Lexicon Balatronicum: A Dictionary of Buckish Slang, University Wit, and Pickpocket EloquenceC. Chappel, 1811 - 221 pagine |
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... horse foaled by an acorn , i . e . the gallows , called also the Wooden and Three - legged Mare . You will be hanged . - See THREE - LEGGED MARE . ACT OF PARLIAMENT . A military term for small beer , five pints of which , by an act of ...
... horse foaled by an acorn , i . e . the gallows , called also the Wooden and Three - legged Mare . You will be hanged . - See THREE - LEGGED MARE . ACT OF PARLIAMENT . A military term for small beer , five pints of which , by an act of ...
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... horse - pond . ANCHOR . Bring your a - se to an anchor , i . e . sit down . To let go an anchor to the windward of the law ; to keep within the letter of the law . Sea wit . - ANGLERS . Pilferers , or petty thieves , who , with a stick ...
... horse - pond . ANCHOR . Bring your a - se to an anchor , i . e . sit down . To let go an anchor to the windward of the law ; to keep within the letter of the law . Sea wit . - ANGLERS . Pilferers , or petty thieves , who , with a stick ...
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... HORSE . A horse famous for playing tricks , the property of one Banks . It is mentioned in Sir Wal- ter Raleigh's Hist . of the World , p . 178 ; also by Sir Ke- nelm Digby and Ben Jonson . BANTLING . A young child . BANYAN DAY . A sea ...
... HORSE . A horse famous for playing tricks , the property of one Banks . It is mentioned in Sir Wal- ter Raleigh's Hist . of the World , p . 178 ; also by Sir Ke- nelm Digby and Ben Jonson . BANTLING . A young child . BANYAN DAY . A sea ...
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... horses whilst shoeing ; a nick name for spectacles , and also for the gratuity given to grooms by the buyers and sellers of horses . BARREL FEVER . He died of the barrel fever ; he killed himself by drinking . BARROW MAN . A man under ...
... horses whilst shoeing ; a nick name for spectacles , and also for the gratuity given to grooms by the buyers and sellers of horses . BARREL FEVER . He died of the barrel fever ; he killed himself by drinking . BARROW MAN . A man under ...
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... horse famous in old romances . BEAK . A justice of peace , or magistrate . Also a judge or chairman who presides in court . I clapp'd my peepers full of tears , and so the old beak set me free ; I began to weep , and the judge setme ...
... horse famous in old romances . BEAK . A justice of peace , or magistrate . Also a judge or chairman who presides in court . I clapp'd my peepers full of tears , and so the old beak set me free ; I began to weep , and the judge setme ...
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a-se allusion appellation bailiff bawdy-house beat beef beer beggars blow bottle BOX THE JESUIT brandy breeches BROWN BESS bull bully called Cambridge Cant cant language canting crew cheat child clothes cock cove cuckold cull darkmans Devil dice DOG LATIN dram drink drunk Exchange Alley eyes fellow flash Fleet prison formerly French frequently gallows gentleman girl give guinea guts hand hanged head highwayman horse Irish JACK king's lame duck legs link-boy liquor married mistress MORT mouth Newgate nick name nose officers one's person pickpocket piece pillory play pocket practised pretend prison prostitute QUEER rogue sailors saying Sea phrase Sea term sham sharper signify soldier steal story sword tail taylor thief thieves thing trick venereal venereal disease vulgar wench whipped whore wife wine woman women word young
Informazioni bibliografiche
| 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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