What does thump-cushion mean?
Thump-cushion means (obsolete) A boisterous, impassioned preacher..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(obsolete) A boisterous, impassioned preacher..
And yet, should the wind chop about, / And thy mouth cease this damn'd squally weather, / Let us send for old Thump-cushion out, / And swing in a hammock together.
Rub-a-dub-dub, / The knight of the tub, Evangelical Thump-cushion hight, / Has too long had his way, / And, I'm sorry to say, / Put your orthodox phalanx to flight.
[…] let it be borne in mind, that it was a place for saints as well as for sinners; and, whilst the gayer portion of the community ran after assemblies and all such carnal amusements, the more serious moiety hurried as eagerly to hear the energetic expoundings of the favourite thump-cushion of the season.
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Thump-cushion means (obsolete) A boisterous, impassioned preacher..
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And yet, should the wind chop about, / And thy mouth cease this damn'd squally weather, / Let us send for old Thump-cushion out, / And swing in a hammock together.
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