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[UK] J. Day Ile of Guls VI i: She and I would haue about at cob-nut or at cherry-pit.
at play at cherry pit (v.) under play (at)..., v.
[UK] J. Day Ile of Guls II i: Will the Cods head bite?
at bite, v.
[UK] J. Day Ile of Guls I i: Welcome gallants, welcome honor’d bloods.
at blood, n.1
[UK] J. Day Ile of Guls III i: I do not loue a man should go long about my bush.
at bush, n.1
[UK] J. Day Ile of Guls IV i: O that I were a butter whore for an houre I might scold a little.
at butter-whore (n.) under butter, n.1
[UK] J. Day Ile of Guls V i: What, mistres Amason, ha you such a cocking spirit, honest Women cannot keepe their husbands at home for you?
at cocking, adj.
[UK] J. Day Ile of Guls II i: Will the Cods head bite?
at cod’s head, n.
[UK] J. Day Ile of Guls n.p.: Is there any good baudry int, iests of an ell deepe and a fathome broad.
at ell, n.
[UK] J. Day Ile of Guls III i: Mopsa, the black swan of beauty, and madg-howlet of admiration.
at Madge Howlet, n.
[UK] J. Day Ile of Guls V i: Ile mad you with a vengeance.
at mad, v.
[UK] J. Day Ile of Guls IV i: mis.: Manasses wife? [...] Gods my precious, Ile slit her nose, as I am a Lady will I; is she the party you wot on? dor.: Yes faith Madam, shee is the Mare the man rid on.
at mare, n.1
[UK] J. Day Ile of Guls II i: See and see not, all mum, you know your cue.
at mum, adj.
[UK] J. Day Ile of Guls III i: As I led him to his Chamber, I nimde his Chaine, and drew his Purse, and next morning perswaded him he lost it in the great Chamber at the Revels.
at nim, v.
[UK] J. Day Ile of Guls II i: Twere a pretty parcell of pollicy.
at parcel, n.
[UK] J. Day Ile of Guls IV i: mis.: Manasses wife? [...] Gods my precious, Ile slit her nose, as I am a Lady will I; is she the party you wot on? dor.: Yes faith Madam, shee is the Mare the man rid on.
at party, n.1
[UK] J. Day Ile of Guls III i: lis.: These are notable knavish courses. What breeding hast had? man.: Very good breeding sir: My great Grandfather was a Rat-catcher, my Grandsier a Hangman, my father a Promoter.
at promoter, n.
[UK] J. Day Ile of Guls IV i: She and I would haue about at cob-nut cherry-pit, or somewhat to keepe ourselues from idleness, though she be a foole, the bable’s good enough to make sport withall in the darke.
at sport, n.
[UK] J. Day Ile of Guls V iii: Why then we have once spring’d a couple of woodcocks.
at spring, v.
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