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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... one's accounts ; to vomit . ACORN . You will ride a horse foaled by an acorn , i . e . the gallows , called also the Wooden and Three - legged Mare . You will be hanged . - See THREE - LEGGED MARE . ACT OF PARLIAMENT . A military term ...
... one's accounts ; to vomit . ACORN . You will ride a horse foaled by an acorn , i . e . the gallows , called also the Wooden and Three - legged Mare . You will be hanged . - See THREE - LEGGED MARE . ACT OF PARLIAMENT . A military term ...
Pagina
... one's heels . St. Anthony the hermit was a swineherd , and is always represented with a swine's bell and a pig . Some derive this saying from a privilege enjoyed by the friars of certain convents in England and France ( sons of St ...
... one's heels . St. Anthony the hermit was a swineherd , and is always represented with a swine's bell and a pig . Some derive this saying from a privilege enjoyed by the friars of certain convents in England and France ( sons of St ...
Pagina
... one's senses ; also bewrayed . BEVER . An afternoon's luncheon ; also a fine hat ; beaver's fur making the best hats , BEVERAGE . Garnish money , or money for drink , demanded of any one having a new suit of clothes . BIBLE . A ...
... one's senses ; also bewrayed . BEVER . An afternoon's luncheon ; also a fine hat ; beaver's fur making the best hats , BEVERAGE . Garnish money , or money for drink , demanded of any one having a new suit of clothes . BIBLE . A ...
Pagina
... one's bob ; to move off , or go away . To bear a bob ; to join in chorus with any singers . Also a term used by the sellers of game , for a partridge . BODY SNATCHERS . Bum bailiffs . BODY OF DIVINITY BOUND IN BLACK CALF . A parson ...
... one's bob ; to move off , or go away . To bear a bob ; to join in chorus with any singers . Also a term used by the sellers of game , for a partridge . BODY SNATCHERS . Bum bailiffs . BODY OF DIVINITY BOUND IN BLACK CALF . A parson ...
Pagina
... one's house , or hiding place , through fear ; a term borrowed from a rabbit- warren , where the rabbits are made to ... one's books ; out of one's favor . Out of his books ; out of debt . BOOT CATCHER . The servant at an inn whose ...
... one's house , or hiding place , through fear ; a term borrowed from a rabbit- warren , where the rabbits are made to ... one's books ; out of one's favor . Out of his books ; out of debt . BOOT CATCHER . The servant at an inn whose ...
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