Lexicon Balatronicum: A Dictionary of Buckish Slang, University Wit, and Pickpocket Eloquence |
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He has had air and exercise , i . e . he has been whipped at the cart's tail ; or , as it is generally , though more vulgarly , expressed , at the cart's a - se . ALDERMAN . A roasted turkey garnished with sausages ; the latter are ...
He has had air and exercise , i . e . he has been whipped at the cart's tail ; or , as it is generally , though more vulgarly , expressed , at the cart's a - se . ALDERMAN . A roasted turkey garnished with sausages ; the latter are ...
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BOB TAIL . A lewd woman , or one that plays with her tail ; also an impotent man , or an eunuch . Tag , rag , and bob tail ; a mob of all sorts of low people , To shift one's bob ; . to move off ...
BOB TAIL . A lewd woman , or one that plays with her tail ; also an impotent man , or an eunuch . Tag , rag , and bob tail ; a mob of all sorts of low people , To shift one's bob ; . to move off ...
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Mother : how many tails have you in your cab ? how many girls have you in your bawdy house ? CACAFEUGO . A sh - te - fire , a furious braggadocio or bully huff . - CACKLE . To blab , or discover secrets . The cull is leaky , and cackles ...
Mother : how many tails have you in your cab ? how many girls have you in your bawdy house ? CACAFEUGO . A sh - te - fire , a furious braggadocio or bully huff . - CACKLE . To blab , or discover secrets . The cull is leaky , and cackles ...
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To be flogged at the cart's a - se or tail ; persons guilty of petty larceny are frequently sen- tenced to be tied to the tail ... is left to the discretion of the executioner , who , it is said , has cats of nine tails of all prices .
To be flogged at the cart's a - se or tail ; persons guilty of petty larceny are frequently sen- tenced to be tied to the tail ... is left to the discretion of the executioner , who , it is said , has cats of nine tails of all prices .
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CAT OF NINE TAILS . A Scourge composed of nine strings of whip - cord , each string having nine knots . CAT'S PAW . To be made a cat's paw of ; to be made a tool or instrument to accomplish the purpose of another : an allusion to the ...
CAT OF NINE TAILS . A Scourge composed of nine strings of whip - cord , each string having nine knots . CAT'S PAW . To be made a cat's paw of ; to be made a tool or instrument to accomplish the purpose of another : an allusion to 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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