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[UK] ‘Excellent New Medley’ in Pepys Ballads (1987) I 456: The Cuckow sung hard by the doore, Gyll brawled like a butter whore, Cause her buck-headed Husband swore the Miller was a knaue.
at buckface (n.) under buck, n.1
[UK] ‘Excellent New Medley’ in Pepys Ballads (1987) I 456: The Cuckow sung hard by the doore, Gyll brawled like a butter whore, Cause her buck-headed Husband swore the Miller was a knaue.
at butter-whore (n.) under butter, n.1
[UK] ‘Cuckowes Comendation’ Pepys Ballads (1987) I 407: [He neatly fits] his Mistris wast, And puts on her strait Bodies, [...] another is at home, To ease his wiues strait Bodies, which are to narrow growne.
at ease, v.1
[UK] ‘Merry Bag-Pipes’ in Pepys Ballads (1987) V 158: Come play me this very Jigg once more, and never doubt but I’ll Dance to thee.
at jig, n.1
[UK] ‘New Courtier’ in Pepys Ballads (1987) II 212: When Love doth for a cooler call, My fancy drives, at maids & wives, Have at al.
at cooler, n.
[UK] ‘Hunting of the Hare’ Pepys Ballads (1987) IV 270: If he please to make a Friend, He’d better give a Puddings-end.
at pudding, n.
[UK] ‘News From Hide-Park’ Pepys Ballads (1987) III 257: That I all night long might have my repast to run at the ring Tan-tivee.
at running at the ring (n.) under ring, n.
[UK] ‘Hunting of the Hare’ Pepys Ballads (1987) IV 270: For Gamesters that do play at Rut, And love the sport, I give my Skut.
at scut, n.1
[UK] ‘Ranting Whores Resolution’ Pepys Ballads (1987) III 138: [He will] lye in my lap, Like a Bird in a trap, And call me his Lady of pleasure.
at lap, n.1
[UK] ‘The Swimming Lady’ Pepys Ballads (1987) IV 20: The part which she’s asham’d to see, without a bashful blush, Appear’d like curious Tiffany display’d upon a Bush.
at bush, n.1
[UK] ‘Seamans Frolick’ Pepys Ballads (1987) IV 213: [A] Captain did a small pinnace board [...] She did abide him many shot But under deck she prov’d too hot.
at pinnace, n.
[UK] ‘Seamans Frolick’ Pepys Ballads (1987) IV 213: [The] Captain did a small pinnace board ... She did abide him many shot But under deck she prov’d too hot.
at shot, n.1
[UK] ‘Merry Mans Resolution’ Pepys Ballads (1987) III 185: Those Lasses that kiss well loves the tother thing.
at thing, n.
[UK] ‘Catalogue of Contented Cuckolds’ Pepys Ballads (1987) IV 130: When I go to the Change, With a Master of Musick my Lady will range, To the Tavern, and thereon her Lute he must play, She may dance, but I’m sure I the Musick must pay.
at lute, n.1
[UK] ‘Will the Merry Weaver’ in Pepys Ballads (1987) III 132: I gave her a Fescue in her hand, And bid her use it at her command. She said you best know where it should be, Come put it to my A.B.C.
at a.b.c., n.1
[UK] ‘Will the Merry Weaver’ in Pepys Ballads (1987) III 132: I gave her a Fescue in her hand, And bid her use it her command. She said you best know where it should be, Come put it to my A.B.C.
at fescue, n.
[UK] ‘Joans Victory’ in Pepys Ballads (1987) III 137: [Her] letchery was so hasty, that my love soon grew cold; She proffered me Figgs of the best sort, but I told her i’de have none.
at fig, n.1
[UK] ‘Bugle-Bow’ in Pepys Ballads (1987) III 118: A match sweet Lady I would make [...] to shoot in the Buglebow.
at buggle-bo, n.
[UK] ‘New-Fashioned Marigold’ in Pepys Ballads (1987) IV 98: And with his piercing Bodkin then, he [i.e. ‘the nimble Taylor’] drove a subtile trade.
at bodkin, n.1
[UK] ‘Trap’ in Pepys Ballads (1987) III 17: My little Fiddle should not be plaid on.
at fiddle, n.1
[UK] ‘Hey ho, for a Husband’ Pepys Ballads (1987) IV 9: If I should be a Miller’s Bride That wants a water-mill, Ile work enough for him provide That he may grinde his fill.
at grind, v.
[UK] ‘Merry Dialogue between a Maid & her Master’ Pepys Ballads (1987) III 140: [He] gave her a breakfast as she did it call, He gave her a pudding, but that was but small ... But ... The pudding he gave her made her for to swell.
at pudding, n.
[UK] ‘Trap’ in Pepys Ballads (1987) III 17: But he mist of his sport, for Puss would not start’.
at puss, n.1
[UK] ‘Trap’ Pepys Ballads (1987) III 17: A blunt Lieutenant surprized my Placket, And fiercely began to rifle, and sack it.
at rifle, v.
[UK] ‘Hey, Ho, for a Husband’ in Pepys Ballads (1987) IV 9: If that a weaver I should have / A Loom I can provide him / And if his Shuttle it be good / Ile often stay beside him.
at shuttle, n.
[UK] J.M. ‘Huntsmans Delight’ in Pepys Ballads (1987) IV 271: The Keepers they would a hunting go, And under their coats each carried his bow, And all for to shoot the bonny bonny Doe.
at bow, n.1
[UK] J.M. ‘Huntsmans Delight’ Pepys Ballads (1987) IV 271: [They] each carried his bow, And all for to shoot the bonny bonny Doe.
at shoot, v.
[UK] ‘My Dog and I’ Pepys Ballads (1987) IV 229: If any Maiden troubled be, With over-grown Virginity, I quickly can two Pills apply.
at pill, n.
[UK] ‘Poets Dream’ in Pepys Ballads (1987) IV 302: Your Moore field Mobbs, and Whetston-Whores.
at mob, n.1
[UK] ‘Tryal of Skill’ in Pepys Ballads (1987) IV 303: You would have made her your Harlot ... You wanted a Bit for your Cat.
at cat, n.2
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