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He beats Banaghan ; an Irish saying of one who tells wonderful stories . Perhaps Banaghan was a minstrel famous for dealing in the marvellous . ... BANBURY STORY OF A COCK AND A BULL . A round- about , nonsensical story . BANDOG .
He beats Banaghan ; an Irish saying of one who tells wonderful stories . Perhaps Banaghan was a minstrel famous for dealing in the marvellous . ... BANBURY STORY OF A COCK AND A BULL . A round- about , nonsensical story . BANDOG .
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... and agility , whereof many are supposed to claim the honour , who never at- chieved the adventure : and to tip the blarney , is figurative- ly used telling a marvellous story , or falsity ; and also sometimes to express flattery .
... and agility , whereof many are supposed to claim the honour , who never at- chieved the adventure : and to tip the blarney , is figurative- ly used telling a marvellous story , or falsity ; and also sometimes to express flattery .
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There is a story related of the celebrated Ben Jonson , who always dressed very plain ; that being introduced to the presence of a nobleman , the peer , struck by his homely appearance and awkward manner , exclaimed , as if in ...
There is a story related of the celebrated Ben Jonson , who always dressed very plain ; that being introduced to the presence of a nobleman , the peer , struck by his homely appearance and awkward manner , exclaimed , as if in ...
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To brag or hector ; also to tell an improba- ble story . To bully a man out of any thing . The kid- dey bounced the swell of the blowen ; the lad bullied the gentleman out of the girl . BOUNCER . A large man or woman ; also a great lie ...
To brag or hector ; also to tell an improba- ble story . To bully a man out of any thing . The kid- dey bounced the swell of the blowen ; the lad bullied the gentleman out of the girl . BOUNCER . A large man or woman ; also a great lie ...
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Thieves , beggars , and gypsies , or any others using the canting lingo . See LINGO .. CANTERBURY STORY . A long roundabout tale . Cant . TO CAP . To take one's oath . I will cap downright ; I will swear home . TO CAP .
Thieves , beggars , and gypsies , or any others using the canting lingo . See LINGO .. CANTERBURY STORY . A long roundabout tale . Cant . TO CAP . To take one's oath . I will cap downright ; I will swear home . TO CAP .
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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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