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 military term for small beer , five pints of which , by an act of parliament , a landlord was for- merly obliged to give to each soldier gratis . ACTEON . A cuckold , from the horns planted on the head of Acteon by Diana .
A military term for small beer , five pints of which , by an act of parliament , a landlord was for- merly obliged to give to each soldier gratis . ACTEON . A cuckold , from the horns planted on the head of Acteon by Diana .
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I'll give him his bastings , I'll beat him heartily . BASTING . A beating . BASTONADING . Beating any one with a stick ; from baton , a stick , formerly spelt baston . BAT . A low whore : so called from moving out like bats in the dusk ...
I'll give him his bastings , I'll beat him heartily . BASTING . A beating . BASTONADING . Beating any one with a stick ; from baton , a stick , formerly spelt baston . BAT . A low whore : so called from moving out like bats in the dusk ...
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They will put their hands to any thing , and are generally blest with a pretty family of daughters who unmake the beds , as fast as they are made by their mothers . BEEF . To cry beef ; to give the alarm . They have cried beef Cant ...
They will put their hands to any thing , and are generally blest with a pretty family of daughters who unmake the beds , as fast as they are made by their mothers . BEEF . To cry beef ; to give the alarm . They have cried beef Cant ...
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A hearty beating , sufficient to make a man yield or give out . A woman with child is also said to have got her belly full . BELLY BELLY CHEAT . An apron . BELLY PLEA . The BEL ...
A hearty beating , sufficient to make a man yield or give out . A woman with child is also said to have got her belly full . BELLY BELLY CHEAT . An apron . BELLY PLEA . The BEL ...
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To yield , or give up an attempt through fear . To stand bitch ; to make tea , or do the honours of the tea- table , performing a female part : bitch there standing for woman , species for genius . BITCH BOOBY . A country wench .
To yield , or give up an attempt through fear . To stand bitch ; to make tea , or do the honours of the tea- table , performing a female part : bitch there standing for woman , species for genius . BITCH BOOBY . A country wench .
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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
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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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