Lexicon Balatronicum: A Dictionary of Buckish Slang, University Wit, and Pickpocket Eloquence |
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Begging out of a prison window with a cap , or box , let down at the end of a long string . ANKLE . A girl who is got with child , is said to have , sprained her ankle . ANODYNE NECKLACE . A halter . ANTHONY or TANTONY PIG .
Begging out of a prison window with a cap , or box , let down at the end of a long string . ANKLE . A girl who is got with child , is said to have , sprained her ankle . ANODYNE NECKLACE . A halter . ANTHONY or TANTONY PIG .
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Bilboes , the stock ; prison . Cant . To Bilk . To cheat . Let us bilk the rattling cove ; let us . cheat the hackney coachman of his fare . Cant . Bilking a coachman , a box - keeper , and a poor whore , were formerly , among men of ...
Bilboes , the stock ; prison . Cant . To Bilk . To cheat . Let us bilk the rattling cove ; let us . cheat the hackney coachman of his fare . Cant . Bilking a coachman , a box - keeper , and a poor whore , were formerly , among men of ...
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Prisons , houses of correction , & c . BLOCKED AT BOTII ENDS . Finished . Thegame is blocked at both ends ; the game is ended . Blood . A riotous disorderly fellow . BLOOD for BLOOD . A term used by tradesmen for bartering the different ...
Prisons , houses of correction , & c . BLOCKED AT BOTII ENDS . Finished . Thegame is blocked at both ends ; the game is ended . Blood . A riotous disorderly fellow . BLOOD for BLOOD . A term used by tradesmen for bartering the different ...
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Bridewell , Newgate , or any other prison , or house of correction . BOB . A shoplifter's assistant , or one that receives and carries off stolen goods . All is bob ; all is safe . Cant . Вов . A shilling BOBBED .
Bridewell , Newgate , or any other prison , or house of correction . BOB . A shoplifter's assistant , or one that receives and carries off stolen goods . All is bob ; all is safe . Cant . Вов . A shilling BOBBED .
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A chamber - fellow , particularly at the universities and in prison . CHUMMAGE . Money paid by the richer sort of prisoners in the Fleet and King's Bench , to the poorer , for their share of a room . When prisons are very full , which ...
A chamber - fellow , particularly at the universities and in prison . CHUMMAGE . Money paid by the richer sort of prisoners in the Fleet and King's Bench , to the poorer , for their share of a room . When prisons are very full , which ...
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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 fellow figuratively fire formerly French frequently give given hand hanged head horse Irish iron JACK keep 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 taylor term thieves thing town trick turn vulgar walk watch wench wife woman women young
Informazioni bibliografiche
| Titolo | Lexicon Balatronicum: A Dictionary of Buckish Slang, University Wit, and Pickpocket Eloquence |
| Autore | Francis Grose |
| Curatori | Francis Grose, Hewson Clarke |
| Editore | C. Chappel ... sold, 1811 |
| Provenienza dell'originale | la University of Michigan |
| Digitalizzato | 28 feb 2006 |
| Lunghezza | 276 pagine |
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