subs. phr. (common).1. A disparagement: cf. OLD, adj., sense 5.
2. (old).A complimentary mode of address to an old man, signifying he is a capital fellow [HALLIWELL].
subs. phr. (common).1. A disparagement: cf. OLD, adj., sense 5.
2. (old).A complimentary mode of address to an old man, signifying he is a capital fellow [HALLIWELL].