wallopers — n. winner by a wide margin; extremely hard hitter ; huge lie; police officer (Slang) … English contemporary dictionary
POT-WALLOPERS — (i. e. Pot boilers), a popular name given prior to the Reform Bill of 1832 to a class of electors in a borough who claimed the right to vote on the ground of boiling a pot within its limits for six months … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
walloper — noun a) Literally, someone who wallops. 1950: Police! Everyone out! The bloody wallopers are on their way! mdash; , b) A policeman. 1971: Uniformed cops are generally known as wallopers, and cops in plain clothes are called demons. These latter,… … Wiktionary
Life Guards (British Army) — Infobox Military Unit unit name=The Life Guards caption=Cap Badge of the Life Guards dates=21 May 1922 ndash; present country=United Kingdom branch=Army type=Household Cavalry role=Formation Reconnaissance/Ceremonial size=Regiment command… … Wikipedia
List of nicknames of British Army regiments — Nicknames of regiments and other units of the British Army.* The Agile and Suffering Highlanders The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders * The Argyll Marines The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders * The Bairns The Scots Guards * The Bengal Tigers… … Wikipedia
List of 19th century English language idioms — This is a list of idioms that were recognizable to literate people in the late 19th century, and have become unfamiliar since. As the article list of idioms in the English language notes, a list of idioms can be useful, since the meaning of an… … Wikipedia
List of slang terms for police officers — Many slang terms for police officers exist. These are often used by the public rather than the police themselves, but not all are considered offensive.The precise sociological and etymological provenance of some of these terms is… … Wikipedia
Middle Wallop — Coordinates: 51°08′00″N 1°34′55″W / 51.133300°N 1.581930°W / 51.133300; 1.581930 … Wikipedia
New England Junior Huskies — City Tyngsborough, Massachusetts League Eastern Jr. Hockey League, Empire Jr Hockey League … Wikipedia
sweat — [c]/swɛt / (say swet) verb (sweat or sweated, sweating) –verb (i) 1. to excrete watery fluid through the pores of the skin, as from heat, exertion, etc.; perspire, especially freely or profusely. 2. to exude moisture, as green plants piled in a… …