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[UK] J. Freeth ‘Casting Voice against Fortifications’ Political Songster 40: A fig for Invasions, Or Fortifications.
at fig, a, n.
[UK] J. Freeth ‘A Strolling Ballad Singer’s Ramble to London’ Political Songster 6: We met a jovial Tar [...] Who cry’d my lad – can’st tips a quid, / Of nice and choice Virginia, / Quoth I my Blue — and welcome too.
at bluejacket, n.
[UK] J. Freeth ‘Prescot’s Breeches’ Political Songster 31: Whilst Clinton and Washington play at bo-peep.
at play at bo-peep (v.) under bo-peep, n.
[UK] J. Freeth ‘A Strolling Ballad Singer’s Ramble to London’ Political Songster 6: We left the Tar to pay the shot, / Then budg’d away to Fenny.
at budge, v.1
[UK] J. Freeth ‘A Strolling Ballad Singer’s Ramble to London’ Political Songster 6: From pocket lodge – pull’d out my fodge, / And straightway fell to chanting.
at chanting, n.
[UK] J. Freeth ‘A Strolling Ballad Singer’s Ramble to London’ Political Songster 6: Where’er we come ... I and my Chum, / Some business have to settle.
at chum, n.
[UK] J. Freeth ‘A Strolling Ballad Singer’s Ramble to London’ Political Songster 7: At Dunstable ... pick’d up a Cull, / With whom we beat a parley.
at cull, n.1
[UK] J. Freeth ‘Jolly Anglers’ Political Songster 73: The Dutch shall in their backs be spear’d, / And with our hooks the Dons we’ll beard.
at don, n.
[UK] J. Freeth ‘The Jersey Expedition’ Political Songster 37: A marksman [...] Let fly through the Governor’s hat, / And took off the Frog-eater’s chin.
at frog-eater, n.
[UK] J. Freeth ‘The Female Canvasser’ Political Songster 117: Whilst glass for glass, hob-nobbing pass’d, / In transports o’er his bumper.
at hob nob, v.
[UK] J. Freeth ‘Blood Royal’ Political Songster 177: A Knight of the Thistle, or Knight of the Garter, / Was ne’er any better.
at knight of the..., n.
[UK] J. Freeth ‘The Female Canvasser’ Political Songster 117: He [...] boldly sung ‘I give Charles Fox a plumper’.
at plumper, n.2
[UK] J. Freeth ‘A Strolling Ballad Singer’s Ramble to London’ Political Songster 6: But as to prog [...] So little is our swallow, / A crust of bread – serves us for food.
at prog, n.1
[UK] J. Freeth ‘Staffordshire Fox-Chace’ Political Songster 66: From Drayton to Bangley, he scours it away.
at scour, v.2
[UK] John Freeth ‘A Strolling Ballad Singer’s Ramble to London’ Political Songster 6: We left the Tar to pay the shot, / Then budg’d away to Fenny.
at pay one’s shot (v.) under shot, n.1
[UK] J. Freeth ‘Ned Dennis / Jack Ketch’ Political Songster 62: Ned Dennis was as tight a lad, / As ever stept a ladder.
at tight, adj.
[UK] J. Freeth ‘Whipcord, or the Walking Stationers’ Political Songster 88: Reuben and Moses, two poor walking stationers.
at walking stationer (n.) under walking, adj.
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