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BANBURY STORY OF A COCK AND A BULL . A round- about , nonsensical story . BANDOG . A bailiff or his follower ; also a very fierce mastiff : likewise , a bandbox . Cant . BANG UP . ( Whip . ) Quite the thing , hellish fine . Well done .
BANBURY STORY OF A COCK AND A BULL . A round- about , nonsensical story . BANDOG . A bailiff or his follower ; also a very fierce mastiff : likewise , a bandbox . Cant . BANG UP . ( Whip . ) Quite the thing , hellish fine . Well done .
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An exclamation frequently made use of in cock- pits , at cock - fightings , where persons refusing or unable to pay their losings , are adjudged by that respectable as- sembly BEA sembly to be put into a basket suspended over.
An exclamation frequently made use of in cock- pits , at cock - fightings , where persons refusing or unable to pay their losings , are adjudged by that respectable as- sembly BEA sembly to be put into a basket suspended over.
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See MONOSYL- LABLE . BLACK INDIES . Newcastle upon Tyne , whose rich coal mines prove an Indies to the proprietors . BLACKLEGS . A gambler or sharper on the turf or in the cock- pit : so called , perhaps , from their appearing generally ...
See MONOSYL- LABLE . BLACK INDIES . Newcastle upon Tyne , whose rich coal mines prove an Indies to the proprietors . BLACKLEGS . A gambler or sharper on the turf or in the cock- pit : so called , perhaps , from their appearing generally ...
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To BOX THE COMPASS , To say or repeat the mariner's compass , not only backwards or forwards , but also to be able to answer any and all questions respecting its di- visions . Sea term . TO BOX THE JESUIT , AND GET COCK ROACHES .
To BOX THE COMPASS , To say or repeat the mariner's compass , not only backwards or forwards , but also to be able to answer any and all questions respecting its di- visions . Sea term . TO BOX THE JESUIT , AND GET COCK ROACHES .
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To cheat . TO BAR THE BUBBLE . To except against the general rule , that he who lays the odds must always be adjudged the loser : this is restricted to betts laid for liquor . BUBBLY JOCK . A turkey cock . Scotch . BUBBLE AND SQUEAK .
To cheat . TO BAR THE BUBBLE . To except against the general rule , that he who lays the odds must always be adjudged the loser : this is restricted to betts laid for liquor . BUBBLY JOCK . A turkey cock . Scotch . BUBBLE AND SQUEAK .
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| 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 |
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