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<h1>The Letter P</h1>
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<div class="entry">
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<h2>PAD</h2>
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<p>the Highway; also a Robber
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thereon.</p>
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<div class="entry">
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<h2>PADDINGTON-<i>Fair</i></h2>
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<p>an Execution
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of Malefactors at <i>Tyburn</i>.</p>
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<h2><i>Ill cut your</i> PAINTER <i>for ye</i></h2>
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<p>I'll
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prevent your doing me any Mischief:
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the Tar Cant when they quarrel onw
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with another.</p>
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<div class="entry">
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<h2>PALLIARDS</h2>
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<p>those whose Fathers
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were <i>Clapperdogeons</i>, or born Beggars,
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and who themselves follow the same
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Trade. The Female sort of these
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Wretches frequently borrow Children
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if they have none of their own, and
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planting them about in Straw,
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draw the greater Pity from the Spectators, screwing their Faces to the
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moving Postures, and crying at Pleasure,
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and making the Children also
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cry by pinching them, or otherwise;
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mean time her Com rogue, the Male
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<i>Palliard</i>, lies bagging in the Fields,
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with <i>Cleymes</i> or artificial Sores, which
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he makes by <i>Spere-wort</i> or <i>Arsnick</i>,
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which draws them into Blisters.</p>
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<div class="entry">
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<h2>PANAM</h2>
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<p>Bread.</p>
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<h2>PANTER</h2>
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<p>a Heart.</p>
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<div class="entry">
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<h2>PANTLER</h2>
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<p>a Butler.</p>
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<h2>PAPLER</h2>
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<p>Milk-Pottage.</p>
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<div class="entry">
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<h2>PARINGS</h2>
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<p>the Clippings of Money.</p>
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<div class="entry">
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<h2>PATRI-COVES</h2>
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<h2>or <i>Pater Cove</i></h2>
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<p>strolling Priests that marry under a Hedge,
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without Gospel or Common-prayer
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Book: The couple standing on each
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side a dead Beast, are bid to live together
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till Death them does part; so
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shaking Hands the Wedding is ended,
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also any Minister, or Parson.</p>
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<div class="entry">
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<h2>PAUME</h2>
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<p>See <i>Palm</i> [[not present]].</p>
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<div class="entry">
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<h2>PAW</h2>
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<p>a Hand.</p>
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<h2>PAWN</h2>
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<p>the same as <i>Palm</i>, which
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see. [[not present]]</p>
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<div class="entry">
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<h2>PEAK</h2>
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<p>any kind of Lace.</p>
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<h2>PECULIAR</h2>
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<p>a Mistress; also particular,
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private, proper.</p>
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<div class="entry">
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<h2>PED</h2>
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<p>a Basket.</p>
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<div class="entry">
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<h2>PEEPERS</h2>
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<p>a Looking-glass. <i class="eg">Track
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the Dancers and Pike with the Peepers</i>;
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Whip up the Stairs, and trip off with
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the Looking-glass.</p>
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<div class="entry">
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<h2>PEEPERS</h2>
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<p>Eyes.</p>
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<div class="entry">
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<h2>PEERY</h2>
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<p>fearful, shy, fly. <i class="eg">The Cull's
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Peery</i>; The Rogue's afraid to venture.
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<i class="eg">There's a Peery, 'tis snitch</i>, there are a
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great many People, there'sno good to
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be done.</p>
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<div class="entry">
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<h2>PEETER</h2>
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<p>a Portmanteau, or Cloak-bag.
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<i class="eg">Bite the Peelter</i>, to whip off the
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Cloak-bag.</p>
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<div class="entry">
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<h2>PEG-<i>Trantums</i></h2>
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<p>as <i class="eg">Gone to Peg-Trantums</i>, dead.</p>
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<div class="entry">
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<h2>PELTING <i>Village</i></h2>
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<p>blind, obscure.</p>
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<div class="entry">
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<h2>PENNANCE <i>Board</i></h2>
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<p>a Pillory.</p>
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<div class="entry">
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<h2>PENTHOUSE <i>Nub</i></h2>
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<p>a very broad
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brimmed hat.</p>
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<div class="entry">
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<h2>PEPPERED <i>off</i></h2>
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<p>soundly clapt or
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Poxt.</p>
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<div class="entry">
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<h2>PERIWINKLE</h2>
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<p>a Peruke, or Perriwig.</p>
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<div class="entry">
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<h2>PETER <i>Lay</i></h2>
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<p>Rogues who follow
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petty Thefts; such as cutting Portmanteau's, &c.
