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It is all holiday at Peckham , or it is all ho> A M U liday with him ; a saying signifying liday 1 ...
It is all holiday at Peckham , or it is all ho> A M U liday with him ; a saying signifying liday 1 ...
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A M U liday with him ; a saying signifying that it is all over with the business or person spoken of or alluded to . ALL HOLLOW . He was beat all hollow , i.e. he had no chance of conquering : it was all hollow , or a hollow thing ...
A M U liday with him ; a saying signifying that it is all over with the business or person spoken of or alluded to . ALL HOLLOW . He was beat all hollow , i.e. he had no chance of conquering : it was all hollow , or a hollow thing ...
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Some derive this saying from a privilege enjoyed by the friars of certain convents in England and France ( sons of St. Anthony ) , whose swine were permitted to feed in the streets . These swine would follow any one having greens or ...
Some derive this saying from a privilege enjoyed by the friars of certain convents in England and France ( sons of St. Anthony ) , whose swine were permitted to feed in the streets . These swine would follow any one having greens or ...
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To hang an arse ; to hang back , to be afraid to adHe would lend his a -- e , and sh - te through his ribs ; a saying of any one who lends his money inconsiderately . He would lose his a -- e if it was loose ; said of a careless person ...
To hang an arse ; to hang back , to be afraid to adHe would lend his a -- e , and sh - te through his ribs ; a saying of any one who lends his money inconsiderately . He would lose his a -- e if it was loose ; said of a careless person ...
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He has saved his bacon ; he has escaped He has a good voice to beg bacon ; a saying in ridicule of a bad voice . BACON - FACED ) . Full - faced . BACON FED . rat , greasy . BACK GAMMON PLAYER . A sodomite .
He has saved his bacon ; he has escaped He has a good voice to beg bacon ; a saying in ridicule of a bad voice . BACON - FACED ) . Full - faced . BACON FED . rat , greasy . BACK GAMMON PLAYER . A sodomite .
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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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