Lexicon Balatronicum. A dictionary of Buckish slang, University wit, and Pick Pocket eloquence. ... Altered and enlarged ... by a member of the Whip Club |
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Campbell's Aca- demy ; the same , from a gentleman of that name , who had the contract for victualling the hulks or lighters . ACE OF SPADES . A widow . ACCOUNTS . To cast up one's accounts ; to vomit . ACORN .
Campbell's Aca- demy ; the same , from a gentleman of that name , who had the contract for victualling the hulks or lighters . ACE OF SPADES . A widow . ACCOUNTS . To cast up one's accounts ; to vomit . ACORN .
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St. An- thony's pig ; to follow close at one's heels . St. Anthony the hermit was a swineherd , and is always represented with a swine's bell and a pig . Some derive this saying from a privilege enjoyed by the friars of certain convents ...
St. An- thony's pig ; to follow close at one's heels . St. Anthony the hermit was a swineherd , and is always represented with a swine's bell and a pig . Some derive this saying from a privilege enjoyed by the friars of certain convents ...
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Surprised , confounded , out of one's senses ; also bewrayed . BEVER . An afternoon's luncheon ; also a fine hat ; beaver's fur making the best hats . BEVERAGE . Garnish money , or money for drink , demanded of any one having a new suit ...
Surprised , confounded , out of one's senses ; also bewrayed . BEVER . An afternoon's luncheon ; also a fine hat ; beaver's fur making the best hats . BEVERAGE . Garnish money , or money for drink , demanded of any one having a new suit ...
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... To shift one's bob ; to move off , or go away . To bear a bob ; to join in chorus with any singers . Also a term used by the sellers of game , for a partridge . BODY SNATCHERS . Bum bailiffs . BODY OF DIVINITY BOUND IN BLACK CALF .
... To shift one's bob ; to move off , or go away . To bear a bob ; to join in chorus with any singers . Also a term used by the sellers of game , for a partridge . BODY SNATCHERS . Bum bailiffs . BODY OF DIVINITY BOUND IN BLACK CALF .
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To run suddenly out of one's house , or hiding . place , through fear ; a term borrowed from a rabbit- warren , where the rabbits are made to bolt , by sending ferrets into their burrows : we set the house on fire , and made him bolt .
To run suddenly out of one's house , or hiding . place , through fear ; a term borrowed from a rabbit- warren , where the rabbits are made to bolt , by sending ferrets into their burrows : we set the house on fire , and made him bolt .
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| Titolo | Lexicon Balatronicum. A dictionary of Buckish slang, University wit, and Pick Pocket eloquence. ... Altered and enlarged ... by a member of the Whip Club |
| Autore | Francis Grose |
| pubblicato | 1811 |
| Provenienza dell'originale | The British Library |
| Digitalizzato | 4 giu 2013 |
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