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potato? [In sense 3, short for potato peeler, rhyming slang for
'sheila'.]
potted adjective 1. Drunk, intoxicated. 2. US Under the
influence of 'pot' or marijuana.
poultice noun 1. A (large) sum of money; a bribe. 2. A
mortgage. E.g. Mick Mallane... sayin' if the bank wanted his
farm, poultice or no poultice, it'd have to go out and take it from
him, and he'd be waitin' for 'm with his gun loaded.
pound verb to pound (one's) ear orig. US To sleep. E.g.
'Only just awakened,' I admitted ... 'and how are my comrades in
misfortune?'... “Still pounding their ears, no doubt”.
sinker noun orig. US A doughy cake, esp. a doughnut; a
dumpling. E.g. The coffee was ho, strong, revivifying, the sinkers
crisp and fresh.
sippers noun Brit. A sip (of rum), esp. taken from another's
tot, as a reward for some service or in celebration. E.g. A bottle
appeared with enough in it to give us all 'sippers'.
sister noun 1. Used as a form of address to a woman, esp.
one whose name is not known. E.g. Come on, sister.... Why won't
you stay and talk to me? I'm a nice guy. 2. orig. US A fellow
homosexual; a male homosexual, esp. one who is a friend rathci
than a lover.
site noun US A job, a situation. E.g. Joe, who generally
keeps his own counsel, tells me that he is hoping to get a site – a
job - on the Sniktaw.
sitter noun US Someone employed to sit in a bar and
encourage other patrons to buy drinks.
six adjective six feet under dead and buried. E.g. In Islay ...
we make sure the dead are stiff and cold and six feet under.
tod noun on one's tod Brit. Alone. E.g. Maybe they don't
want your company.... Never seen you on your tod before.
toe noun 1. Strength, speed. E.g. In Lawson and Hogg we have
two penetrating fast bowlers who have enough 'toe' to keep any batsman