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[UK] T. Whittell ‘Alnwick Election’s Wedding’ Poetical Works 117: But hang it Sacheveral / Cares not a f--t for’t.
at not care a fart, v.
[UK] T. Whittell ‘Johnny Brecking’s Wedding’ Poetical Works 136: They had revell’d till all was blue.
at till all is blue, phr.
[UK] T. Whittell ‘Valiant Edward Steel’ Poetical Works 138: Valiant Edward Steel [...] Did bang these boobies and these loobies, / Until he made them reel.
at bang, v.1
[UK] T. Whittell ‘A Song’ Poetical Works 159: She’s a dull blockheaded jade.
at blockheaded, adj.
[UK] T. Whittell ‘Johnny Brecking’s Wedding’ Poetical Works 135: Why do you not eat your meat, my chickens?
at chicken, n.
[UK] T. Whittell ‘The B----p Defeated’s Wedding’ Poetical Works 121: The Right Reverend B----p of D--m well knew it.
at damn well, adv.
[UK] T. Whittell ‘Johnny Brecking’s Wedding’ Poetical Works 133: But now he had won the day, ay faikins, / And gotten the victory.
at i’fecks!, excl.
[UK] T. Whittell ‘The Quayside Shaver’ Poetical Works 185: At last of wine they weary grew, / They swore, by jingo, ’twas too new.
at jingo!, excl.
[UK] T. Whittell ‘Johnny Brecking’s Wedding’ Poetical Works 135: He slipt more that day into his kite, / Than would serve him for a whole month to —.
at kite, n.
[UK] T. Whittell ‘Alnwick Election’s Wedding’ Poetical Works 117: Don Gold and Sir Selfish / Combining together, / The twisting their interests made them so strong.
at Mr, n.
[UK] T. Whittell ‘The Indifferent Lovers’s Wedding’ Poetical Works 109: A little, finical, foppish blade / At her heart was pushing and making passes.
at make a pass (v.) under pass, n.
[UK] T. Whittell ‘Valiant Edward Steel’ Poetical Works 139: Your pins must have a wimble.
at pin, n.
[UK] T. Whittell ‘Valiant Edward Steel’ Poetical Works 138: A sort of shaving roysters did breed a strange debate, / But valiant Edward Steel [...] Did bang these boobies and these loobies, / Until he made them reel.
at roister, n.
[UK] T. Whittell ‘Valiant Edward Steel’ Poetical Works 138: A sort of shaving roysters did breed a strange debate, / But valiant Edward Steel [...] Did bang these boobies and these loobies, / Until he made them reel.
at shaving, n.
[UK] T. Whittell ‘Johnny Brecking’s Wedding’ Poetical Works 135: He slipt more that day into his kite, / Than would serve him for a whole month to -----.
at shite, v.
[UK] T. Whittell ‘The Indifferent Lovers’s Wedding’ Poetical Works 108: Unsonsey jade! she deserves her carriage.
at sonsy, adj.
[UK] T. Whittell ‘Valiant Edward Steel’ Poetical Works 140: Sir Stich, I’m ne’er afraid / Of any man, do what he can, / That’s a prick-louse to his trade; [...] Then he sent the silly tailor home by the weeping cross.
at stitch, n.1
[UK] T. Whittell ‘Jenny Whinney’ Poetical Works 147: He is a true North Briton, / Sprung from a topping clan.
at topping, adj.
[UK] T. Whittell ‘The Duke of Berwick’s Plot’s Wedding’ Poetical Works 113: He is but a widgeon / That talks of religion.
at widgeon, n.
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