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Bullein’s Bulwarke of Defence againste all Sickness, Sores and Woundes choose

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[UK] W. Bullein Bk of Simples fol. 28: What a sweete heauen is this? Haue at all, kockes woundes, blood and nayles, caste the house out at the window, and let the Diuell pay the Malte man.
at blood and ’ounds!, excl.
[UK] W. Bullein Bk of Sicke Men and Medicenes fol. 73: There was a lustie blood, or a pleasant brave young roister at Athens [...] whiche commonly would talke and bragge.
at blood, n.1
[UK] W. Bullein Bk of Sicke Men and Medicenes fol. 73: When the people did see him daunce so lively, like a lubber in a nette, Lord how thei laughed this Carpet Squire to skorne.
at carpet knight, n.
[UK] W. Bullein Bk of Simples fol. 28: What a sweete heauen is this? Haue at all, kockes woundes, blood and nayles, caste the house out at the window, and let the Diuell pay the Malte man.
at cock, n.1
[UK] W. Bullein Bk of Sicke Men and Medicenes fol. 73: Trembyling, lamentable lokes, as bolde as Geese, or Lions of Cotswolde Heath.
at Cotswold lion, n.
[UK] W. Bullein Bk of Simples fol. 27: Here is an herbe whiche light fellowes, merily will call Gallowgrasse, Neckeweede, or the Tristrams knot.
at gallow(s)-grass (n.) under gallows, n.
[UK] W. Bullein Bk of Simples fol. 28: What a sweete heauen is this? Haue at all, kockes woundes, blood and nayles, caste the house out at the window, and let the Diuell pay the Malte man.
at throw the house out of the windows (v.) under house, n.1
[UK] W. Bullein Bk of Simples Folio 27: Here is an herbe whiche light fellowes, merily will call Gallowgrasse, Neckeweede, or the Tristrams knot, or Saynt Andres lace, or a bastarde brothers badge, with a difference on the left side etc., you know my meaning.
at Sir Tristram’s knot, n.
[UK] W. Bullein Bk of Simples Fol. 27: Here is an herbe whiche light fellowes, merily will call Gallowgrasse, Neckeweede, or the Tristrams knot, or Saynt Andres lace, or a bastarde brothers badge, with a difference on the left side etc., you know my meaning.
at you know what, n.
[UK] W. Bullein Bk of Sicke Men and Medicenes fol. 73: When the people did see him daunce so lively, like a lubber in a nette, Lord how thei laughed this Carpet Squire to skorne.
at lubber, n.
[UK] W. Bullein Bk of Simples fol. 27: Here is an herbe whiche light fellowes, merily will call Gallowgrasse, Neckeweede, or the Tristrams knot, or Saynt Andres lace, or a bastarde brothers badge, with a difference on the left side etc., you know my meaning.
at neckweed (n.) under neck, n.
[UK] Disturbed ‘Dropping Plates’ 🎵 Sickness [album] Because I’m coming fast / Planting thoughts in your mind / And dropping plates on your ass.
at drop plates (on this mother) (v.) under plate, n.1
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