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History of Colonel Francis Charteris choose

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[UK] Hist. of Col. Francis Charteris 37: Asking his Opinion, whether an Action would not lie against the Colonel for this Injury to his Daughter? [he] answered, That [...] his Daughter had had too much Action with the Colonel already.
at action, n.
[UK] Hist. of Col. Francis Charteris 62: ’Cause the Boman Priggs / Shan’t run their Riggs, / When we bold Fellows die.
at bowman-prig (n.) under bowman, adj.
[UK] Hist. of Col. Francis Charteris 24: Honest Frank, being at a Hazard Table, and having a Dispute with a Gentleman [...] who had already been a very great Bubble to him, and who he hop’d would prove yet better.
at bubble, n.1
[UK] Hist. of Col. Francis Charteris 30: His Grace was wondering how the Devil the [...] Bully-Hacks of the Town did run themselves headlong into Duels [...] on every trifling Occasion.
at bully-hack (n.) under bully, n.1
[UK] Hist. of Col. Francis Charteris 59: The Bums of both the Compters / Are plac’d to guard the Doors / Who Money take froim ev’ryone / Excepting their own Wh—res.
at bum, n.2
[UK] Hist. of Col. Francis Charteris 31: This, D—me, came by doing as you bid me.
at damme!, excl.
[UK] Hist. of Col. Francis Charteris 19: She was put to Bed and dished out in as handsome a manner as the Circumstances and Time would admit of.
at dish (out), v.
[UK] Hist. of Col. Francis Charteris 15: He had not above One third part effective Men in his Company, the rest being what the military Gentlemen term Faggots.
at faggot, n.2
[UK] Hist. of Col. Francis Charteris 18: Trusty Jack [...] found that she was Meat for his Master, and accordingly hired her for an House-maid.
at meat for your master (n.) under meat, n.
[UK] Hist. of Col. Francis Charteris 21: Mournful were the Lamentations of the Gentlewomen of the Smock, who were all at a stand, not knowing what to do with the Goods that remain’d on their hands.
at gentlewoman of the smock (n.) under smock, n.1
[UK] Hist. of Col. Francis Charteris 34: This Woman, who was a jolly likely Dame, and of the Colonel’s size (for he lov’d Strappers) was carrying a Sack of Corn.
at strapper, n.
[UK] Hist. of Col. Francis Charteris 50: Seeing that there was nothing to be done on the other side of the Water [i.e. in Brussels], he hurry’d away to London.
at water, the, n.
[UK] Hist. of Col. Francis Charteris 46: The little, dirty, Scotch Trug desired to show the justices her Man.
at trug, n.
[UK] Hist. of Col. Francis Charteris 7: Thus being put to his Trumps might [...] have cured the Colonel of his Itch of Gaming.
at put someone to their trumps (v.) under trump, n.2
[UK] Hist. of Col. Francis Charteris 36: The young Woman, being in no ways daunted, said [...] use a more manly Weapon. That I can soon do, Child, reply’d he, shewing her (as the Song says) what I dare not name.
at weapon, n.1
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