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The womens sharpe revenge: or an answer to Sir Seldome Sober that writ those railing pamphelets called the Iuniper and Crabtree lectures, &c. choose

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[UK] ‘Mary Tattle-well’ Womens sharpe revenge 175: The first Health is call’d a Whiffe, the second a Slash, the third a Hunch, the fourth Thrust, the fift is call’d Pot-shaken, the sixth is seeing the Lions, the seventh he is scratch’d, the eighth, his Nose is dirty, the ninth he hath whipt the Catt, the tenth, he is fox’d, the eleventh, he is Bewitch’d, the twelfth, he is Blinde, and the thirteenth, and last, he is drunke.
at bewitched, adj.
[UK] ‘Mary Tattle-well’ Womens sharpe revenge 175: The first Health is call’d a Whiffe, the second a Slash, the third a Hunch, the fourth Thrust, the fift is call’d Pot-shaken, the sixth is seeing the Lions, the seventh he is scratch’d, the eighth, his Nose is dirty, the ninth he hath whipt the Catt, the tenth, he is fox’d, the eleventh, he is Bewitch’d, the twelfth, he is Blinde, and the thirteenth, and last, he is drunke.
at blind, adj.1
[UK] ‘Mary Tattle-well’ Womens sharpe revenge 179 Taverne frayes or brawls have hapned [...] sometimes for not drinking all out (which is term’d, winding up your bottom, footing off your Bowle).
at wind up one’s bottom (v.) under bottom, n.3
[UK] ‘Mary Tattle-well’ Womens sharpe revenge 97: Verily he was a dainty perfum’d carpet Captaine, a powdred Potentate, a painted periwig [etc].
at carpet knight, n.
[UK] ‘Mary Tattle-well’ Womens sharpe revenge 175: The first Health is call’d a Whiffe, the second a Slash, the third a Hunch, the fourth Thrust, the fift is call’d Pot-shaken, the sixth is seeing the Lions, the seventh he is scratch’d, the eighth, his Nose is dirty, the ninth he hath whipt the Catt, the tenth, he is fox’d, the eleventh, he is Bewitch’d, the twelfth, he is Blinde, and the thirteenth, and last, he is drunke.
at whip the cat, v.
[UK] ‘Mary Tattle-well’ Womens sharpe revenge 104: All her shee neighbours do take their Oathes, that her Huband is a Cocke of the Game.
at cock of the game (n.) under cock, n.3
[UK] ‘Mary Tattle-well’ Womens sharpe revenge 172: All sorts of people and Nations are drunk in severall formes [...] a Welchman stew’d as mellow as a Pruine [...] a Scotchman mull’d with drinke [...] an Irishman pickl’d in Vsquebaugh [...] an Englishman shall be all this and more, for he will be drench’d, stew’d, mull’d, pickled, sowz’d, and bloated.
at drenched, adj.
[UK] ‘Mary Tattle-well’ Womens sharpe revenge 211 Another that had been late at Foxe-catching, was going (or intending) home to his Lodging.
at fox-catcher (n.) under fox, n.1
[UK] ‘Mary Tattle-well’ Womens sharpe revenge 180 Some oppressing inhospitable Great Man [...] (whom a Commonwealth is bound to pray for over the left shoulder).
at over the left (shoulder)!, excl.
[UK] ‘Mary Tattle-well’ Womens sharpe revenge 173: There is no learned Pot-leech or Renowned Malt-worme that is worthy to hold the candle to an English Drunkard.
at maltworm (n.) under malt, n.
[UK] ‘Mary Tattle-well’ Womens sharpe revenge 172: All sorts of people and Nations are drunk in severall formes [...] a Welchman stew’d as mellow as a Pruine [...] a Scotchman mull’d with drinke [...] an Irishman pickl’d in Vsquebaugh.
at mellow, adj.
[UK] ‘Mary Tattle-well’ Womens sharpe revenge 177 There he saw wonders [...] Lucretiaes Busk, Cleopatraes Fall, and the Muffe of Semiramis.
at muff, n.1
[UK] ‘Mary Tattle-well’ Womens sharpe revenge 175: The first Health is call’d a Whiffe, the second a Slash, the third a Hunch, the fourth Thrust, the fift is call’d Pot-shaken, the sixth is seeing the Lions, the seventh he is scratch’d, the eighth, his Nose is dirty, the ninth he hath whipt the Catt, the tenth, he is fox’d, the eleventh, he is Bewitch’d, the twelfth, he is Blinde, and the thirteenth, and last, he is drunke.
at have a dirty nose (v.) under nose, n.
