(The). A kidnapper. “To play the silver cooper,” to kidnap. A cooper is one who coops up another. “You rob and you murder and you want me to ... play the silver cooper.” —Sir W. Scott: Guy…
(The). Whisky or other spirits. A contracted form of “Creature-comfort.” “When he chanced to have taken an overdose of the creature.” —Sir W. Scott: Guy Mannering, chap. xliv. A drop of…
(Dirk). Also called “Jans Janson.” A Dutch smuggler imprisoned with lawyer Glossin for kidnapping Henry Bertrand. During the night Glossin contrived to enter the smuggler's cell, when a…
(The). The British Channel; the Atlantic, which separates America from the British Isles; the sea between Australasia and the United Kingdom, are all so called. “He'll plague you now he's…
He is at high jinks. The present use of the phrase expresses the idea of uproarious fun and jollity. “The frolicsome company had begun to practise the ancient and now forgotten pastime of…
Tea or coffee laced with spirits, a cup of tea or coffee qualified with brandy or whisky. “Deacon Bearcliff ... had his pipe, and his teacup ... laced with a little spirits.” —Sir W. Scott…
(Scotch, long since). In the olden time, in days gone by. “There was muckle fighting about the place lang-syne.” —Scott: Guy Mannering, chap. xl. The song called Auld Lang Syne, usually…
(The). To go up the Lawn-market, in Scotch parlance, means to go to be hanged. Up the Lawn-market, down the West Bow, Up the lang ladder, down the short low. Schoolboy Rhyme (Scotland). “…
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