Lexicon Balatronicum. A dictionary of Buckish slang, University wit, and Pick Pocket eloquence. ... Altered and enlarged ... by a member of the Whip Club |
Dall'interno del libro
Risultati 1-5 di 33
Pagina
He has had air and exercise , i . e . he has been whipped at the cart's tail ; or , as it is generally , though more vulgarly , expressed , at the cart's a - se . ALDERMAN . A roasted turkey garnished with sausages ; the latter are ...
He has had air and exercise , i . e . he has been whipped at the cart's tail ; or , as it is generally , though more vulgarly , expressed , at the cart's a - se . ALDERMAN . A roasted turkey garnished with sausages ; the latter are ...
Pagina
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 . A lewd woman , or one that plays with her tail ; also an impotent man , or an eunuch .
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 . A lewd woman , or one that plays with her tail ; also an impotent man , or an eunuch .
Pagina
Mother : how many tails have you in your cab ? how many girls have you in your bawdy house ? CACAFEUGO . A sh - te - fire , a furious braggadocio or bully huff . CACKLE . To blab , or discover secrets . The cull is leaky , and cackles ...
Mother : how many tails have you in your cab ? how many girls have you in your bawdy house ? CACAFEUGO . A sh - te - fire , a furious braggadocio or bully huff . CACKLE . To blab , or discover secrets . The cull is leaky , and cackles ...
Pagina
To be flogged at the cart's a - se or tail ; persons guilty of petty larceny are frequently sen- tenced to be tied to the tail ... is left to the discretion of the executioner , who , it is said , has cats of nine tails of all prices .
To be flogged at the cart's a - se or tail ; persons guilty of petty larceny are frequently sen- tenced to be tied to the tail ... is left to the discretion of the executioner , who , it is said , has cats of nine tails of all prices .
Pagina
CAT OF NINE TAILS . A scourge composed of nine strings of whip - cord , each string having nine knots . CAT'S PAW . To be made a cat's paw of ; to be made a tool or instrument to accomplish the purpose of another : an allusion to the ...
CAT OF NINE TAILS . A scourge composed of nine strings of whip - cord , each string having nine knots . CAT'S PAW . To be made a cat's paw of ; to be made a tool or instrument to accomplish the purpose of another : an allusion to the ...
Cosa dicono le persone - Scrivi una recensione
Nessuna recensione trovata nei soliti posti.
Parole e frasi comuni
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 |
| Esporta citazione | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |