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[UK] Rowlands Well met Gossip B3: A Figge for wealth, tis Person I affect.
at fig, a, n.
[UK] Rowlands Well met Gossip B2: All his haires haue got the falling sicknesse, Whose fore-front lookes like Iack-an Apes behinde.
at behind, n.
[UK] Rowlands Well met Gossip C: I laughed that my heart did ake thereat, To see the foolish fellow whip the Cat.
at whip the cat, v.
[UK] Rowlands Well met Gossip A2: Good-den good Coussen: Iesu, how de’e doe? When shall we eate another Dagger Pie? You are a stranger: Christ, when met we two?
at Christ!, excl.
[UK] Rowlands Well met Gossip C1: Men will flatter, cogge, and lye.
at cog, v.
[UK] Rowlands Well met Gossip B1: Tell me Hony, My Loue, my Doue, my Lambe, my prettie Conny.
at cony, n.
[UK] Rowlands Well met Gossip B4: Fough, what a filthy smell.
at faugh!, excl.
[UK] Rowlands Well met Gossip B1: Tell me Hony, My Loue, my Doue, my Lambe, my prettie Conny.
at honey, n.1
[UK] Rowlands Well met Gossip B: Euery night they sleepe in Horne-worke caps.
at horn, v.1
[UK] Rowlands Well met Gossip n.p.: Euery night they sleepe in Horne-work caps.
at horn work (n.) under horn, n.1
[UK] Rowlands Well met Gossip A3: But Jesu Christ! what is become of Iane?
at Jesus!, excl.
[UK] Rowlands Well met Gossip B4: For Gods loue quicke: some Iuniper sweete Brother.
at juniper (juice), n.
[UK] Rowlands Well met Gossip C3: One that is Kitchin-stuffe to mee, Her stocke is knowen so base.
at kitchen stuff (n.) under kitchen, n.1
[UK] Rowlands Well met Gossip A3: Content (say I) nay Besse Ile be thy skinker.
at skinker, n.
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