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A -- e about ; turn round . SARSY VARSEY . To fall arsy varsey , i . e . head over heels . ARTHUR AWA ARTHUR ; KING ARTHUR . A game used at.
A -- e about ; turn round . SARSY VARSEY . To fall arsy varsey , i . e . head over heels . ARTHUR AWA ARTHUR ; KING ARTHUR . A game used at.
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Every person in his turn is to be ceremoniously introduced to him , and to pour a bucket of water over him , crying , hail , king Arthur ! if during this ceremony the person intro- duced laughs or smiles ( to which his majesty ...
Every person in his turn is to be ceremoniously introduced to him , and to pour a bucket of water over him , crying , hail , king Arthur ! if during this ceremony the person intro- duced laughs or smiles ( to which his majesty ...
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To make a bridge of any one's nose ; to push the bottle past him , so as to deprive him of his turn of filling his glass ; to pass one over . Also to play booty , or pur- posely to avoid winning . BRIM . ( Abbreviation of Brimstone . ) ...
To make a bridge of any one's nose ; to push the bottle past him , so as to deprive him of his turn of filling his glass ; to pass one over . Also to play booty , or pur- posely to avoid winning . BRIM . ( Abbreviation of Brimstone . ) ...
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Repeating Latin Verses in turn , begin- ning with the letter with which the last speaker left off . CAPON . A castrated cock , also an eunuch . CAPRICORNIFLED . Cuckolded , hornified . CAP- CAR - To overturn or reverse ...
Repeating Latin Verses in turn , begin- ning with the letter with which the last speaker left off . CAPON . A castrated cock , also an eunuch . CAPRICORNIFLED . Cuckolded , hornified . CAP- CAR - To overturn or reverse ...
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... and not , as usual , over the left thumb . Sea ierm . CAT IN PAN . To turn cat in pan , to change sides or par- ties ; supposed originally to have been to turn cate or cake in pan . D CAT'S CAT CAT'S FOOT . To live under the cat's foot.
... and not , as usual , over the left thumb . Sea ierm . CAT IN PAN . To turn cat in pan , to change sides or par- ties ; supposed originally to have been to turn cate or cake in pan . D CAT'S CAT CAT'S FOOT . To live under the cat's foot.
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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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