Lexicon Balatronicum: A Dictionary of Buckish Slang, University Wit, and Pickpocket Eloquence |
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Begging out of a prison win- dow with a cap , or box , let down at the end of a long string . ANKLE . A girl who is got with child , is said to have sprained her ankle . A halter . ANODYNE NECKLACE . ANTHONY OF TANTONY PIG .
Begging out of a prison win- dow with a cap , or box , let down at the end of a long string . ANKLE . A girl who is got with child , is said to have sprained her ankle . A halter . ANODYNE NECKLACE . ANTHONY OF TANTONY PIG .
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Bilboes , the stock ; prison . Cant . To BILK . To cheat . Let us bilk the rattling cove ; let us cheat the hackney coachman of his fare . Cant . Bilking a coachman , a box - keeper , and a poor whore , were former- ly , among men of ...
Bilboes , the stock ; prison . Cant . To BILK . To cheat . Let us bilk the rattling cove ; let us cheat the hackney coachman of his fare . Cant . Bilking a coachman , a box - keeper , and a poor whore , were former- ly , among men of ...
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Prisons , houses of correction , & c . BLOCKED AT BOTH ENDS . Finished . The game is blocked at both ends ; the game is ended . BLOOD . A riotous disorderly fellow . BLOOD FOR BLOOD . A term used by tradesmen for barter- ing the ...
Prisons , houses of correction , & c . BLOCKED AT BOTH ENDS . Finished . The game is blocked at both ends ; the game is ended . BLOOD . A riotous disorderly fellow . BLOOD FOR BLOOD . A term used by tradesmen for barter- ing the ...
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Bridewell , Newgate , or any other prison , or house of correction . BOB . A shoplifter's assistant , or one that receives and car- ries off stolen goods . All is bob ; all is safe . Cant . Вов . A shilling . BOBBED .
Bridewell , Newgate , or any other prison , or house of correction . BOB . A shoplifter's assistant , or one that receives and car- ries off stolen goods . All is bob ; all is safe . Cant . Вов . A shilling . BOBBED .
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A chamber - fellow , particularly at the universities and in prison . CHUMMAGE . Money paid by the richer sort of prisoners in the Fleet and King's Bench , to the poorer , for their share of a room . When prisons are very ...
A chamber - fellow , particularly at the universities and in prison . CHUMMAGE . Money paid by the richer sort of prisoners in the Fleet and King's Bench , to the poorer , for their share of a room . When prisons are very ...
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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
Informazioni bibliografiche
| 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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