Word: thrippin
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LAST Wednesday morning my old door-mat disappeared. The goody's one eye twinkled with malicious delight as she informed me of my loss. She added, by way of consolation, "Bad 'cess to it! 'T was always a thrippin' me up." And I have no doubt the majority of the entry would have indorsed her sentiments, if not her brogue; for the mat, although by no means a complete hole, was yet very perfect in its way, and had acquired many of the properties that are supposed to be peculiar to traps. One rent in particular seemed...
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