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The Knight of the Burning Pestle choose

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[UK] Beaumont & Fletcher The Knight of the Burning Pestle III i: Therefore, gentle knight, Twelve shillings you must pay, or I must cap you.
at cap, v.1
[UK] Beaumont & Fletcher Knight of the Burning Pestle III ii: We are at home now; where, I warrant you, you shall find the house flung out of the windows.
at fling the house out of the windows (v.) under fling, v.
[UK] Beaumont & Fletcher Knight of the Burning Pestle IV i: You heard him take me vp like a flirt Gill, and sing baudy songs vpon me.
at flirt-gill (n.) under flirt, n.
[UK] Beaumont & Fletcher Knight of the Burning Pestle Prologue B2: By Gad, if any of them all blow winde in the taile on him, I’ll be hang’d.
at gad!, excl.
[UK] Beaumont & Fletcher The Knight of the Burning Pestle II iii: That same Dwarfe’s a pretty boy, but the Squire’s a grout-nole.
at groutnoll, n.
[UK] Beaumont & Fletcher Knight of the Burning Pestle V i: Her breath is yet inflamed: besides, there is a main fault in the touch-hole, it runs and stinketh; [...] Ten such touch-holes would breed the Pox in the Army.
at touch-hole, n.
[UK] Beaumont & Fletcher Knight of the Burning Pestle I ii: wife: Stay... till I question my husband. cit.: What is it mouse?
at mouse, n.
[UK] Beaumont & Fletcher Knight of the Burning Pestle IV i: My father oft will tell me of a drinke In England found, and Nipitato cal’d. Which driveth all the sorrow from your hearts.
at nipitate, n.
[UK] Beaumont & Fletcher Knight of the Burning Pestle I i: Carry him this sticke of Licoras [...] ’twill open his pipes the better, say.
at pipes, n.1
[UK] Beaumont & Fletcher Knight of the Burning Pestle V i: Her breath is yet inflamed: besides, there is a maine fault in the touch-hole, it runnes, and stinketh; [...] Ten such touch-holes would breed the Pox in the Army.
at pox, n.1
[UK] Beaumont & Fletcher Knight of the Burning Pestle V iii: When the yong man’s prick’s in, vp go the maidens heeles.
at prick, n.
[UK] Beaumont & Fletcher Knight of the Burning Pestle III ii: Begon, begon my juggy, my puggy, begon my love, my deere.
at puggy, n.1
[UK] Beaumont & Fletcher Knight of the Burning Pestle III ii: Nay, she’s your owne ribbe.
at rib, n.1
[UK] Beaumont & Fletcher The Knight of the Burning Pestle II i: No Michael, let thy father go snicke-vp, he shall neuer come between a paire of sheets with me againe.
at sneck up!, excl.
[UK] Beaumont & Fletcher Knight of the Burning Pestle I i: A whoreson tyrant has ben an old stringer in’s daies, I warrant him.
at stringer, n.1
[UK] Beaumont & Fletcher Knight of the Burning Pestle III ii: Now a Churles fart in your teeth sir.
at turd in your teeth! (excl.) under turd, n.
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