Lexicon Balatronicum: A Dictionary of Buckish Slang, University Wit, and Pickpocket EloquenceC. Chappel, 1811 - 221 pagine |
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... called in the cant term feeing life , may not be unamufing to our readers . The friends of the perfon on trial , anxious for his fate , had employed accomplices to go to and from the Sef- fions houfe , merely to report to them the ...
... called in the cant term feeing life , may not be unamufing to our readers . The friends of the perfon on trial , anxious for his fate , had employed accomplices to go to and from the Sef- fions houfe , merely to report to them the ...
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... called Dog Latin , in Ireland Bog Latin . APPLE CART . Down with his apple - cart ; knock or throw him down . APPLE DUMPLIN SHOP . A woman's bosom . APPLE - PYE BED . A bed made apple - pye fashion , like what is called a turnover apple ...
... called Dog Latin , in Ireland Bog Latin . APPLE CART . Down with his apple - cart ; knock or throw him down . APPLE DUMPLIN SHOP . A woman's bosom . APPLE - PYE BED . A bed made apple - pye fashion , like what is called a turnover apple ...
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... called by a Lord Chief Justice , from their being so fre- quently used on Sunday jaunts by extravagant shop- keepers and tradesmen . BANKS'S HORSE , A horse famous for playing tricks , the property of one Banks . It is mentioned in Sir ...
... called by a Lord Chief Justice , from their being so fre- quently used on Sunday jaunts by extravagant shop- keepers and tradesmen . BANKS'S HORSE , A horse famous for playing tricks , the property of one Banks . It is mentioned in Sir ...
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... called Bouffetiers , since corrupted to Beef Eaters . Others suppose they obtained this name from the size of their persons , and the easiness of their duty , as hav- ing scarce more to do than to eat the king's beef . BEETLE - BROWED ...
... called Bouffetiers , since corrupted to Beef Eaters . Others suppose they obtained this name from the size of their persons , and the easiness of their duty , as hav- ing scarce more to do than to eat the king's beef . BEETLE - BROWED ...
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... called betties . BESS . See BROWN BESS . BEST . To the best in Christendom : i . e . the best **** in Christendom ; a health formerly much in vogue . BET . A wager . - To BET . To lay a wager . BETTY MARTIN . That's my eye , Betty ...
... called betties . BESS . See BROWN BESS . BEST . To the best in Christendom : i . e . the best **** in Christendom ; a health formerly much in vogue . BET . A wager . - To BET . To lay a wager . BETTY MARTIN . That's my eye , Betty ...
Parole e frasi comuni
a-se allusion appellation Bartholomew Fair bawd bawdy-house beat beef beer beggars blow bottle BOX THE JESUIT breeches bull bully called Cambridge Cant cant language canting crew cheat clothes COCK cove Covent Garden cuckold cull Devil dice DOG LATIN dram dressed drink drunk eyes fellow flash Fleet prison formerly French frequently gallows gentleman girl give goose guinea guts hand hanged head highwayman horse Irish JACK jocular king's lame duck legs link-boy liquor man's mistress MORT mouth Newgate nick name nose officers one's person pickpocket piece pillory play plump pocket practised pretend prison prostitute public house QUEER rogue sailors saying Sea phrase Sea term sham sharper shoes signify soldier steal story sword tail taylor thief thieves thing trick venereal venereal disease vulgar wench whipped whore wife woman word young
Informazioni bibliografiche
| Titolo | Lexicon Balatronicum: A Dictionary of Buckish Slang, University Wit, and Pickpocket Eloquence Mary De Renne collection |
| Autore | Francis Grose |
| Curatore | Hewson Clarke |
| Illustrato da | George Cruikshank |
| Editore | C. Chappel, 1811 |
| Provenienza dell'originale | National Library of the Netherlands |
| Digitalizzato | 19 set 2012 |
| Lunghezza | 221 pagine |
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