Interesting condition (or Situation), To be in a, verb. phr. (colloquial).—To be with child.
1748. Smollett, Rod. Random, lxix. So that I cannot leave her in such an interesting situation, which I hope will produce something to crown my felicity.
1751. Smollett, Peregrine Pickle, lxxxi. I found myself in a fair way of being a mother; and that I might be near my own relations in such an interesting situation, etc.
1838. Dickens, Nicholas Nickleby, xxix. Mrs. Leuville was in an interesting state.
Interfere, verb. (Western American).—To
maltreat.
Interloper, subs. (old: now recognised).—An
unlicensed trader;
a smuggler; one who interferes, or
intercepts unwarrantably. Also
as in quot. 1690.
1627. Minshew, Dict., Interlopers in trade.
1675. Sir W. Temple, Letter, (To the Gov. and Compt. of Merchant Adventurers) 26 March. Whatever privileges are allowed your Company at Dort will be given at the other towns, either openly or covertly, to all those interlopers who may bring their manufactures directly thither.
1690. B.E. Dict. Cant. Crew, s.v. Interlopers, Hangers on, retainers to, or dependers upon other folks; also Medlers and Busybodies, intruders into other Men's Professions, and those that intercept the Trade of a Company, being not legally authorised.
1725. New Canting Dict., s.v.
Intercrural Trench, subs. phr.
(venery).—The female pudendum.—Urquhart.
For synonyms see
Monosyllable.
Into. To be into a man, verb. phr.
(common).—To pitch into him;
to fight him.
Prep. (American).—'Short of; wanting: e.g. 'I thought I did pretty well delivering all the load into one box (i.e., all but one box).
To be (or get) into a woman, verb. phr. (venery).—To possess a woman carnally. For synonyms see Greens and Ride.
Invade, verb. (venery).—To effect
intromission; also, to lay hands
on; to grope (q.v.).
1684. Dryden, The Disappointment (Prologue). Invade and grubble one another's punk.
Invite, subs. (vulgar: once literary).—An
invitation.
1615. Sandys, Relation of a Journey, 305. The Lamprey swims to his Lord's invites.
1778. D'Arblay, Diary, (1876) i. 73. Everybody bowed and accepted the invite but me.
1836. Dickens, Sketches by Boz, 'Steam Excursion.' Guest after guest arrived, the invites had been excellently arranged.
1837. Barham, Ingoldsby Legends, 'Merchant of Venice.' To give all his old friends that farewell invite.
Inward, subs. (old).—1. An intimate.
1603. Shakespeare, Measure for Measure, iii. 2. Sir, I was an inward of his: a shy fellow was the Duke.
1607. Middleton, Michaelmas Term, ii. 3. He is a kind gentleman, a very inward of mine.
2. in pl. See Innards.
Irish, subs. (colloquial).—Irish whiskey;
fenian (q.v.).
1893. H. Crackenthorpe, Wreckage, 125. 'Mary, . . . a large Irish for Mr. Hays here.'
To get one's irish up, verb. phr. (common).—To get angry. Also to get one's dutch (or, in America, indian) up.
