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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He beats Banaghan ; an Irish saying of one who tells wonderful stories . Perhaps Banaghan was a minstrel famous for dealing in the marvellous ... BANBURY STORY OF A COCK AND A BULL . A round- about , nonsensical story . Cant . BANDOG .
He beats Banaghan ; an Irish saying of one who tells wonderful stories . Perhaps Banaghan was a minstrel famous for dealing in the marvellous ... BANBURY STORY OF A COCK AND A BULL . A round- about , nonsensical story . Cant . BANDOG .
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... a marvellous story , or falsity ; and also sometimes to express flattery . Irish . A BLASTED FELLOW or BRIMSTONE . rogue or prostitute . Cant . An abandoned To BLAST , 4 CO 40 1 TO BLAST . To curse . BLATER . A BLA ...
... a marvellous story , or falsity ; and also sometimes to express flattery . Irish . A BLASTED FELLOW or BRIMSTONE . rogue or prostitute . Cant . An abandoned To BLAST , 4 CO 40 1 TO BLAST . To curse . BLATER . A BLA ...
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He cannot say Boh to a goose ; i . e . he is a cowardly or sheepish fellow . There is a story related of the celebrated Ben Jonson , who always dressed very plain ; that being introduced to the presence of a nobleman ...
He cannot say Boh to a goose ; i . e . he is a cowardly or sheepish fellow . There is a story related of the celebrated Ben Jonson , who always dressed very plain ; that being introduced to the presence of a nobleman ...
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To brag or hector ; also to tell an improba- ble story . To bully a man out of any thing . The kid- dey bounced the swell of the blowen ; the lad bullied the gentleman out of the girl . BOUNCER . A large man or woman ; also a ...
To brag or hector ; also to tell an improba- ble story . To bully a man out of any thing . The kid- dey bounced the swell of the blowen ; the lad bullied the gentleman out of the girl . BOUNCER . A large man or woman ; also a ...
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... called likewise pedlar's French , the slang , & c . & c . CANTERS , OF THE CANTING CREW . Thieves , beggars , and gypsies , or any others using the canting lingo . See LINGO . CANTERBURY STORY . A long roundabout tale . Cant .
... called likewise pedlar's French , the slang , & c . & c . CANTERS , OF THE CANTING CREW . Thieves , beggars , and gypsies , or any others using the canting lingo . See LINGO . CANTERBURY STORY . A long roundabout tale . Cant .
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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
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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