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This is also practised in Scot- land under the title of Hunting the Gowke . AFRON STRING HOLD . An estate held by a man dur- ing his wife's life . AQUA PUMPAGINIS . Pump water . Apothecaries Latin .
This is also practised in Scot- land under the title of Hunting the Gowke . AFRON STRING HOLD . An estate held by a man dur- ing his wife's life . AQUA PUMPAGINIS . Pump water . Apothecaries Latin .
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A man and woman sleeping in the same bed , he with his small clothes , and she with her petticoats on ; an expedient practised in America on a scarcity of beds , where , on such an occasion , husbands and parents frequently per- mitted ...
A man and woman sleeping in the same bed , he with his small clothes , and she with her petticoats on ; an expedient practised in America on a scarcity of beds , where , on such an occasion , husbands and parents frequently per- mitted ...
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A trick often practised on ignorant country fellows , vain of their strength , by laying a wager with them that they may be pulled through a pond by a cat . The bet being made , a rope is fixed round the waist of the party to be catted ...
A trick often practised on ignorant country fellows , vain of their strength , by laying a wager with them that they may be pulled through a pond by a cat . The bet being made , a rope is fixed round the waist of the party to be catted ...
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To crimp , or play crimp ; to play foul or booty : also a cruel manner of cutting up fish alive , practised by the London fishmongers , in order to make it eat firm ; cod , and other crimped fish , being a fa- vourite dish.among ...
To crimp , or play crimp ; to play foul or booty : also a cruel manner of cutting up fish alive , practised by the London fishmongers , in order to make it eat firm ; cod , and other crimped fish , being a fa- vourite dish.among ...
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DEVIL'S DAUGHTER'S PORTION : Deal , Dover , and Harwich , The Devil gave with his daughter in marriage ; And , by a codicil to his will , He added Helvoet and the Brill ; a saying occasioned by the shameful impositions practised by the ...
DEVIL'S DAUGHTER'S PORTION : Deal , Dover , and Harwich , The Devil gave with his daughter in marriage ; And , by a codicil to his will , He added Helvoet and the Brill ; a saying occasioned by the shameful impositions practised by the ...
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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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