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The twenty - third rank of canters , who carry pins , tape , ballads , and obscene books to sell , but live mostly by stealing . Cant . BAWDY - HOUSE BOTTLE . ' A very small bottle ; short measure being among the many means used by the ...
The twenty - third rank of canters , who carry pins , tape , ballads , and obscene books to sell , but live mostly by stealing . Cant . BAWDY - HOUSE BOTTLE . ' A very small bottle ; short measure being among the many means used by the ...
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... over the left thumb . Sea ierm . Cat in Pan . To turn cat in pan , to change sides or para ties ; supposed originally to hape been to turn cate or cake > man . a . CAT Cat's Foot . To live under the. in pan . 1 Cat's course .
... over the left thumb . Sea ierm . Cat in Pan . To turn cat in pan , to change sides or para ties ; supposed originally to hape been to turn cate or cake > man . a . CAT Cat's Foot . To live under the. in pan . 1 Cat's course .
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To live under the cat's foot ; to be under the dominion of a wife hen - pecked . To live like dog and cat ; spoken of married persons who live unhappily together . As many lives as a cat ; cats , according to vulgar naturalists ...
To live under the cat's foot ; to be under the dominion of a wife hen - pecked . To live like dog and cat ; spoken of married persons who live unhappily together . As many lives as a cat ; cats , according to vulgar naturalists ...
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Lice : perhaps an abbreviation of chattels , lice being the chief live stock or chattels of beggars , gypsies , and the rest of the canting crew . Cant . - Also , according to the canting academy , the gallows . CHATES . The gallows .
Lice : perhaps an abbreviation of chattels , lice being the chief live stock or chattels of beggars , gypsies , and the rest of the canting crew . Cant . - Also , according to the canting academy , the gallows . CHATES . The gallows .
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To be , or live , in clover ; to live luxuriously . Clover is the most desirable food for cattle . CLOWES . Rogues . Cloy . To steal . To cloy the clout ; to steal the handkerchief . To cloy the lour ; to steal money . Cant . CLOYES .
To be , or live , in clover ; to live luxuriously . Clover is the most desirable food for cattle . CLOWES . Rogues . Cloy . To steal . To cloy the clout ; to steal the handkerchief . To cloy the lour ; to steal money . Cant . CLOYES .
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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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