~ 1
■ noun a flour pudding boiled or steamed in a cloth bag.
Origin
C19: north. Engl. form of dough .
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~ 2
■ adjective Brit. informal worthless or false.
■ noun N. Amer. & Scottish decaying vegetable matter covering the ground under trees.
Origin
C18: of unknown origin.
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~ 3
■ verb informal
1》 ( ~ someone up ) Brit. beat someone up.
2》 Austral. steal and alter brands on (cattle).
3》 Golf mishit (a shot).
Origin
sense 1 (1960s) of uncertain origin; senses 2 and 3 (both C19) prob. back-forms from ~er 2 and ~er 1 respectively.
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~ 4
■ noun N. Amer. informal a person's buttocks.
Origin
C19: of unknown origin.
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~ 5
■ noun (in phr. up the ~ ) Brit. informal pregnant.
Origin
1940s (orig. Austral.): perh. related to ~ 1 .