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The Hop Garland, Containing three new songs [etc.] choose

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[UK] ‘The Cullies Invitation’ Hop Garland 4: From all Parts they come, / jovial Lads and Lasses, / To the fee fau fum, / while they Jig their Arses.
at arse, n.
[UK] ‘The Cullies Invitation’ Hop Garland 3: There do they Hop about, / Jigging and cutting Capers, / Bobbing in and out, / after the Cat-gut Scrapers.
at catgut-scraper (n.) under catgut, n.1
[UK] ‘The Cullies Invitation’ Hop Garland 3: There is your dainty Does, / with their rising Bubbies.
at doe, n.1
[UK] ‘The Cullies Invitation’ Hop Garland 2: To the Hop we’ll go, / where we’ll Jig and Caper.
at hop, n.1
[UK] ‘The Cullies Invitation’ in Hop Garland 6: Nancy, Kate, and Nell, / dress up Brisk and Topping.
at topping, adj.
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