Grain and Chaff from an English Manor by Arthur H. Savory
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YELLOWS--jaundice; _Taming of the Shrew_, Act III., Scene 2.
DRINK--ale; "Drink" is still used for ale as distinguished from cider; _Midsummer Night's Dream_, Act II., Scene 1. BARM--yeast; _Midsummer Night's Dream_, Act II., Scene 1. LOFFE--laugh; _Midsummer Night's Dream_, Act II., Scene 1. LEATHERN--(bats); cf. "leatherun bats," as distinguished from "bats"--beetles; _Midsummer Night's Dream_, Act II., Scene 3. EANING TIME--lambing time; _Merchant of Venice_, Act I., Scene 3. SPET--spit; cf. set--sit, sperit--spirit, etc.; _Merchant of Venice_, Act I., Scene 3. FILL-HORSE--shaft horse; cf. "filler" and "thiller"; _Merchant of Venice_, Act II., Scene 2. PROUD ON--proud of; _Much Ado_, Act IV., Scene 1 ODDS--difference; cf. "wide odds"; _As you Like It_, Act I., Scene 2. COME YOUR WAYS--come on; _As You Like It_, Act I., Scene 2. TO SAUCE--to be impertinent; _As You Like It_, Act III., Scene 5. THE MOTION--the usual form; _Winter's Tale_, Act IV., Scene 2. |
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