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History of the Lives and Adventures of the most famous Highwaymen, Murderers, Street Robbers, &c. choose

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[UK] C. Johnson Hist. of Highwaymen &c. 188: The poor Taylor was as Drunk as a Beast.
at drunk as (a)..., adj.
[UK] C. Johnson Hist. of Highwaymen &c. 23: Your News, says the Tinker, is not worth a Fart.
at not worth a fart, phr.
[UK] C. Johnson Hist. of Highwaymen &c 321: Mrs. Abigail led him to the Room appointed.
at abigail, n.1
[UK] C. Johnson Hist. of Highwaymen &c 308: He found himself espoused to a Hermaphrodite [...] a person well known by the Name of Anniseed Robin.
at aniseed Robin, n.
[UK] C. Johnson Hist. of Highwaymen &c 353: The spruce Mistress [...] not to be spoken withal if you would kiss her A---se to speak with her.
at kiss someone’s arse, v.
[UK] C. Johnson Hist. of Highwaymen &c. 62: Quaeso, quaeso, my Arse, answered the Footman.
at my arse! (excl.) under arse, n.
[UK] C. Johnson Hist. of Highwaymen &c. 443: He was only whipt at the Cart’s Arse.
at arse, n.
[UK] C. Johnson Hist. of Highwaymen &c 354: I was as much plagu’d to take one William Ryland [...] I was dangling after his Arse a Fortnight, without any Success.
at arse, n.
[UK] C. Johnson Hist. of Highwaymen &c. 59: To a Tavern they went, where Rumbold receiv’d the three Pounds, and the Countryman the Chain, who believ’d he had risen that Day with his Arse upwards, because he had met with so good Fortune.
at arse upwards under arse, n.
[UK] C. Johnson Hist. of Highwaymen &c. 436: He being eager on the Game of High Gammer Cook.
at play hey gammer cook (v.) under play (at)..., v.
[UK] C. Johnson Hist. of Highwaymen &c. 127: That, says Jack, is a common Thread-bare Excuse, and will not save your Bacon.
at save someone’s bacon (v.) under bacon, n.1
[UK] C. Johnson Hist. of Highwaymen &c. 143: This he did in Revenge [...] after having been so soundly bang’d by him.
at bang, v.1
[UK] C. Johnson Hist. of Highwaymen &c 322: The old Gentleman [...] reckon’d up all the Charges that a Bantling would bring upon him.
at bantling, n.
[UK] C. Johnson Hist. of Highwaymen &c. 436: He was lugging out his Dagger, to whip her thro’ the Beard.
at beard, n.
[UK] C. Johnson Hist. of Highwaymen &c. 148: Will [...] claps the Vintner’s Beaver on his Head.
at beaver, n.1
[UK] C. Johnson Hist. of Highwaymen &c. 190: At last, when she found nothing else would do, she pleaded her belly.
at belly plea (n.) under belly, n.
[UK] C. Johnson Hist. of Highwaymen &c. 232: As Sancho says, No Adventures to be made without Belly-Timber.
at belly timber (n.) under belly, n.
[UK] C. Johnson Hist. of Highwaymen &c 349: He was often whipp’d at the Cap stern, put in the Bilboes, and once Keel-haul’d.
at bilbo, n.
[UK] C. Johnson Hist. of Highwaymen &c. 188: The next Landlord she had was a Taylor, whom she employed to make up what she bilked the Mercer and Weaver of.
at bilk, v.
[UK] C. Johnson Hist. of Highwaymen &c. 130: Your Wife’s a Bite, Sir.
at bite, n.1
[UK] C. Johnson Hist. of Highwaymen &c. 130: Your Wife is a Bite, Sir, says the Bucherly Villain, But I think I have bit the Biter.
at bite, v.
[UK] C. Johnson Hist. of Highwaymen &c. 130: Your Wife is a Bite, Sir, says the Bucherly Villain, But I think I have bit the Biter.
at biter, n.1
[UK] C. Johnson Hist. of Highwaymen &c. 105: [as cit. 1684].
at bleating cheat (n.) under bleat, v.
[UK] C. Johnson Hist. of Highwaymen &c 450: What a Holobo-loo was there! worse than what the wild Irish make at the Funeral of a Bogtrotter.
at bogtrotter (n.) under bog, n.3
[UK] C. Johnson Hist. of Highwaymen &c. 105: One of the chief of them took a Gage of Bouze, which is a Quart of Drink.
at bouse, n.
[UK] C. Johnson Hist. of Highwaymen &c. 376: The Footmen were gone to drink at some adjacent Boozing-Ken, or Alehouse.
at bousing-ken, n.
[UK] C. Johnson Hist. of Highwaymen &c. 87: The Fanatick Parson was ashamed of himself, and descended from his Pratling Box, without proceeding any further in his Harangue.
at prattling-box, n.
[UK] C. Johnson Hist. of Highwaymen &c. 97: My Master being always a busy Man, must needs step out to see what was the Matter, leaving the stern Bravo.
at bravo, n.
[UK] C. Johnson Hist. of Highwaymen &c 350: I must needs own that I have brought my Hogs to a fair Market.
at bring one’s hogs to a fair market (v.) under bring, v.
[UK] C. Johnson Hist. of Highwaymen &c. 142: We have divers Tradesmens Sons, who not willing to contain themselves, within the narrow bounds of their Father’s scanty Allowance, have made Brothers of the Blade, thinking the Reputation and Garb of the Swordsman, would give them the Air of Gentility.
at brother (of the) blade (n.) under brother (of the)..., n.
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