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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One who from 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 ...
One who from 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 ...
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The man is in his altitudes , i . e . he is 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 ...
The man is in his altitudes , i . e . he is 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 ...
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Drunk . 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 appellation ...
Drunk . 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 appellation ...
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BRISKET BEATER . A Roman catholic . See BREAST FLEET , and CRAW THUMPER . BRISTOL MILK . A Spanish wine called sherry , much drunk at that place , particularly in the morning . BRISTOL MAN . The son of an Irish thief and a Welch whore .
BRISKET BEATER . A Roman catholic . See BREAST FLEET , and CRAW THUMPER . BRISTOL MILK . A Spanish wine called sherry , much drunk at that place , particularly in the morning . BRISTOL MAN . The son of an Irish thief and a Welch whore .
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... merly 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 ...
... merly 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 ...
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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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