- Farmer Giles
- haemorrhoidsRhyming slang for piles.
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Farmer Giles
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Farmer Giles — plural noun (Brit and Aust rhyming sl) Piles, haemorrhoids • • • Main Entry: ↑farm … Useful english dictionary
Farmer Giles of Ham — First edition cover Farmer Giles of Ham is a Medieval fable written by J. R. R. Tolkien in 1937 and published in 1949. The story describes the encounters between Farmer Giles and a wily dragon named Chrysophylax, and how Giles manages to use… … Wikipedia
Farmer Giles — the piles … Dictionary of Australian slang
farmer Giles — I Australian Slang the piles II Cockney Rhyming Slang Piles (hemorrhoids) Blimey, I ain t alf suffering from me farmers … English dialects glossary
Farmer Giles — n See farmers … Contemporary slang
farmer Giles — • Rhyming Slang for piles (haemorrhoids) … Londonisms dictionary
Farmer Giles — /famə ˈdʒaɪlz/ (say fahmuh juylz) noun Colloquial piles; haemorrhoids. {rhyming slang} …
farmer giles /farmers — Noun. Haemorrhoids. Rhyming slang on piles. E.g. Doctor, have you any soothing ointment for my farmers. Orig. Aust … English slang and colloquialisms
Giles Corey — (also spelled Cory or Coree, c. 1621 – 19 September 1692) was a farmer in early colonial America who died under judicial torture during the Salem witch trials. Charged with witchcraft by Ann Putnam, Jr., Mercy Lewis, and Abigail Williams, Corey… … Wikipedia
Giles — masc. proper name, from O.Fr. Gilles, from L. Aegidius, from aegis (see AEGIS (Cf. aegis)). Often used as a typical name of a simple minded farmer … Etymology dictionary
