uzzy

Updated: May 21, 2025

"She's got too much pie-jaw for me," said Tom sulkily. "I'm noan goin' to be a Methody parson." "Thou'st goin' to be a bigger fool than I thought tha ever could be," retorted his mother angrily. "That tak's a bit o' doin'," replied Tom as he fumbled with his boot laces. "Thou'st gi'en up a nice lass for a brazen-faaced 'uzzy; thou'rt an addle-'eaded ninny. Can'st'a see?"

Joseph Hocking - Tommy

He did not follow except with his eyes. "Larfin' at us, governor," jibed the diminutive cockney, putting a rail between himself and Lewis. "The 'uzzy! The minute I lays my heye on that marm, I says, 'Blime yer, you ain't no lydy'! I say, governor, give us a penny." Lewis turned away and took a few steps gropingly, head down, as though he walked in a trance.

George Agnew Chamberlain - Through stained glass