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One who from drunken- ness vomits into the lap of the person sitting opposite to him . Sea phrase . ADRIFT . Loose , turned adrift , discharged . Sea phrase . EGROTAT , ( Cambridge ) , A certificate from the apothe- cary that you are ...
One who from drunken- ness vomits into the lap of the person sitting opposite to him . Sea phrase . ADRIFT . Loose , turned adrift , discharged . Sea phrase . EGROTAT , ( Cambridge ) , A certificate from the apothe- cary that you are ...
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The man is in his altitudes , i . e . he is drunk . AMBASSADOR . A trick to duck some ignorant fellow or landsman , frequently played on board ships in the warm la- titudes . It is thus managed : A large tub is filled with water ...
The man is in his altitudes , i . e . he is drunk . AMBASSADOR . A trick to duck some ignorant fellow or landsman , frequently played on board ships in the warm la- titudes . It is thus managed : A large tub is filled with water ...
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Drunk . BOWSING KEN . An ale - house or gin - shop . BOWSPRIT . The nose , from its being the most projecting part of the human face , as the bowsprit is of a ship . Bow - wow . The childish name for a dog ; also a jeering appellation ...
Drunk . BOWSING KEN . An ale - house or gin - shop . BOWSPRIT . The nose , from its being the most projecting part of the human face , as the bowsprit is of a ship . Bow - wow . The childish name for a dog ; also a jeering appellation ...
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A Spanish wine called sherry , much drunk at that place , particularly in the morning . BRISTOL MAN . The son of an Irish thief and a Welch whore . BRITISH CHAMPAIGNE . Porter . BROGANIER . One who has a strong Irish pronunciation or ...
A Spanish wine called sherry , much drunk at that place , particularly in the morning . BRISTOL MAN . The son of an Irish thief and a Welch whore . BRITISH CHAMPAIGNE . Porter . BROGANIER . One who has a strong Irish pronunciation or ...
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BUMKIN . A raw country fellow . BUMMED . Arrested . BUMPER . A full glass ; in all likelihood from its convexity or bump at the top : some derive it from a full glass for- merly drunk to the health of the pope - au bon pere ...
BUMKIN . A raw country fellow . BUMMED . Arrested . BUMPER . A full glass ; in all likelihood from its convexity or bump at the top : some derive it from a full glass for- merly drunk to the health of the pope - au bon pere ...
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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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