The Complete Sherlock Holmes, Volume I - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle [474]
boxing his ears.
gw
Tough luck.
gx
Card game for two people; similar to euchre.
gy
Line of activity, especially a questionable one.
gz
Person who distributes alms for a great house.
ha
Small metal cup or saucepan.
hb
The phrase meant to woo a prospective spouse—not the physical intimacy it connotes today.
hc
Rephrasing of the Bible, Matthew 6:34, “Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof” (KJV).
hd
Uncommunicative; holding cards close to the vest.
he
1836 opera by Giacomo Meyerbeer (1791-1864), German composer who achieved his greatest success with operas written in French.