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Charles Gildon [1709–1710], The works of Mr. William Shakespear; in six [seven] volumes. Adorn'd with Cuts. Revis'd and Corrected, with an Account of the Life and Writings of the Author. By N. Rowe ([Vol. 7] Printed for E. Curll... and E. Sanger [etc.], London) [word count] [S11401].
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An Explanation of the Old Words us'd by Shakespear in his Works.

A Argosies. Ships, &c. Assubjudigate. Subdue, &c. Aroint. avant, be gone, Stand off, &c. Agnize. Acknowledge, confess, avow, &c. Acknown. known Acknowledged, &c.

B Betrims. adorns decks, &c. Bosky. fat, swell'd, &c. Busky. id. or Woody. Blenches. Faults. Bevel. crooked, awry; A Broch. A Buckle, Bracelet, Noose, Spit, &c. Beteem. to bring forth, or breed, Braid. Trim, finical, wove, &c. Born. Limits, Bounds, &c. To Blench. Sin, fear, Besmirch'd. Dawb'd. &c. Biggen. a Child's Coif or Quoif. Brach. a kind of Hound, &c. Blood-Bolter'd. Smear'd with dry Blood. Bisson Rheum. Blind Rheum. Ballow. Pole, long stick, quarter-staff, &c.

C Cleeps. calls, names, &c. Copesmate. Companion. Congest. heap'd together. Cautless. Uncautious.

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Canary'd to it. Danc'd to it or was Joyful at it. To Carol. to sing A Callet. a Whore. Cess. a Tax. Clake or Clack, to make an ingrateful Noise, &c. Congreeing. for agreeing, &c. Cleap. haunt, attend, brood on, &c. Clinquant. Sounding &c. The Cranks. Offices. Costard. Head, or Blockhead. Cringes. Hinges. Chusherel. Whore-master Debochee, &c.

D Dank. Moist, raw, &c. Dowle. A feather or rather the single Particles of the down. To daffe. to baffle banter, cheat, &c. Dumps. Melancholly, fixt, Sadness, &c. Dulcet. Sweet. Down-gyved, turn'd or ty'd down. Dearn. Solitude, &c.

E Eld. Age Antiquity, Forefathers, old Times &c. Empleached. bound together, interwove, &c. Enpatron'd. got a Patron. Enfeoff'd himself. took possession of the Inheritance, &c. Exuflicate. blow[illeg.],

F Foyzon. Plenty, Abundance, Strength, Heart Juice, Moiture, &c. Fends. defends, guards, &c. Famoused. made famous. Frampol'd troublesome, uneasy, &c. Foining Fence. Masterly Defence. Flouriecs. or Flourets, small flower, or Beds of Flowers. Franklin. a Freeman, or Gentleman, &c. To Fatigate. to tire, weary &c. Foemen. Enemies. Fineless. without End.

G Guerdon'd. pay'd, rewarded with, given to, &c. Gawds. Bawbles, gawdy things, or ridiculous jests, &c. To Gleek. Jeer, &c. Glyke. id.

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Geck, or Gull. to cheat, defraud. &c. The Gest. A Bed, Couch, &c. Gimmils. A Ring of two Rounds. Garish. gay, glaring, &c. Gleeful. Merry, laughing, &c. God-eyl'd is. God defend or do us good. Gouts of Blood. great Drops of Blood. To Gibber. to flout, chatter, &c. Gafted. frighted. To Gallow. To fright. Gastness. Fright. Graff. Graft, &c. Gosemore. a little light down, that flies about in the Air by every Wind blown about.

H Hied or Hyed. made haste to. Hests. Commands. Hent. took hold of. Hight. call'd. Hefted. as tender-hefted, tenderly dispos'd, &c. Harried, daunted, scolded at, frighted handl'd him so roughly.

I Intendment. Intention. Ingirts. Surrounds. An Incony Wit. a Mimicking Wit, &c. Imbost him. Noos'd him, circumvented him, &c. Immoment. of no Value.

K Kam. a wry, quite from the matter. clean Kam quite from the purpose.

