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[UK] Swift Tale of a Tub 18: The second instance to shew the author’s wit is not his own, is Peter’s banter (as he calls it in his alsatia phrase) upon transubstantiation.
at Alsatia, n.
[UK] Swift Tale of a Tub 18: The second instance to shew the author’s wit is not his own, is Peter’s banter (as he calls it in his alsatia phrase) upon transubstantiation.
at banter, n.1
[UK] Swift Tale of a Tub I 56: They bilkt Hackney-Coachmen, ran in Debt with Shop-keepers.
at bilk, v.
[UK] Swift Tale of a Tub 56: [They] lay on Bulks, and got Claps.
at bulker, n.1
[UK] Swift Tale of a Tub 133: He looked like a drunken Beau, half rifled by Bullies.
at bully, n.1
[UK] Swift Tale of a Tub 57: They nightly adjourn to chew the Cud of Politicks.
at chew the cud, v.
[UK] Swift Tale of a Tub 42: I am not unaware, how the Productions of the Grub-Street Brotherhood, have of late Years fallen under many Prejudices.
at Grub Street, adj.
[UK] Swift Tale of a Tub 130: A rogue that [...] cheated us of our Fortunes; paumed [sic] his damned Crusts upon us for Mutton.
at palm, v.
[UK] Swift Tale of a Tub 106: What a couple of blind, positive, ignorant, wilful Puppies you are.
at puppy, n.
[UK] Swift Tale of a Tub 21: Lord! what a filthy crowd is here; [...] Z---ds, what squeezing is this!
at squeeze, n.1
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