Lamb Chop (1788, 1796, 1805)

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   A "Shari Lewis Special" before I go to sleep.  OED has 1838 for "lamb chop."
   These are from Literature Online...For "Lady Baltimore Cake," I meant to say it was from the American Periodical Series, not Acessible Archives.



1. Bishop, Samuel, 1731-1795 [Author Record]

TO THE SAME, DESIRING HIM TO WRITE ONLY ABOUT HIMSELF, ON A JOURNEY. 3Kb, [from The Poetical Works (1796)]
Found 1 hit:

...wish'd he shou'd;" "O'er his  lamb-chop to you he drinks:" "Of...
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6. Robertson, James, fl. 1768-1788 [Author Record]

Five-and-Twenty Fiddlers all on a row. 4Kb, [from Collection of comic songs [1805]]
Found 2 hit:

...rumps and buttocks, veal chops,  lamb chops, mutton chops,---"Pray, how much...
...buttocks, veal chops, mutton chops,  lamb chops; "Lord, have mercy upon...
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1. Colman, George, 1762-1836 [Author Record]

Ways and means (1788) 178Kb
WAYS AND MEANS; OR, A TRIP TO DOVER. A COMEDY, IN THREE ACTS, As it is Performed at the THEATRE-ROYAL, HAY-MARKET. 176Kb
Found 1 hit:

Main text 162Kb
ACT II. 57Kb
Scene 9Kb
...meat in abundance: mutton chops,  lamb chops--- Damn chops: we don't...