Lexicon Balatronicum: A Dictionary of Buckish Slang, University Wit, and Pickpocket EloquenceC. Chappel, 1811 - 221 pagine |
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... master's door , and deafens every pas- senger with his cries of --- Clothes , coats , or gowns --- what d'ye want , gemmen ? --- what d'ye buy ? See Bow - wow SHOP . BARKSHIRE . A member or candidate for Barkshire , said of one troubled ...
... master's door , and deafens every pas- senger with his cries of --- Clothes , coats , or gowns --- what d'ye want , gemmen ? --- what d'ye buy ? See Bow - wow SHOP . BARKSHIRE . A member or candidate for Barkshire , said of one troubled ...
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... master bites . See BARKER . BOWYER . One that draws a long bow , a dealer in the mar- vellous , a teller of improbable stories , a liar : perhaps from the wonderful shots frequently boasted of by archers . TO BOX THE COMPASS . To say or ...
... master bites . See BARKER . BOWYER . One that draws a long bow , a dealer in the mar- vellous , a teller of improbable stories , a liar : perhaps from the wonderful shots frequently boasted of by archers . TO BOX THE COMPASS . To say or ...
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... master . BULL . A crown piece . A half bull ; half a crown . BULL BEGGAR , or BULLY BEGGAR . An imaginary being with which children are threatened by servants and nurses , like raw head and bloody bones . BULL CALF . A great hulkey or ...
... master . BULL . A crown piece . A half bull ; half a crown . BULL BEGGAR , or BULLY BEGGAR . An imaginary being with which children are threatened by servants and nurses , like raw head and bloody bones . BULL CALF . A great hulkey or ...
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... master , or hop merchant ; marchand des capriolles . French term . - To cut papers ; to leap or jump in dancing . See Hor MERCHANT . CAPPING VERSES . Repeating Latin Verses in turn , begin- ning with the letter with which the last ...
... master , or hop merchant ; marchand des capriolles . French term . - To cut papers ; to leap or jump in dancing . See Hor MERCHANT . CAPPING VERSES . Repeating Latin Verses in turn , begin- ning with the letter with which the last ...
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... master of a puppet - shew , in Ben Johnson's time , whose name became a common one to signify any of that fraternity . CAPTAIN QUEERNABS . A shabby ill - dressed fellow . CAPTAIN SHARP . A cheating bully , or one in a set of gam- blers ...
... master of a puppet - shew , in Ben Johnson's time , whose name became a common one to signify any of that fraternity . CAPTAIN QUEERNABS . A shabby ill - dressed fellow . CAPTAIN SHARP . A cheating bully , or one in a set of gam- blers ...
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