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The Merry Maid of Islington choose

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[UK] Merry Maid of Islington 9: O my stomach’s sick as a Cat.
at …a cat (adj.) under sick as…, adj.
[UK] Merry Maid of Islington 14: I know what she’ll say, Pox on him for a Baudy Knight.
at bawdy bachelor (n.) under bawdy, adj.
[UK] Merry Maid of Islington 16: She has had her fling, and still she bobs me with it, only devises to try me.
at bob, v.1
[UK] Merry Maid of Islington 4: This is the Survey, not only of the Mannour it self, but the Meadow, Pasture, Plow land, Coney-burrow, Fish-pond, Hedge, Ditch and Bush that stands in’t.
at bush, n.1
[UK] Merry Maid of Islington 17: Tell me, good Housewives, is not the pleasure more, when Butter quickly comes, Than to be three long hours a jogging of your Bums.
at butter, n.1
[UK] Merry Maid of Islington 10: I have been condogging with her about it.
at condog, v.
[UK] Merry Maid of Islington 4: This is the Survey, not only of the Mannour it self, but the Meadow, Pasture, Plow land, Coney-burrow, Fish-pond, Hedge, Ditch and Bush that stands in’t.
at cony-burrow (n.) under cony, n.
[UK] Merry Maid of Islington 17: Fear not that, good Cuckquean.
at cuck, n.
[UK] Merry Maid of Islington 1: Cuds heart Sir, what do you mean?
at cuds, n.
[UK] Merry Maid of Islington 4: [as cit. 1608].
at ditch, n.
[UK] Merry Maid of Islington 15: isa.: I have but one doubt. marg.: What may be that I am not a Gentlewoman, you shall know that there’s many a Gentlewoman has stroakt the Dog.
at dog, n.2
[UK] Merry Maid of Islington 15: isa.: I have but one doubt. marg.: What may be that I am not a Gentlewoman, you shall know that there’s many a Gentlewoman has stroakt the Dog.
at stroke the dog (v.) under dog, n.2
[UK] Merry Maid of Islington 3: I am not the Blades Intelligencer, whether Doll and Moll remove their lodging to escape the Constable.
at doll, n.1
[UK] Merry Maid of Islington 5: Did I out of a sound faith in you forget the Goatish Monster you entertained.
at goatish (adj.) under goat, n.1
[UK] Merry Maid of Islington 7: If I forbear my Breakfast but two minutes longer, my Guts will shrink to Minikin.
at gut, n.
[UK] Merry Maid of Islington 3: I hate Hedge-coupling worse than fasting at Christmas.
at hedge, adj.
[UK] Merry Maid of Islington 4: I could be content to fast with such laced Mutton.
at laced mutton (n.) under laced, adj.
[UK] Merry Maid of Islington 16: You will be playing the blunt Prize of dried Mary-bones, and young Coney-skins.
at marrowbones, n.
[UK] Merry Maid of Islington 14: I’ll assist thee and save thy Mousetrap from being baited with Sir Jeffries dry Cheese.
at mousetrap, n.
[UK] Merry Maid of Islington 10: She in the Silk-Gown you shall have Mr. Lovechange, and the Milk-wench you shall have Mr. Wenchlove.
at Mr, n.
[UK] Merry Maid of Islington 2: If this prove true, may Cats piss out my eyes.
at piss, v.
[UK] Merry Maid of Islington 16: Take her into the Counting House, and try what Figure you can bring her to; a Cypher you need not fear, and the round O is the compleating of your sum.
at round o (n.) under round, adj.
[UK] Merry Maid of Islington 2: ’Uds life Sir. [Ibid.] 5: ’Uds death, who wast made me a Cuckold, who wast?
at ud, n.
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