J. Arthur Rank love

Definitions

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  • noun Cockney rhyming slang A wank.

Etymologies

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After J. Arthur Rank, a British industrialist and film producer.

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Examples

  • There was a heavy fence, and a gate, with a big J. Arthur Rank kind of gong set up so he'd have to get off the bike and go past a concrete barrier to ring it.

    I Don’t Understand ? Jack Varnell 2010

  • My Budd opened at the Leicester Square Theatre under the aegis of J. Arthur Rank and was a great critical success.

    An Autobiography Peter, Ustinov 1977

  • "When I returned from the honeymoon," Simmons told a reporter in 1964, "I learned that Hughes owned me - he had bought me from (British producer) J. Arthur Rank like a piece of meat."

    KDKA - Pittsburgh's Source for Breaking News, Weather and Sports 2010

  • "When I returned from the honeymoon," Simmons told a reporter in 1964, "I learned that Hughes owned me -- he had bought me from (British producer) J. Arthur Rank like a piece of meat."

    CTV News RSS Feed 2010

  • "When I returned from the honeymoon," Simmons told a reporter in 1964, "I learned that Hughes owned me - he had bought me from (British producer) J. Arthur Rank like a piece of meat."

    CBS 11 CBS 11 Top Stories Videos 2010

  • "When I returned from the honeymoon," Simmons told a reporter in 1964, "I learned that Hughes owned me - he had bought me from (British producer) J. Arthur Rank like a piece of meat."

    KDKA - Pittsburgh's Source for Breaking News, Weather and Sports 2010

  • "When I returned from the honeymoon," Simmons told a reporter in 1964, "I learned that Hughes owned me -- he had bought me from (British producer) J. Arthur Rank like a piece of meat."

    CTV News RSS Feed 2010

  • "When I returned from the honeymoon," Simmons told a reporter in 1964, "I learned that Hughes owned me - he had bought me from (British producer) J. Arthur Rank like a piece of meat."

    WISTV - Local News RSS 2010

  • "When I returned from the honeymoon," Simmons told a reporter in 1964, "I learned that Hughes owned me -- he had bought me from (British producer) J. Arthur Rank like a piece of meat."

    CTV News RSS Feed 2010

  • "When I returned from the honeymoon," Simmons told a reporter in 1964, "I learned that Hughes owned me - he had bought me from (British producer) J. Arthur Rank like a piece of meat."

    Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2010

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