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bronstrops
† ˈbronstrops Obs. [app. a further corruption of bawstrop, corrupt form of bawdstrot, q.v.] A procuress or bawd. (Frequent in Middleton.)1617 Middleton Fair Quarr. iv. i, I say thy sister is a bronstrops. Ibid. iv. iv. etc. 1661 Webster Cure for Cuckold iv. i, A tweak or bronstrops: I learned that n... Oxford English Dictionary
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bawdstrot
† ˈbawdstrot Obs. Forms: 4 baudstrot, 5 bawdstrot(t, baustrott, balde- baldystrot, bawstrop. [Identical with OF. baudetrot: Godefroy, s.v., quotes ‘pronuba, baudetrot,’ from a Latin-French glossary of 13th c. This, with the Eng. forms, indicates an earlier OF. baldestrot, baudestrot, the first eleme... Oxford English Dictionary
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'Snails
† 'Snails, int. Obs. Also 7 snailes, snayles, 'snayles. An abbreviation of God's nails (see god n. 14 a), used as a petty oath or exclamation.1599 Hayward Hen. IV, i. 19 Sir Hugh swore, swownes, and snayles, let vs set vpon them. 1605 London Prodigal v. i. 222 Snailes, is there such cowardice in tha... Oxford English Dictionary
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