LOACH IN THE PEELE JESTBOOK.
The article discusses the use of the word "loach," in the book "The Merry Conceited Jests of George Peele." One of the jests variously refers to a particular victim of one of the confidence tricks attributed to Peele in the jestbook as "excellent asse," "little foole," "Hitchcocke," "bulfinch" and "...
| Published in: | Notes & Queries Vol. 52; no. 2; p. 227 |
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Oxford University Press / USA
Jun2005
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