Lexicon Balatronicum: A Dictionary of Buckish Slang, University Wit, and Pickpocket EloquenceC. Chappel, 1811 - 221 pagine |
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... inconsiderately . He would lose his a -- e if it was loose ; said of a careless person . A -- e about ; turn round . ARSY VARSEY . To fall arsy varsey , i . e . head over heels . ARTHUR ARTHUR ; KING ARTHUR . A game used at sea ARS.
... inconsiderately . He would lose his a -- e if it was loose ; said of a careless person . A -- e about ; turn round . ARSY VARSEY . To fall arsy varsey , i . e . head over heels . ARTHUR ARTHUR ; KING ARTHUR . A game used at sea ARS.
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... turn is to be ceremoniously introduced to him , and to pour a bucket of water over him , crying , hail , king Arthur ! if during this ceremony the person intro- duced laughs or smiles ( to which his majesty endeavours to excite him , by ...
... turn is to be ceremoniously introduced to him , and to pour a bucket of water over him , crying , hail , king Arthur ! if during this ceremony the person intro- duced laughs or smiles ( to which his majesty endeavours to excite him , by ...
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... turn of filling his glass ; to pass one over . Also to play booty , or pur- posely to avoid winning . BRIM ( Abbreviation of Brimstone . ) An abandoned wo man ; perhaps originally only a passionate or irascible wo man , compared to ...
... turn of filling his glass ; to pass one over . Also to play booty , or pur- posely to avoid winning . BRIM ( Abbreviation of Brimstone . ) An abandoned wo man ; perhaps originally only a passionate or irascible wo man , compared to ...
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... Verses in turn , begin- ning with the letter with which the last speaker left off . CAPON . A castrated cock , also an eunuch . CAPRICORNIFIED . Cuckolded , hornified . CAP- CAPSIZE . To overturn or reverse . He took his CAP.
... Verses in turn , begin- ning with the letter with which the last speaker left off . CAPON . A castrated cock , also an eunuch . CAPRICORNIFIED . Cuckolded , hornified . CAP- CAPSIZE . To overturn or reverse . He took his CAP.
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... turn cat in pan , to change sides or par- ties ; supposed originally to have been to turn cate or cake in pan . D CAT'S CAT'S FOOT . To live under the cat's foot ; CAT.
... turn cat in pan , to change sides or par- ties ; supposed originally to have been to turn cate or cake in pan . D CAT'S CAT'S FOOT . To live under the cat's foot ; CAT.
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