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[UK] T. Preston Cambyses E: And thou callst me knave thou art another.
at you’re another!, excl.
[UK] T. Preston Cambyses B2: Gogs hart, I haue no money in purse, ne yet in clout.
at clout, n.1
[UK] T. Preston Cambyses E: Speak many words and by cods nailes I vow, Upon thy pate my staffe I will lay.
at cod, n.1
[UK] T. Preston Cambyses F: A quick eye, a sharpe knife, at hand a receiuer: But then take heed Cosin ye be a clenly conuayour.
at convey, v.
[UK] T. Preston Cambyses B3: ruf: Gogs wounds Maister Snuf are ye so lusty? snuf: Gogs sides Maister Ruf are ye so crusty?
at crusty, adj.
[UK] T. Preston Cambyses E2: Thou whorson knauve and prickeard boy.
at prick-eared, adj.
[UK] T. Preston Cambyses D4: Gods hat, neighbour, come away.
at God’s hat! (excl.) under God, n.1
[UK] T. Preston Cambyses B2: Gogs wounds kiss me my trull so white. [Ibid.] B3: Gog’s Nailes, Mistres Meretrix now he is gone. [...] Gog’s sides, knaves, seeing to fight ye be so rough.
at gog, n.
[UK] T. Preston Cambyses B: ambi.: What and ye run in the corner of some prettie maide? snuff: To grope there good fellow I will not be afraid.
at grope, v.
[UK] T. Preston Cambyses E: Hob and Lob, a ye Cuntry patches.
at hob, n.
[UK] T. Preston Cambyses in Dodsley Old Plays (1875) IV 235: But cousin, because to that office ye are not like come, / Frequent your exercises, a horne on your thumbe, / A quick eye, a sharp knife [F&H].
at horn-thumb (n.) under horn, n.2
[UK] T. Preston Cambyses Three ruffians, Huff, Ruff, and Snuff.
at huff, n.
[UK] T. Preston Cambyses D4: But Jesus for want of him how some doo complaine.
at Jesus!, excl.
[UK] T. Preston Cambyses B3: Gogs hart slaue dost thinke I am a sixpeny Jug: No wis ye Jack I looke a little more smug.
at jug, n.2
[UK] T. Preston Cambyses D3: But how now, Cosin Cutpurse? with whom play you? [...] Cousin, take heed, if you doo secretly grope; If ye be taken Cosin, ye must looke through a rope.
at look through a rope (v.) under rope, n.
[UK] T. Preston Cambyses B3: ruf.: I will giue thee sixpence to lye one night with thee. meretrix: Gogs hart slaue dost thinke I am a sixpeny Jug: No wis ye Jack I looke a little more smug. snuf.: I will giue her viii pence to serue me first.
at serve, v.
[UK] T. Preston Cambyses B3: Gogs hart slaue dost thinke I am a sixpeny Jug: No wis ye Jack I looke a little more smug.
at smug, adj.
[UK] T. Preston Cambyses E: Bum bay thou Hod, a little would make me ye trim. Giue thee a swap on thy nose till thy hart ake.
at trim, v.
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