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The New Key to the Rehearsal choose

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[UK] Villiers Rehearsal I i: A gad, I’m sure they are not able to do themselves.
at agad!, excl.
[UK] Villiers Rehearsal V i: Like Maggots in Filberds, we’l snug in our shell, / We’l frisk in our shell, / We’l firk in our shell.
at firk, v.
[UK] Villiers Rehearsal II v: Ah, gadsookers, I have broke my Nose.
at gadsokers! (excl.) under gad, n.1
[UK] Villiers Rehearsal III i: I gad, Sir, and you have nick’d it.
at nick it (v.) under nick, v.1
[UK] Villiers Rehearsal III i: You shall see ’em come in upon one another snip snap, hot for hot, as fast as can be. First one speaks, then presently t’other’s upon him slap, with a Repartee.
at slap, adv.
[UK] Rehearsal 26 May-2 June 272: The same Good Friday at Abington, when you were all beastly drunk [and] got all the fiddles in town to glory in your debauchery.
at beastly, adv.
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