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Boffin, taking a piece of chalk from his pocket and getting off the stool to work the sum on the top of it in his own way; 'two long'uns and
Our Mutual Friend Charles Dickens 1841
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a short'un -- twopence halfpenny; two short'uns is a long'un and two two long'uns is four long'uns -- making five long'uns; six nights a week at five long'uns a night, 'scoring them all down separately,' and you mount up to thirty long'uns.
Our Mutual Friend Charles Dickens 1841
dontcry commented on the word long'uns
"Ma, ya better pick them cucumbers today -- there's some long'uns out there."
"Yunz needs to grab all your be'long'uns and git the hell outta here."
July 22, 2008