1890. Grant Allen, The Tents of Shem, x. Nobody, and especially not a peppery old General who's served more than half his life in India likes to have it dictated to him by rank outsiders what disposition he's to make of his own money.
1901. M. A. P., 2 Feb., 113, 2. As he has already some connection with the music halls, he must have more opportunities of learning the ropes than an outsider.
3. (racing).—A person who fails to gain admission to the 'ring' from pecuniary or other causes.
Oven, subs. (old).—1. A large
mouth.—Grose (1785); Matsell
(1859).
2. (venery).—The female pudendum: see Monosyllable.
c.1720. Durfey, Pills to Purge, &c. (1720), vi. 91. 'The Jolly Tradesmen.' But if my Oven be over-hot, I dare not thrust it in, Sir; For burning of my Wrigling-Pole, My Skill's not worth a Pin, Sir.
In the same oven, adj. phr. (common).—In the same plight.
Over, subs. (commercial).—In pl.
A surplus on the day's accounts;
fluff (q.v.); menavelings
(q.v.).
To come over (or the old soldier over) one. See Come over and Come the old soldier.
To get over, verb. phr. (common).—To get the better; to best (q.v.).
1870. Hazlewood and Williams, Leave it to Me, i. She'll soon get over her foolish attachment, but whether or no she don't get over me.
To call (or fetch) over the coals, verb. phr. (common).—To reprimand.
1719. Durfey, Pills to Purge, &c., iii. 22. Yet your Blacksmith can fetch them over the coals.
To do over, verb. phr. (venery).—To possess a woman: see Greens and Ride.
Over the bay, phr. (American).—Drunk: see Drinks and Screwed.
Over the stile, phr. (rhyming).—Sent for trial. (Hotten).
To put over the door, verb. phr. (old colloquial).—To turn out; to give the key of the street (q.v.).
Over at the knees, phr. (stable).—Weak in the knees.
Over-shoes, over boots, phr. (old).—See quot.
c.1696. B. E., Dict. Cant. Crew. Over-shoes over Boots, or to go through-stitch.
See also Bender; Broomstick; and Left.
Over-day tarts, subs. phr. (Billingsgate).—See
quot.
1889. Tit Bits, 17 Aug., 298, 2. About 24 hours after capture the herring is liable to the pouring out of extravasation of blood about his gills and fins, which darkened and damaged or bruised appearance is quaintly called in the fish trade over-day tarts.
Overdo, verb. (old: now recognised).—See
quot. c.1696.
1614. Jonson, Bartholomew Fair, Justice Overdo, &c.
c.1696. B. E., Dict. Cant. Crew, s.v. Overdo, double diligence.
Overdraw. To overdraw the
badger. See Badger.
Overflow and plunder, subs. phr.
(theatrical).—See quot.
