A Dictionary of Buckish Slang, University Wit and Pickpocket Eloquence |
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ALL HOLIDAY . It is all holiday at Peckham , or it is all ho- liday liday with him ; a saying signifying that it is ALL.
ALL HOLIDAY . It is all holiday at Peckham , or it is all ho- liday liday with him ; a saying signifying that it is ALL.
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liday with him ; a saying signifying that it is all over with the business or person spoken of or alluded to . ALL HOLLOW . He was beat all hollow , i . e . he had no chance of conquering : it was all hollow , or a hollow thing , it was ...
liday with him ; a saying signifying that it is all over with the business or person spoken of or alluded to . ALL HOLLOW . He was beat all hollow , i . e . he had no chance of conquering : it was all hollow , or a hollow thing , it was ...
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Some derive this saying from a privilege enjoyed by the friars of certain convents in England and France ( sons of St. Anthony ) , whose swine were permitted to feed in the streets . These swine would follow any one having greens or ...
Some derive this saying from a privilege enjoyed by the friars of certain convents in England and France ( sons of St. Anthony ) , whose swine were permitted to feed in the streets . These swine would follow any one having greens or ...
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He would lend his a -- e , and sh - te through his ribs ; a saying of any one who lends his money inconsiderately . He would lose his a -- e if it was loose ; said of a careless person .
He would lend his a -- e , and sh - te through his ribs ; a saying of any one who lends his money inconsiderately . He would lose his a -- e if it was loose ; said of a careless person .
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He has a good voice to beg bacon ; a saying in ridicule of a bad voice . BACON - FACED . Full - faced . BACON FED . Fat , greasy . BACK GAMMON PLAYER . A sodomite . BACK DOOR ( USHER , OF GENTLEMAN OF THE ) .
He has a good voice to beg bacon ; a saying in ridicule of a bad voice . BACON - FACED . Full - faced . BACON FED . Fat , greasy . BACK GAMMON PLAYER . A sodomite . BACK DOOR ( USHER , OF GENTLEMAN OF THE ) .
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