[UK] ‘Mary Tattle-well’ Womens sharpe revenge 191 I have heard some to brag, as he payd one, hee pepperd another, hee sawced a third, he anointed a fourth, hee scowred a fifth.
at pay, v.
[UK] ‘Mary Tattle-well’ Womens sharpe revenge 191 I have heard some to brag, as he payd one, hee pepperd another, hee sawced a third, he anointed a fourth, hee scowred a fifth.
at pepper, v.
[UK] ‘Mary Tattle-well’ Womens sharpe revenge 172: All sorts of people and Nations are drunk in severall formes [...] a Welchman stew’d as mellow as a Pruine [...] a Scotchman mull’d with drinke [...] an Irishman pickl’d in Vsquebaugh.
at pickled, adj.
[UK] ‘Mary Tattle-well’ Womens sharpe revenge 177 There he saw wonders [...] Charles Brandons Launce, Ancient Pistolls Sword, [...] Sir John Falstaffs Pistoll.
at pistol, n.
[UK] ‘Mary Tattle-well’ Womens sharpe revenge 173: There is no learned Pot-leech or Renowned Malt-worme that is worthy to hold the candle to an English Drunkard.
at pot-leech (n.) under pot, n.1
[UK] ‘Mary Tattle-well’ Womens sharpe revenge 175: The first Health is call’d a Whiffe, the second a Slash, the third a Hunch, the fourth Thrust, the fift is call’d Pot-shaken, the sixth is seeing the Lions, the seventh he is scratch’d, the eighth, his Nose is dirty, the ninth he hath whipt the Catt, the tenth, he is fox’d, the eleventh, he is Bewitch’d, the twelfth, he is Blinde, and the thirteenth, and last, he is drunke.
at pot-shaken (adj.) under pot, n.1
[UK] ‘Mary Tattle-well’ Womens sharpe revenge 104: We saw once one that was so Pot-valiant, that in revenge, hee with his sword thrust poore Iudith into the belly, because shee kil’d Holofernes.
at pot-valiant (adj.) under pot, n.1
[UK] ‘Mary Tattle-well’ Womens sharpe revenge 191 I have heard some to brag, as he payd one, hee pepperd another, hee sawced a third, he anointed a fourth, hee scowred a fifth.
at sauce, v.1
[UK] ‘Mary Tattle-well’ Womens sharpe revenge 191 I have heard some to brag, as he payd one, hee pepperd another, hee sawced a third, he anointed a fourth, hee scowred a fifth.
at scour, v.2
[UK] ‘Mary Tattle-well’ Womens sharpe revenge 175: The first Health is call’d a Whiffe, the second a Slash, the third a Hunch, the fourth Thrust, the fift is call’d Pot-shaken, the sixth is seeing the Lions, the seventh he is scratch’d, the eighth, his Nose is dirty, the ninth he hath whipt the Catt, the tenth, he is fox’d, the eleventh, he is Bewitch’d, the twelfth, he is Blinde, and the thirteenth, and last, he is drunke.
at scratched, adj.
[UK] ‘Mary Tattle-well’ Womens sharpe revenge 175: The first Health is call’d a Whiffe, the second a Slash, the third a Hunch, the fourth Thrust, the fift is call’d Pot-shaken, the sixth is seeing the Lions, the seventh he is scratch’d, the eighth, his Nose is dirty, the ninth he hath whipt the Catt, the tenth, he is fox’d, the eleventh, he is Bewitch’d, the twelfth, he is Blinde, and the thirteenth, and last, he is drunke.
at see the lions (v.) under see, v.
[UK] ‘Mary Tattle-well’ Womens sharpe revenge 172: All sorts of people and Nations are drunk in severall formes [...] a Welchman stew’d as mellow as a Pruine [...] a Scotchman mull’d with drinke [...] an Irishman pickl’d in Vsquebaugh [...] an Englishman shall be all this and more, for he will be drench’d, stew’d, mull’d, pickled, sowz’d, and bloated.
at soused, adj.
[UK] ‘Mary Tattle-well’ Womens sharpe revenge 90: They can cough Logicke, speake Rhetoricke, [s]neefe Grammer, belch Poetry, pisse Geometry, groane Musicke, vomit Apothegmes, and squirt Oratory .
at squirt, v.
[UK] ‘Mary Tattle-well’ Womens sharpe revenge 177 There he saw wonders [...] Charles Brandons Launce, Ancient Pistolls Sword, [...] Sir John Falstaffs Pistoll.
at sword, n.
[UK] ‘Mary Tattle-well’ Womens sharpe revenge 105: Tom Turd in thy teeth.
at turd in your teeth! (excl.) under turd, n.
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