Talk:Blackwall

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Having a black eye

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John Camden Hotten's Slang Dictionary (1873) says: "By a façon de parler, any one with 'a mouse' [meaning a black eye] is supposed to have been to Blackwall." I am unable to cite this from Google Books. Equinox 14:24, 5 January 2021 (UTC)Reply