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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Pretended mad men . TO SHAM ABRAM . To pretend sickness . ACADEMY , OF PUSHING SCHOOL . A brothel . The Floating Academy ; the lighters on board of which those persons are confined , who by a late regulation are condemned to hard labour ...
Pretended mad men . TO SHAM ABRAM . To pretend sickness . ACADEMY , OF PUSHING SCHOOL . A brothel . The Floating Academy ; the lighters on board of which those persons are confined , who by a late regulation are condemned to hard labour ...
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A demand after the first given in has been discharged ; a charge for pretended omissions ; in short , any thing disagreeable happening after all consequences of the cause have been thought at an end . AGAINST THE GRAIN . Unwilling .
A demand after the first given in has been discharged ; a charge for pretended omissions ; in short , any thing disagreeable happening after all consequences of the cause have been thought at an end . AGAINST THE GRAIN . Unwilling .
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APO kets , which they threw into the eyes of any person they intended to rob ; and running away , their accomplices pretending to assist and pity the half - blinded person ) took that opportunity of plundering him . ANABAPTIST .
APO kets , which they threw into the eyes of any person they intended to rob ; and running away , their accomplices pretending to assist and pity the half - blinded person ) took that opportunity of plundering him . ANABAPTIST .
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Pretended French prophets . Cant , AUTEM MORT . A married woman ; also a female beggar with several children hired or borrowed to excite charity . Cant . • AUTEM QUAVERS . Quakers . AUTEM QUAVER TUB . A Quakers ' meeting - house .
Pretended French prophets . Cant , AUTEM MORT . A married woman ; also a female beggar with several children hired or borrowed to excite charity . Cant . • AUTEM QUAVERS . Quakers . AUTEM QUAVER TUB . A Quakers ' meeting - house .
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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 pretended wife of a bully , or shoplifter .
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 pretended wife of a bully , or shoplifter .
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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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