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[UK] 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.
[UK] 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.
[UK] 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.
[UK] 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.
[UK] Burton Anatomy of Melancholy 3.2.1.2: [She] catterwauls, and must have a stallion.
at caterwaul, v.
[UK] R. Burton ‘Democritus to Reader’ Anatomy of Melancholy (1893) I 70: Such shifting, lying, cogging, plotting.
at cog, v.
[UK] R. Burton Anatomy of Melancholy (1850) 440: Thou art a counterfeit crank, a cheater.
at counterfeit crank, n.
[UK] 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
[UK] 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
[UK] 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.
[UK] 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.
[UK] 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
[UK] 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
[UK] 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.
[UK] 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.
[UK] R. Burton Anatomy of Melancholy 3.3.4.2: Thou old goat, hoary lecher, naughty man.
at goat, n.1
[UK] 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.
[UK] 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.
[UK] 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
[UK] 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.
[UK] 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
[UK] R. Burton Anatomy of Melancholy (1850) 287: Some strong and lusty, well fed like Hercules, Proculus the emperor, lusty Laurence.
at lusty lawrence, n.
[UK] 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.
[UK] 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.
[UK] R. Burton Anatomy of Melancholy (1893) II 178: There is a difference (he grumbles) between Laplolly and Pheasants.
at loblolly, n.
[UK] R. Burton Anatomy of Melancholy (1892) II 156: The rest of these great Zanzummins, or gigantical Anakims, heavy, vast, barbarous Lubbers.
at lubber, n.
[UK] R. Burton ‘Democritus to Reader’ Anatomy of Melancholy (1893) I 92: Therefore Nicholas Nemo, or Monsieur No-body shall go free.
at Mr, n.
[UK] 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.
[UK] R. Burton Anatomy of Melancholy (1850) 150: Such air is unwholesome, and engenders melancholy, plagues, and what not?
at what-not, n.
[UK] R. Burton Anatomy of Melancholy 3.3.4.2: If thou wilt avoid them [...] marry a course peece.
at piece, n.
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