1621 R. Burton Anatomy of Melancholy (1850) 216: We have dummerers, Abraham men, &c. And that which is the extent of misery, it enforceth them, through anguish and wearisomeness of their lives, to make away themselves; they had rather be hanged, drowned, &c., than to live without means.at abraham-man, n.
1621 R. Burton ‘Democritus to Reader’ Anatomy of Melancholy (1893) I 83: Beroaldus will have drunkards, afternoon men, and such as more than ordinarily delight in drink, to be mad.at afternoon man, n.
1621 R. Burton Anatomy of Melancholy 3.3.4.2: I had rather marry a faire one, and put it to the hazard, then be troubled with a blowze.at blowse, n.
1621 R. Burton Anatomy of Melancholy (1893) III 326: [Wives] which are so penned up they may not confer with any living man [...] have a Cucumber or Carrot sent into them for their diet, but sliced, for fear.at carrot, n.
1621 Burton Anatomy of Melancholy 3.2.1.2: [She] catterwauls, and must have a stallion.at caterwaul, v.
1621 R. Burton ‘Democritus to Reader’ Anatomy of Melancholy (1893) I 70: Such shifting, lying, cogging, plotting.at cog, v.
1621 R. Burton Anatomy of Melancholy (1850) 440: Thou art a counterfeit crank, a cheater.at counterfeit crank, n.
1621–51 R. Burton Anatomy of Melancholy I. ii. III. xiv. 122: Out of this fountain [conceit] proceed all those cracks and brags.at crack, n.1
1621 R. Burton Anatomy of Melancholy (1850) 186: Your very tradesmen, if they be excellent, will crack and brag, and show their folly in excess.at crack, v.1
1621 R. Burton Anatomy of Melancholy (1893) II 159: One makes a fool of himself [...] a third marries a crackt piece.at cracked piece (n.) under cracked, adj.
1621 R. Burton Anatomy of Melancholy (1850) 216: We have dummerers, Abraham men, &c. And that which is the extent of misery, it enforceth them through anguish and wearisomeness of their lives, to make away themselves; they had rather be hanged, drowned, &c., than to live without means.at dummerer, n.
1621 R. Burton ‘Democritus to Reader’ Anatomy of Melancholy (1893) I 26: As a Dutch Host, if you come to an Inne in Germany, and dislike your fare, diet, lodging, &c. replies in a surly tone [...] if you like not this, get you to another Inne.at Dutch, adj.2
1621 R. Burton Anatomy of Melancholy 3.3.4.2: An old Acherontick dizzard, that hath one foot in his grave, [...] shall flicker after a young wench.at flicker, v.1
1621 R. Burton Anatomy of Melancholy 3.3.1.2: Having liberally taken his liquor [...] my fine scholar was so fusled, that no sooner was laid in bed, but he fell fast asleepe.at foozled, adj.
1621 R. Burton Anatomy of Melancholy (1651) III.ii.IV.i: Every lover admires his mistress, though she be [...] a vast virago, or [...] a fat fustylugs.at fustilugs, n.
1621 R. Burton Anatomy of Melancholy (1893) III 130: Sometimes they lie open [...] and willing to embrace, to take a green gown.at get a green gown (v.) under green gown, n.
1621 R. Burton Anatomy of Melancholy iii. ii. iv. i. (1638) 536: The very rusticks and hog-rubbers if once they tast of this Loue liquor, are inspired in an instant.at hog rubber (n.) under hog, n.
1621 R. Burton Anatomy of Melancholy (1850) 332: A company of scoffers and proud jacks are commonly conversant and attendant in such places.at jack, n.1
1621 R. Burton Anatomy of Melancholy 3.3.4.2: Matrimony without hope of children [...] is not a wedding but a jumbling or coupling together.at jumble, v.
1621 R. Burton Anatomy of Melancholy (1893) I 367: Let Mariners learn Astronomy; Merchants’ Factors study Arithmetick [...] Landleapers Geography.at land-leaper (n.) under land, n.3
1621 R. Burton Anatomy of Melancholy (1850) 287: Some strong and lusty, well fed like Hercules, Proculus the emperor, lusty Laurence.at lusty lawrence, n.
1621 R. Burton Anatomy of Melancholy (1893) I 479: I write not this to patronize any wanton, idle flirt, lascivious or light housewives, which are too forward many times.at light housewife (n.) under light, adj.
1621 R. Burton ‘Democritus to Reader’ Anatomy of Melancholy (1893) I 75: Old men account juniors all fools [...] Italians French-men, accounting them light-headed fellows.at lightheaded (adj.) under lighthead, n.
1621 R. Burton Anatomy of Melancholy (1893) II 178: There is a difference (he grumbles) between Laplolly and Pheasants.at loblolly, n.
1621 R. Burton Anatomy of Melancholy (1892) II 156: The rest of these great Zanzummins, or gigantical Anakims, heavy, vast, barbarous Lubbers.at lubber, n.
1621 R. Burton ‘Democritus to Reader’ Anatomy of Melancholy (1893) I 92: Therefore Nicholas Nemo, or Monsieur No-body shall go free.at Mr, n.
1621 R. Burton Anatomy of Melancholy (1850) 208: They will be scoffing, insulting over their inferiors [...] till they have made by their humoring or gulling, ex stulto insanum: a mope, or a noddy.at noddy, n.
1621 R. Burton Anatomy of Melancholy (1850) 150: Such air is unwholesome, and engenders melancholy, plagues, and what not?at what-not, n.
1621 R. Burton Anatomy of Melancholy 3.3.4.2: If thou wilt avoid them [...] marry a course peece.at piece, n.