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He accordingly opened it [a letter], and read as follows:– / "Tim put on the tats yesterday and went out a durry-nakin on the shadows, gadding a hoof. He buzzed a bloak and a shakester of a yack and a skin. [..."] [W]e will lay before our readers a translation of the slang document:– / "Tim dressed himself in rags yesterday, and went out disguised as a beggar half-naked and without shoes or stockings. He robbed a gentleman and a lady of a watch and a purse. [..."]
Source: wiktionary
It might do for some bloaks as come there and was too miserable to look arter their a'pence, but he'd see 'em all—first before they fiddled him out of a farden.
Source: wiktionary
Now I tell yer straight, I don't call it square for two big bloaks like us to tackle [i.e., steal from] one poor woman, and she a widder, and p'raps as 'ard up as us; it isn't English.
Source: wiktionary
Mr Clevver comes up then. Hes stanning there waching the salting bloak' and hes hummering to his self a littl.
Source: wiktionary
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