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[UK] Le Strange Merry Passages and Jeasts No. 163 57: My Master hath sent you some Open-Arses, and sayes, if you keepe them not till they are be rotten as a Turd, they will not be worth a Fart.
at not worth a fart, phr.
[UK] Le Strange Merry Passages and Jeasts No. 511 138: She told him he must sett her on Her Head and kisse her Arse; I thank you good Mrs Ars-Hole (for Mrs Atthow) sayd Sir John.
at arsehole, n.
[UK] Le Strange Merry Passages and Jeasts No. 487 134: He is such an Insatiable wenching knave, that if his Ballocks were made of Brasse Hee’d Breake them.
at ballocks, n.
[UK] Le Strange Merry Passages and Jeasts No. 102 38: A Nobleman coming to Yarmouth [...] being attended with blew-coates.
at bluecoat, n.
[UK] Le Strange Merry Passages and Jeasts No. 1 17: Sir Will: Co[r]nwallis meeting Sir Henry Wotton one time, askt him where he had beene? He answerd, ‘faith Will: at a Bawdie house where I mett with the strangest thing that ever man sawe; a wench that was all haire and No-Thing else [...] to whome Sir Will: replyde: a Bush and no Wine? downe with the Signe.
at bush, n.1
[UK] Le Strange Merry Passages and Jeasts No. 316 92: King James being a hunting one time, and loth to light for the matter, shitte in his Breeches. [...] the Lord Holdernesse following of him, and smelling the businesse, your Highnesse is much polluted, sayes he.
at business, n.
[UK] Le Strange Merry Passages and Jeasts No. 263 81: Where should he find his Finger but in his wifes Et Caetera.
at et-caetera, n.
[UK] Le Strange Merry Passages and Jeasts No. 433 121: Finding the Fellow on the Toppe of her, and his Breech bare, she went to Hott-Cockles with him.
at play at hot cockles (v.) under cockles, n.
[UK] Le Strange Merry Passages and Jeasts No. 252 78: Sir William Spring having a wench in examination, upon a matter of Bast–rdie [...] she confesst it was gotten in Cunnigate way just at Cunston Gappe, a place well known in Suffolke.
at cunny alley (n.) under cunny, n.
[UK] Le Strange Merry Passages and Jeasts No. 560 150: For sure the Dagger’s in the Sheath, when the Children are gotten.
at dagger, n.1
[UK] Le Strange Merry Passages and Jeasts No. 252 78: Sir William Spring having a wench in examination, upon a matter of Bastardie [...] she confesst it was gotten in Cunnigate way just at Cunston Gappe, a place well known in Suffolke.
at gap, n.1
[UK] Le Strange Merry Passages and Jeasts No. 396 112: There was a good merry fellow [...] somewhat doubled about the backe; and his Comrades usually calld him their 9d and their Harper, because commonly 9 pence are a little Buckled [...] least they passe [...] for a 6d or a Shilling.
at harper, n.
[UK] Le Strange Merry Passages and Jeasts No. 114 43: He profered him the kindnesse to gett his wife with child for him, but to draw him and tempt him on, [...] would laye a cheese with him that would make his Instrument come out at her Backe.
at instrument, n.
[UK] Le Strange Merry Passages and Jeasts No. 184 63: Sir John Heydon used to say, that he had rather fall into a Jakes then my faire Lady Caryes foule mouth.
at jakes, n.1
[UK] Le Strange Merry Passages and Jeasts No. 459 127: In an Extreame sharpe Frost, mens Noses began to Mortifie upon their Faces; [...] there was no way thought so sure for their Preservation, as alternis vicibus to couch them in one anothers Nocks.
at nock, n.
[UK] Le Strange Merry Passages and Jeasts No. 158 55: Her Husband [...] coming home tappshackled one night, she makes no more adooe, but falls upon the bones of him with a good cudgel.
at tapped-out, adj.
[UK] Le Strange Merry Passages and Jeasts No. 283 85: A lustie yong labouring fellow ... profest extreame affection to an old decrepitt widdow, and promised her faithfull marriage; but ... when it comes to the Push, I doe not thinke hee’l have her.
at push, n.
[UK] Le Strange Merry Passages and Jeasts No. 418 117: I hold my Seate well sayes her Husband, for thou canst not say that ever yet thou didst cast thy Rider.
at rider, n.
[UK] Le Strange Merry Passages and Jeasts No. 125 46: He resolvd, having a winter boote on with an huge large toppe, to force his instrument downward and discharge all into that. [She] in the midst of his careere, catching him suddainly by the Arme [...] with that, his water-bottle spring up, and all besprinkled the table and the opposite company, to the excessive laughter of all.
at water-bottle (n.) under water, n.1
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