1774 Hants. Chron. 10 Oct. 4/1: Whilst you jaunt it up and down / the noisy, restless town [...] Still a here-and-thereian.at here-and-thereian, n.
1777 Hants. Chron. 27 Oct. 4/1: This Master Stephen here, a simple tony, / May soon become a pigeon Macarony.at macaroni, n.1
1777 Hants. Chron. 27 Oct. 4/1: This Master Stephen here, a simple tony, / May soon become a pigeon Macarony.at tony, n.1
1779 Hampshire Chron. 25 Oct. 4/3: Some woundy large cannon were placed in their flanks.at woundy, adv.
1782 Hants Chron. 7 Oct. 4/2: Mounseer shall powder, queue and club me. Gad, I’ll be a roaring blade.at blade, n.
1782 Hants Chron. 7 Oct. 4/2: Mounseer shall powder, queue and club me. Gad, I’ll be a roaring blade.at roaring boy, n.
1782 Hants Chron. 7 Oct. 4/1: Spruce Davy Dumble. / Is partner with Dolly. / And old Gaffer Grumble is link’ to young Polly.at gaffer, n.1
1782 Hants Chron. 7 Oct. 4/2: Mounseer shall powder, queue and club me. Gad, I’ll be a roaring blade.at mounseer, n.
1785 Hants Chron. 11 Apr. 3/1: The midshipman [...] received a ball in the breast, which has since been extracted.at ball, n.1
1785 Hants Chron. 16 May 4/1: ‘What are you married?’ said Swift. ‘Yes, Sir’ [...] ‘And who wears the breeches?’ said the dean. ‘My a— ’answered the other.at wear the trousers (v.) under trouser, n.
1787 Hants. Chron. 23 Apr. 2/2: His better half [...] ventured immediately upon a second marriage.at better half, n.
1787 Hants. Chron. 23 Apr. 4/3: Immediately after dinner, as soon as the cloth is removed, the boozing begins.at boozing, n.
1791 Hants Chron. 2 May 3/3: Sir Gilbert Heathcote will do well to keep clear of the clubs, unless he chuses to let the knave of spades dig up his dirty acres!at dirty acres (n.) under dirty, adj.
1793 Hants. Chron. 29 Apr. 4/1: The Soldier’s Litany [...] May we all be deliver’d [...] From the want of a blanket and holes in our tent; From hospital-ships, banyan-day and Lent.at Banyan day, n.
1793 Hants. Chron. 29 Apr. 4/1: The Soldier’s Litany [...] May we all be deliver’d [...] From contractor’s brown George and a poor landlord’s swipes.at brown george (n.) under brown, adj.2
1793 Hants. Chron. 29 Apr. 4/1: The Soldier’s Litany [...] May we all be deliver’d [...] From contractor’s brown George and a poor landlord’s swipes.at swipes, n.
1796 Hants. Chron. 16 June 3/3: No ladies of the name of Carrotty Bess, Bumping Moll, Goggle-eyed Nan, or Draggle-tail Jenny were of the party.at bumping, adj.
1796 Hants. Chron. 16 June 3/3: No ladies of the name of Carrotty Bess, Bumping Moll, Goggle-eyed Nan, or Draggle-tail Jenny were of the party.at carrotty, adj.
1796 Hants. Chron. 16 June 3/3: No ladies of the name of Carrotty Bess, Bumping Moll, Goggle-eyed Nan, or Draggle-tail Jenny were of the party.at draggle-tailed, adj.
1796 Hants. Chron. 16 June 3/3: No ladies of the name of Carrotty Bess, Bumping Moll, Goggle-eyed Nan, or Draggle-tail Jenny were of the party.at goggle-eyed, adj.
1796 Hants. Chron. 8 Oct. 4/2: At starting it was more than six to four infavour of Timber-toe; but he lost [...] having broke his wooden leg in the middle.at timber-toe, n.
1797 Hants. Chron. 2 Dec. 4/1: Now the French, while in harbour so snug and so fly, / ’Bout their courage they make a fine rout.at fly, adj.
1797 Hants. Chron. 23 Sept. 3/1: I met with many who gave too much for the whistle [...] Poor man, says I, you do indeed pay too much for your whistle.at pay (too much) for one’s whistle (v.) under pay, v.
1797 Hants. Chron. 19 Aug. 3/4: Her Royal Highness has since been plentifully bespattered by the most dextrous hackney quill-drivers.at quill-driver (n.) under quill, n.1
1797 Hants. Chron. 27 May 4/1: Some are all for the breastwork, and some for the rigging, / And some for the cut of her jib.at rigging, n.1
1798 Hants. Chron. 17 Mar. 1/2: Resurrection Men — [...] Peake [...] was [...] charged on suspicion of being concerned with [...] stealing the corpses of four children and an aged man.at resurrection man (n.) under resurrection, n.
1802 Hants. Chron. 18 Jan. 2/3: A gentleman [...] finding his tailor very troublesome in his dunning visits passed a wire from the rod of his machine to the knocker [...] he locked the door, and set his machine in motion. Stay-tape knocked, when he instantly received a violent shock of his door.at staytape, n.