A Dictionary of Buckish Slang, University Wit and Pickpocket Eloquence |
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I'll give him his bastings , I'll beat him heartily . BASTING . A beating . BASTONADING . Beating any one with a stick ; from baton , a stick , formerly spelt baston . BAT . A low whore : so called from moving out like bats in the dusk ...
I'll give him his bastings , I'll beat him heartily . BASTING . A beating . BASTONADING . Beating any one with a stick ; from baton , a stick , formerly spelt baston . BAT . A low whore : so called from moving out like bats in the dusk ...
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They will put their blest with a pretty beds , as fast as they BEEF . To cry beef ; to give the alarm . They have cried beef Cant . To be in a man's beef ; to wound him with on us . - a sword . a sword . To be in a woman's beef ; BEE.
They will put their blest with a pretty beds , as fast as they BEEF . To cry beef ; to give the alarm . They have cried beef Cant . To be in a man's beef ; to wound him with on us . - a sword . a sword . To be in a woman's beef ; BEE.
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BELLY . His eye was bigger than his belly ; a saying of a person at a table , who takes more on his plate than he can eat . BELLYFULL . A hearty beating , sufficient to make a man yield or give ...
BELLY . His eye was bigger than his belly ; a saying of a person at a table , who takes more on his plate than he can eat . BELLYFULL . A hearty beating , sufficient to make a man yield or give ...
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To yield , or give up an attempt through fear . To stand bitch ; to make tea , or do the honours of the tea- table , performing a female part : bitch there standing for woman , species for genius . BITCH BOOBY . A country wench .
To yield , or give up an attempt through fear . To stand bitch ; to make tea , or do the honours of the tea- table , performing a female part : bitch there standing for woman , species for genius . BITCH BOOBY . A country wench .
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A Cowardly fellow , who gives himself airs of great bravery . A bully huff cap ; a hector . See HECTOR . BULLY BACK . A bully to a bawdy - house ; one who is kept in pay , to oblige the frequenters of the house to submit to the ...
A Cowardly fellow , who gives himself airs of great bravery . A bully huff cap ; a hector . See HECTOR . BULLY BACK . A bully to a bawdy - house ; one who is kept in pay , to oblige the frequenters of the house to submit to the ...
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answer beat blow breeches called Cant carried cheat child clothes COCK cold common cull derived Devil door dressed drink drop drunk expression eyes face fair fellow figuratively fire formerly French frequently girl give given hand hanged head horse Irish iron JACK keep kind king king's legs liquor live London look man's married means mouth never nick nose officers one's originally perhaps person pick pickpocket piece play pocket pretend prison QUAKER QUEER rogue saying shilling side signify soldier stand steal story supposed sword tail taken term thieves thing turn vulgar watch wench whipped wife woman women young