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‘Mrs. Sleek’ in Bard’s Offering 70: Bill shook him, and cursed him to pluck up some spunk— / Called a glass of the lowest bead-number.at bead, n.1
‘Mrs. Sleek’ in Bard’s Offering 70: Bill shook him, and cursed him to pluck up some spunk— / Called a glass of the lowest bead-number. ‘Mrs. Sleek’ Bard’s Offering 70: They [...] would booze for a night ere they parted.at booze, v.
‘Mrs. Sleek’ in Bard’s Offering 70: He strove, but in vain, for to hang his face up*: / But Mrs. Sleek upon no terms would stand it— (*A slang phrase for getting drink on credit).at hang one’s face up (v.) under hang, v.2
‘Mrs. Sleek’ in Bard’s Offering 71: Mrs. Sleek slimmed the cream for her butter— / Well she knew how to mind number one.at look after number one (v.) under number one, n.
‘Mrs. Sleek’ Bard’s Offering 72: But the old toper dog must come here for a swill.at swill, v.
‘Mrs. Sleek’ in Bard’s Offering 69: Bill [...] Cursed the folks who at drinking were uppish and nice.at uppish, adj.
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