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An account of a great & famous scoldling-match between four remarkable scolding fish-women of Rosemary-lane, and the like number of basket-women of Golden-lane, near Cripplegate, on Monday last, upon a wager for five guinea’s choose

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[UK] A great & famous scoldling-match 7: Rather than fail the back Door’d Itallian too; and after all the French Man brings up the Rear with Fire and Faggot.
at back-door, n.
[UK] A great & famous scoldling-match 7: [T]he French Man brings up the Rear with Fire and Faggot, Aye and Faith he sticks to your Bumm with a vengeance.
at bum, n.1
[UK] A great & famous scoldling-match 7: Aye and Faith he sticks to your Bumm with a vengeance.
at bum, n.1
[UK] A great & famous scoldling-match 7: D—n you all for a Company of Dragletail’d Sluts.
at draggle-tailed, adj.
[UK] A great & famous scoldling-match 3: [L]aid on a heap of Dung on Tower-hill, with a Pocky Tom Turd-man a playing on my Dulcimer.
at dulcimer, n.
[UK] A great & famous scoldling-match 3: If all be true as was reported, he made you amends afterwards, by making you a fine present with a French Alamode, You know my meaning, Bess, I am sure.
at French alamode (n.) under French, adj.
[UK] A great & famous scoldling-match 3: Had he not just before been emptying of a House of Office, you had certainly strangled him with your unsavoury Breath.
at house of office (n.) under house, n.1
[UK] A great & famous scoldling-match 6: Sure you have forgot since the Taylor of Spittle-fields made you a Loose boddied Gown, and when he brought it home, put in a Yard more than your Husband allow‘d of.
at loose-bodied gown (n.) under loose, adj.
[UK] A great & famous scoldling-match 3: The most obstinate Mother Damnable that Rosemary-Lane ever yet Spawn’d.
at Mother Damnable (n.) under mother, n.
[UK] A great & famous scoldling-match 8: None but old Nick could inform you of it.
at Old Nick, n.
[UK] A great & famous scoldling-match 3: Out upon you, you old fulsom Punk you; your Breath stinks worse than the rank Piss of a hunted Bitch-Fox.
at piss, n.
[UK] A great & famous scoldling-match 3: Out upon you, you old fulsom Punk you.
at punk, n.1
[UK] A great & famous scoldling-match 3: [Y]ou nasty Baudy foul-mouth’d Quean you.
at quean, n.
[UK] A great & famous scoldling-match 5: [S]ure you might have told her how she served the Baker’s Boy. I see him stand [...] cringing against a Wall.
at serve, v.
[UK] A great & famous scoldling-match 7: She has the Devils Luck, for a Spindle-shank’d Taylor supplies her with Rigging from time to time.
at spindleshanks, n.
[UK] A great & famous scoldling-match 4: You may wriggle your Tail among the Grandees [...] and so undermine their Fundamentals.
at tail, n.
[UK] A great & famous scoldling-match 3: I won’t give my A-s for a thousand such Tatterdemallions as you.
at tatterdemallion, n.
[UK] A great & famous scoldling-match 3: [L]aid on a heap of Dung on Tower-hill, with a Pocky Tom Turd-man a playing on my Dulcimer.
at tom turdman (n.) under tom, n.1
[UK] A great & famous scoldling-match 6: At last he met with Joan i’th Dark / Who took him for a Wealthy Spark, But having tried each others Tools, / They parted Moneyless, and Fools.
at tool, n.1
[UK] A great & famous scoldling-match 7: [U]dsfoot, but I’m resolved to Nettle the Jade.
at ud, n.
[UK] A great & famous scoldling-match 6: Sure you have forgot since the Taylor of Spittle-fields made you a Loose boddied Gown, and when he brought it home, put in a Yard more than your Husband allow‘d of.
at yard, n.1
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