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Reflections on a Late Libel choose

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[UK] E. Hickeringill Reflections on Late Libel etc. 5: ’Tis some sneaking, peevish, envious, and spiteful Black-coat [...] Tell me of any Mischief, Tumults, or Rebellion, that some of these same Black-coats have not had a great hand in.
at black coat (n.) under black, adj.
[UK] E. Hickeringill Reflections on Late Libel etc. 18: Such a plain blockish Englishman was I, that I could not spy where the Mischief, or the Popery lay.
at blockish (adj.) under block, n.1
[UK] E. Hickeringill Reflections on Late Libel etc. 19: He need not of told every Body how much he was indebted and did borrow of a Brother of the Quill.
at borrow, v.
[UK] E. Hickeringill Reflections on Late Libel etc. 19: He need not of told every Body how much he was indebted and did borrow of a Brother of the Quill.
at brother of the quill (n.) under brother (of the)..., n.
[UK] E. Hickeringill Reflections on Late Libel etc. 1: Take warning by Mr. Hickeringill’s Fate, and never dare to Print or Preach against Fantaicks; for they are old Dog at Lying and Slandering.
at old dog, n.
[UK] E. Hickeringill Reflections on Late Libel etc. 19: ’Tis but a Tale, and a Story of his own making, like all the rest of the Sham’s he would gladly put upon the Author of that Sermon.
at put a sham upon (v.) under sham, n.1
[UK] E. Hickeringill Reflections on Late Libel etc. 28: The Author had [...] been Lecturer there at this day, (for he is no Starter, nor Shifter, nor Swapper of Livings) [OED].
at swapper, n.1
[UK] E. Hickeringill Reflections on Late Libel etc. 7: Suppose [he] had afterwards got a Shipboard, and even there kickt for fear of Debauching the Tarpaulins.
at tarpaulin, n.
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