КНИГИ НА АНГЛИЙСКИЙ ЯЗЫКЕ, ИМЕЮЩЕЕ ОТНОШЕНИЕ К СЛОВУ «TITFER»
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Philip Reeve. 'I cannot believe that it was any one of us,' said Miss Beauregard at
some point in the fish course. 'There is no one here who looks like a murderer to
me.' 'Where is Mr Titfer?' asked Mother, contemplating the empty seat at the ...
Eleven monologues for actresses.
"Ow about taking yer titfer off?" Paddington turned and stared in the direction of
the speaker. "My titfer?" he exclaimed. "Take my titfer off?" "That's right," said the
voice. "Your tit for tat." "I think he means your hat, dear," explained Mrs. Brown.
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Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine #10
Mr 'Olmes lets out w' a jolly laugh and says please for me to 'and 'im me titfer,
which I've still got danglin' in me shaky 'ands . I give it to 'im, 'e reaches in there w'
'is long, skinny fingas and pulls out the 'at the forty crown like a magician tugs a ...
Marvin Kaye, Arthur Conan Doyle, 2013
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A Poem For All Reasons Book II
But a chap may soon discover, If he does not wear a cover, That he's alright if it's
fine or if it's shady, But he ain't a man at all, Unaccountable and small, If he
cannot raise a titfer* to a lady... Ain't they all? • Titfer = tit for tat, Cockney rhyming
...
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The Mammoth Book of New Comic Fantasy
That was a dollarbird which just took a dump on your titfer.” “What?” “I keep
forgetting you're anewchum,” he sighed. “Your titfer is your hat. A dollarbird just
flew over andlet fly.” I took offmyhat and wiped atit witha tuft ofdry grass. “The
dollarbird ...
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Introducing Language in Use: A Coursebook
Titfer is a Cockney rhyming slang term for 'hat'. Complex slang terms work as
rhymes for the standard term but they are often reduced in form. Here, titfer is a
reduction of tit for tat ('hat'). In the same way, butcher's is short for butcher's hook ...
Aileen Bloomer, Patrick Griffiths, Andrew John Merrison, 2005
Ralph Titfer blocked my path, in fact staggered into it, drunk both on the sherry he
had consumed and the constant exposition of his scheme. 'So, Victor's filled you
in on my plans, old man? What do you think?' Though I had been introduced to ...
He slapped a black titfer on, which helped him a bit with thinking, the titfer was
handy for inspiration. Sitting cross-legged under the titfer he hovered on the head
-rest of the mean couch, and day-dreamed like a boy. First he had to talk a large ...
Michelene Wandor, Annie Castledine, 1991
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Ultima Thule: the life of an island daughter
I was sweating, pushing my titfer, the bonnet we wore, to the back of my head.
And this petty officer shouted to me, 'Wren Sykes, put your titfer on straight!' So I
did, and then it slid back again as I was scrubbing, scrubbing away, the sweat ...
Rhona Rauszer, Linda Williamson, 2005
НОВОСТИ, В КОТОРЫХ ВСТРЕЧАЕТСЯ ТЕРМИН «TITFER»
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Location-masking ProxyHam project has mysteriously halted
The 'we've shut it down and don't want to talk about it' message suggests that it is time to get the creases out of our tinfoil titfer and consider a conspiracy theory. «Inquirer, Июл 15»
Heads up: hats make a comeback
... that finally, after many years languishing on the outskirts of the titfer-landscape, the bucket hat might finally be giving the mighty Panama a run for its money. «Telegraph.co.uk, Июл 15»
One Direction: Jade Thirlwall just loves Niall Horan's WHAT?
However, while Jade may not have fallen for the charms of the nation's favourite Irish lad, she has taken a shine to his titfer. Of the hat that the Nialler is rarely ... «Unreality TV, Июн 15»
British Bit of Headwear
No matter how much you think you might be up on your lingo, eventually someone will pull a TITFER on you out of nowhere and you'll realize that there is still ... «New York Times, Фев 15»
King Lear (Holy Trinity Church, Guildford)
... as an all-purpose chaos setting at the start) and she looks like a refugee from Rufus Norris's Cabaret in black titfer, thunder thighs and spangled hot pants. «WhatsOnStage.com, Янв 15»
That's a top hat! Padma Lakshmi looks elegant in black titfer and …
Life is about to heat up with the return of Top Chef in the fall. Until then, host and judge Padma Lakshmi is relaxing at her home in New York. On Thursday she ... «Daily Mail, Авг 14»
Pharrell's big hat: the last word
Yet in the shadow of his titanic titfer, which was brown felt and eight inches from crown to peak, all talk of mere music awards was effortlessly eclipsed. «Telegraph.co.uk, Фев 14»
Pharrell Williams's gigantic Grammys hat earns its own Twitter account
Following the ceremony at LA's Staples Center, the producer of the year winner said he was amazed to learn his titfer had its own Twitter account, 'and now an ... «Metro, Янв 14»
Il Cappello di paglia di Firenze, Wexford Festival Opera, review
... follows the helter-skelter misadventures of a man on a desperate against-the-clock hunt for the titular titfer, which could save a lady's honour and allow his own ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Окт 13»
Style shrinks: Our experts analyse Taylor Swift's questionable …
Rebecca Gonsalves: Is she doffing her hat to a hybrid of those inimitable screen style icons Willy Wonka and Heisenberg with this titfer? Hugh Montgomery: ... «The Independent, Окт 13»
