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[UK] J. Lacy Old Troop I i: Honest Robin, Tom and Dick, when shall we drink a tub of Ale together?
at Tom, Dick and Harry, n.
[UK] J. Lacy Old Troop V i: Begar, wou’d a good rope wou’d slip away you too.
at begorra!, excl.
[UK] J. Lacy Old Troop Prologue: I was in hope, that I should see, My worthy Crew of th’ upper Gallerie.
at crew, n.
[UK] J. Lacy Old Troop I i: Thou art call’d Ferret-farm, because thou art so terrible valiant amongst the Country-Bumpkins.
at ferret, v.
[UK] J. Lacy Old Troop IV i: Ha, ha, ha: in truth you hit so home.
at hit, v.
[UK] J. Lacy Old Troop V i: It’s an even lay whether this Farce be a Comedy or a Tragedy.
at lay, n.1
[UK] J. Lacy Old Troop IV i: Now here be de Queen of Swiveland [...] Den dere be de whore of Babylon, she make great love to de May-pole in de Stran.
at maypole, n.
[UK] J. Lacy Old Troop I i: A pox on you, Rascal.
at pox on —! (excl.) under pox, n.1
[UK] J. Lacy Old Troop IV i: hold.: I have observ’d, indeed, they do three things together: they drink, then practice Pulpit-faces. tell.: To cheat the people with.
at pulpit-face (n.) under pulpit, n.
[UK] J. Lacy Old Troop V i: If you serve me such another trick, I’ll break your Windows.
at serve, v.
[UK] J. Lacy Old Troop V i: ’Sheart, I’ll complain to your Master.
at ’sheart!, excl.
[UK] J. Lacy Old Troop IV i: Now here be de Queen of Swiveland, she sit in great Majesty; her leg hang over de chair, vera full of temptation, make your chops watra.
at swive, v.
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