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sneaksby
ˈsneaksby Now rare. Also 6 snekesbie, 7 sneaksbie, etc. [Of obscure origin: see -by 2, and cf. prec. and sneakbill.] A mean-spirited person; a paltry fellow.1580 Hollyband Treas. Fr. Tong, Niez, an idiote,..a simple soule, a snekesbie. 1611 Cotgr., Coquefredouille, a meacocke, milkesop, sneaksbie. a... Oxford English Dictionary
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sneakbill
† ˈsneakbill Obs. Also 6 sneke-, sneek-, 7 sneake- (and sneaksbill). [Of obscure origin: cf. sneaksby.] A mean or paltry fellow; a starved or thin-faced person. Also attrib.1562 J. Heywood Prov. & Epigr. (1867) 72 Why will ye..I shall folow hir will? To make me Iohn drawlache, or such a snekebill. 1... Oxford English Dictionary
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Elinor Leigh
by Thomas Wright (1693) Lady Plyant in The Double Dealer by William Congreve (1693) Marmalette in The Richmond Heiress by Thomas D'Urfey (1693) Mrs Sneaksby wikipedia.org
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sneak-up
▪ I. sneak-up, n. (ˈsniːkʌp) [f. sneak v.; see also sneak-cup.] A mean, servile, or cringing person; a sneak; a shirk.1596 Shakes. 1 Hen. IV, iii. iii. 99 (Q.), The prince is a iacke, a sneakeup. 1620 Shelton Quix. ii. xlv. 299 You must set other manner of Coltes vpon me then this poore nasty sneake... Oxford English Dictionary
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A Very Good Wife
Lane with a cast that included Powell as Courtwitt, John Hodgson as Wellborn, William Bowen as Squeezwit, George Bright as Venture, Joseph Haines as Sneaksby , Colley Cibber as Aminadab, Susanna Mountfort as Annabella, Frances Maria Knight as Widow Lacy, Elinor Leigh as Mrs Sneaksby. wikipedia.org
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sneaks
† sneaks, n. Obs. rare. = sneak n. 1.1653 W. Ramesey Astrol. Restored To Rdr. 17 Domineer abroad, be a sneaks at home? 1687 Miége Gt. Fr. Dict. ii. s.v., A poor Sneaks, or a poor Sneaksby (that is a pitifull Fellow, that scarce dares shew his Head). a 1700 B. E. Dict. Cant. Crew, Peeking Fellow, a m... Oxford English Dictionary
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The Letter Writers
Wathan Sneaksby – played by Mr. Davenport Betty – played by Mrs. wikipedia.org
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-by
-by, suffix (bɪ) forming 1. names of places (in the north of England), from by n.1, as in Grimsby, Netherby, Kirkby, Ormesby, Rugby, Whitby. 2. descriptive personal appellations, playful or derisive, as idleby, idlesby (= idler, Mr. Idleness), lewdsby, litherby, rudesby, sneaksby, sureby, suresby, w... Oxford English Dictionary
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