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[UK] R. Estcourt Prunella 11: Sister, for all your Pouts and Louring, You must not think to ’scape a Scouring.
at scouring, n.
[UK] R. Estcourt Prunella 4: Come, nimbly lay down Darby [...] don’t be tardy: For Marshalsea’s the place Where you shall end your Race.
at darby, n.1
[UK] R. Estcourt Prunella 6: Hold your Tongue, Mun, Mum’s the Word.
at mum’s the word under mum, adj.
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