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The Military Adventures of Johnny Newcome; Sequel to the Military Adventures of Johnny Newcome choose

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[UK] D. Roberts Sequel to Military Adventures of Johnny Newcome II 125: Urged by vanity, he can’t be mute, And blabs to shew he’s clever and acute.
at blab, v.
[UK] D. Roberts Military Adventures of Johnny Newcome II 42: Such bl-st-d roads will make a fellow crazy!
at blasted, adj.1
[UK] D. Roberts Sequel to The Military Adventures of Johnny Newcome II 166: Joe and his Chum were not to be admonish’d.
at chum, n.
[UK] D. Roberts Sequel to Military Adventures of Johnny Newcome I 86: In fashion’s sportive ring set all agoing— Deep at Newmarket, and at Brookes’s knowing.
at deep, adj.
[UK] D. Roberts Military Adventures of Johnny Newcome II 42: Such bl-st-d roads will make a fellow crazy!
at fellow, n.
[UK] D. Roberts Military Adventures of Johnny Newcome II 78: If that’s your plan, gadzooks! I’ll bet a wager I soon shall see you Captain!
at gadzooks! (excl.) under gad, n.1
[UK] D. Roberts Sequel to The Military Adventures of Johnny Newcome I 116: Give us a song, my boy! a good one — go it!
at go it!, excl.
[UK] D. Roberts Military Adventures of Johnny Newcome I 21: O Lord! my wretched guts are all convulsions!
at gut, n.
[UK] D. Roberts Sequel to The Military Adventures of Johnny Newcome II 178: Such drinking healths, such roaring, and such guzzle.
at guzzle, n.
[UK] D. Roberts Sequel to The Military Adventures of Johnny Newcome II 126: When all was silent, every muzzle mum — He could not make a speech — who made a plum.
at mum, adj.
[UK] D. Roberts Sequel to The Military Adventures of Johnny Newcome II 126: When all was silent, every muzzle mum — He could not make a speech — who made a plum.
at muzzle, n.1
[UK] D. Roberts Military Adventures of Johnny Newcome II 73: The boy’s half-stav’d—o’drat that cursed Spain.
at od rot it! under od, n.
[UK] D. Roberts Military Adventures of Johnny Newcome II 40: Give me dear Ireland, whiskey, and paraters.
at pratie, n.
[UK] D. Roberts Military Adventures of Johnny Newcome I 19: John found himself a little queer or so; Felt too a sort of swimming in his head.
at queer, adj.
[UK] D. Roberts Military Adventures of Johnny Newcome I 9: Nor ask a favour of this savage rip.
at rip, n.1
[UK] D. Roberts Military Adventures of Johnny Newcome II 69: Oh, mind the rascal, Teague, don’t let him spill me.
at spill, v.
[UK] D. Roberts Military Adventures of Johnny Newcome I 23: My best reg’mentals all bedevil’d By that d—n’d stink-pot which at me was levell’d.
at stinkpot, n.
[UK] D. Roberts Military Adventures of Johnny Newcome I 16: He was himself a Sub in the King’s Own.
at sub, n.1
[UK] D. Roberts Military Adventures of Johnny Newcome I 30: ‘Thunder and turf! are those your tricks?’ said Teague.
at thunder and turf! (excl.) under thunder!, excl.
[UK] D. Roberts Military Adventures of Johnny Newcome I 24: I say, you whiskers.
at whiskers, n.1
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