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| nip¹ | A small quantity of spirits, usually less than a glass; a small measure or sip of any (usually strong) drink, especially. one taken hurriedly or surreptitiously. [OED]
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| noan(1) | No one [A Glossary of Lancashire Dialect http://www.dunkerley-tuson.co.uk/Pages/LancashireDialectGlossary.aspx]
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| nob(1) | Head
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| nobby¹ | Relating to or characteristic of people of some wealth or social distinction; very smart or elegant, fashionable[OED] and by extension, things of high quality [CPB]
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knobby |
| nobs(1) | nob: A person of some wealth or social distinction [OED]
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| nosegay |
A bunch of flowers or herbs, especially ones having a sweet smell; a small bouquet, a posy. Also: an imitation or representation of this. (OED)
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| nowse | nothing
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| O. P.¹ | Probably Old Pale as in VSOP brandy [CPB]
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| Ocknies |
Presumably “Cocknies”; citizens of east London
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| odzooks | A euphemistic substitute for Gods wounds in asseverative or exclamatory formulae. [OED]
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| off the stones¹ | Off the Stones : Outside central London where the streets were cobbled streets. Also 'beyond the stones' [CPB]
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off de stones¹ |
| old lad(1) | the Devil
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| old ned(1) | A neddy engine is a stationary steam engine
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| Old Nick¹ | The devil; Satan
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| old_tom¹ | A popular brand of Gin
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| Omnibus cads |
Either an unbooked passenger whom the driver of a coach took up for his own profit on the way.
Or An omnibus conductor.
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| oral_tradition¹ | Songs (or poems) for which no reliable printed source has been found and which seem to have been passed from singer to singer 'by word of mouth'. These songs are often called 'traditional folk songs' although 'folk' singers often sang Music Hall songs and Parlour Ballads as well as pieces the style and content of which would be classed as folk song. This website has avoided the use of the term 'folk song'.
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| ossian¹ | Legendary Irish warrior-poet (Gaelic Oisín) [Encylopeadia Brittanica https://www.britannica.com/topic/Ossian - accessed 07Oct2019]
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| Ostler¹ | Ostler: A stableman or groom at an inn [OED]
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Ostlers¹,oslers¹ |
| out and out¹ | Thoroughly, completely, entirely; downright [OED] in this context, fashionable, of the highest quality, smart [CPB]
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