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Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi choose

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[UK] (con. 1809–12) ‘Boz’ Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi 174: God save John Bull! / Send him victorious, / Loud and uproarious, / With lungs like Boreas; / God save John Bull!
at John Bull, n.1
[UK] ‘Boz’ Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi 158: His two benefits were bumpers, and the theatre closed on the 12th of September, after a most profitable campaign.
at bumper, n.2
[UK] ‘Boz’ Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi 224: Joe affected to astonish John China-man with his song of ‘Hot Codlins’.
at John Chinaman, n.
[UK] (con. 1807) ‘Boz’ Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi 139: What a d----d funny fellow!
at damned, adv.
[UK] (con. 1803–5) ‘Boz’ Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi 112: ‘Oh, drat it!’ exclaimed the new-comer.
at drat, v.
[UK] (con. 1807) ‘Boz’ Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi 137: Here’s Jack Mackintosh has got himself into a pretty hobble, hasn’t he?
at hobble, n.
[UK] ‘Boz’ Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi 161: Sadler’s Wells opened at Easter, April 3, 1809 [...] Grimaldi played Clown, with the Song of ‘Looney’s Lamentation for Miss Margery Muggins’.
at loony, n.
[UK] ‘Boz’ Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi 161: Sadler’s Wells opened at Easter, April 3, 1809 [...] Grimaldi played Clown, with the Song of ‘Looney’s Lamentation for Miss Margery Muggins’.
at muggins, n.1
[UK] (con. 1817–18) ‘Boz’ Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi 217: ‘You have won me a wager – so ought to go snacks in it;’ and he slipped five guineas into his hand.
at go snack(s) (v.) under snack, n.1
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