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[UK] Jonson Gypsies Metamorphosed 32: pup.: Peace, who’s this Long Meg? town.: Long and foule Meg, if shee be a Meg as euer I saw of her inches praye God they fitt her with a fair fortune shee hangs an arse terriblie.
at hang an arse under arse, n.
[UK] Jonson Gypsies Metamorphosed 516: From an oyster and fryd fishe A sowes babie in a dishe.
at sow’s baby, n.
[UK] Jonson Gypsies Metamorphosed 41: [The Devill] shifted his trencher as soone as he spies the Baud and Bacon By which you may note the Devills a wencher.
at bacon, n.1
[UK] Jonson Gypsies Metamorphosed 4: Therefore, till [...] he be able to beate it on the hard hoofe, to the ben bowse, or the stauling Ken, [...] ’tis thought fitt he marche in the Infants equipage.
at beat it, v.
[UK] Jonson Gypsies Metamorphosed (1931) 189: You must be ben-bowsy / and sleepie and drowsie.
at ben-bowsy, adj.
[UK] Jonson Gypsies Metamorphosed 4: Where the Cacklers but no Grunters / Shall vncasd be for the Hunters.
at cackler, n.2
[UK] Jonson Gypsies Metamorphosed 10: We haue beene readie with the Egiptian bralls to see Kitt-Callot forthe in prose or ryme.
at callet, n.
[UK] Jonson Gypsies Metamorphosed 29: They can Cant or Mill, are they Masters in theire arts.
at cant, v.1
[UK] Jonson Gypsies Metamorphosed 4: ’Tis thought fit he marche in the Infants Equipage With the convoy cheates, and peckage out of the clutch of Harman-beckage, to theire Libkens at the Crackmans or some skipper of the Black-mans.
at cheat, n.
[UK] Jonson Gypsies Metamorphosed 36: Ticklefoote has lost his Clowt he sayes with a three-pence and fower tokens in it.
at clout, n.1
[UK] Jonson Gypsies Metamorphosed 4: Therefore, till [...] he be able to beate it on the hard hoofe, to the ben bowse, or the stauling Ken, to nip a Jan, and cly the iarke; ’tis thought fitt he marche in the Infants equipage.
at cly the jerk (v.) under cly, v.
[UK] Jonson Gypsies Metamorphosed 39: Our first lord Cock-Lorell he height on a time did invite the Devill to a feast.
at cock lorel, n.
[UK] Jonson Gypsies Metamorphosed 4: ’Tis thought fit he marche in the Infants Equipage With the convoy cheates, and peckage out of the clutch of Harman-beckage, to theire Libkens at the Crackmans or some skipper of the Black-mans.
at convey, v.
[UK] Jonson Gypsies Metamorphosed 4: ’Tis thought fit he marche in the Infants Equipage With the convoy cheates, and peckage out of the clutch of Harman-beckage, to theire Libkens at the Crackmans or some skipper of the Black-mans.
at crackmans, n.
[UK] Jonson Gypsies Metamorphosed 9: Heres no Justice Lippus Will seeke for to nip vs in Cramp-ringe or Cippus [the stocks].
at cramp-rings, n.
[UK] Jonson Gypsies Metamorphosed 8: Using your nimbles in diuing the pocketts.
at dive, v.
[UK] Jonson Gypsies Metamorphosed 35: cock: What was there i’ thy purse thou keepst such a whimperinge was the lease of thy house in it? pup: Or thy Grannam’s silver Ring?
at grannam, n.2
[UK] Jonson Gypsies Metamorphosed 4: Where the Cacklers but no Grunters / Shall vncasd be for the Hunters.
at grunter, n.
[UK] Jonson Gypsies Metamorphosed 28: jack. Tut a Mans a Man lett the Clownes with their slutts come mend vs if they can. pat. If they can for theire gutts. Come mend vs Come lend vs theire showts and theire noyse.
at gut, n.
[UK] Jonson Gypsies Metamorphosed 34: If Beckharman come heel strike vs all dumbe.
at harman, n.
[UK] Jonson Gypsies Metamorphosed 35: Two pence I had to spend [...] beside the Harper that was gatherd amongst vs to pay the piper.
at harper, n.
[UK] Jonson Gypsies Metamorphosed 3: [stage direction] A Gipsie leading a horse laden with five little children [...] The first leading Gipsie speakes beeing the Jackman.
at jackman, n.
[UK] Jonson Gypsies Metamorphosed 4: Therefore, till [...] he be able to beate it on the hard hoofe, to the ben bowse, or the stauling Ken, to nip a Jan, and cly the iarke; ’tis thought fitt he marche in the Infants equipage.
at jan, n.
[UK] Jonson Gypsies Metamorphosed 3: Justice Juggs daughter [...] she greate with Jugglinge.
at juggle, v.
[UK] Jonson Gypsies Metamorphosed 4: Therefore, till [...] he be able to beate it on the hard hoofe, to the ben bowse, or the stauling Ken, to nip a Jan, and cly the iarke; ’tis thought fitt he marche in the Infants equipage.
at stalling-ken, n.
[UK] Jonson Gypsies Metamorphosed 4: ’Tis thought fit he marche in the Infants Equipage With the convoy cheates, and peckage out of the clutch of Harman-beckage, to theire Libkens at the Crackmans or some skipper of the Black-mans.
at libken, n.
[UK] Jonson Gypsies Metamorphosed 10: For the Linnens we still vsd the lifte and with the hedge (our Trades increase) made shifte.
at lift, n.
[UK] Jonson Gypsies Metamorphosed 32: pup: Peace, who’s this Long Meg? town: Long and foule Meg, if shee be a Meg as euver I saw of her inches praye God they fitt her with a fair fortune shee hangs an arse terriblie.
at long meg (n.) under long, adj.
[UK] Jonson Gypsies Metamorphosed 33: Christian shall get her a loose bodied gowne / In tryeing how a gentleman differs from a Clowne.
at loose-bodied gown (n.) under loose, adj.
[UK] Jonson Gypsies Metamorphosed 45: You must be ben-bowsy and sleepie and drowsie and lazie and lowsie.
at lousy, adj.
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