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The Iron Chest choose

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[UK] G. Colman Yngr Iron Chest I ii: Age has so overdone this old dry-bones [...] An old buzzard!
at buzzard, n.
[UK] G. Colman Yngr Iron Chest I ii: Like a chicken, under the wing of such a tough old cock as myself!
at old cock, n.
[UK] G. Colman Yngr Iron Chest II ii: Take your dirt again, (throws down the money.) Good Captain-Justice! — Stoop for it, — and think How an old Soldier, and a Justice, looks, When he is picking up the bribes he offers, To injure those he should protect.
at dirt, n.
[UK] G. Colman Yngr Iron Chest I ii: Age has so overdone this old dry-bones.
at dry-bone(s) (n.) under dry, adj.1
[UK] G. Colman Yngr Iron Chest III i: Leave this idle guzzling, if you have any shame.
at guzzle, v.1
[UK] G. Colman Yngr Iron Chest II v: Hence, you hemp-seed, hence!
at hempseed (n.) under hemp, n.
[UK] G. Colman Yngr Iron Chest I ii: Our young master took horse, for his house, determined [...] to send a challenge to this white-liver’d giant.
at white-livered, adj.
[UK] G. Colman Yngr Iron Chest I iii: mor.: They kill’d his dog? wint.: Aye, marry, sir.
at marry!, excl.
[UK] G. Colman Yngr Iron Chest III ii: Then let a system-monger Bung it with Logick.
at -monger, sfx
[UK] G. Colman Yngr Iron Chest II ii: May I not have a secret? Oons! good brother.
at oons!, excl.
[UK] G. Colman Yngr Iron Chest I ii: Peace, you pie! an you prate thus I’ll stop your mouth.
at pie, n.
[UK] G. Colman Yngr Iron Chest I ii: What wag! what tulip!
at tulip, n.
[UK] G. Colman Yngr Iron Chest III i: wint.: Thou hast stolen it from me, tulip! ha! good ifaith! — sams.: Ha! ha! — Well ifaith that is a good jest!
at tulip, n.
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