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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... Devil . To rob chimney sweepers of BLACK STRAP . Bene Carlo wine ; also port . A task of labour imposed on soldiers at Gibraltar , as a punishment for small offences . BLANK . To look blank ; to appear disappointed or con- founded ...
... Devil . To rob chimney sweepers of BLACK STRAP . Bene Carlo wine ; also port . A task of labour imposed on soldiers at Gibraltar , as a punishment for small offences . BLANK . To look blank ; to appear disappointed or con- founded ...
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... DEVILS . Low spirits . BLUE FLAG . He has hoisted the blue flag ; he has com- menced publican , or taken a public house , an allusion to the blue aprons worn by publicans . See ADMIRAL OF THE BLUE . BLUE PIGEONS . Thieves who steal lead ...
... DEVILS . Low spirits . BLUE FLAG . He has hoisted the blue flag ; he has com- menced publican , or taken a public house , an allusion to the blue aprons worn by publicans . See ADMIRAL OF THE BLUE . BLUE PIGEONS . Thieves who steal lead ...
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... devil in a high wind ; as busy as å hen with one chick . BUTCHER'S DOG . To be like a butcher's dog , i . e . lie by the beef without touching it ; a simile often applicable to mar- ried men . BUTCHER'S HORSE . That must have been a ...
... devil in a high wind ; as busy as å hen with one chick . BUTCHER'S DOG . To be like a butcher's dog , i . e . lie by the beef without touching it ; a simile often applicable to mar- ried men . BUTCHER'S HORSE . That must have been a ...
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... Devil gave him a ring , which , so long as he had it on his finger , would prevent his being made a cuckold : waking he found he had got his finger the Lord knows where . See Rabelais , and Prior's versification of the story . To ...
... Devil gave him a ring , which , so long as he had it on his finger , would prevent his being made a cuckold : waking he found he had got his finger the Lord knows where . See Rabelais , and Prior's versification of the story . To ...
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... Devil transform himself into what shape he will , he cannot hide his cloven foot . TO CHUCK . To shew a propensity for a man . The mors chucks ; the wench wants to be doing . CLOUT . A blow . I'll give you a clout on your jolly nob ; I ...
... Devil transform himself into what shape he will , he cannot hide his cloven foot . TO CHUCK . To shew a propensity for a man . The mors chucks ; the wench wants to be doing . CLOUT . A blow . I'll give you a clout on your jolly nob ; I ...
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