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Devil is an Ass in Dramatic Works (1811) 481: Laugh’d at, sweet bird! Is that the scruple? come, come, Thou art a niaise .at nias, n.
Devil is an Ass in Dramatic Works (1811) 481: Laugh’d at, sweet bird! Is that the scruple? come, come, Thou art a niaise .![[Ire]](/static/img/flags/ire.png "Ireland")
Brothers in Dramatic Works (1833) 207: And now I’ll tell thee, I have promis’d him As much as marriage comes to, and I lose My honour, if my don receive the canvas1 [...] [note] The phrase is taken from the practice of journeymen mechanics [...] When they are discharged by their masters , they are said to receive the canvas, or the bag; because in this, their tools and necessaries are packed up.at receive the canvas, v.
Fine Companion in Dramatic Works (1875) 164: There’s a wench has her suburb tricks about her .at suburb, n.
Biter in Dramatic Works (1720) I.i: Fear nothing, Sir; Rug’s the Word, all’s safe .at rug’s the word under rug, n.1
Biter in Dramatic Works (1720) II.i: A Couple of the trapishest Creatures I ever saw in Masks .at trapish (adj.) under trapes, n.
Fontainebleau III i: Your honour will remember the waiters? [...] Your honour won’t forget Jack Boots? at boots, n.2
Fontainebleau in Dramatic Works (1798) II 237: waiter: Here, Sir John, my mistress has sent you a treat. sir john: What porter! London porter! [...] Oh, glorious Mrs. Casey, in France, to give me British Burgundy.at British burgundy (n.) under British, adj.
Fontainebleau in Dramatic Works (1798) II 233: You sweep the field, touch ’em all, and when you’ve gathered in the cam, we’ll meet privately and divide.at cam, n.1
Fontainebleau in Dramatic Works (1798) II 269: So I down with a glass of good right cherry bounce.at cherry-bounce (n.) under cherry, n.1
Fontainebleau in Dramatic Works (1798) II 206: Let French and English mingle, [...] while to me they bring the chink.at chink, n.1
Fontainebleau in Dramatic Works (1798) II 241: Here comes Tallyho, – yes Casey’s Burgundy has quite done him up.at do up, v.1
Fontainebleau in Dramatic Works (1798) II 244: Come, your debts of honor fifty pounds here down with your dust.at down with one’s dust (v.) under dust, n.
Fontainebleau in Dramatic Works (1798) II 236: Such a pair of Mademoiselles as they are making themselves, to receive this French Colonel Epaulette, Egad here they come in full puff.at in full feather under feather, n.
Fontainebleau in Dramatic Works (1798) II 208: Avoid strangers,[...] all upon the sharp they’ll introduce themselves, intrude their conversation, amuse you with some flam of their families.at flam, n.1
Fontainebleau in Dramatic Works (1798) II 248: I can’t fee any disgrace in [...] spunging upon my customers, and flaming it away in their old cloaths.at flame, v.1
Fontainebleau in Dramatic Works (1798) II 262: My mother [...] was a fine lady, all upon the hoity-toities.at hoity-toity, n.1
Fontainebleau in Dramatic Works (1798) II 237: Mynheer prefering goot French dram, Gets Prussian kicks at Amsterdam.at mynheer, n.
Fontainebleau in Dramatic Works (1798) II 276: [He] has nick’d me, that have nicked thousands.at nick, v.1
Fontainebleau in Dramatic Works (1798) II 246: When rouz’d by sweet clamour we open our peepers.at peeper, n.
Fontainebleau in Dramatic Works (1798) II 206: Let rooks and pidgeons mingle, For if to me they bring the chink.at rook, n.1
Fontainebleau in Dramatic Works (1798) II 252: Kilkenny is a handsome place, / As any town in Shamrockshire.at Shamrockshire, n.
Fontainebleau in Dramatic Works (1798) II 269: Thro’ Pall-Mall I spank it and up Piccadilly.at spank, v.2
Fontainebleau III i: lackland: Sir, I have spirit and ability, (shews the purse). tallyho: Spunk and Rhino!at spunk, n.
Fontainebleau in Dramatic Works (1798) II 268: A silly tit! to prefer the Colonel to such a tight lad as I!at tit, n.1
Fontainebleau in Dramatic Works (1798) II 268: Harkyee, you Yorkshire bite, you shan’t rob me of my child.at Yorkshire bite (n.) under Yorkshire, adj.
Man-Milliner in Dramatic Works (1798) IV 314: I cuts with my loss tumbles into bed with the blue devils dancing on my pillow.at blue devils, n.
Tom and Jerry in Dramatic Works (1851) III 16: It’s everything now o’days to be able to flash the screens – sport the rhino – show the needful – post the pony – nap the rent – stump the pew.at rent, n.
Women’s Wit in Dramatic Works II 315: A man / Of cloddish nature, base and ignorant.at cloddish (adj.) under clod, n.1
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