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[UK] ‘Mr. S’ Gammer Gurton’s Needle in Whitworth (1997) II i: What devil, be thine arse-strings bursten?
at arse-strings (n.) under arse, n.
[UK] ‘Mr. S’ Gammer Gurton’s Needle in Whitworth (1997) I ii: As though there had been in her arse a swarm of bees.
at arse, n.
[UK] ‘Mr. S’ Gammer Gurton’s Needle in Whitworth (1997) II iv: I would thou hadst kiss’d me I wot where! (she meant I know behind).
at behind, n.
[UK] ‘Mr. S’ Gammer Gurton’s Needle in Whitworth (1997) II ii: Come out, thou hungry, needy bitch!
at bitch, n.1
[UK] ‘Mr. S’ Gammer Gurton’s Needle in Whitworth (1997) III iii: A carte for a callet.
at callet, n.
[UK] ‘Mr. S’ Gammer Gurton’s Needle in Whitworth (1997) V ii: Well, knave, and I had thee alone, I would surely rap thy costard!
at costard, n.
[UK] ‘Mr. S’ Gammer Gurton’s Needle in Whitworth (1997) V ii: He showeth himself herein, ye see, so very a cox.
at cox, n.
[UK] ‘Mr. S’ Gammer Gurton’s Needle in Whitworth (1997) V ii: It was that crafty cullion Hodge.
at cullion, n.
[UK] ‘Mr. S’ Gammer Gurton’s Needle in Whitworth (1997) III iii: Chill not this twenty years take one fart that is thine.
at fart, n.
[UK] ‘Mr. S’ Gammer Gurton’s Needle in Whitworth (1997) IV i: Chad a foul turn now of late; chill tell it you, by gigs!
at by gigs! (excl.) under gigs, n.1
[UK] ‘Mr. S’ Gammer Gurton’s Needle in Whitworth (1997) III iii: Art here again, thou hoddypeak?
at hoddy peak, n.
[UK] ‘Mr. S’ Gammer Gurton’s Needle in Whitworth (1997) III iii: Thou wert as good kiss my tail!
at kiss my tail! (excl.) under kiss, v.
[UK] ‘Mr. S’ Gammer Gurton’s Needle in Whitworth (1997) II i: Then doth she troll to me the bowl, Even as a malt-worm should.
at maltworm (n.) under malt, n.
[UK] ‘Mr. S’ Gammer Gurton’s Needle in Whitworth (1997) II i: Gog’s soul, man, […] Cha’ bit no bite this livelong day.
at man, n.
[UK] ‘Mr. S’ Gammer Gurton’s Needle in Whitworth (1997) I iii: And then chwere but a noddy to venture where cha’ no need.
at noddy, n.
[UK] ‘Mr. S’ Gammer Gurton’s Needle in Whitworth (1997) II ii: I will have the young whore by the head and the old trot by the throat!
at old trot (n.) under old, adj.
[UK] ‘Mr. S’ Gammer Gurton’s Needle II ii: The pox light on her whore’s sides.
at pox, n.1
[UK] ‘Mr. S’ Gammer Gurton’s Needle in Whitworth (1997) II iv: A subtle quean as any in this town.
at quean, n.
[UK] ‘Mr. S’ Gammer Gurton’s Needle in Whitworth (1997) III iii: Nay, fie on thee, thou ramp, thou rig.
at ramp, n.1
[UK] ‘Mr. S’ Gammer Gurton’s Needle in Whitworth (1997) III iii: Nay, fie on thee, thou ramp, thou rig.
at rig, n.1
[UK] ‘Mr. S’ Gammer Gurton’s Needle in Whitworth (1997) IV iv: Master Bailey, I trow, […] Will snaffle these murderers.
at snaffle, v.
[UK] ‘Mr. S’ Gammer Gurton’s Needle in Whitworth (1997) I ii: See, so cham arrayed with dabbling in the dirt! She that set me ditching, ich would she had the squirt.
at squirt, n.
[UK] ‘Mr. S’ Gammer Gurton’s Needle in Whitworth (1997) I ii: They gave no more heed […] than thou wouldst to a turd.
at turd, n.
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