Lexicon Balatronicum: A Dictionary of Buckish Slang, University Wit, and Pickpocket Eloquence |
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Barbarous Latin , vulgarly called Dog Latin , in Ireland Bog Latin . APPLE CART . Down with his apple - cart ; knock or throw him down . APPLE DUMPLIN SHOP . A woman's bosom . APPLE - PYE BED . A bed made apple - pye fashion , like what ...
Barbarous Latin , vulgarly called Dog Latin , in Ireland Bog Latin . APPLE CART . Down with his apple - cart ; knock or throw him down . APPLE DUMPLIN SHOP . A woman's bosom . APPLE - PYE BED . A bed made apple - pye fashion , like what ...
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A one - horse chaise , said to be so called by a Lord Chief Justice , from their being so frequently used on Sunday jaunts by extravagant shopkeepers and tradesmen , BANKS's HORSE . A horse famous for playing tricks , the property of ...
A one - horse chaise , said to be so called by a Lord Chief Justice , from their being so frequently used on Sunday jaunts by extravagant shopkeepers and tradesmen , BANKS's HORSE . A horse famous for playing tricks , the property of ...
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A low whore : so called from moving out like bats in the dusk of the evening . BATCH . We had a pretty batch of it last night ; we had a hearty dose of liquor . Batch originally means the whole quantity of bread baked at one time in an ...
A low whore : so called from moving out like bats in the dusk of the evening . BATCH . We had a pretty batch of it last night ; we had a hearty dose of liquor . Batch originally means the whole quantity of bread baked at one time in an ...
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Their office was to stand near the bouffet , or cuphoard , thence called Bouffetiers , since corrupted to Beef Eaters . Others suppose they obtained this name from the size of their persons and the easiness of their duty , as haying ...
Their office was to stand near the bouffet , or cuphoard , thence called Bouffetiers , since corrupted to Beef Eaters . Others suppose they obtained this name from the size of their persons and the easiness of their duty , as haying ...
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A kind of tub , contrived for ladies to wash themselves , for which purpose they bestride it like a French poney , or post - horse , called in French bidets . BIENLY . Excellently . She wheedled so bienly ; she coaxed or flattered so ...
A kind of tub , contrived for ladies to wash themselves , for which purpose they bestride it like a French poney , or post - horse , called in French bidets . BIENLY . Excellently . She wheedled so bienly ; she coaxed or flattered so ...
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beat beggars blow breeches called Cant carried cheat child church clothes cock cold common cull derived Devil door draw dressed drink drop drunk expression eyes face fair fellow figuratively fire formerly French frequently girl give given hand hanged head horse Irish iron JACK kind king lady legs liquor live London look man's married means mouth nick nose officers one's originally perhaps person phrase pick pickpocket piece play pocket practised pretend prison queer rogue saying shilling side signify soldier stand steal story sword tail taken term thieves thing town turn vulgar walk watch wench wife woman women young