For  the  rest,  do,  like  Chuck  and  Cop,
is  a  verb-of-all-work,  and  is  used  in
every  possible  and  impossible  connec-
tion. Thus,  To  do  reason  and  To  do
right,  to  honour  a  toast ;  To  do  a  bit  of
stiff,  to  draw  a  bill ;  To  do  a  chuck,  to
eject,  or  to  go  away ;  To  do  a  sip
(back  slang),  to  make  water  ;  To  do  a
cat,  to  vomit ;  To  do  a  hall  (or  a
theatre),  to  visit  a  music  hall  or  a  play-
house ;  To  do  a  fluff  (theatrical),  to
forget  one's  part ;  To  do  a  pitch  (show-


man's or  street  artists'),  to  go  through
a  performance  ;  To  do  a  mouch  (or  a
mike),  to  go  on  the  prowl ;  To  do  a
grouse,  to  go  questing  for  women  ;  To
do  a  doss,  to  go  to  sleep ;  To  do  a
cadge,  to  go  begging ;  To  do  a  scrap,
to  engage  in  combat ;  to  do  a  rural,  to
'  rear  '  by  the  wayside  ;  etc.  Do  tell  !
intj.  A  useful  interjection,  for  lis-
teners who  feel  that  some  remark  is
expected ;  equivalent  to  the  English
Really  ?  and  Indeed  ?  A  similar
phrase  in  the  South  is  the  old  English,
You  don't  say  so  ?  which  a  Yankee
will  vary  by,  I  want  to  know  !  Do
tell  is  also  used  with  inexperienced
Munchausens  who  by  its  means  may
often  be  lured  to  repeat  themselves
(1824).
Doash.     A  cloak  :  see  Capella.
Dobbin.  Ribbon.  Dobbin  rig,
stealing  ribbon.
