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[UK] H. Nevile Newes from the New Exchange 5: [Lady Cranborn plays] above-board with Mr. Sackvile, under-board with [...] severall other Captains that usually preach before her.
at above board, adv.
[UK] H. Nevile Newes from the New Exchange 2: [Two ladies undertaking] to breed up the young Fry in the Mysteries of the Sexe, have erected an Academy, which is opened every Sunday night at the Countesse of Kent’s and every Thursday at my Lady of Exceter’s.
at academy, n.
[UK] H. Nevile Newes from the New Exchange 20: Shee [...] is excellent at the beginning of healths, viz. To the best — in Christendom, [...] for, she fits them all with a baudy Comment.
at best in Christendom, n.
[UK] H. Nevile Newes from the New Exchange 17: Tom Temple [...] could have plied her business.
at business, n.
[UK] H. Nevile Newes from the New-Exchange 2: This is a Lady indeed, that seaven years since took sayle with Presbytery, being chargd in the Fore-deck by Master Hollis, in the Poop by Master Pim, whilst she clapt my Lord of Holland under hatches.
at clap, v.1
[UK] H. Nevile Newes from the New Exchange 250: She is good at all games, but especially at cogging the Die, and the Cod-peece.
at cog, v.
[UK] H. Nevile Newes from the New Exchange 14: [It] may chance to spoile the Trade of all Stallions in Pension, by teaching the rest of the Ladies how to prize their Commodities.
at commodity, n.
[UK] H. Nevile Newes from the New Exchange 19: [A] Lady of an old low-country Colonell [...] who hath run through most of the Regiment [...] Since her coming to England, she hath traded never a jot the lesse in the low-countries.
at low countries, n.
[UK] H. Nevile Newes from the New Exchange 19: Certain Ladies, called Coursers, whose recreation lies very much upon the New Exchange […] where you may fit yourself with ware of all sorts and sizes.
at courser, n.
[UK] H. Nevile Newes from the New Exchange 19: ’Tis not enough that Ladies drink, whiff, whore, / Except they swear God-dammes by the score.
at God-damn!, excl.
[UK] H. Nevile Newes from the New Exchange 5: He that meanes to board her, must put off his doublet and swim, it being of the same size with a Fish-Pond.
at fishpond (n.) under fish, n.1
[UK] H. Nevile Newes from the New-Exchange 2: This is a Lady indeed, that seaven years since took sayle with Presbytery, being chargd in the Fore-deck by Master Hollis, in the Poop by Master Pim, whilst she clapt my Lord of Holland under hatches.
at foredeck, n.
[UK] H. Nevile Newes from the New-Exchange 5: [of a woman] Full of Italian tricks.
at Italian sin (n.) under Italian, adj.
[UK] H. Nevile Newes from the New Exchange 6: Dr Smell-Smock [...] who jerks her both behind and before.
at jerk, v.2
[UK] H. Nevile Newes from the New Exchange 13: The famous Mrs. Porter (who of late plaies the Macquerela in the behalf of her owne Son).
at mackerel, n.
[UK] H. Nevile Newes from the New Exchange 3: [Lady Carlisle] pines away for want of fresh-Cod, and knoweth not which way to lead her Nags to water, since the State hath cut off all her pipes of intelligence.
at nag, n.
[UK] H. Nevile Newes from the New Exchange 18: Enter Mistris Cambell, with a piss-pot on her head, a pipe in her mouth, & a pintle in her Tail.
at pintle, n.
[UK] H. Nevile Newes from the New-Exchange 7: ’Tis a very hard matter to know whether she be a Lady, or Leviathan. Sure none but Goliahs weapon can fit her Scabbard, nor can any hand but his with six Fingers and he that will please her . . . must convert a Weavers beam into a dildo.
at scabbard, n.
[UK] H. Nevile Newes from the New Exchange 15: As for Jack, with his Spider’s shanks, his Mistresse is not arrived to fourteene yet.
at spider-shanked (adj.) under spider, n.
[UK] H. Nevile Newes from the New Exchange 6: You have had many a one by that excellent Squire of the Body young Lenthall.
at squire of the body (n.) under squire, n.
[UK] H. Nevile Newes from the New Exchange 8: [Lady Rutland has] a great stroke too with Harry Martyn.
at stroke, n.1
[UK] H. Nevile Newes from the New-Exchange 2: This is a Lady indeed, that seaven years since took sayle with Presbytery, being chargd in the Fore-deck by Master Hollis, in the Poop by Master Pim, whilst she clapt my Lord of Holland under hatches.
at poop, n.1
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