Vulgar words in News from the Duchy (Page 1)

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cuss x 4
damn x 4
knock up x 2
knocked up x 1
slut x 1
            

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She, that had been so trim a serving-maid, was become a slut with a foul tongue.

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"Oh, cuss away, y' old varmint!" sang down Mr. Edwards cheerfully.

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"The louder you cuss, the better the hearin'; 'means ye have air to breathe an' nothin' broke internal... Eh?

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Cuss away, cuss away--proper quarter-deck you're givin' us!

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I thought--damn you all!-- you laid yourselves out to breed seamen!

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"The braces, my lord--your Lordship has them forepart behind, if I may suggest--" "Damn the braces!" swore the old gentleman.

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"Damn the wig!"

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'Then you've had a damn quick passage,' answers Cap'n Crang, an' turns on his heel.

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The blades of the _Nonpareil_ were knocking up water like a moorhen.

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And sure enough, out of the thick weather rolling up away over Bovisand they spied now a Service cutter bearing across close-hauled, leaning under her big tops'l and knocking up the water like ginger-beer with the stress of it.

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He was up and off by three o'clock this morning, and knocked up the Widow Polkinghorne, trying to borrow a pick and shovel."

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