like snakes and even though it was ... «Scottish Daily Record, May 13»
Move over Katie Waissel, Cher Lloyd is the biggest X Factor diva
As Cheryl Cole mini-mes go, they don't come much tiddlier or feistier than X Factor wannabe Cher Lloyd. But a mole tells Now the show's team have had enough ... «Now Magazine Online, Nov 10»
