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[Ire] J. O’Keeffe Sprigs of Laurel 15: Death and ’ounds!
at death!, excl.
[Ire] J. O’Keeffe Sprigs of Laurel 7: She’s my darling, only dear / bewitching little fairy.
at fairy, n.1
[Ire] J. O’Keeffe Sprigs of Laurel 42: To fight or kiss or touch the grog, / Oh! I’m a jovial midshipman.
at grog, n.1
[Ire] J. O’Keeffe Sprigs of Laurel 2: I’ll run a hum on him.
at hum, n.2
[Ire] J. O’Keeffe Sprigs of Laurel 14: Romping miss at boarding school, / Shuttlecock play and swing so high; / Needle wasn’t her working tool, / But knew how to make a nice dirt pye.
at needle, n.
[Ire] J. O’Keeffe Sprigs of Laurel 31: 3. I’m Natty Jack. 4. I’m Paddy Whack.
at paddywhack, n.
[Ire] J. O’Keeffe Sprigs of Laurel 15: She squall’d, parlevoud.
at parleyvoo, v.
[Ire] J. O’Keeffe Sprigs of Laurel 14: He gave her a smack. / He gave me a whack.
at whack, n.2
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