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Divers crabtree lectures Expressing the severall languages that shrews read to their husbands, either at morning, noone, or night....Also a lecture betweene a pedler and his wife in the canting language choose

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[UK] J. Taylor Crabtree Lectures 111: Let it worke, and worke againe, like Ginger in a Sowes Arse.
at arse, n.
[UK] J. Taylor Crabtree Lectures 106: If I should now offer to play at In and In, wee should next day see you upon the Pillery .
at play (at) in and in (v.) under play (at)..., v.
[UK] J. Taylor Crabtree Lectures 193: Mort. [...] And if thou want lower, budge to the next Vile, and there nip a Bung, or cloy a Culley; then budge to the bowsing Ken, and boose rumsie and beanely.
at benely (adv.) under bene, adj.
[UK] J. Taylor Crabtree Lectures 191: Mort. [R]ather then want Rum-peck, or Beane boose, mill the Cacklers, coy the Quack, or Duds.
at bene bouse (n.) under bene, adj.
[UK] J. Taylor Crabtree Lectures 133: Every day foxed [...] and next morning you are then a little crop-sick, and then to cure your squeezy stomach, you get a haire with the same dog [...] a cup of the same wine burnt or mild that you dranke raw over night .
at hair of the dog (that bit one), n.
[UK] J. Taylor Crabtree Lectures 29: I had as live thou kisst me where I sat [...] for to thee the the cheekes with eies and the blind cheekes are all one.
at blind cheeks (n.) under blind, adj.1
[UK] J. Taylor Crabtree Lectures 189: Cove. Mort, what lower hast thou in thy Bung? Cove. I have a boord, two stagges, a Make, and one jon, and a rum stocke too.
at bord, n.
[UK] J. Taylor Crabtree Lectures 227: Take heed of a Bottle-nose, one whose nose turnes up againe like a Shooing-horn.
at bottle-nose, n.
[UK] J. Taylor Crabtree Lectures 45: I have put the breeze under your Taile, I think I have netled you.
at get the breeze up (v.) under breeze, n.1
[UK] J. Taylor Crabtree Lectures 191: Mort. [...] then budge into the Rum-vile, where the Coves and the Morts do not tower us: & there we may cloy brinsy.
at brinsy, adv.
[UK] J. Taylor Crabtree Lectures 177: The name of Broker was well given to you: for you were Broak before you set up.
at broke, adj.1
[UK] J. Taylor Crabtree Lectures 85: I dare warrant you [...] I shall have a dish of maundering Broath, thickened with a few small Reasons [and] I shall be constrained to sup it up scoulding hot.
at maundering broth, n.
[UK] J. Taylor Crabtree Lectures 191: Cove. But sto Mort: what if I should bee Cloyed in the milling of Cacklers, Quacklers, or Duds, or nipping a Bung, and so be cloyed, & budged to the Naskin.
at budge, v.1
[UK] J. Taylor Crabtree Lectures 191: Mort. I will bing to the Coves and the Morts, and whid to them for Lower, that thou maist budge out of the Naskin: and then budge into the Rum-vile.
at budge, v.1
[UK] J. Taylor Crabtree Lectures 191: Mort. Ile tell thee queere Cove, thou must [...] lib in the Strummel, al the darkmans, and budge a beake in the light mans.
at budge a beak (v.) under budge, v.1
[UK] J. Taylor Crabtree Lectures 189: Cove. Mort, what lower hast thou in thy Bung?
at bung, n.1
[UK] J. Taylor Crabtree Lectures 191: Mort. Ile tell thee queere Cove, thou must maund at the Gigger for Pannum and Casum, or a cheat of queere bowse, or Kacklen Cheate, and whid rumpsie.
at cackling-cheat, n.
[UK] J. Taylor Crabtree Lectures 107: If thou hopest for any such thing, thou wilt finde thy Cake to be but Dowe .
at cake is dough under cake, n.1
[UK] J. Taylor Crabtree Lectures 93: You great Calfe your Sheepes eyes shall vex to see’t.
at calf, n.1
[UK] J. Taylor Crabtree Lectures 191: Mort. Ile tell thee queere Cove, thou must maund at the Gigger for Pannum and Casum, or a cheat of queere bowse, or Kacklen Cheate, and whid rumpsie.
at cassan, n.
[UK] J. Taylor Crabtree Lectures 43: Hast thou outfac’t him [a buyer] that he [a horse] had no other fault but that he took him when his feet were asleepe: and what was this better than Conicatching?
at cony-catching, n.
[UK] J. Taylor Crabtree Lectures 191: Mort. Ile tell thee queere Cove, thou must maund at the Gigger for Pannum and Casum, or a cheat of queere bowse, or Kacklen Cheate, and whid rumpsie.
at cheat, n.
[UK] J. Taylor Crabtree Lectures 88: I doe marvaile you had no Souse, [...] Woodcocke, nor bitter Almonds, nor choake Peares.
at choke pear (n.) under choke, v.
[UK] J. Taylor Crabtree Lectures 193: Cove. But sto Mort: what if I should bee Cloyed in the milling of Cacklers, Quacklers, or Duds, or nipping a Bung, and so be cloyed, & budged to the Naskin.
at cloy, v.
[UK] J. Taylor Crabtree Lectures 193: Mort. [...] And if thou want lower, budge to the next Vile, and there nip a Bung, or cloy a Culley; then budge to the bowsing Ken, and boose rumsie and beanely.
at cloy, v.
[UK] J. Taylor Crabtree Lectures 195: Cove. I doe not fear any Harmanbeck, or Pug, nor doe I care for Cly the Ierke.
at cly the jerk (v.) under cly, v.
[UK] J. Taylor Crabtree Lectures 136: You are never kind to mee, but when you are fuddled, and then you can cogge and dissemble with me, to have your own will, or what you want.
at cog, v.
[UK] J. Taylor Crabtree Lectures 124: Nay said the Pewterers wife, let us not outrun the Constable, for I protest I have not above three pence in my purse.
at outrun the constable, v.
[UK] J. Taylor Crabtree Lectures 191: Mort. [R]ather then want Rum-peck, or Beane boose, mill the Cacklers, coy the Quack, or Duds.
at coy, v.
[UK] J. Taylor Crabtree Lectures 76: The Farriers Dyet which he used to expect from his wife when he used to come home late [...] I am sure a Medler, Hartichoake, / A Crab and a small reason.
at crab, n.2
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