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 or trusting unexpert Men with dangerous things. Fall back fall edge or come what will. EF Effort, an Endeavour or Proffer, a Weak Effort, an Offer in vain. EG Egge one on, to prick him on, to provoke or stir him up. He'll be glad to take Eggs for his money, or mto compound the matter with Loss. You come in with your five Eggs a penny, and four of 'em addle, of a Pragmatical Prater, or Busi-body, that wasts many Words to little purpose. To leave a Nest-egg, to have alwaies a Reserve to come again. As sure as Eggs be Eggs. When nothing is so sure. As full of Roguery as an Egg is is full, of Meat.

EL

Elbow-grease, a derisory Term for Sweat. It ''will cost nothing but a little Elbow-grease''; in a jeer to one that is lazy, and thinks much of his Labour. Who is at your Elbow? a Caution to a Lyer. ''He lives by shaking of the Elbow''; a Gamester.

Elonge, to stretch forward the righr Arm and Leg, and to keep a close Left-foot.

Elevated, pufft up; also raised to Honour, Dignity, &c. ''Above the common Elevation'', above the common Level.

Eminence a Rising opposed to a flat Ground, ''rais'd to an Eminence of pitch of greatness; to make a figure, or be a Man of mark in the World'', i. e. to be conspicuous, as a City set on a Hill cannot be hid. His Eminence, the Title given to a Cardinal.

EM

Empty-fellooy, Silly.

Empty-skull d, Foolish.

Empty-talk, silly, idle