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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Вов . A shilling . BOBBED . Cheated , tricked , disappointed . BOBBISH . Smart , clever , spruce . BOB STAY . A rope which holds the bowsprit to the stem or cutwater . Figuratively , the frenum of a man's yard . BOB TAIL .
Вов . A shilling . BOBBED . Cheated , tricked , disappointed . BOBBISH . Smart , clever , spruce . BOB STAY . A rope which holds the bowsprit to the stem or cutwater . Figuratively , the frenum of a man's yard . BOB TAIL .
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A shilling . A half borde ; a sixpence , BORDELLO . A bawdy house , BORE , A tedious , troublesome man or woman , one who bores the ears of his hearers with an uninteresting tale ; a term much in ...
A shilling . A half borde ; a sixpence , BORDELLO . A bawdy house , BORE , A tedious , troublesome man or woman , one who bores the ears of his hearers with an uninteresting tale ; a term much in ...
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Matthew Buckinger was born without hands and legs ; notwith- standing which he drew coats of arms very neatly , and could write the Lord's Prayer within the compass of a shilling ; he was married to a tall handsome woman , and traversed ...
Matthew Buckinger was born without hands and legs ; notwith- standing which he drew coats of arms very neatly , and could write the Lord's Prayer within the compass of a shilling ; he was married to a tall handsome woman , and traversed ...
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A bad shilling , among coiners . His a - se makes buttons ; he is ready to bewray himself through fear . Cant . BUZMAN . A pickpocket . Cant . BUZZARD . A simple fellow . A blind buzzard : a pur- blind man or woman . BYE BLOW .
A bad shilling , among coiners . His a - se makes buttons ; he is ready to bewray himself through fear . Cant . BUZMAN . A pickpocket . Cant . BUZZARD . A simple fellow . A blind buzzard : a pur- blind man or woman . BYE BLOW .
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The sign of five shillings , i . e.the crown . Fifteen shillings ; the sign of the three crowns . FIZZLE . An escape backward . FLABAGASTED . Confounded . FLABBY . Relaxed , flaccid , not firm or solid . FLAG . A groat . Cant .
The sign of five shillings , i . e.the crown . Fifteen shillings ; the sign of the three crowns . FIZZLE . An escape backward . FLABAGASTED . Confounded . FLABBY . Relaxed , flaccid , not firm or solid . FLAG . A groat . Cant .
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Informazioni bibliografiche
| 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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