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Philocothonista, or, The drunkard, opened, dissected, and anatomized choose

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[UK] T. Heywood The drunkard 60: No man must call a Good-fellow Drunkard [...] But if at any time they spy that defect one in another, they may without any forfeit or iust exceptions taken, say [...] He hath bit his Grannam, or is bit by a Barn weasel.
at bit by a barn-mouse under bit by..., phr.
[UK] T. Heywood The drunkard 60: No man must call a Good-fellow Drunkard [...] But if at any time they spy that defect one in another, they may without any forfeit or iust exceptions taken, say [...] He hath bit his Grannam, or is bit by a Barn by.
at bite one’s grannam (v.) under bite, v.
[UK] T. Heywood The drunkard 45: [T]he great black Iacks [...] which when the French-men first saw, they reported at their returne into their Countrey, that the English-men used to drinke out of their Bootes.
at black jack, n.1
[UK] T. Heywood The drunkard 64: He that articles with his hostesse about the reckoning, is a Coppie-holder.
at copyholder, n.
[UK] T. Heywood The drunkard 60: No man must call a Good-fellow Drunkard [...] But if at any time they spie that defect in another, they may without any forfeit or just exceptions taken, say [...] He is Suttle, Cupshot, Cut in the Leg or Back.
at cut in the back (adj.) under cut, v.2
[UK] T. Heywood The drunkard 60: No man must call a Good-fellow Drunkard [...] But if at any time they spie that defect in another, they may without any forfeit or just exceptions taken, say, He is Foxt, He is Flaw’d, He is Fluster’d [etc.].
at flawed, adj.
[UK] T. Heywood The drunkard 60: No man must call a Good-fellow Drunkard [...] But if at any time they spie that defect in another, they may without any forfeit or just exceptions taken, say, He is Foxt, He is Flaw’d, He is Fluster’d [etc.].
at flustered, adj.
[UK] T. Heywood The drunkard 64: Hee whose wife goeth with him to the Taverne or Alehouse, is A Free-holder.
at freeholder, n.
[UK] T. Heywood The drunkard 60: No man must call a Good-fellow Drunkard [...] But if at any time they spy that defect one in another, they may without any forfeit or iust exceptions taken, say [...] He hath been at the Scriveners and learn'd to make Indentures.
at go to the scriveners (and learn to make indentures) (v.) under scriveners, n.
[UK] T. Heywood The drunkard 60: No man must call a Good-fellow Drunkard [...] But if at any time they spie that defect in another, they may without any forfeit or just exceptions taken, say [...] He hath seen the French King.
at have seen the French king (v.) under see, v.
[UK] T. Heywood The drunkard 63: Hee that will be still smowching and kissing his Hostesse behind the doore,—Tenant in-taile speciall.
at smooch, v.1
[UK] T. Heywood The drunkard 45: One that drinkes vpse-freeze, / One that drinkes supernaculum.
at supernaculum, n.
[UK] T. Heywood The drunkard 60: No man must call a Good-fellow Drunkard [...] But if at any time they spie that defect in another, they may without any forfeit or just exceptions taken, say [...] He hath swallowed an Hair or a Taven-Token [sic].
at swallow a tavern token (v.) under swallow, v.
[UK] T. Heywood The drunkard 60: No man must call a Good-fellow Drunkard [...] But if at any time they spie that defect in another, they may without any forfeit or just exceptions taken, say [...] He hath swallowed an Hair or a Taven-Token [sic].
at swallow a hair (v.) under swallow, v.
[UK] T. Heywood The drunkard 63: Hee whose wife useth to fetch him home from the Library, is a Tenant at will.
at tenant at will (n.) under tenant, n.
[UK] T. Heywood The drunkard 63: Hee that will be still smowching and kissing his Hostesse behind the doore,—Tenant in-taile speciall. Hee that will be still kissing all commers in,—Tenant in-taile generall.
at tenant in tail (n.) under tenant, n.
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