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Lives of the Norths choose

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[UK] R. North Lives of the Norths (1826) I 260: After this bilk of a discovery was known, it was reported, and by many really expected or believed, that Bedloe’s wife was coming to town.
at bilk, n.
[UK] R. North Lives of the Norths (1826) I 88: It was not amiss to have a button in the room.
at button, n.2
[UK] R. North Lives of the Norths (1826) I 38: His beginnings were debauched, and his study and first practice in the gaol. [...] There [...] he busied himself with the cases of his fellow collegiates.
at collegiate, n.
[UK] (con. 1680s) R. North Lives of the Norths (1890) I 368: They must have known his lordship better and not have ventured such flams at him.
at flam, n.1
[UK] (con. 1680s) R. North Lives of the Norths (1890) I 328: I think it was Smith; and being flaming drunk [...] fell to talking and staring like a madman.
at flaming, adj.1
[UK] (con. 1650s) R. North Lives of the Norths (1890) I 20: His Lordship had reason, and also the good hap, to be sensible of his condition.
at hap, n.1
[UK] R. North Lives of the Norths (1826) I 39: This was nuts to the old Lord, who thought he had outwitted Frank .
at nuts, n.1
[UK] R. North Lives of the Norths (1826) I 4: He used to say George (his son) ‘would die in his shoes’.
at die in (one’s) shoes (v.) under shoe, n.
[UK] (con. 1680) R. North Lives of the Norths (1890) I 368: The worst the author could contrive was to call him Slyboots.
at slyboots (n.) under sly, adj.
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