Lexicon Balatronicum. A dictionary of Buckish slang, University wit, and Pick Pocket eloquence. ... Altered and enlarged ... by a member of the Whip Club1811 |
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... bess and glym ; bring the in- strument to force the door , and the dark lantern . Small flasks , like those for Florence wine , are also called betties . BESS . See BROWN BESS . BEST . To the best in Christendom : i . e . the best ...
... bess and glym ; bring the in- strument to force the door , and the dark lantern . Small flasks , like those for Florence wine , are also called betties . BESS . See BROWN BESS . BEST . To the best in Christendom : i . e . the best ...
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... BROWN BESS . A soldier's firelock . To hug brown Bess ; to carry a firelock , or serve as a private soldier . BROWN GEORGE . An ammunition loaf . A wig without powder ; similar to the undress wig worn by his majesty . BROWN MADAM ...
... BROWN BESS . A soldier's firelock . To hug brown Bess ; to carry a firelock , or serve as a private soldier . BROWN GEORGE . An ammunition loaf . A wig without powder ; similar to the undress wig worn by his majesty . BROWN MADAM ...
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... brown bess ; to carry a firelock , or serve as a private soldier . He hugs it as the Devil hugs a witch : said of one who holds any thing as if he was afraid of losing it . HUGGER MUGGER . By stealth , privately , without making an ...
... brown bess ; to carry a firelock , or serve as a private soldier . He hugs it as the Devil hugs a witch : said of one who holds any thing as if he was afraid of losing it . HUGGER MUGGER . By stealth , privately , without making an ...
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