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[UK] J. Heywood Witty and Witless in Farmer Dramatic Writings (1905) 194: Some tug him by the arse, / Some lug him by the ears.
at arse, n.
[UK] J. Heywood Witty and Witless in Farmer Dramatic Writings (1905) 194: Some beat him, some bob him.
at bob, v.1
[UK] J. Heywood Witty and Witless in Farmer (1905) 194: Some cuff, some clout him.
at clout, v.1
[UK] J. Heywood Witty and Witless in Farmer Dramatic Writings (1905 ) 196: To the first most pain of the witless noddy, / Join we the wittiest least pain, pain of body.
at noddy, n.
[UK] J. Heywood Witty and Witless in Farmer Dramatic Writings (1905) 209: Amble he, trot he, go he a foot pace, / Wallop he, gallop he, rack he in trace.
at wallop, v.
[UK] J. Heywood A Merry Play in Farmer Dramatic Writings (1905) 76: I will not give a straw, I tell you plain, / If that the pie wax could again.
at not care a straw, v.
[UK] J. Heywood A Merry Play in Farmer Dramatic Writings (1905) 83: Now, by my troth, it is a pretty jape, / For a wife to make her husband her ape.
at ape, n.
[UK] J. Heywood Play of Weather in Farmer Dramatic Writings (1905) 122: I would ye had kissed mine arse too!
at arse, n.
[UK] J. Heywood Play of Weather in Farmer Dramatic Writings (1905) 119: merry report: No, but ye know how he may pass into you. gentlewoman: I pray you let me in at the back side. merry report: Yea, shall I so, and your fore side so wide?
at backside, n.
[UK] J. Heywood A Merry Play in Farmer Dramatic Writings (1905) 70: But then my wife so oft doth thither resort / That I fear she will make me wear a feather.
at bull’s feather (n.) under bull, n.1
[UK] J. Heywood A Merry Play in Farmer Dramatic Writings (1905) 68: Yes, by Cock’s blood, that shall I do. [Ibid.] 69: Therefore I shall beat her by Cock’s mother [...] And I shall beat her, by Cock’s bones. [Ibid.] 71: By Cock’s soul, now, I dare lay a swan. [Ibid.] 72: By Cock’s lylly woundis, that same she is. [Ibid.] 88: Thou shalt repent, by Cock’s lylly nail.
at cock, n.1
[UK] J. Heywood A Merry Play in Farmer Dramatic Writings (1905) 73: What the devil reck I?
at what the devil...?, phr.
[UK] J. Heywood Play of Weather in Farmer Dramatic Writings (1905) 118: So oft have we pecked that our stones wax right thin, / And all our other gear not worth a pin.
at gear, n.
[UK] J. Heywood Play of Love in Farmer (1905) 172: A woman that other so ugly were / That each kiss of her mouth called you to Gyb’s feast.
at gibface, n.
[UK] J. Heywood A Merry Play in Farmer Dramatic Writings (1905) 67: But, by Gog’s blood, were she come home [...] I would beat her. [Ibid.] 69: And, by Gog’s body, I tell you true, I shall beat her black and blue.
at gog, n.
[UK] J. Heywood Play of Weather in Farmer Dramatic Writings (1905) 108: No water have we to grind at any stint, / The wind is so strong the rain cannot fall, / Which keepeth our milldams as dry as a flint.
at grind, v.
[UK] J. Heywood Play of Weather in Farmer Dramatic Writings (1905) 101: As lief ye kist mine arse as blow my hole!
at hole, n.1
[UK] J. Heywood Play of Weather in Farmer Dramatic Writings (1905) 101: gentleman: I am no horner, knave! I will thou know it. merry report: I thought ye had [been], for when ye did blow it, / Heard I never whoreson make horn so go.
at horn, v.1
[UK] J. Heywood Play of Weather in Farmer (1905) 101: A Gentleman, in yonder corner, / And, as I think, his name is Master Horner / A hunter he is, and cometh to make you sport.
at horner, n.
[UK] J. Heywood Play of Weather in Farmer Dramatic Writings (1905) 118: For with pecking and pecking I have so wrought, / That I have pecked a good pecking-iron to nought.
at iron, n.
[UK] J. Heywood Play of Love in Farmer Dramatic Writings (1905) 182: My lady, your leman, one undertakes / To be safe from fire by slipping through a jakes.
at jakes, n.1
[UK] J. Heywood A Merry Play in Farmer Dramatic Writings (1905) 87: And had ye no meat, John John?
at meat, n.
[UK] J. Heywood Play of Weather in Farmer Dramatic Writings (1905) 118: She would have the mill pecked, pecked, pecked, every day!
at mill, n.1
[UK] J. Heywood Play of Love in Farmer Dramatic Writings (1905) 180: Then wist I well the noddy must come / To do as he did, or stand and play mum.
at mum, n.1
[UK] J. Heywood Play of Weather in Farmer Dramatic Writings (1905) 129: And if this tale be not likely / You shall lick my tail in the nock.
at nock, n.
[UK] J. Heywood Play of Love in Farmer Dramatic Writings (1905) 180: Then wist I well the noddy must come / To do as he did, or stand and play mum.
at noddy, n.
[UK] J. Heywood A Merry Play in Farmer Dramatic Writings (1905) 83: Of what thing now dost thou clatter, / John John? or whereof dost thou patter?
at patter, v.
[UK] J. Heywood A Merry Play in Farmer Dramatic Writings (1905) 83: Of what thing now dost thou clatter, / John John? or whereof dost thou patter?
at patter, v.
[UK] J. Heywood A Merry Play in Farmer Dramatic Writings (1905) 75: But, by Cock’s soul, here hath a dog pist.
at piss, v.
[UK] J. Heywood Play of Weather in Farmer Dramatic Writings (1905) 123: It is the gise of such gross queans as thou art.
at quean, n.
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