Lexicon Balatronicum: A Dictionary of Buckish Slang, University Wit, and Pickpocket Eloquence |
Dall'interno del libro
Risultati 1-5 di 58
Pagina
He was beat all hollow , i . e . he had no chance of conquering : it was all hollow , or a hollow thing , it was a decided thing from the beginning . See HOLLOW . ALL NATIONS . A composition of all the different spirits sold in a dram ...
He was beat all hollow , i . e . he had no chance of conquering : it was all hollow , or a hollow thing , it was a decided thing from the beginning . See HOLLOW . ALL NATIONS . A composition of all the different spirits sold in a dram ...
Pagina
He beats Banaghan ; an Irish saying of one who tells wonderful stories . ... To beat . BANGING . Great ; a fine banging boy . BANG STRAW . A nick name for a thresher , but applied to all the servants of a farmer . BANKRUPT CART .
He beats Banaghan ; an Irish saying of one who tells wonderful stories . ... To beat . BANGING . Great ; a fine banging boy . BANG STRAW . A nick name for a thresher , but applied to all the servants of a farmer . BANKRUPT CART .
Pagina
To beat . 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 ...
To beat . 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 ...
Pagina
The town crier . BELLOWSER . Transportation for life : i . e . as long . 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 . - BELLY FULL . A hearty beating ...
The town crier . BELLOWSER . Transportation for life : i . e . as long . 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 . - BELLY FULL . A hearty beating ...
Pagina
Among bruisers it is used to ex- press a hardy fellow , who will bear a good beating . BOTTOMLESS PIT . The monosyllable . BOUGHS.Wide in the boughs , with large hips and posteriors . BOUGHS . He is up in the boughs ; he is in a passion ...
Among bruisers it is used to ex- press a hardy fellow , who will bear a good beating . BOTTOMLESS PIT . The monosyllable . BOUGHS.Wide in the boughs , with large hips and posteriors . BOUGHS . He is up in the boughs ; he is in a passion ...
Cosa dicono le persone - Scrivi una recensione
Nessuna recensione trovata nei soliti posti.
Altre edizioni - Visualizza tutto
Lexicon Balatronicum: A Dictionary of Buckish Slang, University Wit, and ... Francis Grose Visualizzazione completa - 1811 |
Lexicon Balatronicum: A Dictionary of Buckish Slang, University Wit, and ... Francis Grose,Hewson Clarke Anteprima non disponibile - 2018 |
Lexicon Balatronicum: A Dictionary of Buckish Slang, University Wit, and ... Francis Grose,Hewson Clarke Anteprima non disponibile - 2018 |
Parole e frasi comuni
beat blow breeches called Cant carried cheat child clothes cock common cull derived Devil door dressed drink drunk expression eyes face fair fellow figuratively fire formerly French frequently girl give given hand hanged head hold horse Irish iron JACK keep kind king legs liquor live London look man's married means mouth never nick nose officers one's originally perhaps person phrase pick pickpocket piece play pocket practised pretend prison QUAKER QUEER rogue saying shilling side signify soldier stand steal story sword tail taken term thieves thing town trick turn vulgar wench whipped wife woman women young
Informazioni bibliografiche
| Titolo | Lexicon Balatronicum: A Dictionary of Buckish Slang, University Wit, and Pickpocket Eloquence Mary De Renne collection |
| Autore | Francis Grose |
| Curatore | Hewson Clarke |
| Illustrato da | George Cruikshank |
| Editore | C. Chappel, 1811 |
| Provenienza dell'originale | Oxford University |
| Digitalizzato | 18 lug 2007 |
| Lunghezza | 221 pagine |
| Esporta citazione | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |