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Blows given on the palm of the hand with a twisted handkerchief , instead of a ferula ; a jocular punishment among seamen , who sometimes play at cards for wackets , the loser suffering as many strokes as he has lost games . ABIGAIL .
Blows given on the palm of the hand with a twisted handkerchief , instead of a ferula ; a jocular punishment among seamen , who sometimes play at cards for wackets , the loser suffering as many strokes as he has lost games . ABIGAIL .
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A term used for one burned in the hand . He has got his badge , and piked ; he was burned in the hand , and is at liberty . Cant . BADGE - COVES . Parish Pensioners . Cant . BADGERS . A crew of desperate villains who robbed near rivers ...
A term used for one burned in the hand . He has got his badge , and piked ; he was burned in the hand , and is at liberty . Cant . BADGE - COVES . Parish Pensioners . Cant . BADGERS . A crew of desperate villains who robbed near rivers ...
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The shopman of a bow - wow shop , or dealer in second hand clothes , particularly about Monmouth - Street , who walks before his master's door , and deafens every pas- senger with his cries of --- Clothes , coats , or gowns --- what ...
The shopman of a bow - wow shop , or dealer in second hand clothes , particularly about Monmouth - Street , who walks before his master's door , and deafens every pas- senger with his cries of --- Clothes , coats , or gowns --- what ...
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... i.e. for going to bed . BEDIZENED . Dressed out , over - dressed , or awkwardly or- namented . BED - MAKER . Women employed at Cambridge to attend on the Students , sweep his room , & c . They will put their hands to any thing ...
... i.e. for going to bed . BEDIZENED . Dressed out , over - dressed , or awkwardly or- namented . BED - MAKER . Women employed at Cambridge to attend on the Students , sweep his room , & c . They will put their hands to any thing ...
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... the market where the fishwomen assemble to purchase fish ; and where , in their dealings and disputes , they are somewhat apt to leave decency and good manners a little on the left hand . BING . To go . Cant .
... the market where the fishwomen assemble to purchase fish ; and where , in their dealings and disputes , they are somewhat apt to leave decency and good manners a little on the left hand . BING . To go . Cant .
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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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