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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... drunken- ness vomits into the lap of the person sitting opposite to him . Sea phrase . ADRIFT . Loose , turned adrift , discharged . Sea phrase . EGROTAT , ( Cambridge ) , A certificate from the apothe- cary that you are indisposed ...
... drunken- ness vomits into the lap of the person sitting opposite to him . Sea phrase . ADRIFT . Loose , turned adrift , discharged . Sea phrase . EGROTAT , ( Cambridge ) , A certificate from the apothe- cary that you are indisposed ...
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... drunk . AMBASSADOR . A trick to duck some ignorant fellow or landsman , frequently played on board ships in the warm la- titudes . It is thus managed : A large tub is filled with water , and two stools placed on each side of it . Over ...
... drunk . AMBASSADOR . A trick to duck some ignorant fellow or landsman , frequently played on board ships in the warm la- titudes . It is thus managed : A large tub is filled with water , and two stools placed on each side of it . Over ...
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... Drunk . Drink . BowSING KEN . An ale - house or gin - shop . BOWSPRIT . The nose , from its being the most projecting part of the human face , as the bowsprit is of a ship . Bow - wow . The childish name for a dog ; also a jeering ...
... Drunk . Drink . BowSING KEN . An ale - house or gin - shop . BOWSPRIT . The nose , from its being the most projecting part of the human face , as the bowsprit is of a ship . Bow - wow . The childish name for a dog ; also a jeering ...
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... drunk at that place , particularly in the morning . BRISTOL MAN . The son of an Irish thief and a Welch whore . BRITISH CHAMPAIGNE . Porter . BROGANIER . One who has a strong Irish pronunciation or accent . BROGUE . A particular kind of ...
... drunk at that place , particularly in the morning . BRISTOL MAN . The son of an Irish thief and a Welch whore . BRITISH CHAMPAIGNE . Porter . BROGANIER . One who has a strong Irish pronunciation or accent . BROGUE . A particular kind of ...
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... drunk to the health of the pope - au bon pere . BUMPING . A ceremony performed on boys perambulating the bounds of the parish on Whit - monday , when they have their posteriors bumped against the stones marking the boundaries , in order ...
... drunk to the health of the pope - au bon pere . BUMPING . A ceremony performed on boys perambulating the bounds of the parish on Whit - monday , when they have their posteriors bumped against the stones marking the boundaries , in order ...
Parole e frasi comuni
a-se allusion appellation bailiff bawdy-house beat beef beer beggars blow bottle BOX THE JESUIT brandy breeches BROWN BESS bull bully called Cambridge Cant cant language canting crew cheat child clothes cock cove cuckold cull darkmans Devil dice DOG LATIN dram drink drunk Exchange Alley eyes fellow flash Fleet prison formerly French frequently gallows gentleman girl give guinea guts hand hanged head highwayman horse Irish JACK jocular king's lame duck legs link-boy liquor married mistress MORT mouth Newgate nick name nose officers one's person pickpocket piece pillory play pocket practised pretend prison prostitute QUEER rogue sailors saying Sea phrase Sea term sham sharper signify soldier steal story sword tail taylor thief thieves thing trick venereal venereal disease vulgar wench whipped whore wife wine woman women word young