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Play-House to be Let choose

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[UK] W. Davenant Play-House to be Let Act V: He [...] came not here for rescue, but to rob us; Yet we at last bobb’d him who meant to bob us.
at bob, v.1
[UK] W. Davenant Play-House to be Let Act V: With blood of Roman your Eunuch does grow fat; Such knaves wax cruel, having lost — you know what.
at you know what, n.
[UK] W. Davenant Play-House to be Let Act V: caesar: ’Mass! now I think on’t, ’tis Pompey’s rich widow. anth.: Of mumping minx would we were fairly rid, ho!
at mumping, n.
[UK] W. Davenant Play-House to be Let Act V: Yes! let ’em play at but princum and prancum.
at prinkum-prankum, n.
[UK] W. Davenant Play-House to be Let Act V: Proud princock-Caesar hardly seems to mind him.
at princock, n.
[UK] W. Davenant Play-House to be Let Act III: Like the true sons of trusty old mothers, Make equally haste to a snap of the plunder, Then justly divide, and spend it like brothers.
at snap, n.1
[UK] W. Davenant Play-House to be Let Act V: He may go snick-up if he hates Nymphidius.
at sneck up!, excl.
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