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The Marriage Broaker choose

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[UK] ‘M.W.’ Marriage Broaker II ii: ’Tis not an hour since the old Placket-broaker Our neighbour Derrick sends for me to a tavern.
at broker, n.1
[UK] ‘M.W.’ Marriage Broaker IV i: lyd.: Good friends do not abuse the Gentleman. serj.: We’le not abuse him chicken, for thy sake.
at chicken, n.
[UK] ‘M.W.’ Marriage Broaker V i: Now you have hit it.
at hit it, v.
[UK] ‘M.W.’ Marriage Broaker II i: We are call’d Merchants of the Maidenhead.
at merchant, n.
[UK] ‘M.W.’ Marriage Broaker III i: Now, Mrs. Cunnimonger.
at -monger, sfx
[UK] ‘M.W.’ Marriage Broaker V i: Go and prepare Thy Mrs. too.
at Mrs, n.
[UK] M.W. Marriage Broaker in Gratiae Theatrales 81: This Pestle shall ne’re pound i’th widows mortar.
at pestle, n.
[UK] ‘M.W.’ Marriage Broaker II i: But ’tis time I Put up my pipes.
at put up one’s pipes (v.) under pipes, n.1
[UK] ‘M.W.’ Marriage Broaker I i: ’Death, I forgot my self.
at ’sdeath!, excl.
[UK] ‘M.W.’ Marriage Broaker I i: He is one who makes provision for the belly; Squire of the Placket.
at squire of the placket (n.) under squire, n.
[UK] ‘M.W.’ Marriage Broaker II i: The maiden-beautie, call’d Virginia: And this is thought to be fertile land, Now onely wanting the good husband’s tillage.
at tillage (n.) under till, v.
[UK] ‘M.W.’ Marriage Broaker IV i: There dwells, Within that house, a prettie handsome Tit.
at tit, n.1
[UK] ‘M.W.’ Marriage Broaker I i: I warrant you Il’e towze and mowze them too.
at towze, v.
[UK] ‘M.W.’ Marriage Broaker IV i: Farewell old noble true-penny, farewell.
at truepenny (n.) under true, adj.
[UK] ‘M.W.’ Marriage Broaker I iii: I’le give away my lambes, and sell away my dammes To Tuppe with an Ewe so bonny.
at tup, v.
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