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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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 the whole is thrown a ...
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 the whole is thrown a ...
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A noisy bullying fellow . BELL WETHER . The chief or leader of a mob ; an idea taken from a flock of sheep , where the wether has a bell about his neck . BENE . Good - BENAR . Better . Cant . BENE BOWSE . Good beer , or other strong ...
A noisy bullying fellow . BELL WETHER . The chief or leader of a mob ; an idea taken from a flock of sheep , where the wether has a bell about his neck . BENE . Good - BENAR . Better . Cant . BENE BOWSE . Good beer , or other strong ...
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A shabby , mean fellow ; a term said to be derived from a number of dirty , tattered roguish boys , who attended at the Horse Guards , and Parade in St. James's Park , to black the boots and shoes of the soldiers , or to do any other ...
A shabby , mean fellow ; a term said to be derived from a number of dirty , tattered roguish boys , who attended at the Horse Guards , and Parade in St. James's Park , to black the boots and shoes of the soldiers , or to do any other ...
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A short gun , with a wide bore , for car- rying slugs ; also a stupid , blundering fellow . BLUNT . Money . Cant . TO BLUSTER . To talk big , to hector or bully . BOARDING SCHOOL . Bridewell , Newgate , or any other prison , or house of ...
A short gun , with a wide bore , for car- rying slugs ; also a stupid , blundering fellow . BLUNT . Money . Cant . TO BLUSTER . To talk big , to hector or bully . BOARDING SCHOOL . Bridewell , Newgate , or any other prison , or house of ...
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A vain - glorious fellow , a boaster . BRAINS . If you had as much brains as guts , what a clever fellow you would be ! a saying to a stupid fat fellow . To have some guts in his brains ; to know something . BRAN - FACED . Freckled .
A vain - glorious fellow , a boaster . BRAINS . If you had as much brains as guts , what a clever fellow you would be ! a saying to a stupid fat fellow . To have some guts in his brains ; to know something . BRAN - FACED . Freckled .
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