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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Cant . ARMOUR . In his armour , pot valiant : to fight in armour ; to make use of Mrs. Philips's ware . See C -- D -- M . ARK . A boat or wherry . Let us take an ark and winns , let us take a sculler . Cant . ARK RUFFIANS .
Cant . ARMOUR . In his armour , pot valiant : to fight in armour ; to make use of Mrs. Philips's ware . See C -- D -- M . ARK . A boat or wherry . Let us take an ark and winns , let us take a sculler . Cant . ARK RUFFIANS .
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Cant . See DELLS . AVOIR DU POIS LAY . Stealing brass weights off the coun- ters of shops . Cant . AUTEM . A church . + AUTEM BAWLER . AUTEM CACKLERS . AUTEM PRICKEARS . A parson . Cant . Dissenters of every denomination . Cant .
Cant . See DELLS . AVOIR DU POIS LAY . Stealing brass weights off the coun- ters of shops . Cant . AUTEM . A church . + AUTEM BAWLER . AUTEM CACKLERS . AUTEM PRICKEARS . A parson . Cant . Dissenters of every denomination . Cant .
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Cant . BADGE - COVES . Parish Pensioners . Cant . BADGERS . A crew of desperate villains who robbed near rivers , into which they threw the bodies of those they murdered . Cant . BAG . He gave them the bag , i . e . left them . his BAG ...
Cant . BADGE - COVES . Parish Pensioners . Cant . BADGERS . A crew of desperate villains who robbed near rivers , into which they threw the bodies of those they murdered . Cant . BAG . He gave them the bag , i . e . left them . his BAG ...
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Cant . BEAU - NASTY . A slovenly fop ; one finely dressed , but dirty . BEAU TRAP . A loose stone in a pavement , under which water lodges , and on being trod upon , squirts it up , to the great damage of white stockings ; also a ...
Cant . BEAU - NASTY . A slovenly fop ; one finely dressed , but dirty . BEAU TRAP . A loose stone in a pavement , under which water lodges , and on being trod upon , squirts it up , to the great damage of white stockings ; also a ...
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Cant . BENE BOWSE . Good beer , or other strong liquor . Cant . BENE COVE . A good fellow . Cant . BENE DARKMANS . Good night . Cant . BENE FEAKERS . Counterfeiters of bills . Cant . BENE FEAKERS OF GYBES . Counterfeiters of passes .
Cant . BENE BOWSE . Good beer , or other strong liquor . Cant . BENE COVE . A good fellow . Cant . BENE DARKMANS . Good night . Cant . BENE FEAKERS . Counterfeiters of bills . Cant . BENE FEAKERS OF GYBES . Counterfeiters of passes .
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Informazioni bibliografiche
| 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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