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Miss in her Teens choose

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[UK] Garrick Miss in her Teens II i: I’ll break a lamp, bully a constable, bam a justice, or bilk a box-keeper with any man in the liberties of Westminster.
at bam, v.1
[UK] Garrick Miss in her Teens II i: As for you, dear Husband, show your manhood in a proper place and you need not fear these sheep-biters.
at sheep-biter (n.) under bite, v.
[UK] Garrick Miss in her Teens I i: The fellow’s cracked for certain.
at cracked, adj.
[UK] Garrick Miss in her Teens I i: Don’t think to fob me off with this nonsensical talk.
at fob someone off (v.) under fob, v.
[UK] Garrick Miss in her Teens Prologue: The vap’ring bully and the frib’ling beau.
at fribling (adj.) under fribble, n.
[UK] Garrick Miss in her Teens I i: I know she is courted by some old fumbler.
at fumbler, n.
[UK] Garrick Miss in Her Teens 19: fribble. As I was coming out of my Lodgings, – Says one of ’em to me, Would your Honour have a Coach? – [...] – I’ll carry you and your Doll too, (says he) Miss Margery for the same Price. – Upon which, the masculine Beasts about us fell a laughing.
at margery, n.
[UK] D. Garrick Miss in her Teens 14: One of them is a fine blustering man, and is called captain Flash; he is always talking of fighting and wars.
at Captain Flash (n.) under captain, n.
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