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It is performed thus : A man who is to represent king Arthur , ridiculously dressed , hav- ing a large wig made out of oakum , or some old swabs , is seated on the side , or over a large vessel of water . Every person in his turn is to ...
It is performed thus : A man who is to represent king Arthur , ridiculously dressed , hav- ing a large wig made out of oakum , or some old swabs , is seated on the side , or over a large vessel of water . Every person in his turn is to ...
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BARROW MAN . A man under sentence of transportation ; alluding to the convicts at Woolwich , who are principally employed in wheeling barrows full of brick or dirt . BARTHOLOMEW BABY . A person dressed up in a tawdry manner , like the ...
BARROW MAN . A man under sentence of transportation ; alluding to the convicts at Woolwich , who are principally employed in wheeling barrows full of brick or dirt . BARTHOLOMEW BABY . A person dressed up in a tawdry manner , like the ...
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A slovenly fop ; one finely dressed , but dirty . BEAU TRAP . A loose stone in a pavement , under which water lodges , and on being trod upon , squirts it up , to the great damage of white stockings ; also a sharper neatly dressed ...
A slovenly fop ; one finely dressed , but dirty . BEAU TRAP . A loose stone in a pavement , under which water lodges , and on being trod upon , squirts it up , to the great damage of white stockings ; also a sharper neatly dressed ...
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There is a story related of the celebrated Ben Jonson , who always dressed very plain ; that being introduced to the presence of a nobleman , the peer , struck by his homely appearance and awkward manner , exclaimed , as if in ...
There is a story related of the celebrated Ben Jonson , who always dressed very plain ; that being introduced to the presence of a nobleman , the peer , struck by his homely appearance and awkward manner , exclaimed , as if in ...
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A shabby ill - dressed fellow . CAPTAIN SHARP . A cheating bully , or one in a set of blers , whose office is to bully any pigeon , who , suspect- ing roguery , refuses to pay what he has lost . Cant . CAPTAIN TOM .
A shabby ill - dressed fellow . CAPTAIN SHARP . A cheating bully , or one in a set of blers , whose office is to bully any pigeon , who , suspect- ing roguery , refuses to pay what he has lost . Cant . CAPTAIN TOM .
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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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