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Perhaps Banaghan was a minstrel famous for dealing in the marvellous . BANDBOX . Mine a - se on a bandbox ; an answer to the offer of any thing inadequate to the purpose for which it is proffered , like offering a bandbox for a seat .
Perhaps Banaghan was a minstrel famous for dealing in the marvellous . BANDBOX . Mine a - se on a bandbox ; an answer to the offer of any thing inadequate to the purpose for which it is proffered , like offering a bandbox for a seat .
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A battle or bout at cudgels or fisty - cuffs , wherein more than two persons are engaged : perhaps from its resemblance , in that particular , to more serious engage- ments fought to settle royal disputes . BAWBEE . A halfpenny .
A battle or bout at cudgels or fisty - cuffs , wherein more than two persons are engaged : perhaps from its resemblance , in that particular , to more serious engage- ments fought to settle royal disputes . BAWBEE . A halfpenny .
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See MONOSYL- LABLE . BLACK INDIES . Newcastle upon Tyne , whose rich coal mines prove an Indies to the proprietors . BLACKLEGS . A gambler or sharper on the turf or in the cock- pit : so called , perhaps , from their appearing generally ...
See MONOSYL- LABLE . BLACK INDIES . Newcastle upon Tyne , whose rich coal mines prove an Indies to the proprietors . BLACKLEGS . A gambler or sharper on the turf or in the cock- pit : so called , perhaps , from their appearing generally ...
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Blue as a razor ; perhaps , blue as azure . BLUE BOAR . A venereal bubo . BLUE DEVILS . Low spirits . BLUE FLAG . He has hoisted the blue flag ; he has com- menced publican , or taken a public house , an allusion to the blue aprons worn ...
Blue as a razor ; perhaps , blue as azure . BLUE BOAR . A venereal bubo . BLUE DEVILS . Low spirits . BLUE FLAG . He has hoisted the blue flag ; he has com- menced publican , or taken a public house , an allusion to the blue aprons worn ...
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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 repeat the mariner's compass ...
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 repeat the mariner's compass ...
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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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