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[UK] R. Brathwait Honest Ghost 94: Look to your Brain-pans, Boyes – here comes a Traine of Roysting Rufflers that are knaves in the graine.
at brainpan (n.) under brain, n.1
[UK] R. Brathwait Honest Ghost 96: Their pretence is to Slice this Brain-strap into Sippets.
at bronstrops, n.
[UK] R. Brathwait Honest Ghost 89: A roaring Haxter, Pandor, Palliard, Bolt, Pimp, Snap, Shark, Cheat, or any such like Colt.
at colt, n.1
[UK] R. Brathwait Honest Ghost 151: [She] trades with men of choyce esteeme Who ferret-like still sport them in her Burrow.
at cony-burrow (n.) under cony, n.
[UK] R. Brathwait Honest Ghost 94: Look to your Brain-pans, Boyes – here comes a Traine of Roysting Rufflers that are knaves in the graine.
at knave in grain, n.
[UK] R. Brathwait Honest Ghost 94: A gaudy-giddy-giglet is convei’d, A virgin pure, as any Hackney Maid [...] A rare sense-seazing Tweake, whose Speaking eyes And Spintrian art, compleat this Enterprise.
at hackney, n.
[UK] R. Brathwait Honest Ghost 94: Look to your Brain-pans, Boyes – here comes a Traine of Roysting Rufflers that are knaves in the graine.
at ruffler, n.
[UK] R. Brathwait Honest Ghost 89: A roaring Haxter, Pandor, Palliard, Bolt, Pimp, Snap, Shark, Cheat, or any such like Colt.
at snap, n.1
[UK] R. Brathwait Honest Ghost 94: A gaudy-giddy-giglet is convei’d, A virgin pure, as any Hackney Maid [...] A rare sense-seazing Tweake, whose Speaking eyes And Spintrian art, compleat this Enterprise.
at spintry, n.
[UK] R. Brathwait Honest Ghost 98: A Tar-paulin is a Sea-Rat or a Sharke.
at tarpaulin, n.
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