Lexicon Balatronicum: A Dictionary of Buckish Slang, University Wit, and Pickpocket EloquenceC. Chappel, 1811 - 221 pagine |
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... horse - pond . ANCHOR . Bring your a - se to an anchor , i . e . sit down . To let go an anchor to the windward of the law ; to keep within the letter of the law . Sea wit . ANGLERS . Pilferers , or petty thieves , who , with a stick ...
... horse - pond . ANCHOR . Bring your a - se to an anchor , i . e . sit down . To let go an anchor to the windward of the law ; to keep within the letter of the law . Sea wit . ANGLERS . Pilferers , or petty thieves , who , with a stick ...
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... HORSE . A horse famous for playing tricks , the property of one Banks . It is mentioned in Sir Wal- ter Raleigh's Hist . of the World , p . 178 ; also by Sir Ke- nelm Digby and Ben Jonson . BANTLING . A young child . BANYAN DAY , A ...
... HORSE . A horse famous for playing tricks , the property of one Banks . It is mentioned in Sir Wal- ter Raleigh's Hist . of the World , p . 178 ; also by Sir Ke- nelm Digby and Ben Jonson . BANTLING . A young child . BANYAN DAY , A ...
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... horse famous in old romances . BEAK , A justice of peace , or magistrate . Also a judge or chairman who presides in court . I. clapp'd my peepers full of tears , and so the old beak set me free ; I began to weep , and the judge setme ...
... horse famous in old romances . BEAK , A justice of peace , or magistrate . Also a judge or chairman who presides in court . I. clapp'd my peepers full of tears , and so the old beak set me free ; I began to weep , and the judge setme ...
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... horse or leader of a team , whose harness is commonly ornamented with a bell or bells . Some suppose it a term borrowed from an ancient tournament , where the victori- ous knights bore away the belle or fair lady . Others derive it from ...
... horse or leader of a team , whose harness is commonly ornamented with a bell or bells . Some suppose it a term borrowed from an ancient tournament , where the victori- ous knights bore away the belle or fair lady . Others derive it from ...
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... horse , called in French bidets . BIENLY . Excellently . She wheedled so bienly ; she coax- ed or flattered so ... horse - dea- lers , for burning the mark into a horse's tooth , after he has lost it by age ; by bishoping , a horse ...
... horse , called in French bidets . BIENLY . Excellently . She wheedled so bienly ; she coax- ed or flattered so ... horse - dea- lers , for burning the mark into a horse's tooth , after he has lost it by age ; by bishoping , a horse ...
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