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The Rump, or, The Mirrour of the Late Times choose

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[UK] J. Tatham Rump II i: Well, we know he has been an Ambo-dexter all his life time.
at ambidexter, n.
[UK] J. Tatham Rump V i: A Bakers dozen: we’ll fire the odd end first.
at baker’s dozen, n.1
[UK] J. Tatham Rump II i: What beetle-headed fellow’s this.
at beetle-head (n.) under beetle, n.1
[UK] J. Tatham The Rump III i: I have heard some say, that Honour without Maintenance is like a blew Coat without a badge.
at bluecoat, n.
[UK] J. Tatham Rump IV i: Let him hang himself, and when he is cold meat, the Divel carbonadoe him for Break-fast.
at carbonado, v.
[UK] J. Tatham The Rump II i: Marry come up Mrs. Minks.
at marry come up!, excl.
[UK] J. Tatham The Rump I i: We told him he was an Old doting fool, and bad him [...] take a Cawdle of Calves Eggs to Comfort his Learned Coxcomb.
at coxcomb, n.
[UK] J. Tatham Rump III i: ’Tis a hard word, hang’t.
at hang it (all)! (excl.) under hang, v.1
[UK] J. Tatham The Rump IV i: Darst thou Horn him again.
at horn, v.1
[UK] J. Tatham Rump II i: And though he was out with my Lord many times, he would be in with you, as the saying is, and please your Highness.
at in with, phr.
[UK] J. Tatham Rump IV i: As for the Rump, I smell ’tis stale already, and must be pepper’d when thy Lord returns; dost think Wench it shall be a fitting place then, no I warrant thee, he that jerkt it when he came out of the West, will do the like, when he comes out of the North.
at jerk, v.2
[UK] J. Tatham Rump II i: I am call’d Old Joan, old Bess, old Bedlam [...] the Commonwealth’s Night Mare.
at joan, n.
[UK] J. Tatham Rump V i: Oh brave Mounsier!
at mounseer, n.
[UK] J. Tatham Rump I i: Oddso they are here, I cry Mum —.
at mum, n.1
[UK] J. Tatham Rump I i: Oddso they are here, I cry Mum—.
at odso! (excl.) under ods, n.
[UK] J. Tatham Rump II i: And though he was out with my Lord many times, he would be in with you, as the saying is, and please your Highness.
at out with, adj.
[UK] J. Tatham The Rump IV i: Stand here and admire; You are beholding to me, I have past the pikes to meet you, and swet for’t.
at pass the pikes (v.) under pass, v.
[UK] J. Tatham Rump IV i: I will have eight gentlemen Ushers, that Puss Bess had Foure.
at puss, n.1
[UK] J. Tatham Rump I i: Not in Rot-gut Beer, I assure you, or Muddy Ale.
at rotgut, adj.
[UK] J. Tatham Rump I i: bertlam: True he’s but of a softly Nature. lockwhite: A fine Commendation for a General, that should be rough as Warre it self, but he has a soft place in his head too, and that’s worse, how ever he’s a fit Subject for your purpose [...] fools are soon perswaded.
at soft, adj.
[UK] J. Tatham Rump III i: I ha been a trusty Trojan, Sirs.
at Trojan, n.
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