1798 T. Morton Speed the Plough I ii: ash: Well, Peter, is the carriage much broke? peter: Smashed all to pieces.at all to pieces, adv.
1798 T. Morton Speed the Plough I i: As sure as twopence, that is Nelly’s husband.at sure as twopence under sure as..., phr.
1798 T. Morton Speed the Plough I ii: I’ll gi’ ye a belly-full any day, wi’ all my heart and soul.at bellyful (n.) under belly, n.
1798 T. Morton Speed the Plough V i: But confusion to melancholy! I am come here to meet an angel who will [...] drive away the blue devils.at blue devils, n.
1798 T. Morton Speed the Plough I ii: sir abel: Earn his livelihood! ash.: Ees, zur; – how do he gain his bread? sir abel: Bread! oh, he can’t earn his bread, bless you! he’s a genius.at bread, n.1
1798 T. Morton Speed the Plough I i: Dame Grundy’s butter was quite the crack of the market.at crack, n.1
1798 T. Morton Speed the Plough II ii: But dash it, Lady Nelly, what do make thee paint thy vace all over wi’ rud ochre zoo?at dash it (all)! (excl.) under dash, v.1
1798 T. Morton Speed the Plough I i: Drabbit it, only to think of the zwaps and changes of this world!at drabbit!, excl.
1798 T. Morton Speed the Plough III iii: I do hope as our landlords have a tightish big lump of the good, they’ll be zo kind hearted as to take a little bit of the bad.at lump, n.
1798 T. Morton Speed the Plough I i: There is not a girl in the parish that is not ready to pull caps for him.at pull caps (v.) under pull, v.
1798 T. Morton Speed the Plough II ii: handy, jun.: I rather fancy I can plough better than any man in England. sir abel: You don’t say so!at you don’t say under say, v.
1798 T. Morton Speed the Plough II iv: ash.: I suppose you can sheake [sic] a leg a bit? handy, jun.: I fancy I can dance every possible step.at shake a leg (v.) under shake, v.
1798 T. Morton Speed the Plough IV ii: He told me you had been duped of your fortune by sharpers.at sharper, n.
1798 T. Morton Speed the Plough I i: The Miss Grundys, genteel as they think themselves, would be glad to snap at him.at snap, v.
1798 T. Morton Speed the Plough IV i: And han’t I a thumping zilver watch, almost as big as thy head?at thumping, adj.