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Westmeath Independent choose

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[Ire] Westmeath Indep. 19 Jan. : The new arrival has the goodwill o’ the clargy — and as a matther o’ coorse, some o’ thim that have not ’ll be apt to get ‘down the banks’.
at down the banks (n.) under down, prep.
[Ire] Westmeath Indep. 16 Oct. 1/5: He called soldiers ‘Rub-a-dubs’.
at rub-a-dub, n.1
[Ire] Westmeath Indep. 21 Nov. 4/3: Adzooks, and haven’t I been outwitted of my land, gentlemen.
at adzooks!, excl.
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