1781 C. Macklin Man of the World Act III: A consumptive, toothless phthisicy, wealthy widdow — or a shreeveled, cadaverous, neglected piece of deformity, i’ the shape of an ezard or an appersand.at ampersand, n.
1781 C. Macklin Man of the World Act IV: Come away Counsellor Plausible—come away, I say—let them chew upon it—let them chew upon it.at chew (it) over (v.) under chew, v.
1781 C. Macklin Man of the World Act III: She was mad [...] this cracked creature used to pray, and sing, and sigh, and groan, and weep, and wail, and gnash her teeth constantly.at cracked, adj.
1781 C. Macklin Man of the World Act II: In Edenburgh we ha nai sic pinch-gut doings [...] we always hai a gude comfortable dish of cutlets, or collops.at pinch-gut, adj.
1781 C. Macklin Man of the World Act IV: I hai gotten him into sic an hobble, that he canno exeest without me.at hobble, n.
1781 C. Macklin Man of the World Act II: O, devilish jolly! — devilish jolly! — he and the Captain are two of the hardest drinkers in the country.at jolly, adj.
1781 C. Macklin Man of the World Act II: Odzucks, Charles, you shou’d administer a torrent of adu’ation to her. [Ibid.] Act IV: Odds wounds and deeth, Plausible—ye are cleever—deevilish cleever.at od zounds! (excl.) under ods, n.
1781 C. Macklin Man of the World Act IV: My fortune [...] ’tis aw my ain acqueeseetion—I can make ducks and drakes of it.at play ducks and drakes with (v.) under play, v.
1808 C. Macklin Man of the World II i: We aw danced, and wrangled, and flattered and slandered, and gambled, and cheated, and mingled, and jumbled — and wolloped together.at wallop, v.