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[UK] Skelton ‘The World Nowadays’ in Henderson Complete Poems (1948) 134: So many naughty packes [...] Saw I never.
at naughty pack (n.) under naughty, adj.
[UK] Skelton Agaynst The Scottes 170: Of the out iles the rough-foted Scottes, We have well eased them of the bottes.
at bots, n.1
[UK] Skelton Agaynst The Scottes 31: Such boste make To prate and crake, To face and brace All voyde of grace.
at face and brace (v.) under face, v.
[UK] Skelton Agaynst The Scottes 91: King Jamy, Jemmy, Jocky my jo.
at Jock, n.
[UK] Skelton ‘How the Douty Duke of Albany’ in Henderson Complete Poems (1948) 406: I shrewe thy Scottishe lugges, Thy munpynnys, and thy crag.
at crag, n.
[UK] Skelton ‘How the Douty Duke of Albany’ in Henderson Complete Poems (1948) 406: Give it up, and cry creke, / Like an hoddipeake!
at cry (a) crack (v.) under cry, v.
[UK] Skelton ‘How the Douty Duke of Albany’ in Henderson Complete Poems (1948) 406: Give it up, and cry creke, / Like an hoddipeake!
at hoddy peak, n.
[UK] Skelton ‘How the Douty Duke of Albany’ in Henderson Complete Poems (1948) 406: I shrewe thy Scottishe lugges, Thy munpynnys, and thy crag.
at lug, n.1
[UK] Skelton ‘How the Douty Duke of Albany’ in Henderson Complete Poems (1948) 406: I shrewe thy Scottishe lugges, Thy munpynnys, and thy crag.
at mompyns, n.
[UK] Skelton ‘Garland of Laurel’ in Henderson Complete Poems (1948) 383: There was among them no worde then but mum!
at mum!, excl.
[UK] Skelton ‘Garland of Laurel’ in Henderson Complete Poems (1948) 353: Some naughty packes; / Some facers, some bracers, some make great crackes.
at naughty pack (n.) under naughty, adj.
[UK] Skelton ‘How the Douty Duke of Albany’ in Henderson Complete Poems (1948) 402: We set not a mite [...] By such a coward knight, / Such a proud palliard.
at palliard, n.
[UK] Skelton ‘Garland of Laurel’ in Henderson Complete Poems (1948) 390: A wanton wench and well could bake a cake.
at wench, n.
[UK] Skelton ‘Garland of Laurel’ in Henderson Complete Poems (1948) 353: Some famous wittols, and they be muche worse [...] some naughtiy packes; / Some facers, some bracers, some make great crackes.
at wittol, n.
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