A Dictionary of Buckish Slang, University Wit and Pickpocket Eloquence |
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A married woman ; also a female beggar with several children hired or borrowed to excite charity . Cant . alibbit mud A AUTEM QUAVERS . Quakers . AUTEM QUAVER TUB . A Quakers ' meeting - house . Cant . AWAKE .
A married woman ; also a female beggar with several children hired or borrowed to excite charity . Cant . alibbit mud A AUTEM QUAVERS . Quakers . AUTEM QUAVER TUB . A Quakers ' meeting - house . Cant . AWAKE .
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To ride in any one's old boots ; to marry or keep his cast - off mistress .. BOOTY . To play booty ; cheating play , where the player purposely avoids winning , BO - PEEP . One who sometimes hides himself , and some- times appears ...
To ride in any one's old boots ; to marry or keep his cast - off mistress .. BOOTY . To play booty ; cheating play , where the player purposely avoids winning , BO - PEEP . One who sometimes hides himself , and some- times appears ...
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Matthew Buckinger was born without hands and legs ; notwith- standing which he drew coats of arms very neatly , and could write the Lord's Prayer within the compass of a shilling ; he was married to a tall handsome woman , and traversed ...
Matthew Buckinger was born without hands and legs ; notwith- standing which he drew coats of arms very neatly , and could write the Lord's Prayer within the compass of a shilling ; he was married to a tall handsome woman , and traversed ...
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To live like dog and cat ; spoken of married persons who live unhappily together . As many lives as a cat ; cats , according to vulgar na- turalists , have nine lives , that is one less than a woman . No more chance than a cat in hell ...
To live like dog and cat ; spoken of married persons who live unhappily together . As many lives as a cat ; cats , according to vulgar na- turalists , have nine lives , that is one less than a woman . No more chance than a cat in hell ...
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A court often applied to by young women who marry old men . Cow . To sleep like a cow , with a **** at one's a - se ; said of a married man ; married men being supposed to sleep with their backs towards their wives , according to the ...
A court often applied to by young women who marry old men . Cow . To sleep like a cow , with a **** at one's a - se ; said of a married man ; married men being supposed to sleep with their backs towards their wives , according 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