Dictionary of Obsolete and Provincial English: Containing Words from the English Writers Previous to the Nineteenth Century which are No Longer in Use, Or are Not Used in the Same Sense. And Words which are Now Used Only in the Provincial Dialects, Volume 2H. G. Bohn, 1857 - English language |
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... drink excepted . " The Mantuan , at his charges , him allow'th All fine acates that that sanie country bred . Harrington's drivst . , xliii , 139 . ACATRY , S. ( A.-N. ) The place al- lotted for the provisions pur- chased for the king ...
... drink excepted . " The Mantuan , at his charges , him allow'th All fine acates that that sanie country bred . Harrington's drivst . , xliii , 139 . ACATRY , S. ( A.-N. ) The place al- lotted for the provisions pur- chased for the king ...
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... drink in gold ? " Burton's Anatomy of Melancholy , p . 329. It is still retained in various dialects . How pleasant ' tis to drink when a man's adry ! The rest is all but dully sipping on . Behn , The City Heiress , 1682 . ADRYE , v ...
... drink in gold ? " Burton's Anatomy of Melancholy , p . 329. It is still retained in various dialects . How pleasant ' tis to drink when a man's adry ! The rest is all but dully sipping on . Behn , The City Heiress , 1682 . ADRYE , v ...
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... drink . This word is given in Rider's Diction- arie , 1640. It is generally ap- plied to surfeits . Gorges agroteied enbossed their entrayle . Bochas , b . v , c . 20 . AGROUND , adv . To the ground . And how she fel flat downe before ...
... drink . This word is given in Rider's Diction- arie , 1640. It is generally ap- plied to surfeits . Gorges agroteied enbossed their entrayle . Bochas , b . v , c . 20 . AGROUND , adv . To the ground . And how she fel flat downe before ...
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... - one , at the same time ; all - of - a - hugh , all on one side ( Suffolk ) ; all - on - end , eager , im- patient ( Somerset ) ; all - out , en- tirely , quite , to drink all out . used of a carouse ; all - to - nought ALI ALL 339 53.
... - one , at the same time ; all - of - a - hugh , all on one side ( Suffolk ) ; all - on - end , eager , im- patient ( Somerset ) ; all - out , en- tirely , quite , to drink all out . used of a carouse ; all - to - nought ALI ALL 339 53.
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... DRINK , 8. Liquor of another's share which his companion drinks to ease him . Shakesp . ALMSMAN , 8. A person who lives on alms ; also , a charitable per- son . ALMURY , S. The upright part of an astrolabe . ALM ALM 57.
... DRINK , 8. Liquor of another's share which his companion drinks to ease him . Shakesp . ALMSMAN , 8. A person who lives on alms ; also , a charitable per- son . ALMURY , S. The upright part of an astrolabe . ALM ALM 57.
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