10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WOOLLY PULLY»
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woolly pully in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
woolly pully and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The British Army in the 1980s
... veterans (and those who wished to be seen as veterans!) afterwards. Number
14 Dress Simply No. 1 3 Dress without the woolly pully: 'shirt sleeve' order, worn
in the summer in temperate areas. Footwear The most common item of footwear ...
2
In the View of a Constable
Broadstairs won't wear the woolly pully and anorak, doesn't even wear the
current tunic but is always turned out immaculately in his old style tunic with the
pockets and belt. Everyone else wears the woolly pully and anorak. I don't reckon
...
3
The Concise New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and ...
Rhyming slang UK, 1998 woolly nose noun a railway fettlerAUSTRALIA, 1969
woolly-pully noun a military-issue heavy jumper. A customised woollen pullover
UK, 1984 woolly vest noun a pest. Rhyming slang UK, 1998 woolly woofter;
woolly ...
Terry Victor, Tom Dalzell, 2007
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Shorter Slang Dictionary
From around 1920. pullie or pully pullover, jumper, sweater, asin woolly pully.
Possibly since around 1930. pull (sb's) legto fool or tease (sb),as in I haven't
really lost the key: I was just pulling your leg.Alsoin the phrase pull the other one
—it's ...
Paul Beale, Eric Partridge, Rosalind Fergusson, 2003
comprehend why, when the heat was up in the hundreds, would they want a
woolly pully? It wasn't till the night time did we realise why; it was bloody freezing.
Many a pully was swapped for a bottle of Johnnie Walker filled with cold tea.
This consisted of sea boots (wellies), long white woolly socks, a white 'woolly
pully' jumper, No 8 boots, two No 8 shirts, two pairs of No 8 trousers and green
foul weather gear. MCU personnel wore the same working dress as Royal Navy ...
Bn. Sergeant 1st Class wears the optionalpurchase pullover, modelled after the
British 'woolly pully', also worn by females. Thesametype ofshoulder marksare
worn onthegray green shirts;officers' have a thin gold stripe at the base. The AG ...
“Instructor – shoulder arms, when I heard the command shoulder arms, I thought
best get the weapon into the shoulder a bit sharpish and thrust it up quick as I
could, catching the foresight on my woolly pully and ripping it”. “Points to note” .
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Walking on the Orkney and Shetland Isles: 80 Walks in the ...
Don't worry if you don't have a 'woolly pully' or a hat * there are plenty of places to
buy them throughout the islands. If you plan on camping in the Northern Isles,
you'll need all the usual * tents, sleeping bags, thermarests, stoves * and it's best
...
10
It's No Crime: To Change Your Mind
He closed the door and got changed, swapping his grey business suit for Levis, a
faded lumberjack shirt and an old Royal Marines woolly pully. He then picked up
his spare pair of brogues and ran the shoebrush over them, ready for the ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WOOLLY PULLY»
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woolly pully is used in the context of the following news items.
Britain's Got Talent 2015: David Walliams takes camp to new levels …
Even Simon eschewed his usual jeans and T-shirt combo, going instead for a woolly pully and black blazer. But what all four judges have in common is that they ... «Unreality TV, Feb 15»
Christmas jumper fever arrives at Morrisons in Felixstowe in a big way
The 'woolly pully' was made by staff at Felixstowe Morrisons as a challenge to mark National Christmas Jumper Day, and now they plan to dismantle it and use ... «East Anglian Daily Times, Dec 14»
Unravelling the politics of the Christmas woolly pully
I'm not sure when the Christmas jumper first became a “thing”. Once upon a time it seemed only to be a feature of films, worn by Hollywood stars such as ... «Financial Times, Dec 14»
Football Managers On TV: Garry Monk
Favours the dark V-neck woolly pully under the jacket, which always gives a man a slightly uncomfortable flavour of the schoolboy but which also suggests a ... «Football365.com, Dec 14»
LOOK! Official all new One Direction Night Changes PICTURES …
... casually leaning against a luxury car – as you do – while Niall Horan is depicted looking warm and fuzzy in his woolly pully while playing his beloved guitar. «Unreality TV, Nov 14»
10 Ways To Have An Historic Christmas In London
... Christmasses of yore by popping into the Beyond Retro Christmas Pop-Up Shop in Old Street station, and get yourself kitted out with a vintage woolly pully that ... «Londonist, Nov 14»
Football Managers On TV: Jose Mourinho
Favours the woolly pully under jacket look in winter and wears a summer suit with the casual elegance that will always elude his British counterparts. Oscillates ... «Football365.com, Sep 14»
Memory Lane: Knock out fun for Kempton's staff as Goblins win the day
Runners up were the Woolly Pully Wanderers from Leicester. The teams had to compete over a “diabolical” course designed by Chris Ellis from the Leicester ... «Grantham Journal, Mar 14»
Be a festive knit-wit
Wear your funny woolly pully in aid of a children's charity. Visit www.savethechildren.org.uk/christmas-jumper-day to sign up for a free fundraising kit. You can ... «The Star, Nov 13»
Idea may be woolly but it brought in the cash
Pullovers ranging from retro 70s sweaters to dodgy Christmas jumpers were the order of the day as Worcestershire County Council held a Woolly Pully Day at ... «Worcester News, Feb 13»
