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Epistle of a Reformed Rake choose

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[UK] J. F---g Epistle of a Reformed Rake 17: [addressing a pimp] What’s become of Bet Legg and Nancy Welch? – Oh, Sir, they’re making Interest [...] for the Lock – very bad indeed – far gone – if they don’t succeed, they’ll turn into Drury, and so make sure of the Reformatory – they’ve been off my list these six Weeks.
at Drury Lane ague, n.
[UK] John F---g Epistle of a Reformed Rake 30: To prevent the Trade being distrest by Sharpers, or what are generally understood by the Technical-name of Bilks.
at bilk, n.
[UK] John F---g Epistle of a Reformed Rake 9: Street-walkers and Bulk-mongers sometimes take a Youth’s own Handkerchief, instead of Three-half-pence, (half-wet-half-dry) for a Manual-abortion.
at bulk-monger (n.) under bulk, n.1
[UK] John F---g Epistle of a Reformed Rake 9: Park-walkers, Street-walkers, Bunters, and Bulk-mongers, are the greatest Pest to Society.
at bunter, n.
[UK] John F---g Epistle of a Reformed Rake 47: If she gets Clapped or Poxed, she goes into the Lock.
at clapped, adj.
[UK] J. F---g Epistle of a Reformed Rake 10: Do not Ladies of Pleasure frequently excite their Culls, when Finances fail, to take an airing (solus) upon Hounslow-Heath?
at cull, n.1
[UK] John F---g Epistle of a Reformed Rake 8: Demi-Reps, Good-natured Girls, Kept Mistresses.
at demi-rep, n.
[UK] John F---g Epistle of a Reformed Rake 10: Seeing Plays in the Flesh-market, hearing Rakes and [...] reading a Bawdy-novel.
at flesh market (n.) under flesh, n.
[UK] John F---g Epistle of a Reformed Rake 17: Where does she live? Oh, in the Garden.
at Garden, the, n.
[UK] J. F---g Epistle of a Reformed Rake 47: There is so much reason to expect a constant supply of fresh Goods at Market.
at goods, n.
[UK] John F---g Epistle of a Reformed Rake 9: Street-walkers and Bulk-mongers sometimes take a Youth’s own Handkerchief, instead of Three-half-pence, (half-wet-half-dry) for a Manual-abortion.
at manual labour, n.
[UK] J. F---g Epistle of a Reformed Rake 23: Servant Maids – who despising their Station [...] deserted their Calling, and from Mop-squeezers, were promoted to Whores.
at mop-squeezer (n.) under mop, n.1
[UK] John F---g Epistle of a Reformed Rake 17: [addressing a pimp] Have you nothing new – not one Piece – What’s become of Bet Legg, and Nancy Welch?
at piece, n.
[UK] John F---g Epistle of a Reformed Rake 17: There’s Nanny Right – no, I’m mistaken, she’s just down in a Sal.
at sal, n.1
[UK] John F---g Epistle of a Reformed Rake 30: To prevent the Trade being distrest by Sharpers, or what are generally understood by the Technical-name of Bilks.
at trade, n.
[UK] John F---g Epistle of a Reformed Rake 9: Street-walkers and Bulk-mongers sometimes take a Youth’s own Handkerchief, instead of Three-half-pence, (half-wet-half-dry) for a Manual-abortion.
at two pence wet and two pence dry (n.) under two, adj.
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