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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... highwaymen , burglars , & c . BLOODY BACK . A jeering appellation for a soldier , allud- ing to his scarlet coat . BLOODY . A favourite word used by the thieves in swearing , as bloody eyes , bloody rascal . BLOSS OF BLOWEN . The ...
... highwaymen , burglars , & c . BLOODY BACK . A jeering appellation for a soldier , allud- ing to his scarlet coat . BLOODY . A favourite word used by the thieves in swearing , as bloody eyes , bloody rascal . BLOSS OF BLOWEN . The ...
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... Highwaymen who attack passen . gers with oaths and imprecations . BULLY TRAP . A brave man with a mild or effeminate appearance , by whom bullies are frequently taken in . BUм . the breech , or backside . TO BUM . To arrest a debtor ...
... Highwaymen who attack passen . gers with oaths and imprecations . BULLY TRAP . A brave man with a mild or effeminate appearance , by whom bullies are frequently taken in . BUм . the breech , or backside . TO BUM . To arrest a debtor ...
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... highwayman . TO COLLOGUE . To wheedle or coax . COOK RUFFIAN , who roasted the devil in his feathers . A bad cook ... highwaymen ; also a boy new- ly initiated into roguery ; a grand or petty juryman on his first assize . Cant . COLTAGE ...
... highwayman . TO COLLOGUE . To wheedle or coax . COOK RUFFIAN , who roasted the devil in his feathers . A bad cook ... highwaymen ; also a boy new- ly initiated into roguery ; a grand or petty juryman on his first assize . Cant . COLTAGE ...
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... highwayman who throws away or hides any thing with which he robbed , to prevent being known or detected , is , in the canting lingo , styled a Dinger . DING BOY . A rogue , a hector , a bully , or sharper . Cant . DING DONG . Helter ...
... highwayman who throws away or hides any thing with which he robbed , to prevent being known or detected , is , in the canting lingo , styled a Dinger . DING BOY . A rogue , a hector , a bully , or sharper . Cant . DING DONG . Helter ...
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... highwayman spurred his horse and got away from the ollicers . GALLOWS BIRD . A thief , or pickpocket ; also one that as- sociates with them . GAMBS . Thin , ill - shaped legs : a corruption of the French word jambes . Farcy gambs ; sore ...
... highwayman spurred his horse and got away from the ollicers . GALLOWS BIRD . A thief , or pickpocket ; also one that as- sociates with them . GAMBS . Thin , ill - shaped legs : a corruption of the French word jambes . Farcy gambs ; sore ...
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