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The Miseries of Whoring in The Whole Pleasures of Matrimony choose

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[UK] N. Ward Miseries of Whoring 70: Two-handed, brawny-buttock Jades.
at brawny-buttock, adj.
[UK] N. Ward Miseries of Whoring 156: Mistress Betty by command is set / To make a pot of curious Chocolet / Which makes her smell there’s something to be done, A good Horn-Cap, or else a butter’d Bun, Against her Master’s coming home at Night? [...] And on the Butler she does cast her eyes, In whose Embraces her Pleasure lies.
at buttered bun, n.1
[UK] N. Ward Miseries of Whoring 157: With their close Embraces [they] practice all Intreagues of Catterwauling, and the like.
at caterwaul, v.
[UK] N. Ward Miseries of Whoring 158: The codsheads shall / Out of their wonton Understanding call / This young Man to that Post of trust and care.
at cod’s head, n.
[UK] N. Ward ‘Of the Comforts of a Petticoat-Pensioner’ Miseries of Whoring 163: When rigg’d, he often Man’s her thro’ the Street, / And if a golden Chubb by chance they meet, / He takes his leave.
at golden chub (n.) under golden, adj.
[UK] N. Ward ‘Of the Comforts of a Petticoat-Pensioner’ Miseries of Whoring 163: When rigg’d, he often Man’s her thro’ the Street, / And if a golden Chubb by chance they meet, / He takes his leave.
at man, v.
[UK] N. Ward Miseries of Whoring 158: Now Betty by the wise and prudent Care / Of Mother Midnight, straightways does prepare / Herself for Man’s reception out of hand [...] She’ll live by Rump and Buttock altogether .
at Mother Midnight (n.) under mother, n.
[UK] N. Ward ‘Of the Comforts of a Petticoat-Pensioner’ Miseries of Whoring 163: When rigg’d, he often Man’s her thro’ the Street, / And if a golden Chubb by chance they meet, / He takes his leave.
at petticoat pensioner (n.) under petticoat, n.
[UK] N. Ward Miseries of Whoring 157: He takes his Spigot out of hand / And broacht her pretty Firkin of Delight.
at spigot, n.
[UK] N. Ward Miseries of Whoring 156: There’s something to be done, / A good Horn-Cap, or else a butter’d Bun, / Against her Master’s coming home at Night: This tickles Betty’s Fancy with Delight.
at tickle someone’s fancy (v.) under tickle, v.
[UK] N. Ward Miseries of Whoring 155: For that White-chappel Portion; no, not he / Then what must mournful Miss’s Fortune be?
at Whitechapel portion (n.) under Whitechapel, adj.
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