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Collin’s Walk Through London and Westminster choose

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[UK] in D’Urfey Collin’s Walk canto 3 107: But every sturdy aproneer, arm’d with battoon, did straight appear.
at aproneer (n.) under apron, n.
[UK] in D’Urfey Collin’s Walk canto 4 182: One evening to my Fathers House, Came a Young Tawney tatter’d Blowse [...] And at her Back a Kid that cry’d.
at blowse, n.
[UK] D’Urfey Collin’s Walk canto 4 152: Blew Coat Bully that stood by, And heard his Chattering Lunacy [...] Gave him a thump that brought him down.
at bluecoat, n.
[UK] D’Urfey Collin’s Walk canto 1 36: Where primming Sister, Aunt, or Coz; Turn their warm Zeal, with Hum and Buz: And bobtail’d Rogues are zealous at it.
at buzz, n.
[UK] D’Urfey Collin’s Walk canto 4 150: The whole Tribe of those that Cant.
at cant, v.1
[UK] D’Urfey Collin’s Walk canto 2 55: Those clods of Resolution, That filthy nest of suburb Vermin Were thronging up t’assist the Carman.
at clod, n.1
[UK] D’Urfey Collin’s Walk canto 1 11: Full of himself appear’d our Major [...] And caus’d poor Clod pates wanting Reason, To be whipp’d for’t and sent to Prison.
at clodpate, n.
[UK] D’Urfey Collin’s Walk canto 4: And many more whose quality Forbids their toping openly, Will privately, on good occasion, Take six go-downs on Reputation.
at go-down, n.
[UK] D’Urfey Collin’s Walk canto 1 34: Thy prick-ear’d Sire taught fallacy.
at prick-eared, adj.
[UK] D’Urfey Collin’s Walk canto 4 177: Thou hast us’d, and prove by Speeches, The Merit of venereal Itches; Defend the Vertues of your Elders, That get on Strumpets Hans en Kelders.
at Hans-en-Kelder, n.
[UK] D’Urfey Collin’s Walk canto I 56: Thou dull Insensible Jolt-headed Fool. [Ibid.] canto II 56: Insensible jolt-headed fool .
at jolter-headed, adj.
[UK] D’Urfey Collin’s Walk canto 3 98: The jury weighing the disgraces [...] gave with Sence adorn’d, Not to the Horner, but the horn’d; Attoning by a swinging Sum The unpardon’d sin of Cuckoldom.
at horner, n.
[UK] D’Urfey Collin’s Walk canto 4 182: One evening to my Fathers House, Came a Young Tawney tatter’d Blowse [...] And at her Back a Kid that cry’d.
at kid, n.1
[UK] D’Urfey Collin’s Walk canto 4 174: My selfe a Lifter, that have made, Thy Pocket empty as thy Head.
at lifter, n.
[UK] D’Urfey Collin’s Walk canto 1 29: Dost thou not see, thou lump of Nature, Thou ill-contrirv’d, unfinish’d Creature, What Ruines this late turn has made, By Taxes, and loss of Trade.
at lump, n.
[UK] D’Urfey Collin’s Walk canto 2 69: See then the Custard-eating Currs, Set up in Pillories of Furrs, With Saffron Phiz, and Malmsy Nose.
at malmsey nose, n.
[UK] D’Urfey Collin’s Walk canto 2 59: To men the Sourse [i.e. water] on the head descends, But th’ women on their nether ends.
at nether end (n.) under nether, adj.
[UK] D’Urfey Collin’s Walk canto 4 168: Like a Porter could Regale, With Pots of Purle, or Mugs of Ale.
at purl, n.1
[UK] D’Urfey Collin’s Walk canto 3 90: Major nobly paid the Shot, And return’d thanks with parting Pot.
at pay one’s shot (v.) under shot, n.1
[UK] D’Urfey Collin’s Walk canto 1 17: He’d tell what Bullocks fate was Tragick [...] And as well knew by wisdom outward, What Ox must fall, or Sheep be stoter’d.
at stoter, v.
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