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(con. 1715) Jack Sheppard (1917) 125: Because they’re in the next room [...] that’s vy, my jack-a-dandy!at jack-a-dandy, n.
(con. 1715) Jack Sheppard (1917) 125: Because they’re in the next room [...] that’s vy, my jack-a-dandy! (con. 1715) Jack Sheppard (1917) 139: The Archduke of Alsatia, the Sovereign of the Savoy, and the Satrap of Salisbury Court.at Alsatia, n.
(con. 1715) Jack Sheppard (1917) 117: Blood-an’-’ouns!at blood and ’ounds!, excl.
(con. 1715) Jack Sheppard (1917) 153: Mudlarks, badgers and rat-catchers.at badger, n.1
(con. 1703) Jack Sheppard (1917) 15: We’ll be upon the bandogs before they can shake their trotters!at bandog, n.
(con. 1703) Jack Sheppard (1917) 16: The Island of Bermuda (as the Mint was termed by its occupants) should uphold its rights.at Bermudas, n.
(con. 1715) Jack Sheppard 68: All’s bowman, my covey. Fear nothing.at bowman, adj.
(con. 1715) Jack Sheppard (1917) 125: I’ll soon free you from these bracelets. [Ibid.] 126: The sheriff’s black bracelets lay strewn on the ground.at bracelets, n.
(con. 1715) Jack Sheppard (1917) 120: Many a mug o’ bubb have I drained wi’ the landlord.at bub, n.1
Jack Sheppard (1882) 78: The cage at Willesden was [...] a small round building about eight feet high, with a pointed tile roof.at cage, n.
(con. 1703) Jack Sheppard (1917) 22: His head [was thrust] into a thrum-cap.at thrum-cap, n.
(con. 1703) Jack Sheppard (1917) 41: Them’s catchpoles [...] arter the gentleman with a writ?at catchpole, n.
(con. 1703) Jack Sheppard (1917) 20: My stars! here’s a pretty lullaby-cheat.at lullaby-cheat, n.
(con. 1703) Jack Sheppard (1840) 5: He’s the very image of his father. Like carpenter, like chips.at chips, n.1
(con. 1703) Jack Sheppard (1917) 33: And drink a full measure to moisten his clay!at moisten the clay (v.) under clay, n.
(con. 1715) Jack Sheppard (1917) 141: A fence, or receiver, bargaining with a clouter, or pickpocket, for [...] two cloaks, commonly called watch-cases.at cloak, n.
(con. 1703) Jack Sheppard (1917) 9: Tom Sheppard was always a close file, and would never tell whom he married.at close file, n.
(con. 1715) Jack Sheppard (1917) 141: Next to these hopeful youths sat a fence, or receiver, bargaining with a clouter, or pickpocket.at clouter, n.1
(con. 1703) Jack Sheppard (1917) 21: The best cly-faker of ’em all couldn’t have done it better.at cly-faker (n.) under cly, n.
(con. 1703) Jack Sheppard (1917) 8: The worst nail you can employ is a coffin nail. Gin Lane’s the nearest road to the churchyard.at coffin nail, n.1
(con. 1703) Jack Sheppard (1840) 34: If he don’t tip up the cole without more ado, give him a taste of the pump, that’s all.at tip (up) the cole (v.) under cole, n.
(con. 1724) Jack Sheppard (1917) 220: Ned Ward [...] informs us in the ‘Delectable History of Whittington’s College.’.at Whittington(’s) college, n.
(con. 1715) Jack Sheppard (1917) 111: The devil! [...] Here’s a cross-bite.at crossbite, n.
(con. 1724) Jack Sheppard (1917) 223: The excellent use of jack and crow.at crow, n.1
(con. 1715) Jack Sheppard (1917) 81: Damnation! [...] that I should be the dupe of such a miserable artifice!at damnation!, excl.
(con. 1715) Jack Sheppard (1917) 86: A couple of flash songs [...] entitled ‘The Thief Catcher’s Prophecy’ and ‘Life and Death of the Darkman’s Budge’.at darkmans budge (n.) under darkmans, n.
(con. 1703) Jack Sheppard (1840) 55: You may try, but dash my timbers if you’ll ever cross the Thames to-night!at dash my buttons! (excl.) under dash, v.1
(con. 1724) Jack Sheppard (1917) 252: ‘Jack Sheppard has escaped’ [...] ‘The deuce he has!’.at deuce, the, phr.
(con. 1703) Jack Sheppard (1840) 170: ‘Awake! to be sure I am, my flash cove,’ replied Sheppard; ‘I’m down as a hammer.’.at down as a hammer/nail/trippet under down, adv.2
(con. 1715) Jack Sheppard (1917) 74: That’s the kinchin as was to try the dub for us.at dub, n.1
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