Meaning of wag-pasty | Babel Free

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Noun. [B2]

Examples

“In concluſion, ſuch kinde of women, as theſe, are prejudiciall, untameable, notable lurchers, arrant theeves; farre worſe than that ſouldiers boy, who playd the wag-paſty with his Maſters Paſty; and of eight Maravedis made twelve.”

“Have⟳ patience, and in the end⟳ we'll pay⟳ you all. Your worships are most heartily welcome⟳. I made bold to send⟳ for you, and you may see⟳ to what end⟳, which was to discover⟳ unto you the wild vagaries of this wanton wag-pasty—a wild oats I warrant him—and, Sir Harry, that your daughter hath scaped this scouring, thank⟳ this gentleman, and then make⟳ of him as he deserves.”

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