1535 - (noun 1) Psalms, Miles Coverdale see below From: The Holy Scriptures Translated by Miles Coverdale, 1535 Reprinted 1838 Psalm cxxxviii. (for noun 5)
From: The History of the Troubles and Memorable Transactions in Scotland By John Spalding Anno 1645 P. 468
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possibly a jingling perversion of some phrase containing the Old English læl bruise c 1425 - De Orygynale Cronykil of Scotland, Andrew of Wyntoun; see Example below From: The Historians of Scotland
Volume II Andrew of Wyntoun's Orygynale Cronykil of Scotland Volume I. 1872 Chapter II P. 142 from vagr-ant + arious 1795 - The Life of William Wilberforce; see Example below From: The Life of William Wilberforce.
By Robert Isaac and Samuel Wilberforce Volume I. 1838 P. 105 From: The Dialect of Hartland, Devonshire
By Richard Pearse Chope, 1891 1656 - Glossographia, Thomas Blount
DEFINITIONS CONTINUED NOUN 2. a squint, a sly glance, a look; a person who squints VERB 1. to squint, to look askance; to peer with partly closed eyes, to peep 2. to weep or cry; to fret, as a child 3. to laugh broadly; to smile or wink (American) also SQUINY CLICK HERE FOR KEY TO SOURCES of obscure origin 1605 - (for verb 1.) The Tragedie of King Lear, William Shakespeare; see Example below From: Shakspeare's Dramatic Works
A New Edition Edited by the Rev. Samuel Ayscough Volume II. 1790 King Lear Act IV. Scene VI P. 958 GAL-BOY
NOUN 1. a romping girl, a tomboy; a mannish or masculine woman ...1848 Amer. dial. 2. a feminine young man; hence an effeminate (young) homosexual; a prison catamite ...L19 sl. EXAMPLE "...who shies stones at them when they call her 'gal-boy," who drags her bonnet by one string..." From: Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume XXI. 1878 Small Farce and Comedy from āspernāt- ppl. stem of āspernāri from ā = ab away from + spernāri to despise 1656 - Glossographia, Thomas Blount:
"Aspernate, To contemn, reject, set light by, or abhor" from reach (vb.) to take down from a certain place or position 1862 - (as per E-NED, & The Historical Thesaurus of Engish) An Account of the Colony of South Australia, Frederick Sinnett; earler Example (1832) shown below From: The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction
Volume XIX, 1832 Spirit of the Public Journals Chit Chat of the Day P. 395 From: The English Dialect Dictionary,
Joseph Wright, 1898-1905 apparently to claw with a clapper, though in what precise sense, is not clear 1590 - The First Parte of Pasquil's Apologie, Thomas Nashe; see Example below From: The Complete Works of Thomas Nashe
Edited by the Rev. Alexander B. Grosart Volume I. 1883-1884 The First Parte of Pasquils Apologie P. 244 ? 1816 - The Statesman's Manual ; Or, the Bible, the Best Guide to Political Skill and Foresight By Samuel Taylor Coleridge see Example below From: The Statesman's Manual;
Or, the Bible, the Best Guide to Political Skill and Foresight By Samuel Taylor Coleridge Appendix, Containing Comments and Essays P. xix from please (vb.) + man 1588 - Love's Labours Lost, William Shakespeare; see Example below From: The Comedies, Histories, Tragedies, and Poems of William Shakspere
Edited by Charles Knight The Second Edition Volume I. 1862 Love's Labour's Lost Act V. Scene II P. 300 From: The True Tragedy of Richard the Third
[a reproduction of the 1594 edition] Edited by Barron Field Printed for the Shakespeare Society, 1844 P. 17 from Greek κάπηλος shop-keeper + -κρατία rule 1841 - NIght and Morning, Edward Bulwer-Lytton; see Example below From: Night and Morning
By Edward George E.L. Bulwer-Lytton Volume I. Second Edition. 1841 Book IV. Chapter IV. P. 2 from fratch (vb.) to disagree, quarrel, scold From: A Question of Marriage
By Mrs. George De Horne Vaizey (Jessie Bell), 1911 Chapter XXI. Parted P. 274 DEFINITIONS CONTINUED NOUN 3. a light cane, a switch (obsolete rare) 4. a great-coat 5. a crowbar used by burglars, generally made in sections screwing together 6. a sheep's head as a dish also GEMMY, GIMMY, JIMMY CLICK HERE FOR KEY TO SOURCES derivative of gim (adj.) smart, spruce (obs. except dialect) 1750 - (adjective) The History of Pompey the Little: or, The Life and Adventures of a Lap-Dog, Francis Coventry; see Example below From: The History of Pompey the Little:
Or, The Life and Adventures of a Lap-Dog By Francis Coventry, 1751 Chapter VI. Another Chapter of Characters P. 113 from wig (n.) a severe rebuke or scolding + -ing 1813 - Intercepted Letters; or The Twopenny Post-Bag, Thomas Moore; see Example below From: Intercepted Letters, or The Twopenny Post-Bag
By Thomas Brown (pseudonym of Thomas Moore) Twelfth Edition, 1813 Letter II P. 8 From: The Plays of Philip Massinger
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