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[UK] Fletcher Spanish Curate II i: The Dead do’s well at all times, Yet Gouts will hang an arse a long time.
at hang an arse under arse, n.
[UK] Fletcher Spanish Curate V i: In this Woman’s War You ever have been train’d: Spoke big, but suffer’d Like a tame Ass.
at talk big (v.) under big, adv.
[UK] Fletcher Spanish Curate V ii: I were angry yesterday with ye all [...] for methought ye bob’d me.
at bob, v.1
[UK] Fletcher Spanish Curate II i: There are some poor Labourers [...] with helping one another, Produce some few pin’d Butter-prints, that scarce hold the Christening neither.
at butter-print (n.) under butter, n.1
[UK] Fletcher Spanish Curate IV vii: Why Maid there, Open I say, and do not anger me [...] When, ye Dish-clout? When do you come?
at dishclout, n.
[UK] Fletcher Spanish Curate I i: He did enjoy the Company of a Gamester, A Common Gamester too, that in one Night Met him th’ Italian, French and Spanish ways, And ended in the Dutch.
at gamester, n.
[UK] Fletcher Spanish Curate Ii iii: ars.: And all our Wishes plough with his fine white Heifer. jam.: Mark him, my dear Friend, for a famous Cuckold.
at heifer, n.
[UK] Fletcher Spanish Curate V iii: By Canary thus I charge thee, By Britain Metheglin, and Peeter, Appear and answer me in meeter.
at peter, n.1
[UK] Fletcher Spanish Curate II i: Take heed of a Snap, Sir, h’as a cozening Countenance.
at snap, n.1
[UK] Fletcher Spanish Curate IV v: His Gall contains fine stuff now to make Poysons, Rare damned Stuff.
at stuff, n.
[UK] Fletcher Spanish Curate IV v: This fellow coins sure.
at sure!, excl.
[UK] Fletcher Spanish Curate V i: A thick ram-headed Knave.
at thick, adj.
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