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The fe- cond reported that things did not go on fo rumly with him as at firft , for the Counsel had gammon- ed for him , and so bothered , viz . cross - examined the witneffes , that one of ...
The fe- cond reported that things did not go on fo rumly with him as at firft , for the Counsel had gammon- ed for him , and so bothered , viz . cross - examined the witneffes , that one of ...
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A demand after the first given in has been discharged ; a charge for pretended omissions ; in short , any thing disagreeable happening after all consequences of the cause have been thought at an end . AGAINST THE GRAIN . Unwilling .
A demand after the first given in has been discharged ; a charge for pretended omissions ; in short , any thing disagreeable happening after all consequences of the cause have been thought at an end . AGAINST THE GRAIN . Unwilling .
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He was beat all hollow , i . e . he had no chance of conquering : it was all hollow , or a hollow thing , it was a decided thing from the beginning . See HOLLOW . ALL NATIONS . A composition of all the different spirits sold in a dram ...
He was beat all hollow , i . e . he had no chance of conquering : it was all hollow , or a hollow thing , it was a decided thing from the beginning . See HOLLOW . ALL NATIONS . A composition of all the different spirits sold in a dram ...
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Mine a - se on a bandbox ; an answer to the offer of any thing inadequate to the purpose for which it is proffered , like offering a bandbox for a seat . BANBURY STORY OF A COCK AND A BULL . A round- about , nonsensical story . Cant .
Mine a - se on a bandbox ; an answer to the offer of any thing inadequate to the purpose for which it is proffered , like offering a bandbox for a seat . BANBURY STORY OF A COCK AND A BULL . A round- about , nonsensical story . Cant .
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BEDIZENED . Dressed out , over - dressed , or awkwardly or namented . BED - MAKER . Women employed at Cambridge to attend on the Students , sweep his room , & c . hands to any thing , and are generally family of daughters who unmake the ...
BEDIZENED . Dressed out , over - dressed , or awkwardly or namented . BED - MAKER . Women employed at Cambridge to attend on the Students , sweep his room , & c . hands to any thing , and are generally family of daughters who unmake the ...
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answer beat blow breeches called Cant carried cheat child clothes COCK cold common cull derived Devil door dressed drink drop drunk expression eyes face fair fellow figuratively fire formerly French frequently girl give given hand hanged head horse Irish iron JACK keep kind king king's legs liquor live London look man's married means mouth never nick nose officers one's originally perhaps person pick pickpocket piece play pocket pretend prison QUAKER QUEER rogue saying shilling side signify soldier stand steal story supposed sword tail taken term thieves thing turn vulgar watch wench whipped wife woman women young