Lexicon Balatronicum: A Dictionary of Buckish Slang, University Wit, and Pickpocket EloquenceC. Chappel, 1811 - 221 pagine |
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... keep within the letter of the law . Sea wit . ANGLERS . Pilferers , or petty thieves , who , with a stick having a hook at the end , steal goods out of shop - windows , grates , & c .; also those who draw in or entice unwary per- sons ...
... keep within the letter of the law . Sea wit . ANGLERS . Pilferers , or petty thieves , who , with a stick having a hook at the end , steal goods out of shop - windows , grates , & c .; also those who draw in or entice unwary per- sons ...
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... keeping a secret . BLACK AND WHITE . In writing . I have it in black and white ; I have written evidence . BLACK ART ... keep in most regi- ments , wherein the names of all persons sentenced to pu- nishment are recorded . " BLACK BOX . A ...
... keeping a secret . BLACK AND WHITE . In writing . I have it in black and white ; I have written evidence . BLACK ART ... keep in most regi- ments , wherein the names of all persons sentenced to pu- nishment are recorded . " BLACK BOX . A ...
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... keep his cast - off mistress . BOOTY . To play booty ; cheating play , where the player purposely avoids winning . BO - PEEP . One who sometimes hides himself , and some- times appears publicly abroad , is said to play at bo - peep ...
... keep his cast - off mistress . BOOTY . To play booty ; cheating play , where the player purposely avoids winning . BO - PEEP . One who sometimes hides himself , and some- times appears publicly abroad , is said to play at bo - peep ...
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... keep a good look out , the bailiffs know where our house is si- tuated . BUM BAILIFF . A sheriff's officer , who arrests debtors ' ; so called perhaps from following his prey , and being at their bums , or , as the vulgar phrase is ...
... keep a good look out , the bailiffs know where our house is si- tuated . BUM BAILIFF . A sheriff's officer , who arrests debtors ' ; so called perhaps from following his prey , and being at their bums , or , as the vulgar phrase is ...
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... keeps a young girl , is said to have a colt's tooth in his head . COLT VEAL . Coarse red veal , more like the flesh of a colt than that of a calf . COMB . To comb one's head ; to clapperclaw , or scold any one : a woman who lectures her ...
... keeps a young girl , is said to have a colt's tooth in his head . COLT VEAL . Coarse red veal , more like the flesh of a colt than that of a calf . COMB . To comb one's head ; to clapperclaw , or scold any one : a woman who lectures her ...
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