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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... would lose his a -- e if it was loose ; said of a careless person . A - e about ; turn round . ARSY VARSEY . To fall arsy varsey , i . e . head over heels . ARTHUR A WA ARTHUR ; KING ARTHUR . A game used ARS.
... would lose his a -- e if it was loose ; said of a careless person . A - e about ; turn round . ARSY VARSEY . To fall arsy varsey , i . e . head over heels . ARTHUR A WA ARTHUR ; KING ARTHUR . A game used ARS.
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Every person in his turn is to be ceremoniously introduced to him , and to pour a bucket of water over him , crying , hail , king Arthur ! if during this ceremony the person intro- duced laughs or smiles ( to which his majesty ...
Every person in his turn is to be ceremoniously introduced to him , and to pour a bucket of water over him , crying , hail , king Arthur ! if during this ceremony the person intro- duced laughs or smiles ( to which his majesty ...
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To make a bridge of any one's nose ; to push the bottle past him , so as to deprive him of his turn of filling his glass ; to pass one over . Also to play booty , or pur- posely to avoid winning . BRIM . ( Abbreviation of Brimstone . ) ...
To make a bridge of any one's nose ; to push the bottle past him , so as to deprive him of his turn of filling his glass ; to pass one over . Also to play booty , or pur- posely to avoid winning . BRIM . ( Abbreviation of Brimstone . ) ...
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A dancing master , or hop merchant ; marchand des capriolles , French term . - To cut papers ; to leap or jump in dancing . See HOP MERCHANT . CAPPING VERSES . Repeating Latin Verses in turn , begin- ning with the letter with which the ...
A dancing master , or hop merchant ; marchand des capriolles , French term . - To cut papers ; to leap or jump in dancing . See HOP MERCHANT . CAPPING VERSES . Repeating Latin Verses in turn , begin- ning with the letter with which the ...
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CAT HARPING FASHION . Drinking cross - ways , and not , as usual , over the left thumb , Sea term . CAT IN PAN . To turn cat in pan , to change sides or par- ties ; supposed originally to have been to turn cate or cake in pan . Ꭰ .
CAT HARPING FASHION . Drinking cross - ways , and not , as usual , over the left thumb , Sea term . CAT IN PAN . To turn cat in pan , to change sides or par- ties ; supposed originally to have been to turn cate or cake in pan . Ꭰ .
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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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