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from behind Coaches,
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breaking Shop Glasses, &c.</p>
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</div>
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<div class="entry">
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<h2>PETER <i>Lug</i></h2>
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<p><i class="eg">Who is Peter Lug?</i> who
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let's the Glass stand at his Door.</p>
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<div class="entry">
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<h2>PETTICOAT <i>Pensioner</i></h2>
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<p>a Gallant
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maintained for secret Service.</p>
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<div class="entry">
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<h2>PHARAOH</h2>
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<p>very strong Malt Drink.</p>
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<div class="entry">
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<h2>PHENIX <i>Men</i></h2>
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<p>See <i>Firedrakes</i>.</p>
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<h2>PHILISTINES</h2>
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<p>Serjeants, Bailiffs and
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their Crew. Also Drunkards. <i class="eg">I fell
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among the Philistines</i>, I chopt upon a
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Knot of drunken Fellows.</p>
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</div>
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<div class="entry">
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<h2>PICKING</h2>
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<p>little Stealing, Pilfering
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Petty Larceny.</p>
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<div class="entry">
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<h2>PICKAROON</h2>
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<p>a very shabby poor
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Fellow.</p>
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<div class="entry">
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<h2>PICKLED</h2>
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<p>very arch or waggish. <i class="eg">In
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Pickle</i>, Poxt. <i class="eg">Rods in Pickle</i>, or <i class="eg">Revenge
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in Lavender</i>.</p>
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<div class="entry">
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<h2>PIG</h2>
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<p>Six-pence. <i class="eg">The Cull tipt me a
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Pig</i>, The Man gave me Six pence.</p>
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<div class="entry">
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<h2>PIG-<i>Widgeon</i></h2>
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<p>a silly Fellow.</p>
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<div class="entry">
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<h2><i>To</i> PIKE</h2>
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<p>to run away, flee, quit or
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leave the Place; also to die, <i class="eg">Pike on the
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Been</i>, run away as fast as you can.
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<i class="eg">Pik'd off</i>, run away, fled, broke; also
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dead. <i class="eg">To pass the Pikes</i>, to be out of
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Danger. <i class="eg">There's a Cull knos us; if we
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dont pike, he'll bone us</i>, that Fellow sees
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is' if we don't scour off, he'll apprehend
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us. <i class="eg">Then we'll pike, 'tis all Bowman</i>;
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we'll be gone, all is well, the
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Coast is clear.</p>
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</div>
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<div class="entry">
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<h2>PIMP-<i>Whiskin</i></h2>
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<p>a top Trader in
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pimping.</p>
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<div class="entry">
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<h2><i>To</i> PINCH</h2>
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<p>to steal or convey slily
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any Thing away. <i class="eg">To pinch on the Parsons
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side</i>; to sharp him of his Tithes.
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<i class="eg">At a Pinch</i>, upon a Push or Exigence.</p>
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<div class="entry">
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<h2>PINK'D</h2>
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<p>pricked with a Sword in a
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re-encounter or Duel. <i class="eg">He pinked his
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Dubblet</i>, he run him through.</p>
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<div class="entry">
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<h2>PIT</h2>
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<p>the Hole under the Gallows,
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into which those that pay not the Fee,
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(viz. 6<i>s</i>. 8<i>d</i>.) are cast and buried.</p>
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</div>
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<div class="entry">
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<h2>PIT <i>a Pat</i></h2>
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<h2>or <i>Pintle de Pantledy</i></h2>
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<p>sadly scared, greviously frighted.</p>
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<div class="entry">
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<h2>PLANT</h2>
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<p>to lay, place or hide.
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<i class="eg">Plant your Whids and stow them</i>, Be
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wary what you say or let slip.</p>
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</div>
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<div class="entry">
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<h2>PLAISTER <i>of hot Guts</i></h2>
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<p>one warm
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Belly clapt to another.</p>
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</div>
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<div class="entry">
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<h2>PLATE <i>Fleet coes in</i></h2>
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<p>when the
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Money comes to Hand.</p>
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<div class="entry">
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<h2>PALTTER-<i>Faces</i> Jade</h2>
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<p>a very broad
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ordinary faced Woman.</p>
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<div class="entry">
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<h2>PLAY <i>it off</i></h2>
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<p>to play Booty; also to
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throw away, at Gaming, so much and
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no more. <i class="eg">He plays it off</i>, he cheats.</p>
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</div>
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<div class="entry">
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<h2>PLUCK <i>the Ribbon</i></h2>
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<p>Ring the Bell at
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the Tavern.</p>
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<h2>PLUMP <i>in the Pocket</i></h2>
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<p>flush of Money.</p>
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<h2>PLYER</h2>
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<p>a Crutch; also a Trader.</p>
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<div class="entry">
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<h2>POKER</h2>
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<p>a Sword.</p>
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<div class="entry">
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<h2>POLT <i>on the Pate</i></h2>
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<p>a good Rap there.</p>
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<div class="entry">
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<h2>POPS</h2>
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<p>Pistols, <i class="eg">To pop</i>, to fire a Pistol,
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&c.</p>
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<div class="entry">
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<h2>PORKER</h2>
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<p>a Sword.</p>
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<div class="entry">
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<h2>POST</h2>
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<p>as <i class="eg">From Pillar to Post</i>, from
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Constable to Constable.</p>
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</div>
