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The Cheats of Scapin choose

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[UK] Otway Cheats of Scapin II i: Here he comes, mumbling and chewing the Cud.
at chew the cud, v.
[UK] Otway Cheats of Scapin III. i: A dewce on’t.
at deuce, n.2
[UK] Otway Cheats of Scapin Epilogue: The rugged Soldier [...] There hold impertinent chat with tawdry Maux.
at mawkes, n.
[UK] Otway Cheats of Scapin I i: Newgate-bird, Rogue, Villain, what a Trick hast thou play’d me in my Absence?
at Newgate bird (n.) under Newgate, n.
[UK] Otway Cheats of Scapin II i: The first thing shall be to cut the Throat of that perfidious Pick-thank Dog that has ruined me.
at pickthank, n.
[UK] Otway Cheats of Scapin II i: I’ll swinge it out of your already tann’d thick Hide.
at tan, v.1
[UK] Otway Cheats of Scapin II i: Tarpawlins are a sort of People that understand Money.
at tarpaulin, n.
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