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New London Spy 111: A fond pair [...] lay extended, bread and butter fashion, and were breathing out vows of eternal love.at bread and butter fashion (adv.) under bread-and-butter, adj.
New London Spy 111: A fond pair [...] lay extended, bread and butter fashion, and were breathing out vows of eternal love. New London Spy 50: These dressed up ladies [...] who carry on the old business of basket making, under the sign of the Three Nuns.at basket-making (n.) under basket, n.1
New London Spy 29: Her only reply was, ‘Do you want a bit. Sir, what do you think of me?’.at bit, n.1
New London Spy 93: A list of what dainty bits he can furnish his lascivious customers with in the flesh way.at bit, n.1
New London Spy 46: All this bouncing is only to work young coxcombs into an opinion of his courage.at bounce, v.1
New London Spy 145: The rabble in every boozing ken throughout the town.at bousing-ken, n.
New London Spy 136: [A] rattle-headed prattle box.at prattle-box, n.
New London Spy 72: A number of bravos and desperados, who had long skulked up and down.at bravo, n.
New London Spy 25: A couple of bullies [...] began a dialogue in the character of bruisers. ‘D—n your eyes (says one) [etc].at bruiser, n.
New London Spy 131: [S]o far northward [...] that the burgoo has froze to the bowl.at burgoo, n.
New London Spy 128: One of their houses of call, where he would be sure to be eased of his money.at call house, n.
New London Spy 51: That valuable member of society [...] who sells preservative instrument-cases of all sizes, at the sign of the Green Canister.at canister, n.1
New London Spy 69: [H]e immediately posted the cole.at post (down) the cole (v.) under cole, n.
New London Spy 112: We had secured a leathern convenience.at leathern conveniency, n.
New London Spy 116: Prompted by good fortune, he sets a large sum — crabbs! observe how old Gripus changes [...] the chop-fallen countenance.at crabs, n.1
New London Spy 51: The employments of the crack brained inhabitants [of Bedlam].at crack-brained (adj.) under crackbrain, n.
New London Spy 61: That joolly cuff, who is slobbering his napkin [etc].at cuff, n.1
New London Spy 27: ‘Why, if you must know, curious cull’ [etc].at cull, n.1
New London Spy 132: [A] death-hunter, or undertaker of the conduct of funerals.at death-hunter (n.) under death, n.
New London Spy 62: He is so taken up with the passion of gormandizing [...] and may be considered as a firkin of foul stuff, a lump of filth, or walking dunghill .at moving dunghill, walking... (n.) under dunghill, n.2
New London Spy 62: He is so taken up with the passion of gormandizing [...] and may be considered as a firkin of foul stuff, a lump of filth, or walking dunghill .at firkin of foul stuff, n.
New London Spy 67: She was housekeeper to a vicious old baronet [...] This rank old fox [etc].at fox, n.1
New London Spy 84: The doctor shall hunt, fight, or fuddle with the best of ’em.at fuddle, v.
New London Spy 94: That pursey beldam has her emissaries [...] who look out for fresh goods.at goods, n.
New London Spy 111: We [...] had taken an enlightening drop of the grape.at grape, n.1
New London Spy 136: [A] rattle-headed prattle box.at rattle-head, n.
New London Spy 110: My companion directed my attention to a grave don, that was following a jolly buxom lass [...] That old hirco, said he, is a beneficed priest.at hirco, n.
New London Spy 137: The droll incidents and characters that occured in this sot’s hole.at hole, n.1
New London Spy 130: [A] poor hen-pecked horned husband.at horned, adj.
New London Spy 51: That valuable member of society [...] who sells preservative instrument-cases of all sizes.at instrument, n.
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