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My Cousin in the Army choose

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[UK] ‘A. Burton’ My Cousin in the Army 10: Voted Lord Castlereagh a bore.
at bore, n.1
[UK] ‘A. Burton’ My Cousin in the Army 93: Well, Johnny, this eventful night Hath left thee in a woeful plight; Fleec’d of thy cash, drunk, drench’d with rain, A butt for folly’s idle train!
at butt, n.1
[UK] ‘A. Burton’ My Cousin in the Army 21: Madam, I’m very sorry for your case.
at case, n.1
[UK] ‘A. Burton’ My Cousin in the Army 312: ‘Before this money’s paid, Sir, I Should like to ask the catchpoles why,’ The bailiff answered — ‘Don’t you know The plaintiff David Noddledoe?’.
at catchpole, n.
[UK] ‘A. Burton’ My Cousin in the Army 163: A worthy—he and I for years Have ‘chumm’d’ together.
at chum, v.
[UK] ‘A. Burton’ My Cousin in the Army 142: [footnote] ‘Cove or covey’ a term in what is technically termed the fancy tongue — a language which is making rapid advances.
at covey, n.2
[UK] ‘A. Burton’ My Cousin in the Army 199: But no reply, except a hum From Swallow, and a choak’d G-d-dam. [Ibid.] 285: G-d d--n your eye, who e’er you are.
at god-damn, v.
[UK] ‘A. Burton’ My Cousin in the Army 133: See, here’s the gash Through which this blade went—right slapdash.
at slap-dash, adv.
[UK] ‘A. Burton’ My Cousin in the Army 141: His morning doctor* for the shake-fist. *Our cousin John thus conferred upon a cup of milk, enlivened by brandy and nutmeg, the degree of doctor.
at doctor, n.
[UK] ‘A. Burton’ My Cousin in the Army 142: Another in a romping fit, Plants on his breast a fancy hit.
at fancy, adj.
[UK] ‘A. Burton’ My Cousin in the Army 131: With air unruffled by the splash, He thus cuts out a ‘bit of flash,’ Which turn’d the attention of the crowd.
at cut a flash (v.) under flash, n.1
[UK] ‘A. Burton’ My Cousin in the Army 110: Forthwith she threw its whole contents Down at the love essaying Gents.
at gent, n.1
[UK] ‘A. Burton’ My Cousin in the Army 105: The men [...] With pretty handles to their names;— The Hons. and Barts. and KCB’s.
at handle, n.
[UK] ‘A. Burton’ My Cousin in the Army 93: Hang all the sex! for women bring To men all sorts of suffering.
at hang!, excl.
[UK] ‘A. Burton’ My Cousin in the Army 67: Now th’ horn-work storms behind the curtain.
at horn work (n.) under horn, n.1
[UK] ‘A. Burton’ My Cousin in the Army 233: Cousin meant to cut a dash In mufty with a huge mustache.
at mufti, n.
[UK] ‘A. Burton’ My Cousin in the Army 198: I’ll send that curs’d old horse to H-ll, Where he may play his dipping trick, With his best master d—d old nick.
at Old Nick, n.
[UK] ‘A. Burton’ My Cousin in the Army 87: All roaring drunk.
at roaring, adv.
[UK] ‘A. Burton’ My Cousin in the Army 21: Then he left poor Cellarina on the shelf.
at on the shelf under shelf, n.2
[UK] ‘A. Burton’ My Cousin in the Army 8: He stepp’d into a Sub’s commission.
at sub, n.1
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