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BOOTS , The youngest officer in a regimental mess , whose duty it is to skink , that is , to stir the fire , snuff the candles , and ring the bell . See SKINK .--- To ride in any one's old boots ; to marry or keep his cast - off ...
BOOTS , The youngest officer in a regimental mess , whose duty it is to skink , that is , to stir the fire , snuff the candles , and ring the bell . See SKINK .--- To ride in any one's old boots ; to marry or keep his cast - off ...
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BUM TRAP . A sheriff's officer who arrests debtors . Ware BUR Ware hawke ! the bum traps are fly to.
BUM TRAP . A sheriff's officer who arrests debtors . Ware BUR Ware hawke ! the bum traps are fly to.
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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 , hard at theira - ses . Black- stone says , it is a corruption of bound 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 , hard at theira - ses . Black- stone says , it is a corruption of bound bailiff ...
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The same ceremo ny is observed on coming on the quarter deck of ships of war , although no officer should be on it . To CAP . To support another's assertion or tale . To assist a man in cheating . The file kidded the joskin with sham ...
The same ceremo ny is observed on coming on the quarter deck of ships of war , although no officer should be on it . To CAP . To support another's assertion or tale . To assist a man in cheating . The file kidded the joskin with sham ...
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The small pro- vision made for officers of the armyandnavy in time of peace , obliges many in both services to occupy this wretched sta- tion . The idea of the appellation is taken from a led horse , many of which for magnificence ...
The small pro- vision made for officers of the armyandnavy in time of peace , obliges many in both services to occupy this wretched sta- tion . The idea of the appellation is taken from a led horse , many of which for magnificence ...
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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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