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Examples
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Heres the boy in gaol and me disgraced for ever; and all you care to know is what a squiffer is.
Fanny's First Play George Bernard Shaw 1903
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Will you tell me that, and stop cackling about your squiffer?
Fanny's First Play George Bernard Shaw 1903
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I says to Bob: "Dearie boy: is it a bargain about the squiffer if I make Joe sprint for you?"
Fanny's First Play George Bernard Shaw 1903
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[She sits and turns to Mrs Gilbey] Bobby's given me the squiffer.
Fanny's First Play George Bernard Shaw 1903
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Well, he says, "Darling, if you can get Holy Joe to sprint a hundred yards, I'll stand you that squiffer with the gold keys."
Fanny's First Play George Bernard Shaw 1903
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"I can pl'y the squiffer -- I mean the concertina, Sir -- a fair treat for a hammatore.
The Dop Doctor Richard Dehan 1897
chained_bear commented on the word squiffer
Slang; a concertina; also an organ-bellows or organ.
August 27, 2008