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[UK] Cobbett’s Wkly Political Register 18 Sept. 13/1: The coward should never cry, roast-meat.
at cry roast meat (v.) under cry, v.
[UK] Cobbett’s Wkly Political Register 29 Nov. 2/2: No regiments of tax gatherers; [...] no palavering; no canting patriotism.
at palavering (n.) under palaver, v.
[UK] Cobbett’s Wkly Political Register 7 Feb. 2/1: Sheridan’s ancestors were [...] at the head of some little band of bog-trotting savages.
at bogtrotting (adj.) under bog, n.3
[UK] Cobbett’s Wkly Political Register 24 Jan. 13/1: This most equitable act, in favour of those who, like myslf, are somewhat stiver-cramped.
at stiver-cramped (adj.) under stiver, n.
[UK] Cobbett’s Wkly Register 2 July 17/1: A woman who [...] was not found amongst her coarse-skinned, big-mouthed sisters, in the rear ranks of the stews.
at big-mouthed, adj.
[UK] Cobbett’s Wkly Political Register 13 Oct. 11/1: Yes, Sir, I have seen farces as impudently performed [...] Yes, Sir, I have seen common sense as grossly insulted.
at yes sir!, excl.
[UK] Cobbett’s Wkly Register 30 Nov. 8/1: We almost blubber out loud at hearing recounted the sorrows of Cuffee and Quashee and their sable offspring.
at cuffy, n.
[UK] Cobbett’s Wkly Register 30 Nov. 8/1: We almost blubber out loud at hearing recounted the sorrows of Cuffee and Quashee and their sable offspring.
at quashie, n.
[UK] Cobbett’s Wkly Political Register 28 Mar. 14: We should hear nothing come out of his beef-head but odes and sonnets on the reconciliation. The world would be inundated with his sentimental slabber.
at slabber, n.
[UK] Cobbett’s Wkly Political Register 9 Mar. 11/1: Oh! you, the jolterheads in the country, do not care about the press.
at jolterhead, n.
[UK] Cobbett’s Wkly Political Register 6 Dec. 12/2: The scape-gallows went over to Halifax and gave himself up.
at scapegallows, n.
[UK] Cobbett’s Wkly Political Register 13 Nov. 12/2: Any other man [...] would have sneaked away into some cockloft and hanged himself [...] But he comes out as a bold as brass.
at bold as brass (adj.) under bold as..., adj.
[UK] Cobbett’s Wkly Political Register 29 Apr. 114/1: You know how a young flashy blade of a merchant feels and looks and is.
at flashy blade, n.
[UK] Cobbett’s Wkly Register 11 May 349: From all attacks of this serious and eflicient kind you are as safe as any great, bloated, squeaking, bag of tripe is from a pistol without ball in it.
at bag of tripe (n.) under bag, n.1
[UK] Cobbett’s Wkly Register 12 Aug. 399: What, then, wopuldsappy-headed ‘man of honour,’ Taylor, have a grant.
at sappyheaded (adj.) under sappy, adj.
[UK] Cobbett’s Wkly Political Register 12 Oct. 25/2: Mr Burn-Crust. Yes, my Lord, it is a great oppression.
at burn-crust (n.) under burn, v.
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