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[Scot] ‘The Great Boobee’ in Euing Broadside Ballads No. 124: Some did say I was a Woodcock, and a great Boobee.
at woodcock, n.
[Scot] ‘Dutch Damnified or the Butter-Boxes Bob’d’ in Euing Broadside Ballads No. 60: [title].
at bob, v.1
[Scot] ‘The Dub’d Knight’ in Euing Broadside Ballads No. 19: And I like Acteon most strangely was chang’d [...] My head like a Buck, and Horns like a Ram.
at buckface (n.) under buck, n.1
[Scot] in Euing Broadside Ballads No. 60 ‘Dutch Damnified or the Butter-Boxes Bob’d’ [title].
at butterbox (n.) under butter, n.1
[Scot] ‘Dutch Damnified or the Butter-Boxes Bob’d’ in Euing Broadside Ballads No. 60: Then Hogan Mogans b’ware your Pates / For now we shall make you distressed States.
at hogan-mogan, n.
[Scot] ‘The Dub’d Knight’ in Euing Broadside Ballads No. 19: When the Jig was ended, the Lady threw down / Unto her good Serving-man seven-score pound. She gave this Gold freely [...] that he will but Ride in the Saddle again.
at jig, n.1
[Scot] ‘The Knight and the Beggar-Wench’ in Euing Broadside Ballads No. 155: This Beggar I shall describe [...] was one of the maunding tribe.
at maund, v.
[Scot] ‘The Knight and the Beggar-Wench’ in Euing Broadside Ballads No. 155: Quoth I pretty Mort, / Let me show thee some sport.
at sport, n.
[Scot] ‘Englands Joy’ in Euing Broadside Ballads No. 99: The broken Cits no more shall lick their Chops, / They’l turn agen Blue apron’d men.
at aproner (n.) under apron, n.
[Scot] ‘Englands Joy’ in Euing Broadside Ballads No. 99: The broken Cits no more shall lick their Chops, / They’l turn agen Blue apron’d men.
at broke, adj.1
[Scot] ‘Dainty Dialogue between Henry and Elizabeth’ in Euing Broadside Ballads No. 78: But I never lov’d Punk. Though my credit be crackt [...] it came not with spending my means on a whore.
at cracked, adj.
[Scot] ‘The Joviall Crew or Beggers-Bush’ in Euing Broadside Ballads No. 150: Sometimes I do frame, / My selfe to be lame.
at frame, v.
[Scot] ‘The Joviall Crew or Beggers-Bush’ in Euing Broadside Ballads No. 150: We billet our Mates, / At vey low rates.
at mate, n.
[Scot] ‘Two Penny Whore’ in Euing Broadside Ballads No. 191: A Lusty young Shaver [...] chanced with one of his Mobs for to meet, All in her silks [...] adorned, With Complement he there his Mopsie did greet.
at mob, n.1
[Scot] ‘The Joviall Crew or Beggers-Bush’ in Euing Broadside Ballads No. 150: Therefore a merry brave Begger Ile be, / For none wears his Noddle so safely as he.
at noddle, n.
[Scot] ‘Excellent Medley’ in Euing Broadside Ballads No. 86: Hang care, the Kings a coming [...] Oh what an age do we live in, hang pinching.
at pinch, v.
[Scot] ‘Devol’s Last Farewell’ in Euing Broadside Ballads No. 77: Then Sentence pass’d, without delay, / The Halter fast, and Tybourn last.
at Tyburn, n.
[Scot] ‘Loving Chamber-Maid’ in Euing Broadside Ballads (1971) 179: And if I be clap’d too then what of all that, Some Country Clown will be baiting his Cat.
at cat, n.2
[Scot] ‘Loving Chamber-Maid’ in Euing Broadside Ballads No. 179: Tho the old doatard should flutter a while He could not the fashion of Margery spoyl.
at Madge Howlet, n.
[Scot] ‘Cupids Trappan’ in Euing Broadside Ballads No. 35: Once did I love a bonny, bonny Bird [...] But he lov’d another far better than I.
at bird, n.1
[Scot] ‘Cupids Trappan’ in Euing Broadside Ballads No. 35: I will keep from such Gamesters as he [...] My Portion shall be my Virginity.
at gamester, n.
[Scot] ‘Cupids Trappan’ in Euing Broadside Ballads No. 35: It is better to live in a Virgins degree, / than marry a false hearted Mate; / Their cunning shall nere take me in their snare / the Devil shall catch them for Kate.
at kate, n.
[Scot] ‘Cupids Trappan’ in Euing Broadside Ballads No. 35: I’ll sing and I’ll dance, and my spirits advance, / In spite of all Cupid’s Trappanners, brave boys.
at trapanner, n.
[Scot] ‘The Bulls Feather’ in Euing Broadside Ballads No. 23: There’s nere a proud Gallant / that treads on Cows leather, / But may be Cornuted, and wear the Bulls Feather.
at bull’s feather (n.) under bull, n.1
[Scot] ‘The Bulls Feather’ in Euing Broadside Ballads No. 23: There’s nere a proud Gallant / that treads on Cows leather, / But may be Cornuted, and wear the Bulls Feather.
at cow, n.1
[Scot] ‘The Bulls Feather’ in Euing Broadside Ballads No. 23: There’s nere a proud Gallant / that treads on Cows leather, / But may be Cornuted, and wear the Bulls Feather.
at leather, n.
[Scot] ‘The Bulls Feather’ in Euing Broadside Ballads No. 23: There’s nere a proud Gallant / that treads on Cows leather, / But may be Cornuted, and wear the Bulls Feather.
at tread, v.
[Scot] ‘Kentish Dick or The Lusty Coach-Man of Westminster’ in Euing Broadside Ballads No. 148: We’ll geld him, says one, of nutmegs we’ll free him.
at nutmegs, n.
[Scot] ‘The Young Damsels Courage and Conquest’ in Fawcett Broadside Ballads (1930) n.p.: He did shoot, the / dispute held while he’d spent his Ammunition. / Now his Bandileers being empty at last / so he could no longer stand the Field.
at ammunition, n.
[Scot] ‘The Bad Husbands Amendment’ in Euing Broadside Ballads No. 133: But with foule words I’de abuse her, / and call her bitch and whore.
at bitch, n.1
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