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Hollands leaguer: or, An historical discourse of the life and actions of Dona Britanica Hollandia the arch-mistris of the wicked women of Eutopia : VVherein is detected the notorious sinne of panderisme, and the execrable life of the luxurious impudent choose

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[UK] N. Goodman Hollands Leaguer 68: There was not a Carrier that had a crackt piece, but she had coyne to exchange it, there was not a Poulterer that brought up a yong or tender pullet, but it was bought for her dyet.
at cracked piece (n.) under cracked, adj.
[UK] N. Goodman Hollands Leaguer 68: A Poulterer [...] brought vp a yong or tender pullet.
at poultry, n.
[UK] N. Goodman Hollands Leaguer in Henke Gutter Life and Lang. (1988) 212: There was not a Carrier that had a crackt piece, but she had coyne to exchange it, there was not a Poulterer that brought up a yong or tender pullet, but it was bought for her dyet.
at pullet, n.
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