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[UK] Thersytes (1550) D i: Folyshe frederycke furberer of a farte Dynge daniell deintye to deathe wyll with a darte .
at fart...!, a, excl.
[UK] Thersytes (1550) Epilogue: Of me ye shall heare tell Howe I haue made the knaues for to play couch-quaile.
at play at couch quail (v.) under play (at)..., v.
[UK] Thersytes (1550) D iiii: By this tenne bones / She served me ones / A touch for the nones / I was sicke and laye in my bedde.
at ten bones, n.
[UK] Thersytes (1550) E i: Now this is a sure carde, nowe I may well saye That a cowarde crakinge here I dyd fynde.
at sure card (n.) under card, n.2
[UK] Thersytes (1550) A iv: None in chrystente With me to medele dare be so bolde Now haue at the lions on cotsolde.
at Cotswold lion, n.
[UK] Thersytes (1550) A iii: I would make the knaves to crye creke Or elles with my clubbe their brayns I will breake.
at cry (a) crack (v.) under cry, v.
[UK] Thersytes (1550) C i: Why wylte not thou thy hornes in holde Thinkest thou that I am a cockolde.
at horn, n.1
[UK] Thersytes (1550) D i: Jynkyn Jacon that iobbed iolye Jone.
at joan, n.
[UK] Thersytes (1550) D i: Jynkyn Jacon that iobbed iolye Jone.
at job, v.1
[UK] Thersytes (1550) D i: Cut wyll the cakes thought Cate do crye and curse.
at kate, n.
[UK] Thersytes (1550) D ii: The mawe of the moorecocke that made mawd to mowe.
at maw, n.
[UK] Thersytes (1550) B ii: I wyll also cut my pappess awaye That gaue the[e] sucke so manye a daye.
at paps, n.1
[UK] Thersytes (1550) D i: Prowde perts pykethancke, that pyked pernels purse.
at pickthank, n.
[UK] Thersytes (1550) D ii: Clytteringe and clatteringe there youre pottes with ale.
at pot, n.1
[UK] Thersytes (1550) A iii: Now woulde I not feare with anye bull to fyghte Or with a rampinge lyon nother by daye nor nyghte.
at ramping, adj.
[UK] Thersytes (1550) D ii: Tempters, traytoures, trauaylers and thumpers.
at thumper, n.
[UK] Thersytes (1550) C ii: Thou olde trotte, seyest thou any man come this waye well armed and weaponed and readye to fighte?
at trot, n.1
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