My tulip

a term of endearment used by the lower orders to persons and animals; “‘Kim up, MY TULIP ,’ as the coster said to his donkey when thrashing him with an ash stick.” My uncle , the pawnbroker,—generally used when any person questions the whereabouts of a domestic article. “Oh! only at MY UNCLE’S ” is the reply. “Up the spout” has the same meaning. It is worthy of remark that the French call this useful relative “ma tante,” my aunt.