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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... grates , & c .; also those who draw in or entice unwary per- sons to prick at the belt , or such like devices . ANGLING FOR FARTHINGS . Begging out of a prison win- dow with a cap , or box , let down at the end of a long string .
... grates , & c .; also those who draw in or entice unwary per- sons to prick at the belt , or such like devices . ANGLING FOR FARTHINGS . Begging out of a prison win- dow with a cap , or box , let down at the end of a long string .
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Bilboes , the stock ; prison . Cant . To BILK . To cheat . Let us bilk the rattling cove ; let us cheat the hackney coachman of his fare . Cant . Bilking a coachman , a box - keeper , and a poor whore , were former- ly , among men of ...
Bilboes , the stock ; prison . Cant . To BILK . To cheat . Let us bilk the rattling cove ; let us cheat the hackney coachman of his fare . Cant . Bilking a coachman , a box - keeper , and a poor whore , were former- ly , among men of ...
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Prisons , houses of correction , & c . BLOCKED AT BOTH ENDS . Finished . The game is blocked at both ends ; the game is ended . BLOOD . A riotous disorderly fellow . BLOOD FOR BLOOD . A term used by tradesmen for barter- ing the ...
Prisons , houses of correction , & c . BLOCKED AT BOTH ENDS . Finished . The game is blocked at both ends ; the game is ended . BLOOD . A riotous disorderly fellow . BLOOD FOR BLOOD . A term used by tradesmen for barter- ing the ...
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Bridewell , Newgate , or any other prison , or house of correction . BоB . A shoplifter's assistant , or one that receives and car- ries off stolen goods . All is bob ; all is safe . Cant . Вов . A shilling . BOBBED .
Bridewell , Newgate , or any other prison , or house of correction . BоB . A shoplifter's assistant , or one that receives and car- ries off stolen goods . All is bob ; all is safe . Cant . Вов . A shilling . BOBBED .
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A chamber - fellow , particularly at the universities and in prison . ... When prisons are very full , which is too often the case , particularly on the eve of an insolvent act , two or three persons are obliged to sleep in a room .
A chamber - fellow , particularly at the universities and in prison . ... When prisons are very full , which is too often the case , particularly on the eve of an insolvent act , two or three persons are obliged to sleep in a room .
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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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