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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... 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 tarpaulin , or old sail this ...
... 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 tarpaulin , or old sail this ...
Pagina
... 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 liquor . Cant . BENE ...
... 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 liquor . Cant . BENE ...
Pagina
... 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 dirty offices ...
... 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 dirty offices ...
Pagina
... fellow's mouth , meant either by gagging or murdering him . TO BLUBBER , To cry , TO SPORT BLUBBER . Said of a large coarse woman , who exposes her bosom , BLUBBER CHEEKS . Large flaccid cheeks , hanging like the fat or blubber of a ...
... fellow's mouth , meant either by gagging or murdering him . TO BLUBBER , To cry , TO SPORT BLUBBER . Said of a large coarse woman , who exposes her bosom , BLUBBER CHEEKS . Large flaccid cheeks , hanging like the fat or blubber of a ...
Pagina
... fellow . BLUNT . Money . Cant . TO BLUSTER . To talk big , to hector or bully . BOARDING SCHOOL . Bridewell , Newgate , or any other prison , or house of correction . Bов . A shoplifter's assistant , or one that receives and car- ries ...
... fellow . BLUNT . Money . Cant . TO BLUSTER . To talk big , to hector or bully . BOARDING SCHOOL . Bridewell , Newgate , or any other prison , or house of correction . Bов . A shoplifter's assistant , or one that receives and car- ries ...
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