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linsey-woolsey
noun 2adj 1
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1LINSEY-WOOLSEY + NOUN
hast, thou
Definitions
noun
1
A fabric made of both linen and wool.
I had as lieue haue no ſunne, as haue it ſhine faintly, no fire, as a ſmothering fire of ſmall coales, no cloathes, rather then vveare linſey vvolſey.
2
Worthless material; nonsense; gibberish.
[W]hat linsey-woolsey hast thou to speak […]
adj
1
Mean; shoddy; of unsuitable composition.
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I had as lieue haue no ſunne, as haue it ſhine faintly, no fire, as a ſmothering fire of ſmall coales, no cloathes, rather then vveare linſey vvolſey.
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[W]hat linsey-woolsey hast thou to speak […]
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