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Search phrase: bully

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Henry VH5 IV.i.48I love the lovely bully. What is thy name?I loue the louely Bully. What is thy Name?
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW I.iii.2What says my bully rook? Speak scholarly andWhat saies my Bully Rooke? speake schollerly, and
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW I.iii.6Discard, bully Hercules, cashier. Let them wag;Discard, (bully Hercules) casheere; let them wag;
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW I.iii.11Said I well, bully Hector?said I well (bully Hector?)
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW II.i.180How now, bully rook? Thou'rt a gentleman.How now Bully-Rooke: thou'rt a Gentleman
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW II.i.185Tell him, cavaliero justice; tell him, bully rook.Tell him Caueleiro-Iustice: tell him Bully-Rooke.
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW II.i.189What sayest thou, my bully rook?What saist thou, my Bully-Rooke?
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW II.i.200My hand, bully. Thou shalt have egress andMy hand, (Bully:) thou shalt haue egresse and
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW II.iii.16Bless thee, bully doctor!'Blesse thee, bully-Doctor.
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW II.iii.25my Francisco? Ha, bully? What says my Aesculapius?my Francisco? ha Bully? what saies my Esculapius?
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW II.iii.26My Galen? My heart of elder? Ha? Is he dead, bullymy Galien? my heart of Elder? ha? is he dead bully-
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW II.iii.55Mockwater, in our English tongue, is valour, bully.Mock-water, in our English tongue, is Valour (Bully.)
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW II.iii.59He will clapper-claw thee tightly, bully.He will Clapper-claw thee tightly (Bully.)
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW II.iii.66And moreover, bully, – (Aside to the others) ButAnd moreouer, (Bully) but first,
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW IV.v.14call. Bully knight! Bully Sir John! Speak from thycall. Bully-Knight, Bully Sir Iohn: speake from thy
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW IV.v.19of thy fat woman. Let her descend, bully, let her descend.of thy fat-woman: Let her descend (Bully) let her descend:
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND III.i.7What sayest thou, Bully Bottom?What saist thou, bully Bottome?
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND IV.ii.18O, sweet Bully Bottom! Thus hath he lost sixpenceO sweet bully Bottome: thus hath he lost sixepence

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Glossary

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bully[especially as a warm form of address] fine fellow, good friend
bully rookmerry comrade, good mate, old rogue
cuttleknife used by pickpockets for cutting purses; bully, cut-throat
facebully, intimidate, turn
swaggerforce by blustering language, bully

Thesaurus

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bullyswagger
bullyface
bullycuttle
bully rookrook
rook, bullyrook

Themes and Topics

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Address forms
Greetings... bless mw ii iii 16 bless thee bully doctor bless ham iv vi 7 ...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
BULLYBASICbully adj, bully n
BULLYINTENSITYbully-monster n

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