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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An unmeaning expletive , frequently used by the vulgar Irish . ARS MUSICA . A bum fiddlle . ARSE . To hang an arse ; to hang back , to be afraid to ad- vance . He would lend àis a -- e , and sh - te through his ribs , a saying of any ...
An unmeaning expletive , frequently used by the vulgar Irish . ARS MUSICA . A bum fiddlle . ARSE . To hang an arse ; to hang back , to be afraid to ad- vance . He would lend àis a -- e , and sh - te through his ribs , a saying of any ...
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To sell a bargain ; a species of wit , much in vogue about the latter end of the reign of Queen Anne , and frequently alluded to by Dean Swift , who says the maids of honour often amused themselves with it . It consisted in the seller ...
To sell a bargain ; a species of wit , much in vogue about the latter end of the reign of Queen Anne , and frequently alluded to by Dean Swift , who says the maids of honour often amused themselves with it . It consisted in the seller ...
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Others derive it from a horse - race , or other rural contentions , where bells were frequently given as prizes . BELLOWS . The lungs . BELLOWER . The town crier . BELLOWSER . Transportation for life : i . e . as long . BELLY .
Others derive it from a horse - race , or other rural contentions , where bells were frequently given as prizes . BELLOWS . The lungs . BELLOWER . The town crier . BELLOWSER . Transportation for life : i . e . as long . BELLY .
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One that draws a long bow , a dealer in the mar- vellous , a teller of improbable stories , a liar perhaps from the wonderful shots frequently boasted of by archers . To BOX THE COMPASS . To say or repeat the mariner's compass ...
One that draws a long bow , a dealer in the mar- vellous , a teller of improbable stories , a liar perhaps from the wonderful shots frequently boasted of by archers . To BOX THE COMPASS . To say or repeat the mariner's compass ...
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| 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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