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[Scot] A. Scott Poems (1821) 40: My lady, Lord, thow gaif me for to hird, W’in myne armes I nureiss on the nycht; Kissing, I say, my bab, my tendir bird, Sweet maitresse, lady, lusse, and lusty wicht.
at bird, n.1
[Scot] A. Scott Poems (1821) 25: Fairwell with chestetie, ffra wechis fall to chucking.
at chuck, v.1
[Scot] A. Scott Poems (1821) 26: Sum goes so gymp in gyifs, Or scho war kissit plane, Scho leir be japit thryiss.
at jape, v.
[Scot] A. Scott Poems (1821) 41: In oxsteris cloiss, we kiss, and cossis hairtis, Brynt in desyre of amouris play and sport.
at oxter, n.
[Scot] A. Scott Poems (1821) 26: It settis not madynis als To latt men lowis thair laice, Nor clym about meis halfs, To clap, to kiss, nor braice, Nor round in secreit place; Sic treitment is a trane To cleive thair quiver-caice.
at quiver, n.
[Scot] A. Scott Poems (1821) 41: In oxsteris cloiss, we kiss, and cossis hairtis, Brynt in desyre of amouris play and sport.
at sport, n.
[Scot] A. Scott Poems ‘The Old Maid’ 87: I ance had sweethearts nine or ten, And dearly dawted we’ the men... But Oh! the death of Jenkins’ hen, I shudder at it.
at die like Jenkin’s hen (v.) under die, v.
[Scot] A. Scott Poems 19: Waes me, the mulligumphs she’s ta’en An’ toss’d him wi’ a vengeful wap Frae out her silk-saft downy lap .
at mulligrubs, n.
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