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[UK] Trial of Chivalry in Bullen Collection III II i: Futra! tis well known since Dick Bowyer came to France he bath shewed himselfe a gentleman.
at foutre!, excl.
[UK] Dr. Dodypoll in Bullen III (1884) III ii: Vell, me say no more: chok a de selfe, foule churle, fowle, horrible, terrible pigge, pye Cod.
at cod, n.1
[UK] Dr. Dodypoll in Bullen III (1884) V ii: The Marchant I perceive hath trimde you, Doctor, And comb’d you smoothelie.
at comb, v.
[UK] Dr. Dodypoll in Bullen III (1884) I i: Cornelia, by garr dis paltry marshan be too bolde, is too sawcie by garr. [Ibid.] III ii: Garzowne, what a pox do you stand heere for, de grand poltrone peznant, and see de Doctor be dus?
at gar, n.1
[UK] Dr. Dodypoll in Bullen III (1884) I i: What thing is love? for sure I am it is a thing. It is a prick, it is a thing, it is a prettie, prettie thing; It is a fire, it is a cole, whose flame creeps in at every hoale.
at hole, n.1
[UK] Dr. Dodypoll in Bullen III (1884) III ii: Vell, me say no more: chok a de selfe, foule churle, fowle, horrible, terrible pigge, pye Cod.
at pig, n.
[UK] Dr. Dodypoll in Bullen III (1884) I i: A fustie Potticarie ever at hand with his fustian drugges, attending your pispot worship.
at pisspot, adj.
[UK] Dr. Dodypoll in Bullen III (1884) I i: What thing is love? for sure I am it is a thing. It is a prick, it is a thing, it is a prettie, prettie thing; It is a fire, it is a cole, whose flame creeps in at every hoale.
at thing, n.
[UK] Dr. Dodypoll in Bullen III (1884) I i: What thing is love? for sure I am it is a thing. It is a prick, it is a thing, it is a prettie, prettie thing; It is a fire, it is a cole, whose flame creeps in at every hoale.
at thing, n.
[UK] Dr. Dodypoll in Bullen III (1884) III i: You are a sweet smell-feast, Doctor; that I see. Ile (have) no such tub-hunters use my house.
at tub-thumper, n.
[UK] Dick of Devonshire in Bullen II (1883) III iv: Pox on the Buzzard! how he startled my bloud!
at buzzard, n.
[UK] Dick of Devonshire in Bullen II (1883) II i: My young Cocke has been treading.
at cock, n.3
[UK] Dick of Devonshire in Bullen II (1883) II ii: If I doe not prove an honester man to you then my Master, would my Cod piece point were broake.
at cod-piece (n.) under cod, n.3
[UK] Dick of Devonshire in Bullen II (1883) IV ii: Collers, halters, and hangmen are to me bracelets and friendly companions.
at collar, n.
[UK] Dick of Devonshire in Bullen II (1883) II iv: Your horse and weapons I will take, but no pilferage. I am no pocketeer, no diver into slopps.
at diver, n.
[UK] Dick of Devonshire in Bullen II (1883) II iv: Whither doe you lead that English dog, Kill him!
at dog, n.2
[UK] Dick of Devonshire in Bullen II (1883) I ii: I’de drink a health to all the Dons in Sherryes And cry a pox upon ’em.
at don, n.
[UK] Dick of Devonshire in Bullen II (1883) IV i: Pray, goodman rascall, how long have he and you bene Brothers?
at good man (n.) under good, adj.1
[UK] Dick of Devonshire in Bullen II (1883) I iii: Take heed you be not sent to heaven with a powder: a company of hot shotts* are abroad, I can tell you. (*skimishers or sharpshooters).
at hot, adj.
[UK] Dick of Devonshire in Bullen II (1883) IV ii: Reverend sir, y’are welcome: Too few such visitants, nay none at all, Have I seen in this damnable Limbo.
at limbo, n.
[UK] Dick of Devonshire in Bullen II (1883) I ii: That word [pox] heard By any lowsy Spanish Picardo Were worth our two neckes. Ile not curse my Diegos.
at lousy, adj.
[UK] Dick of Devonshire in Bullen II (1883) II ii: But why, having one man did she cry out for more? oh, our Spanish ovens are not heated with one Bavyn*. (*faggot).
at oven, n.
[UK] Dick of Devonshire in Bullen II (1883) II iv: Alas, what’s here? 3 of our soldiers slain! dead , shott through the very bowels! [...] poore wretches, you have payd for your Capon sauce.
at pay, v.
[UK] Dick of Devonshire in Bullen II (1883) I ii: That word [pox] heard By any lowsy Spanish Picardo Were worth our two neckes. Ile not curse my Diegos.
at picaroon, n.
[UK] Dick of Devonshire in Bullen II (1883) II i: I have halfe a score pills for my Spanyards better then purging comfitts .
at pill, n.
[UK] Dick of Devonshire in Bullen II (1883) II iv: Your horse and weapons I will take, but no pilferage. I am no pocketeer, no diver into slopps.
at slops, n.1
[UK] Dick of Devonshire in Bullen II (1883) V i: Ile rather suffer on the Gallow Tree.
at triple tree, n.
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