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[Ire] Waterford Chron. 1 Aug. 4/4: He was so poor that he had not so much as a rich face, nor the promise of a carbuncle in it.
at rich face (n.) under rich, adj.
[Ire] Waterford Chron. 24 July 2/3: He [...] expressed his determination to leave but the ‘Priest’sa share of life in them;’ an expressive saying used to the beating of a person ‘within an inch of his life’.
at priest’s share, n.
[Ire] Waterford Chron. 26 Aug. 1/5: How some of our ould friends [...] would stare at the notion o’ bein’ ‘put to bed with a spade’ [...] instead of havin’ a rowzin’ wake [etc.].
at put to bed with a shovel (v.) under bed, n.
[Ire] Waterford Chron. 26 Aug. 1/5: Death-a-nekurs, will the allies ever do anything [...] worthy of themselves?
at death!, excl.
[Ire] Waterford Chron. 18 Sept. 4/5: The very essence of quackery is secrecy.
at quackery (n.) under quack, n.1
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