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Castle Rackrent (1832) 28: He was within ames-ace of getting quit handsomely of all his enemies.at within ambs-ace of under ambs-ace, n.
Castle Rackrent (1832) 28: He was within ames-ace of getting quit handsomely of all his enemies. Castle Rackrent (1832) 39: ‘Oh, boo! boo!’ says I, making light of it.at boo!, excl.
Castle Rackrent (1832) 58: My master was pleased to take me aside with him in the brewhouse that same evening, to complain of my son.at brew house (n.) under brew, n.
Castle Rackrent (1832) 16: Jason Quirk, though he be my son, I must say, was a good scholar from his birth, and a very ’cute lad.at cute, adj.
Castle Rackrent (1832) 23: There were no balls, no dinners, no doings.at doings, n.1
Castle Rackrent (1832) 58: I could not bear to hear Jason giving out after this manner against the family.at give out, v.
Castle Rackrent (1832) 88: The gauger, bad luck to him! was the man that next proposed to my master to try himself could he take at a draught the contents of the great horn.at gouger, n.
Castle Rackrent (1804) 130: The execution came down, and every thing at Castle Rackrent was seized by the gripers, and my son Jason, to his shame be it spoken, among them .at griper, n.1
Castle Rackrent (1832) 82: But my lady Rackrent was all kilt smashed. [footnote] I’m kiltall over means he is in a worse state than being simply kilt. Thus, I’m kilt with the cold is nothing to I’m kilt all over with the rheumatism.at kilt, adj.
Castle Rackrent (1832) 72: ‘Oh, murder!’ says I, clapping my hands.at murder!, excl.
Castle Rackrent (1832) 79: They were all well enough pleased when his honour got up to drink with them, and sent for more spirits from a shebean-house.at shebeen house (n.) under shebeen, n.
Castle Rackrent (1832) 43: She was [...] very liberal in her housekeeping, nothing at all of the skin-flint in her.at skinflint, n.
Castle Rackrent (1832) 43: Every thing went on smack smooth.at smack, adv.
Castle Rackrent (1832) 91: I’ll lay you a hundred golden guineas to a tester you don’t.at tester, n.1
Castle Rackrent (1832) 49: Well, when things were tight with them [...] my son Jason put in a word again about the lodge, and made a genteel offer to lay down the purchase-money.at tight, adj.
Castle Rackrent (1832) 39: It’s a toss up with me which I should marry this minute, her or Mr. Moneygawl of Mount Juliet’s town’s daughter.at toss-up, n.
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