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New and Diverting Dialogue, Both Serious and Comical that passed the other day between a noted Shoemaker and his Wife choose

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[UK] Dialogue between a Noted Shoemaker and his Wife 4: I’ll liquor your hide and baste your sides with good elbow grease, till I make you repent.
at elbow grease, n.
[UK] Dialogue between a Noted Shoemaker and his Wife 6: Cry your mercy, Gaffer fumble, there’s many more beside you beholden to their neighbours.
at gaffer, n.1
[UK] Dialogue between a Noted Shoemaker and his Wife 2: Mr. Good-for-nothing at all, bad in bed and worse up; raising, raving, roaring for more guzzle, whilst I and your poor children [...] have neither fire, candle, or bread.
at guzzle, n.
[UK] Dialogue between a Noted Shoemaker and his Wife 2: A noted house in the neighbourhood for humming beer.
at humming, adj.
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