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[UK] J. Miller Complete Jest Book 261: Stagging, my lord; why don’t you see I was down upon him.
at down upon under down, adv.2
[UK] J. Miller Complete Jest Book 262: He had gloriously queered old full-bottom.
at full bottom (n.) under full, adj.
[UK] J. Miller Complete Jest Book 143: ‘We are conjurors, young hobnail!’ said the gentlemen, laughing.
at hobnail, n.
[UK] J. Miller Complete Jest Book 143: Pr’ythee, Jack, which is the way to Windsor?
at jack, n.1
[UK] J. Miller Complete Jest Book 253: He waited to see if he could bargain with Maister Ketsch for the two gentlemens’ clothes.
at Jack Ketch, n.
[UK] J. Miller Complete Jest Book 144: A dashing buck, having just mounted a fashionable great coat [...] asked an old gentleman how he liked his new kick?
at kick, n.1
[UK] J. Miller Complete Jest Book 262: He was a rum kid. I was one upon his tibby.
at one on someone’s tibby (n.) under one, n.1
[UK] J. Miller Complete Jest Book 262: He had gloriously queered old full-bottom.
at queer, v.
[UK] J. Miller Complete Jest Book 262: He was a rum kid. I was one upon his tibby.
at rum kiddy (n.) under rum, adj.
[UK] J. Miller Complete Jest Book 156: How d’ye do, blackee – how do, Snowball!
at snowball, n.2
[UK] J. Miller Complete Jest Book 261: As I was coming round the corner of the street, I stagged the man.
at stag, v.1
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