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[UK] Select Trials at Old Bailey (1742) I 281: Clayton came in and quarrelled with me, and called me Molly and Sodomite.
at molly, n.1
[UK] in Select Trials 1720–24 (1734) n.p.: Prisoner. He still followed me, and offered two Shillings, to do the Story with me [...] I told him I would never consent to any such thing.
at do the story with (v.) under story, n.
[UK] Select Trials at Old Bailey (1742) II 368: It seems they were jealous that he had made some Discovery; for they call’d him, a Treacherous, blowing-up, mollying Bitch, and swore they’d massacre any Body that should betray them.
at blow up, v.1
[UK] Select Trials at Old Bailey (1742) I 371: Several young Surgeons, who used to have their Injection, and Syringes at my House, and to bring their Patients, who were clapp’d, in order to [...] apply proper Remedies.
at clapped, adj.
[UK] Select Trials at Old Bailey (1742) III 41: She had got a Running, tho’ as to that, he could not say it was the French Distemper.
at French, adj.
[UK] Select Trials at Old Bailey (1742) III 54: I had been fuddling with some Friends at the King’s Arms Tavern at Charing-Cross, till I was grown Top heavy.
at fuddle, v.
[UK] Select Trials at Old Bailey (1742) III 55: I saw that he was very much fuddled, and therefore desired him to take a Coach.
at fuddled, adj.
[UK] Select Trials at Old Bailey (1742) III 37: Margaret Clap was indicted for keeping a disorderly House, in which she procured and encouraged Persons to commit Sodomy, December 10, 1725, and before and after.
at house, n.1
[UK] Select Trials at Old Bailey (1742) I 159: I could plainly hear him kiss the Boy, and call him his Dear, and his Jewel, and his precious little Rogue.
at jewel, n.
[UK] Select Trials at Old Bailey (1742) III 37: I found between 40 and 50 Men making Love to one another, as they call it. They’d hug and play, and toy, and go out by Couples into another Room on the same floor, to be married, as they call it.
at married, adj.
[UK] Select Trials at Old Bailey (1742) II 367: He removed to Beech-lane, where he likewise kept Rooms for the Entertainment of the Molly-Culls.
at molly-cull (n.) under molly, n.1
[UK] Select Trials at Old Bailey (1742) II 371: I was [...] sent to Bridewell a second Time. And a third Time was only for raising a Disturbance about a Mollying-Cull in Covent-Garden.
at mollying, adj.
[UK] Select Trials at Old Bailey (1742) III 57: I told him I had got but Six-pence: Why damn ye for a Bitch, says he, go about your Business, or by G— I’ll murder ye, for I’ll have the rest of the Cull’s Cole myself. I was glad to morris off.
at morris, v.
[UK] Select Trials at Old Bailey (1742) III 39: I knew that this Walk was frequented by Sodomites, and was no stranger to the Methods they used in picking one another up.
at pick up, v.
[UK] Select Trials at Old Bailey (1742) III 57: The Prosecutor gave me something, I thought it was a Six-pence, for my Trouble. The prisoner Smith [...] came to me, and swore he would go Snacks.
at go snack(s) (v.) under snack, n.1
[UK] Select Trials at Old Bailey (1742) III 54: I had been fuddling with some Friends at the King’s Arms Tavern at Charing-Cross, till I was grown Top heavy.
at top-heavy (adj.) under top, n.
[UK] Select Trials ‘Thomas Beck for Robberies’ Apr. 356: Prisoner. He comes to me in Newgate, and says, Damn me, Tom Beck, how d’ye think this Bitch Whittle has served me ? She has given me a black Eye.
at bitch, n.1
[UK] Select Trials ‘Thomas Beck for Robberies’ Apr. 356: Prisoner. this Evidence is a very scandalous Fellow, my Lord. [...] He has been upon the Diving Lay with Peter Buck.
at diving lay (n.) under dive, v.
[UK] Select Trials ‘Thomas Beck for Robberies’ Apr. 356: Prisoner. this Evidence is a very scandalous Fellow, my lord. He’ll rap anything for the sake of the cole.
at rap, v.1
[UK] Select Trials ‘Thomas Beck for Robberies’ Apr. 356: Prisoner. He comes to me in Newgate, and says, Damn me if I a’ n’t sorry to see you here: and if a Smack will do ye any Good, it’s at your Service .
at smack, n.1
[UK] Select Trials at Old Bailey (1742) IV 345: Their Business that Evening was to go upon Cheving the Froe, (that is, Cutting off Women’s Pockets). [Ibid.] 347: They took Opportunity to [...] Chive the Froes of their Bungs, (or cut off the Women’s Pockets).
at chiv the froe (v.) under chiv, v.
[UK] Select Trials at Old Bailey (1742) IV 348: They took Opportunity to make the Gentleman’s Loges and Tales, (or Men’s repeating Watches).
at loge, n.
[UK] Select Trials at Old Bailey (1742) IV 348: They got to the Biding (or Place where they divide the Booty) [...] they examined the Contents of their Booties, which was three Bungs, with Lowers (Purses), in each Lower there were ten Ridges.
at ridge, n.
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