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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He was beat all hollow , i . e . he had no chance of conquering : it was all hollow , or a hollow thing , it was a decided thing from the beginning . See HOLLOW . ALL NATIONS . A composition of all the different spirits sold in a dram ...
He was beat all hollow , i . e . he had no chance of conquering : it was all hollow , or a hollow thing , it was a decided thing from the beginning . See HOLLOW . ALL NATIONS . A composition of all the different spirits sold in a dram ...
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He beats Banaghan ; an Irish saying of one who tells wonderful stories . ... To beat . BANGING . Great ; a fine banging boy . BANG STRAW . A nick name for a thresher , but applied to all the servants of a farmer . BANKRUPT CART .
He beats Banaghan ; an Irish saying of one who tells wonderful stories . ... To beat . BANGING . Great ; a fine banging boy . BANG STRAW . A nick name for a thresher , but applied to all the servants of a farmer . BANKRUPT CART .
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To beat . I'll give him his bastings , I'll beat him heartily . BASTING . A beating . BASTONADING . Beating any one with a stick ; from baton , a stick , formerly spelt baston . BAT . A low whore : so called from moving out like bats in ...
To beat . I'll give him his bastings , I'll beat him heartily . BASTING . A beating . BASTONADING . Beating any one with a stick ; from baton , a stick , formerly spelt baston . BAT . A low whore : so called from moving out like bats in ...
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A hearty beating , sufficient to make a man yield or give out . A woman with child is also said to have got her belly full . BELLY BELLY CHEAT . An apron . BELLY PLEA . The BEL ...
A hearty beating , sufficient to make a man yield or give out . A woman with child is also said to have got her belly full . BELLY BELLY CHEAT . An apron . BELLY PLEA . The BEL ...
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Among bruisers it is used to ex- press a hardy fellow , who will bear a good beating . BOTTOMLESS PIT . The monosyllable . BOUGHS.Wide in the boughs , with large hips and posteriors . BOUGHS . He is up in the boughs ; he is in a passion ...
Among bruisers it is used to ex- press a hardy fellow , who will bear a good beating . BOTTOMLESS PIT . The monosyllable . BOUGHS.Wide in the boughs , with large hips and posteriors . BOUGHS . He is up in the boughs ; he is in a passion ...
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beat beggars blow breeches called Cant carried cheat child clothes cock common cull derived Devil door dressed drink drunk expression eyes face fair fellow figuratively fire flash formerly French frequently girl give given hand hanged head hold horse Irish iron JACK keep kind king legs liquor live London look man's married means mouth never nick nose officers one's originally perhaps person pick pickpocket piece play pocket practised pretend prison QUAKER QUEER rogue saying shilling side signify soldier stand steal story sword tail taken term thieves thing town trick turn vulgar wench whipped wife woman women young
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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