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A bed made apple - pye fashion , like what is called a turnover apple - pye , where the sheets are so doubled as to prevent any one from getting at his length between them : a common trick played by frolicsome country lasses on their ...
A bed made apple - pye fashion , like what is called a turnover apple - pye , where the sheets are so doubled as to prevent any one from getting at his length between them : a common trick played by frolicsome country lasses on their ...
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Breeches ; coat , waistcoat , and articles . ARTICLE . A wench . A prime article . A handsome girl . She's a a prime article ( Whip slang ) , she's a devilish good piece , a hell of a goer . ASK , or AX MY A -- E . A common reply to any ...
Breeches ; coat , waistcoat , and articles . ARTICLE . A wench . A prime article . A handsome girl . She's a a prime article ( Whip slang ) , she's a devilish good piece , a hell of a goer . ASK , or AX MY A -- E . A common reply to any ...
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BAPTIZED , OR CHRISTENED . Rum , brandy , or any other spirits , that have been lowered with water . BARBER'S CHAIR . She is as common as a barber's chair , in which a whole parish sit to be trimmed ; said of a titute . BARBER'S SIGN .
BAPTIZED , OR CHRISTENED . Rum , brandy , or any other spirits , that have been lowered with water . BARBER'S CHAIR . She is as common as a barber's chair , in which a whole parish sit to be trimmed ; said of a titute . BARBER'S SIGN .
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It is a common saying of milk that is burnt too , that the bishop has set his foot in it . Formerly , when a bishop passed through a village , all the inhabitants ran 睿 BLA ran out of their houses to solicit his BIS.
It is a common saying of milk that is burnt too , that the bishop has set his foot in it . Formerly , when a bishop passed through a village , all the inhabitants ran 睿 BLA ran out of their houses to solicit his BIS.
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A common name for a rabbit , also for the monosylla- ble . To touch bun for luck ; a practice observed among sailors going on a cruize . BUNDLING . A man and woman sleeping in the same bed , he with his small clothes , and she with her ...
A common name for a rabbit , also for the monosylla- ble . To touch bun for luck ; a practice observed among sailors going on a cruize . BUNDLING . A man and woman sleeping in the same bed , he with his small clothes , and she with her ...
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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
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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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