Lexicon Balatronicum: A Dictionary of Buckish Slang, University Wit, and Pickpocket Eloquence |
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A good job , or snack easily got : also shellfish growing at the bottoms of ships ; a bird of the goose kind ; an instrument like a pair of pincers , to fix on the noses of vicious horses whilst shoeing ; a nick name for spectacles ...
A good job , or snack easily got : also shellfish growing at the bottoms of ships ; a bird of the goose kind ; an instrument like a pair of pincers , to fix on the noses of vicious horses whilst shoeing ; a nick name for spectacles ...
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A kind of tub , con- trived for ladies to wash themselves , for which purpose they bestride it like a French poney , or post - horse , called in French bidets . BIENLY . Excellently . She wheedled so bienly ; she coax- ed or flattered ...
A kind of tub , con- trived for ladies to wash themselves , for which purpose they bestride it like a French poney , or post - horse , called in French bidets . BIENLY . Excellently . She wheedled so bienly ; she coax- ed or flattered ...
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--Biting was once esteemed a kind of wit , similar to the humbug . An instance of it is given in the Spectator : A man under sentence of death having sold his body to a sur- geon rather below the market price , on receiving the mo- ney ...
--Biting was once esteemed a kind of wit , similar to the humbug . An instance of it is given in the Spectator : A man under sentence of death having sold his body to a sur- geon rather below the market price , on receiving the mo- ney ...
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... 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 " ' accent . BROGUE . A particular kind of shoe ...
... 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 " ' accent . BROGUE . A particular kind of shoe ...
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A boat attending ships to retail greens , drams , & c . commonly rowed by a woman ; a kind of floating chandler's shop . BUM FODDER . Soft paper for the necessary house or tor- checul . BUMFIDDLE . The backside , the breech .
A boat attending ships to retail greens , drams , & c . commonly rowed by a woman ; a kind of floating chandler's shop . BUM FODDER . Soft paper for the necessary house or tor- checul . BUMFIDDLE . The backside , the breech .
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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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