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[UK] W.L. Rede Our Village I i: Sam’s brought lots of bub and grub.
at bub, n.1
[UK] W.L. Rede Our Village I ii: The poor old stupe – that is – kicked the bucket.
at kick the bucket, v.
[UK] W.L. Rede Our Village I i: I do say that my lord’s marrying that proud Frenchified madam [...] was a burning shame.
at burning, adj.
[UK] W.L. Rede Our Village I ii: Dang’d if I didn’t think it was my Poll.
at dang, v.
[UK] W.L. Rede Our Village II ii: Drat my old shoes if it ain’t!
at drat, v.
[UK] W.L. Rede Our Village II ii: Flip for forty, and make it strong and sweet.
at flip, n.1
[UK] W.L. Rede Our Village II ii: If he don’t die an admiral, I’m a grampus. – Give us your left flipper!
at flipper, n.1
[UK] W.L. Rede Our Village II ii: It’s hard lines, isn’t it, to save a man with one hand, and shackle him with the other of ’em.
at hard lines, n.
[UK] W.L. Rede Our Village II iv: Do not break the seal until Bill Bowyer lies low.
at lay low, v.
[UK] W.L. Rede Our Village II ii: What sort of lubbers are they here at Portsmouth, that you ain’t got a husband yet?
at lubber, n.
[UK] W.L. Rede Our Village II ii: One of the mounseers, a poor deaf and dumb chap that had his tongue taken out by the Algerine pirates, turned out to be an old pal of Bill Bowyer’s.
at mounseer, n.
[UK] W.L. Rede Our Village I ii: Get out, you thread-paper! I won’t believe my lord’s nephy’s what you make him out!
at nevvy, n.
[UK] W.L. Rede Our Village I ii: Odd rat it!
at od rot it! under od, n.
[UK] W.L. Rede Our Village I i: So if you’re for cutting of capers, / Odds hang it, ma’am, cut ’em with me!
at ods, n.
[UK] W.L. Rede Our Village II ii: The idea of sailing without her brought salt water aboard my ogles.
at ogle, n.
[UK] W.L. Rede Our Village II ii: Scud and make a bowl of rumbo!
at rumbo, n.2
[UK] W.L. Rede Our Village III v: Will you have a glass of grop, a dram, or a sneaker of punch.
at sneaker, n.1
[UK] W.L. Rede Our Village I ii: Horsewhip me! That’s a man’s job, spindleshanks.
at spindleshanks, n.
[UK] W.L. Rede Our Village III iv: Here, missus! don’t stand for the shiners, Poll, there’s plenty more in the locker.
at stand for (v.) under stand, v.2
[UK] W.L. Rede Our Village I ii: The poor old stupe.
at stupe, n.
[UK] W.L. Rede Our Village II ii: Why, you swab!
at swab, n.
[UK] W.L. Rede Our Village III iv: Tip us your flipper!
at tip one’s flipper (v.) under tip, v.3
[UK] W.L. Rede Our Village II ii: Well, duty afore pleasure, though I could have wished it wisey warcy.
at vicey-versey, adv.
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