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BLUBBER , The mouth , -I have stopped the cull's blubber ; I have stopped the fellow's mouth , meant either by gagging or murdering him . To Blubber , To cry , • TO SPORT BLUBBER . Said of a large coarse woman ...
BLUBBER , The mouth , -I have stopped the cull's blubber ; I have stopped the fellow's mouth , meant either by gagging or murdering him . To Blubber , To cry , • TO SPORT BLUBBER . Said of a large coarse woman ...
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The mouth . Shut your bone box ; shut your mouth . BONE PICKER . A footman . BONED . Seized , apprehended , taken up by a constable . Cant . BOLUS . A nick name for an apothecary . BONE SETTER . A hard - trotting horse , BOOBY , or DOG ...
The mouth . Shut your bone box ; shut your mouth . BONE PICKER . A footman . BONED . Seized , apprehended , taken up by a constable . Cant . BOLUS . A nick name for an apothecary . BONE SETTER . A hard - trotting horse , BOOBY , or DOG ...
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She looks as if butter would not melt in her mouth , yet I warrant you cheese would not choak her ; a saying of a demure looking woman , of suspected character . Don't make butter dear ; a gird at the patient angler . BUTTOCK .
She looks as if butter would not melt in her mouth , yet I warrant you cheese would not choak her ; a saying of a demure looking woman , of suspected character . Don't make butter dear ; a gird at the patient angler . BUTTOCK .
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Figuratively , an unanswerable objection : also a machine formerly used in Holland by robbers ; it was of iron , shaped like a pear ; this they forced into the mouths of persons from whom they intended to extort money ; and on turning a ...
Figuratively , an unanswerable objection : also a machine formerly used in Holland by robbers ; it was of iron , shaped like a pear ; this they forced into the mouths of persons from whom they intended to extort money ; and on turning a ...
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... hot in the mouth . DEVIL'S BOOKS . Cards . DEVIL CATCHER , or DEVIL DRIVER . A parson . See SNUB DEVIL . DEVIL'S DAUGHTER . It is said of one who has a termagant for his wife , that he has married the Devil's daughter , and lives ...
... hot in the mouth . DEVIL'S BOOKS . Cards . DEVIL CATCHER , or DEVIL DRIVER . A parson . See SNUB DEVIL . DEVIL'S DAUGHTER . It is said of one who has a termagant for his wife , that he has married the Devil's daughter , and lives ...
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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