? from Latin cacare to void excrement 1851 - (in the form 'keck-handed) The Dialect And Fol-Lore Of Northamptonshire,
By Thomas Sternberg; as shown below
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from Greek µονοϕάγος (monofagos) that eats alone 1625 - Ηγημων εις τας γλωσσας· id est, Ductor in Linguas, The Guide into Tongues,
John Minsheu; see below from E-NED c 1575 - Durham Depositions and other Ecclesiastical Proceedings from the courts of Durham; see Example below From:Depositions and Other Ecclesiastical Proceedings from the Courts of Durham
Extending from 1311 to the reign of Elizabeth Printed 1845 CCCXIV. Proceedings against James Walton for laying violent hands upon the Curate of Lanchester in the Churchyard. 29 Apr. 1575 P. 289 19th century - as per A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English
Note: E-HAL and SL-FAR both show the same Example as below with the entry: "TRANSFISTICATED, pierced (through)" CLICK HERE FOR KEY TO SOURCES ? from trans- + Latin fistūcare to ram down or in with allusion to fist 1600 - The Letting of Humours Blood in the Head-Vaine, Samuel Rowlands; see Example below From: The Letting of Humours Blood in the Head-Vaine
By Samuel Rowlands Reprinted 1815 Satyres 1622 - Old Laws. Middleton and Rowley; see Example below From: The Works of Philip Massinger
Volume the Fourth, 1761 The Old Law By Philip Massinger, Thomas Middleton, and William Rowley P. 266 from swab (n.) a mop; anything used for mopping up + ification 1833 - Tom Cringle's Log, Michael Scott; see Example below From: Tom Cringle's Log
By Michaël Scott, 1834 Chapter XVI. The Second Cruise of the Wave P. 383 from Greek κωµατο- (komat) combining form of κῶµα (κωµατ-) deep sleep, lethargy + Latin crapula excessive drinking, inebriation, intoxication + -ose 1850 - Alton Locke, Tailor and Poet; Charles Kingsley; see Example below From: Alton Locke, Tailor and Poet
By Charles Kingsley Third Edition, 1852 Chapter V. The Sceptic's Mother P. 55 ? 1873 - False Beasts and True, Frances Power Cobbe; see Example below From: False Beasts and True Essays on Natural (and Unnatural) History By Frances Power Cobbe, 1875 Dogs Whom I Have Met P. 190 The same text can also be found in the 1873 (New Series Vol. XVII.) issue of
The Eclectic Magazine of Foreign Literature, Science, and Art a varied reduplication of ruff for rough a 1821 - The Cap and Bells, John Keats; see Example below From: Life, Letters and Literary Remains of John Keats
Edited by Richard Monckton Milnes Volume II. 1848 The Cap and Bells, Or The Jealousies. A Faery Tale. Unfinished P. 250 c 1860 - as per A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, Eric Partridge
also COSTEOUS, COSTEUOUS, COSTEVOUS, COSTIFOUS, COSTIOSE, COSTIUS, COSTUOUS, COSTYOUS, COUSTOUSE CLICK HERE FOR KEY TO SOURCES from Anglo French coustous, costeous = Old French cousteus, now coûteux costly, from cost cost (n.) the price paid for a thing; the forms costevous, costifous appear to be after bountevous, -yvous, from Old French bontif 1340 - Dan Michel's Ayenbite of Inwyt; see below From: Dan Michel's Ayenbite of Inwyt, or, Remorse of Conscience in the Kentish Dialect, 1340 A.D. Edited by Richard Morris Published for the Early English Text Society, 1866 P. 228 From: The Early Works of Thomas Becon
Edited for the Parker Society by the Rev. John Ayre, 1843 The Nosegay P. 226 from late Latin supervīvĕre, from super- super- + vīvĕre to live a 1552 - The Itinerary published by T. Heame. To which is prefixed (the) New-Year's Gift, John Leland; see Example below From: The Itinerary of John Leland
In or about the Years 1535-1543 Edited by Lucy Toulmin Smith, 1907 Part II P. 112 from loll (vb.) 1661 - The Life of Anthony Wood; see Example below From: The Life of Anthony à Wood from the Year 1632 to 1672
Published by Mr. Thomas Hearne, 1772 P. 162 from Latin mulierōsitātem, from mulierōsus mulierous, fond of women 1656 - Glossographia, Thomas Blount; "Mulierosity, unlawful desire for women" From: The Cloister and the Hearth:
A Tale of the Middle Ages By Charles Reade Volume I. 1864 Chapter XXXIII P. 227 alteration of rigorous (adj.) 1509 - The Pastime of Pleasure, Stephen Hawes; see Example below From: Early English Poetry, Ballads and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages
Volume XVIII Printed for the Percy Society, 1845 The History of Grand Amoure and La Bel Pucell Called The Pastime of Pleasure Invented by Stephen Hawes P. 10 DEFINITIONS CONTINUED NOUN 3. one who is an object of love; a beloved person; a sweetheart; a mistress (obsolete) 4. a beloved or precious thing; anything valuable or highly prized; a treasure (obsolete) also DREURY, DREWERY, DREWRE, DREWRIE, DRIWERIE, DROURY, DROUWERY, DROWRIE, DROWRY, DRUERIE, DRURIE, DRURY, DRUWERY, DRWRY, DRYWERY, DRYWORIE CLICK HERE FOR KEY TO SOURCES Pronunciation of DRURY from Old French druerie, droerie, druirie love, friendship (= Italian druderia, medieval Latin drudaria Du Cange), from dru, drut, friend a 1225 - (definitions 1 & 2) Ancren Riwle; see below From: The Ancren Riwle: A Treatise on the Rules and Duties of Monastic Life Edited and Translated from a Semi-Saxon MS. of the Thirteen Century By James Morton Printed for the Camden Society, 1853 P. 330 (for definition 1)
From: The Poetical Works of Geoffrey Chaucer The Miscellaneous Pieces Volume III. 1782 The Rime of Sire Thopas P. 125 From: The Sunday Magazine
Edited by the Rev. Benjamin Waugh, 1883 Her Gentle Deeds. Part III. Chapter I. P. 37 from genius from Latin genius, frm *gen- root of gi-gn-ĕre to beget, Greek γίγνεσθαι to be born, come into being 1772 - J.F. de Isla's History of the Famous Preacher Friar Gerund de Campazas, Thomas Nugent; see Example below From: The History of the Famous Preacher Friar Gerund de Campazas
Translated from the Spanish by Thomas Nugent Volume I. 1772 P. 145 a Virginia fence is made of split rails or poles, joined in a zigzag pattern with their ends cross 1745 - The Drinker's Dictionary, Benjamin Franklin; see below from E-NED From: The Biglow Papers
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