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[UK] B. Bradshaw Hist. of Billy Bradshaw 35: As we turned down the Fleet market we were accosted by the usual sort of barking parsons, with ‘walk in and get married’.
at bark, v.2
[UK] B. Bradshaw Hist. of Billy Bradshaw 10: Every prig keeps a blowing or two.
at blowing, n.1
[UK] B. Bradshaw Hist. of Billy Bradshaw 33: I arrived on the spot [...] and sternly running up to him, collared him just as Will came up with his cudgel.
at collar, v.
[UK] B. Bradshaw Hist. of Billy Bradshaw 10: A link-boy first I stood the grin, / At Charing-cross I plied, / ‘Come light your honour for a win,’ / To ev’ry cull I cried.
at cull, n.1
[UK] B. Bradshaw Hist. of Billy Bradshaw 11: The old card-maker had several times hinted to me that I had been done.
at done, adj.
[UK] B. Bradshaw Hist. of Billy Bradshaw 17: My lady was of the easy sort, but not the worst I have ever met.
at easy, adj.
[UK] B. Bradshaw Hist. of Billy Bradshaw 10: A link-boy first I stood the grin, / At Charing-cross I plied.
at stand the grin (v.) under grin, n.1
[UK] B. Bradshaw Hist. of Billy Bradshaw 10: The feeing constables, patroles, watchmen, and runners of the magistrates, who are all in and row in the same boat with us.
at in, adv.
[UK] B. Bradshaw Hist. of Billy Bradshaw 25: I put in a word for myself and offered to be his Merry Andrew or Jack Pudding.
at jack pudding (n.) under jack, n.1
[UK] B. Bradshaw Hist. of Billy Bradshaw 10: In Black-boy alley I’d a ken.
at ken, n.1
[UK] B. Bradshaw Hist. of Billy Bradshaw 14: I was caught in the very act of shifting [...] at least twenty loaded, scooped, and false dice were found on me.
at loaded, adj.
[UK] B. Bradshaw Hist. of Billy Bradshaw 10: In Black-boy alley I’d a ken, / A dog and fighting-cock, / Beside a saucy mooney’d hen, / Well known at Bridewell-dock.
at moon-eyed hen (n.) under moon, n.
[UK] B. Bradshaw Hist. of Billy Bradshaw 9: I could make a purse or nab a pocket-book with the best.
at nab, v.1
[UK] B. Bradshaw Hist. of Billy Bradshaw 17: Being now fairly tiled in the paviour’s workshop, I was obliged to take up with the best accommodation.
at paviour’s workshop, n.
[UK] B. Bradshaw Hist. of Billy Bradshaw 4: Most of my companions had piked off to sea again.
at pike, v.1
[UK] B. Bradshaw Hist. of Billy Bradshaw 11: Tip me ten quids, and I shall directly put you upon the spirit of the affair.
at put someone on (v.) under put, v.1
[UK] B. Bradshaw Hist. of Billy Bradshaw 11: Tip me ten quids, and I shall directly put you upon the spirit of the affair.
at quid, n.
[UK] B. Bradshaw Hist. of Billy Bradshaw 16: I had new-rigged her also from the heel upwards.
at rig, v.1
[UK] B. Bradshaw Hist. of Billy Bradshaw 5: And so I became a rogue in grain.
at rogue in grain (n.) under rogue, n.
[UK] B. Bradshaw Hist. of Billy Bradshaw 6: I arrived at Southwark in the evening [...] I found London the other side of the water.
at water, the, n.
[UK] B. Bradshaw Hist. of Billy Bradshaw 17: Being now fairly tiled in the paviour’s workshop, I was obliged to take up with the best accomodation.
at tiled, adj.
[UK] B. Bradshaw Hist. of Billy Bradshaw 11: Tip me ten quids, and I shall directly put you upon the spirit of the affair.
at tip, v.1
[UK] B. Bradshaw Hist. of Billy Bradshaw 15: After winding up the whole bottom, after the discharge of my fine [...] I was very nearly a clear man in life again.
at wind up, v.
[UK] B. Bradshaw Hist. of Billy Bradshaw 10: A link-boy first I stood the grin, / At Charing-cross I plied, / ‘Come light your honour for a win,’ / To ev’ry cull I cried.
at win, n.
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