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The youngest officer in a regimental mess , whose a duty it is to skink , that is , to stir the fire , snuff ' the canales , and ring the bell . See SKINK .--- To ride in any one's old boots ; to marry or keep his cast - off mistress .
The youngest officer in a regimental mess , whose a duty it is to skink , that is , to stir the fire , snuff ' the canales , and ring the bell . See SKINK .--- To ride in any one's old boots ; to marry or keep his cast - off mistress .
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man for a watch . Bum TRAP . A sheriff's officer who arrests debtors . Ware how the candlesticks rattle . CANDY . Drunk . Irish.
man for a watch . Bum TRAP . A sheriff's officer who arrests debtors . Ware how the candlesticks rattle . CANDY . Drunk . Irish.
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A sheriff's officer , who arrests debtors ; so called perhaps from following his prey , and being at their bums , or , as the vulgar phrase is , hard at theira - ses . Blackstone says , it is a corruption of bound bailiff , from their ...
A sheriff's officer , who arrests debtors ; so called perhaps from following his prey , and being at their bums , or , as the vulgar phrase is , hard at theira - ses . Blackstone says , it is a corruption of bound bailiff , from their ...
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The same ceremony is observed on coming on the quarter deck of ships of war , although no officer should be on it . To CAP . To support another's assertion or tale . To assist a man in cheating . The file kidded the joskin with sham ...
The same ceremony is observed on coming on the quarter deck of ships of war , although no officer should be on it . To CAP . To support another's assertion or tale . To assist a man in cheating . The file kidded the joskin with sham ...
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The small provision inade for officers ofthearmyandnavy in time of peace , obliges many in both services to occupy this ... Meat between veal and beef , the flesh of an old calf ; a military simile , drawn from the officer of that ...
The small provision inade for officers ofthearmyandnavy in time of peace , obliges many in both services to occupy this ... Meat between veal and beef , the flesh of an old calf ; a military simile , drawn from the officer of that ...
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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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