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BANBURY STORY OF A COCK AND A BULL . A round , about , nonsensical story . BANDOG . A bailiff or his follower ; also a very fierce mastiff : likewise , a bandbox , Cant . BANG UP . ( Whip . ) Quite the thing , hellish fine . Well done .
BANBURY STORY OF A COCK AND A BULL . A round , about , nonsensical story . BANDOG . A bailiff or his follower ; also a very fierce mastiff : likewise , a bandbox , Cant . BANG UP . ( Whip . ) Quite the thing , hellish fine . Well done .
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... made use of in cockpits , at cock - fightings , where persons refusing or unable to pay their losings , are adjudged by that respectable as . sembly B EA sembly to be put into a basket suspended.
... made use of in cockpits , at cock - fightings , where persons refusing or unable to pay their losings , are adjudged by that respectable as . sembly B EA sembly to be put into a basket suspended.
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Newcastle upon Tyne , whose rich coal mines prove an Indies to the proprietors . BLACKLEGS . A gambler or sharper on the turf or in the cockpit : so called , perhaps , from their appearing generally in boots ; or else from game - cocks ...
Newcastle upon Tyne , whose rich coal mines prove an Indies to the proprietors . BLACKLEGS . A gambler or sharper on the turf or in the cockpit : so called , perhaps , from their appearing generally in boots ; or else from game - cocks ...
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To Box The COMPASS . To say or repeat the mariner's compass , not only backwards or forwards , but also to be able to answer any and all questions respecting its divisions . Seu term . To Box THE JESUIT , AND GET Cock ROACHES .
To Box The COMPASS . To say or repeat the mariner's compass , not only backwards or forwards , but also to be able to answer any and all questions respecting its divisions . Seu term . To Box THE JESUIT , AND GET Cock ROACHES .
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Tocheat . To BAR THE BUBBLE . To except against the general rule , that he who lays the odds must always be adjudged the loser : this is restricted to betts laid for liquor . BUBBLY JOCK . A turkey cock . Scotch . BUBBLE AND SQUEAK .
Tocheat . To BAR THE BUBBLE . To except against the general rule , that he who lays the odds must always be adjudged the loser : this is restricted to betts laid for liquor . BUBBLY JOCK . A turkey cock . Scotch . BUBBLE AND SQUEAK .
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| Titolo | Lexicon Balatronicum: A Dictionary of Buckish Slang, University Wit, and Pickpocket Eloquence |
| Autore | Francis Grose |
| Curatori | Francis Grose, Hewson Clarke |
| Editore | C. Chappel ... sold, 1811 |
| Provenienza dell'originale | la University of Michigan |
| Digitalizzato | 28 feb 2006 |
| Lunghezza | 276 pagine |
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