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The Jew and the Doctor choose

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[UK] T. Dibdin Jew and the Doctor II i: While master is giving cooky orders, I’ll have a peep through the key-hole.
at cookee, n.
[UK] T. Dibdin Jew and the Doctor II i: Why, my dear Betty, you are certainly crack’d.
at cracked, adj.
[UK] T. Dibdin Jew and the Doctor II ii: That an insignificant hoop of gold should have the power to confine a couple who detest each other! ’Tis abominably provoking!
at hoop, n.1
[UK] T. Dibdin Jew and the Doctor II i: Mum, you sly dog!
at mum!, excl.
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