1825. Egan, Life of an Actor, ch. iv. 'He's not to be had,' said Gag, in an audible whisper.
1878. Hatton, Cruel London, bk. II., ch. v. 'They have had me, bless you,' said Brayford, 'the men who have "limbed" you.'
1889. Licensed Vict. Gaz., 8 Feb. Not to be had so easily, my good man.
1889. Answers, 23 Feb., p. 196, c. 2. But even these fellows, sharp as they are, have been caught napping lately in a humorous way. Those who have had them have been young fellows with friends inside the Stock Exchange.
1891. N. Gould, Double Event, p. 161. Had me nicely once at cards.
1891. Licensed Vict. Gaz., 23 Jan. I never felt so wild in my life. I'm no fool, you know, and I began to think I was being had a bit.
1891. J. Newman, Scamping Tricks, p. 58. I was nearly had.
1892. Illus. Bits, 22 Oct., p. 14. c. 2. Oh, mebboy, Oi wasn't t' be had that way. Oi always kape resates—spishully Gov'ment wans. Oi got it safe and cosy in me pocket-book.
2. (venery).—To possess carnally. [Said indifferently of, and by, both sexes.] For synonyms, see Greens.
To have had it, verb. phr. (venery).—To have been seduced.
To have (or take) it out of one, verb. phr. (colloquial).—To punish; to retaliate; to extort a quid pro quo; to give tit for tat.
To have it out with one, verb. phr. (colloquial).—To speak freely in reproof; to complete an explanation; to settle a dispute with either words or blows.
1886. J. S. Winter, Army Society, ch. xix. Instead of going down to St. Eve's and having it out, he fretted, and worried, and fumed the six days away.
1888. Daily News, 8 Dec. There was a question as to who struck the first blow, but it seemed to him certain that a man who crossed the road to have it out with another was the most likely to have commenced hostilities.
To have on, verb. phr. (colloquial).—To secure a person's interest, attention, sympathy: generally with a view to deceiving him (or her).
To have towards (or with, or at), verb. phr. (old).—1. To pledge in drinking; to toast. See Here.
1637. Cartwright, Royal Slave. Here's to thee, Leocrates. Leoc. Have towards thee, Philotas. Phil. To thee, Archippus. Arch. Here, Molops. Mol. Have at you, fidlers.
1836. M. Scott, Tom Cringle's Log, ch. ii. 'Have with you, boy—have with you,' shouted half-a-dozen other voices, while each stuck his oaken twig through the handkerchief that held his bundle, and shouldered it, clapping his straw or tarpaulin hat, with a slap on the crown, on one side of his head, and staggering and swaying about under the influence of the poteen.
2. (common).—To agree with
To have on toast, verb. phr. (common).—1. To take in.
2. (common).—To worst in argument.
To have on the raws, verb. phr. (common).—To teaze; to touch to the quick.
To let one have it, verb. phr. (colloquial).—To punish severely.
1848. Ruxton, Life in the Far West, p. 8. 'Hurraw, Dick, mind your hair,' and I ups old Greaser and let one Injun have it, as was going plum into the boy with his lance.
Have up, verb. phr. (colloquial).—To bring before the authorities; to summons (q.v.).
Havercake-lads, subs. phr. (Military).—The
Thirty-third Foot.
[From the circumstance that its
recruiting sergeants always preceded
their party with an oat-*cake
on their swords.]
