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... snuff in the eyes of the person intended to be robbed ; also to invent some plausible tale , to delude shop - keepers and others , thereby to put them off their guard . Cant . AMUSERS . Rogues who carried snuff or dust in their poc ...
... snuff in the eyes of the person intended to be robbed ; also to invent some plausible tale , to delude shop - keepers and others , thereby to put them off their guard . Cant . AMUSERS . Rogues who carried snuff or dust in their poc ...
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A PO kets , which they threw into the eyes of any person they intended to rob ; and running away , their accomplices ( pretending to assist and pity the half - blinded person ) took that opportunity of plundering him . ANABAPTIST .
A PO kets , which they threw into the eyes of any person they intended to rob ; and running away , their accomplices ( pretending to assist and pity the half - blinded person ) took that opportunity of plundering him . ANABAPTIST .
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He squints like a bag of nails ; i . e . his eyes are directed as many ways as the points of a bag of nails . The old Bag of NAILS at Pimlico ; originally the BACCHANALS . BAGGAGE . Heavy baggage ; women and children .
He squints like a bag of nails ; i . e . his eyes are directed as many ways as the points of a bag of nails . The old Bag of NAILS at Pimlico ; originally the BACCHANALS . BAGGAGE . Heavy baggage ; women and children .
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His eye was bigger than bis belly ; a saying of a person at a table , who takes more on his plate than he can eat . BELLYFULL . A hearty beating , sufficient to make a man yield or give out . A woman with child is also said to have ...
His eye was bigger than bis belly ; a saying of a person at a table , who takes more on his plate than he can eat . BELLYFULL . A hearty beating , sufficient to make a man yield or give out . A woman with child is also said to have ...
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That's my eye , Betty Martin ; an answer to any one that attempts to impose or humbug . BETWATTLED . Surprised , confounded , out of one's senses ; also beweayed . BEVER . An afternoon's luncheon ; also a fine hat ; beaver's fur making ...
That's my eye , Betty Martin ; an answer to any one that attempts to impose or humbug . BETWATTLED . Surprised , confounded , out of one's senses ; also beweayed . BEVER . An afternoon's luncheon ; also a fine hat ; beaver's fur making ...
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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
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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 | la University of Michigan |
| Digitalizzato | 28 feb 2006 |
| Lunghezza | 221 pagine |
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