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The Jew choose

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[UK] R. Cumberland Jew I i: And when my monies is all gone, what shall I be then? An ass, a fool, a jack-a-dandy!
at jack-a-dandy, n.
[UK] R. Cumberland Jew V i: When Lawyer Dash has pen and ink at hand, and a will under his thumb, he’ll dash you in or dash you out in a crack.
at in a crack under crack, n.1
[UK] R. Cumberland The Jew IV i: Damn it! do you think I wou’d stand by and hear my master abus’d.
at damn it!, excl.
[UK] R. Cumberland Jew IV i: You are very high, Sir; I am afraid your unexpected good fortune has rather intoxicated you.
at high, adj.1
[UK] R. Cumberland Jew I i: Here comes one that supersedes all other visitors – old Sheva, the rich Jew, the merest muck-worm in the city of London.
at muck-worm, n.
[UK] R. Cumberland Jew II i: Hold your tongue, puppy!
at puppy, n.
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