Citations:yaffling irons

English citations of yaffling irons

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2013 March 15, Matt Croucher GC, Flash Point, Random House, →ISBN, page 82:
They ate in silence, the Sandman nibbling at the fancy salmon and Coldrain attacking his steak with his yaffling irons. Nothing was said until dessert, which was some kind of brandy served with a tiny glass of sickly sweet wine and
2013 November 5, Terry Breverton, Breverton's Nautical Curiosities, Quercus, →ISBN:
to others at sea as “eating irons,” “scran spanners,” “port and starboard oars,” “KFS” (knife, fork, spoon), “yaffling irons” and “fighting gear.” An oldterm for the mouth was “grub trap.” Common food terms are, and were,as follows: 365
2014 February 27, Tony Thorne, Dictionary of Contemporary Slang, Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN, page 484:
Grab your yaffling irons and let's get scrumming! yahyah, yaah n, adj British (someone who is) ex-public school, a hooray. The term, particularly popular in Edinburgh since the early 1990s, derives from the class's characteristic
2018 January 25, Rick Jolly, Jackspeak: A guide to British Naval slang & usage, Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN:
Sadly, there are no plans for a replacement Yacht. yaffle Eat voraciously; note these additional applications: yaffle fish – a barracuda or shark. yaffling irons – knife and fork. yaffle gear – mouth and teeth. yam seng Drinking toast