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A Match in Newgate or The Revenge choose

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[UK] T. Betterton Match in Newgate IV i: Ads nigs, because you have read St. George for England [...] forsooth.
at adsnigs! (excl.) under ads, n.
[UK] T. Betterton Match in Newgate III i: Thou base lying son of a cheating Cit [...] Were it not for the respect I bear this noble Companie, I wou’d so bang thee!
at bang, v.1
[UK] T. Betterton Match in Newgate V iii: Was there ever such a chicken-hearted Son of a Whore?
at chicken-hearted, adj.
[UK] T. Betterton Match in Newgate IV i: By Cocks bones shall she, and be very merrie, to think she’s like to have so brisk a Spark to her Bed-fellow.
at cock, n.1
[UK] T. Betterton Match in Newgate I ii: That Trade is most worshipful that sells the best Commodities.
at commodity, n.
[UK] T. Betterton Match in Newgate I i: Do you give them English Coin, they’ll repay you with the French ... And they only sell their Bodies.
at French, n.
[UK] T. Betterton Match in Newgate IV i: By the Lord Harry, you are the proudest, scoffing, scurvie, idle [etc].
at by the Lord Harry! (excl.) under Lord Harry, n.
[UK] T. Betterton Match in Newgate III i: The Coward trembles at my very presence; but I have him on the hip.
at on the hip under hip, n.3
[UK] T. Betterton Match in Newgate V iv: I had ’em and the two pieces for Jack Catch too in my Pocket.
at Jack Ketch, n.
[UK] T. Betterton Match in Newgate I ii: A Whore! Oh call her a Miss, a Ladie of the Town, a Beautie of delight, or any thing. Whore! ’tis a nauseous name.
at lady about town (n.) under lady, n.
[UK] T. Betterton Match in Newgate IV iv: Maids in your Night-rails, / Look to your light Tails, / Keep close your Locks, / And down your Smocks; / Keep a broad Eye, / And a close Thigh.
at light, adj.
[UK] T. Betterton Match in Newgate II i: I shall never become heartily a man o’th’ Town, a kind of flat ungracious Debauchee.
at man of the town (n.) under man, n.
[UK] T. Betterton Match in Newgate I ii: Marry! I scorn that slaverie.
at marry!, excl.
[UK] T. Betterton Match in Newgate I ii: A Whore! Oh call her a Miss, a Ladie of the Town, a Beautie of delight, or any thing. Whore! ’tis a nauseous name.
at miss, n.1
[UK] T. Betterton Match in Newgate I ii: Moll, thou hast an honest Calling of Bawding.
at moll, n.
[UK] T. Betterton Match in Newgate II iii: You Barbers are notable News-mongers.
at -monger, sfx
[UK] T. Betterton Match in Newgate IV iv: Know him! a most notorious Thief; his house has been suspected for a Bawdie-house [...] a harbourer of Cut-purses and Night-walkers.
at night walker, n.
[UK] T. Betterton Match in Newgate V iii: Here’s a cowardly Rogue, now Plague on him, he’s a shame to the noble Function of padding.
at padding, n.1
[UK] T. Betterton Match in Newgate IV i: Thou’rt plaguie sharp.
at sharp, adj.
[UK] T. Betterton Match in Newgate II iii: A Pox on Trickwell, he has shav’d me, he has trimmed me!
at shave, v.
[UK] T. Betterton Match in Newgate V iii: Thou wert ever a lazy Rascal [...] when we were getting a painful Living on the Kings High-way, wou’dst sleep the while, yet wake to share the snack.
at snack, n.1
[UK] T. Betterton Match in Newgate V iii: Was there ever such a chicken-hearted Son of a Whore?
at sonofabitch, n.
[UK] T. Betterton Match in Newgate II i: I am sent to trim Mr. Dashit.
at trim, v.
[UK] T. Betterton Match in Newgate V iv: I ne’re snivel’d [...] but e’ne resolv’d bravely to take a Turn at Tyburn with him.
at turn, n.1
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