L Lush. Luxury, Lewdness, &c. Lass-lorn. depriv'd, or deserted by his Lasse or Mistress. Leaman. a Gallant, Stallion, &c. Lover'd. have a Lover. Lither Sky. lower, Lazy, plain, Liefest. Dearest, &c.

M Moody, or Mood. angry, and Anger, &c. Meed. Reward. Murky. Obscure, dark, &c. A Maund. a Basket, Scrip, &c. Murk. Dark, &c. To Mell. to meddle with or mingle, &c. Manakin. a little Man. Mammering. Muttering.

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N Nill. will not. Nole. an Asses. Nole. Asses Head and Neck. Nay Word. A Word of Infamy or Contempt.

O Orts. Scraps, Leavings, &c. Orgillous. proud.

P Palmers. Pilgrims, &c. Poleclipt. clipt in the Head. Phrasless Hand. A Hand, whose Beauty no Phrase can express. A Priser. one that fights Prizes, or wrestles for Prizes, &c. Pight upon or over. Pight to do it, prop'd settled, cast, &c. Palliament. a Garment, Robe, &c. To Palter. to trifle, &c. banter, &c. Paragon. Peer or Equal. Pannelled me. follow'd; attended me, &c.

Q Quern. Churn. A Quintine. a Measure. Quarrellous. Quarrelsome full of Complaint, &c.

R Rank. full, a River rank, full. Recketh, or Wrecketh, values, thinks, reflects. Rigol. A Clavicord, or what makes Merry, or diverts, &c. Recheate. a manner of Blowing the Horn to call the Dogs together. Rebato. or Head-dresse. Reft. bereft, depriv'd of, &c. Raide. drest. Roisting. Bullying, Noisie, &c. Ribald Crows. Noisie, impudent, &c. Ronyon. a Rake, &c. The Romage of the Land, Disturbances, &c. To Reverb. repeat, return, reply, &c. To Renege. to deny. Riggish. rampant, ruttish, &c.

S Sneap'd Birds. Beak'd, bill'd, &c. Siege. Excrement. Suggested. tempted, provok'd, prompted. Sea-Marge. A Cliff, or the Banks of the Sea.

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Stell'd. Stor'd, contain'd. To Shrive. to meet, revel, confess, or hear ones confession. Listed in a Roll, &c. Smoog'd. Smoak'd. Sheen. Shine. To Square. To quarrel, &c. Saws. Maxims, Proverbs, Sayings, &c. A Bed-Swarver. One inconstant to his Bed, a Rover, a Debochee, &c. Scath. Mischief, Loss, Wrong, Harm, Prejudice, &c. Scroyls. Corsairs. To Sker or Skir. to glide or move swiftly. Soilure. a Blot.

T Teen. Pain, Anguish, Wrath, Anger, &c. To Trash. to lopp, &c. Tricksey. brisk, active, nimble, &c. Totter'd. shaken, tottering, weak tumbling, &c To Tar. to set on, provoke, &c. Trenchant Sword. The Sword that cuts a gap, or Wounds, Indenture, &c. Thewes. Sinews, or Modes Manners, Customs, &c. To Scale a thing. To weigh it in Scales, &c. To Sowle. To lugg one by the Ears. Shrift. Confession, &c. Siar. Decay. To Sag. to waver, be dismaid, &c. Scar. Care, or Value, &c.

U Umberd Face. A Face smeerd with Umber, or a yellowish Face. Unhouzzled. Without the Sacrament. Unanneal'd. Without Extream Unction, that is Unanointed. Unhoused. Free, unconfin'd, &c.

W Welkin. The Heavens, Skye, &c. Whileare. Lately. Wend, go. Wrecks. Thinks of, cares for, or values. Withers. The Shoulders of a Horse. Wother. Merit, Beauty, &c. With a Winnion. With a Vengeance, &c.

Y Ycliped. Call'd.

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Charles Gildon [1709–1710], The works of Mr. William Shakespear; in six [seven] volumes. Adorn'd with Cuts. Revis'd and Corrected, with an Account of the Life and Writings of the Author. By N. Rowe ([Vol. 7] Printed for E. Curll... and E. Sanger [etc.], London) [word count] [S11401].
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