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The Irishman in London choose

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[Ire] W. Macready Irishman in London II i: Me name Cubba, me only so many year old (holding up her fingers) when cross Bochro man catch me—me going walk one day, did take me from all my friend.
at backra-man (n.) under backra, adj.
[Ire] W. Macready Irishman in London I ii: Bockro read great big book, tell him how he can be good [...] Poor black no understand read.
at backra, n.
[Ire] W. Macready Irishman in London II ii: I dread that fellow’s having any more schemes to bamboozle and cheat me.
at bamboozle, v.
[Ire] W. Macready Irishman in London I ii: Have done, Sir, or I’ll brain you.
at brain, v.
[Ire] W. Macready Irishman in London II i: I’m quite up — I’m almost corn’d.
at corned, adj.
[Ire] W. Macready Irishman in London II ii: Arrah! is it my own daffy-down-dilly you want, Maister Pat, to bring home? Oh thunder! Arrah be asy!
at daffy-down-dilly, n.
[Ire] W. Macready Irishman in London II ii: Arrah! is it my own daffy-down-dilly you want, Maister Pat, to bring home? Oh thunder! Arrah be asy!
at easy!, excl.
[Ire] W. Macready Irishman in London II i: Oh, charming! you make me young again—Egad I begin to think—oh dear.
at egad!, excl.
[Ire] W. Macready Irishman in London II i: Oh murther, murther!
at murder!, excl.
[Ire] W. Macready Irishman in London II i: He vexes me so when he speaks congrumshously about the sod [...] I have made Cymon blind drunk in love with Ireland.
at Old Sod, n.
[Ire] W. Macready Irishman in London II i: I’m quite up — I’m almost corn’d, faith.
at up, adv.
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