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The Man of the World choose

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[Ire] 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.
[Ire] 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.
[Ire] 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.
[Ire] C. Macklin Man of the World Act II: O, let us have the jolly dogs, by all means.
at dog, n.2
[Ire] 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.
[Ire] 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.
[Ire] 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.
[Ire] 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.
[Ire] 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.
[Ire] C. Macklin Man of the World Act III: I am afraid we shall hai a warm squabble.
at warm, adj.
[Ire] C. Macklin Man of the World Act V: O! Betty, you are an excellent wench.
at wench, n.
[Ire] 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.
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