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The Complete Plays of William Wycherley choose

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[UK] Wycherley Plain-Dealer Act V: Ay, a great Lawyer that shall be nameless Bilkt me too.
at bilk, v.
[UK] Wycherley Plain-Dealer II i: You know nothing, you Buffle-headed, stupid Creature you.
at bufflehead, n.
[UK] Wycherley Plain-Dealer V i: How many pert Cocking Cowards [hast thou call’d] stout?
at cocking, adj.
[UK] Wycherley Plain-Dealer I i: But how the devil cou’d you turn a man of his Quality down Stairs?
at how the devil...?, phr.
[UK] Wycherley Plain-Dealer I i: No Woman neither, you impertinent Dog. Wou’d you be Pimping?
at dog, n.2
[UK] Wycherley Plain-Dealer III i: After a tedious fretting and wrangling, they drop away all their money on both sides.
at drop, v.2
[UK] Wycherley Plain-Dealer III i: After a tedious fretting and wrangling, they drop away all their money on both sides.
at drop away (v.) under drop, v.1
[UK] Wycherley Plain-Dealer II i: Ay, you old Fobus.
at fobus, n.1
[UK] Wycherley Plain-Dealer III i: Do I look like the picture of ill Luck? Gadsnouns, I love thee more and more.
at gadsnouns! (excl.) under gad, n.1
[UK] Wycherley Plain-Dealer III i: Gads-precious! you hectoring person, you, are you wild?
at gadsprecious! (excl.) under gad, n.1
[UK] Wycherley Plain-Dealer V ii: [He] makes a very pretty show in the World, let me tell you; nay, a better than your close Hunks.
at hunks, n.
[UK] Wycherley Plain-Dealer I i: Here’s a finical Fellow Jack! What a brave fair weather Captain of a Ship he wou’d make!
at jack, n.5
[UK] Wycherley Plain-Dealer III i: Prithee, Captain, let’s go drink a Dish of Lac’d Coffee, and talk of the Times.
at laced, adj.
[UK] Wycherley Plain-Dealer Act III: I ventur’d my last stake upon the Squire to nick him of his Mother.
at nick, v.1
[UK] Wycherley Plain-Dealer IV i: You shall see how I rigg’d my Squire out, with the remains of my shipwracked Wardrobe.
at rig, v.1
[UK] Wycherley Plain-Dealer II i: Wou’d you have me your Scotch-warming Pan, with a Pox to you?
at Scotch warming-pan (n.) under Scotch, adj.
[UK] Wycherley Plain-Dealer II i: Dear Tar, thy humble servant.
at tar, n.1
[UK] Wycherley Plain-Dealer III i: Is not that Mr. what-d’y’call-him, that goes there?
at whatd’youcallhim, n.
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