Lexicon Balatronicum: A Dictionary of Buckish Slang, University Wit, and Pickpocket Eloquence |
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Pretended mad men . TO SHAM ABRAM . To pretend sickness . ACADEMY , or Pushing School . A brothel . The Floating Academy ; the lighters on board of which those persons are confined , who by a late regulation are condemned to hard labour ...
Pretended mad men . TO SHAM ABRAM . To pretend sickness . ACADEMY , or Pushing School . A brothel . The Floating Academy ; the lighters on board of which those persons are confined , who by a late regulation are condemned to hard labour ...
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A demand after the first given in has been discharged ; a charge for pretended omissions ; in short , any thing disagreeable happening after all consequences of the cause have been thought at an end . AGAINST THE GRAIN . Unwilling .
A demand after the first given in has been discharged ; a charge for pretended omissions ; in short , any thing disagreeable happening after all consequences of the cause have been thought at an end . AGAINST THE GRAIN . Unwilling .
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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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Pretended French prophets . Cant . AUTEM MORT . A married woman ; also a female beggar with several children hired or borrowed to excite charity . Cant . AUTEM QUAVERS . Quakers . AUTEM QUAVER TỤk . A Quakers ' meeting - house . Cant .
Pretended French prophets . Cant . AUTEM MORT . A married woman ; also a female beggar with several children hired or borrowed to excite charity . Cant . AUTEM QUAVERS . Quakers . AUTEM QUAVER TỤk . A Quakers ' meeting - house . Cant .
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A jeering appellation for a soldier , alluding to his scarlet coat . BLOODY . A favourite word used by the thieves in swearing , as bloody eyes , bloody rascal . Bloss or Blowen . The pretended wife of a bully , or shoplifter .
A jeering appellation for a soldier , alluding to his scarlet coat . BLOODY . A favourite word used by the thieves in swearing , as bloody eyes , bloody rascal . Bloss or Blowen . The pretended wife of a bully , or shoplifter .
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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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