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Mixed Marriage choose

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[Ire] St. J. Ervine Mixed Marriage Act II: Aw, g’long wi’ ye, ye ould footer.
at get along with you!, excl.
[Ire] St. J. Ervine Mixed Marriage Act II: Aw, g’long wi’ ye, ye ould footer.
at footer, n.1
[Ire] St.J. Ervine Mixed Marriage Act III: Aw, there’s times when a wumman’s sick o’ men an’ their folly. Can’t ye go through the wurl’ without hammerin’ wan another like bastes o’ the fiel’.
at hammer, v.1
[Ire] St J. Ervine Mixed Marriage Act I: A don’t like Hughie goin’ after Papishes. He knows a quare lock of them [...] Och, what wud a lock o’ weemen want t’be talkin’ about stracks fur.
at lock, n.2
[Ire] St. J. Ervine Mixed Marriage Act I: A don’t like Hughie goin’ after Papishes. He knows a quare lock of them.
at quare, adj.
[Ire] St. J. Ervine Mixed Marriage Act III: It’s the sore work, Mrs. Rainey.
at sore, adj.2
[Ire] St J. Ervine Mixed Marriage Act I: That’s what comes thrum associatin’ wi Tagues.
at Taig, n.
[Ire] St J. Ervine Mixed Marriage Act I: Ah, fur dear sake, hou’ yer wheesht.
at hold one’s whisht (v.) under whisht!, excl.
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