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 good job , or snack easily got : also shellfish growing at the bottoms of ships ; a bird of the goose kind ; an instrument like a pair of pincers , to fix on the noses of vicious horses whilst shoeing ; a nick name for spectacles ...
A good job , or snack easily got : also shellfish growing at the bottoms of ships ; a bird of the goose kind ; an instrument like a pair of pincers , to fix on the noses of vicious horses whilst shoeing ; a nick name for spectacles ...
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The nose , from its being the most projecting part of the human face , as the bowsprit is of a ship . Bow - wow . The childish name for a dog ; also a jeering appellation for a man born at Boston in America . Bow - wow MUTTON .
The nose , from its being the most projecting part of the human face , as the bowsprit is of a ship . Bow - wow . The childish name for a dog ; also a jeering appellation for a man born at Boston in America . Bow - wow MUTTON .
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To make a bridge of any one's nose ; to push the bottle past him , so as to deprive him of his turn of filling his glass ; to pass one over . Also to play booty , or pur- posely to avoid winning . BRIM . ( Abbreviation of Brimstone . ) ...
To make a bridge of any one's nose ; to push the bottle past him , so as to deprive him of his turn of filling his glass ; to pass one over . Also to play booty , or pur- posely to avoid winning . BRIM . ( Abbreviation of Brimstone . ) ...
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A cough , kibed heels , and a snotty nose . CHUB . He is a young chub , or a mere chub ; i . e . a foolish fellow , easily imposed on : an illusion to a fish of that name , easily taken . CHUBBY . Round - faced , plump . CHUCK .
A cough , kibed heels , and a snotty nose . CHUB . He is a young chub , or a mere chub ; i . e . a foolish fellow , easily imposed on : an illusion to a fish of that name , easily taken . CHUBBY . Round - faced , plump . CHUCK .
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A small windy escape backwards , more obvious to the nose than ears ; frequently by old ladies charged on their lap - dogs . See FIZZLE . FID OF TOBACCO . A quid , from the small pieces of tow with which the vent or touch hole of a ...
A small windy escape backwards , more obvious to the nose than ears ; frequently by old ladies charged on their lap - dogs . See FIZZLE . FID OF TOBACCO . A quid , from the small pieces of tow with which the vent or touch hole of a ...
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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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