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Tale of a Tub choose

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[UK] Jonson Tale of a Tub II i: I care not, I, sir, not three skips of a louse for you.
at not care a louse, v.
[UK] Jonson Tale of a Tub I i: tub: He will have the last word, though he talk bilk for’t. [...] hugh: Bilk! What’s that? tub: Why, nothing: a word signifying Nothing.
at bilk, n.
[UK] Jonson Tale of a Tub III i: Cock’s bodikins, we must not lose John Clay. [Ibid.] IV v: Cock’s precious, master, you are not mad indeed.
at cock, n.1
[UK] Jonson Tale of a Tub III iv: I had crack’d all their costards.
at costard, n.
[UK] Jonson Tale of a Tub V iv: This is gear made to sell.
at gear, n.
[UK] Jonson Tale of a Tub I ii: Did you ever know ’un, goodman Clench?
at good man (n.) under good, adj.1
[UK] Jonson Tale of a Tub I iv: Let ’em scrape the gut at home.
at gut-scraper (n.) under gut, n.
[UK] Jonson Tale of Tub IV ii: A mighty learned man, but pestilence poor.
at pestilence, adv.
[UK] Jonson Tale of a Tub IV iii: I’ll stand aside whilst thou pump’st out of him His business.
at pump, v.
[UK] Jonson Tale of a Tub II i: Ball? he’s a puppy!
at puppy, n.
[UK] Jonson Tale of a Tub IV iii: Thou scrape-hill [sic] scoundrel, and thou scum of man.
at scrape-all (n.) under scrape, v.
[UK] Jonson Tale of a Tub IV iii: Do you not smell a rat? I tell you truth, I think all’s knavery.
at smell a rat (v.) under smell, v.
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