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<div class="entry">
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<h2>POT-<i>Valiant</i></h2>
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<p>Drunk.</p>
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<div class="entry">
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<h2>POULAIN</h2>
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<p>a Bubo.</p>
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<div class="entry">
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<h2>POWDERING-<i>Tub</i></h2>
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<p>the pocky Hospital
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at <i>Kingsland</i> near <i>London</i>.</p>
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<div class="entry">
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<h2>POISONED</h2>
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<p>big with Child.</p>
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<h2>POISON <i>Pate</i></h2>
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<p>red Haired.</p>
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<div class="entry">
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<h2>PRANCER</h2>
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<p>a Horse.</p>
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<div class="entry">
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<h2>PRANCER's <i>Nab</i></h2>
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<p>a Horse's Head,
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used in a sham Seal to such a Pass.</p>
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<div class="entry">
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<h2>PRATTS</h2>
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<p>the Thighs or Buttocks;
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also a Tinder-box or Touch-box.</p>
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</div>
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<div class="entry">
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<h2>PRATING-<i>Cheat</i></h2>
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<p>a Tongue.</p>
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<div class="entry">
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<h2>PRATE-<i>Roast</i></h2>
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<p>a Talking Boy.</p>
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<div class="entry">
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<h2>PREY</h2>
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<p>Money.</p>
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<div class="entry">
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<h2>PRICKEAR'D <i>Fellow</i></h2>
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<p>a Crop whose
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Ears are longer than his Hair.</p>
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</div>
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<div class="entry">
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<h2>PRICK <i>Louse</i></h2>
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<p>a Taylor.</p>
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<div class="entry">
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<h2>PRIEST <i>Linked</i></h2>
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<p>married.</p>
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<div class="entry">
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<h2>PRIG</h2>
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<p>a Thief, a Cheat: also a nice,
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beauish, silly Fellow, is called a <i class="eg">meer
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Prig</i>.</p>
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<div class="entry">
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<h2>PRIGGERS</h2>
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<p>Thieves.</p>
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<div class="entry">
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<h2>PRIGGING</h2>
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<p>lying with a Woman.</p>
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<div class="entry">
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<h2>PRIGSTAR</h2>
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<p>a Rival in Love.</p>
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<div class="entry">
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<h2>PRIGGISH</h2>
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<p>Thievish.</p>
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<div class="entry">
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<h2>PRIG <i>Napper</i></h2>
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<p>a Horse-stealer; also a Thief Taker.</p>
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<div class="entry">
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<h2>PRIGGERS <i>of the Cacklers</i></h2>
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<p>Poultry-stealers.</p>
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<div class="entry">
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<h2>PRIGGERS <i>of Prancers</i></h2>
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<p>Horse-stealers, who carry a Bridle in their Pockets,
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and a small pad Saddle in their
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Breeches.</p>
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</div>
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<div class="entry">
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<h2>PRINCE <i>Prig</i></h2>
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<p>a King of the Gypsies;
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also Top-Thief, or Receiver General.</p>
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<div class="entry">
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<h2>PRINCOCK</h2>
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<p>a pert, forward Fellow.</p>
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</div>
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<div class="entry">
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<h2>PRINKING</h2>
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<p>nicely dressing. <i class="eg">Prinked
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up</i>, set up on the Cupboards head, in
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their best Clothes, or in State. Stiff-starched.</p>
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</div>
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<div class="entry">
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<h2><i>Mistress</i> PRINCUM-<i>Prancium</i></h2>
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<p>such a stiff, overnice precise Madam.</p>
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<div class="entry">
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<h2>PROG</h2>
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<p>Meat. <i class="eg">Rum Prog.</i>, nice eating.
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<i class="eg">The Cull tipt us rum Prog</i>; the
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Gentleman, so serve a Turn; a Cat's Foot.</p>
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</div>
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<div class="entry">
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<h2><i>To</i> PUMMEL</h2>
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<p>to beat, <i class="eg">I pummelled
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his Sides for him.</i>, I beat him soundly.</p>
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</div>
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<div class="entry">
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<h2><i>To</i> PUMP</h2>
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<p>to wheedle-Secrets out
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of any one.</p>
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</div>
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<div class="entry">
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<h2>PUNCH-<i>Houses</i></h2>
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<p>bawdy-houses.</p>
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</div>
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<div class="entry">
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<h2>PUNK</h2>
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<p>a little Whore.</p>
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</div>
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<div class="entry">
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<h2>PUPIL <i>Mongers</i></h2>
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<p>Tutors at the Universities.</p>
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</div>
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<div class="entry">
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<h2>PURE</h2>
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<p>a Mistress.</p>
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</div>
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<div class="entry">
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<h2>PUREST-<i>Pure</i></h2>
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<p>a Top-Mistress or
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fine Woman.</p>
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<h2>PURL-<i>Royal</i></h2>
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<p>Canary with a Dash of
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Wormwood.</p>
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<h2>PUSHING-<i>School</i></h2>
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<p>a Fencing-School;
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also a Bawdy house.</p>
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<h2>PUT</h2>
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<p><i class="eg">A Country Put</i>, a silly, shallow
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pated, Fellow. <i class="eg">Put so it</i>, beset.</p>
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