Lexicon Balatronicum: A Dictionary of Buckish Slang, University Wit, and Pickpocket EloquenceC. Chappel, 1811 - 221 pagine |
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... shilling . BOBBED . Cheated , tricked , disappointed . BOBBISH . Smart , clever , spruce . BOB STAY . A rope which holds the bowsprit to the stem or cutwater . Figuratively , the frenum of a man's yard . BOB TAIL . A lewd woman , or one ...
... shilling . BOBBED . Cheated , tricked , disappointed . BOBBISH . Smart , clever , spruce . BOB STAY . A rope which holds the bowsprit to the stem or cutwater . Figuratively , the frenum of a man's yard . BOB TAIL . A lewd woman , or one ...
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... shilling . A half borde ; a sixpence , BORDELLO . A bawdy house . BORE . A tedious , troublesome man or woman , one who bores the ears of his hearers with an uninteresting tale ; a term much in fashion about the years 1780 and 1781 ...
... shilling . A half borde ; a sixpence , BORDELLO . A bawdy house . BORE . A tedious , troublesome man or woman , one who bores the ears of his hearers with an uninteresting tale ; a term much in fashion about the years 1780 and 1781 ...
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... shilling ; he was married to a tall handsome woman , and traversed the country , shewing himself for money . BUCKLES . Fetters . BUDGE , OF SNEAKING BUDGE . One that slips into houses in ; r BUL in the dark , to steal cloaks or other.
... shilling ; he was married to a tall handsome woman , and traversed the country , shewing himself for money . BUCKLES . Fetters . BUDGE , OF SNEAKING BUDGE . One that slips into houses in ; r BUL in the dark , to steal cloaks or other.
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... shilling , among coiners . His a - se makes buttons ; he is ready to bewray himself through fear . Cant . BUZMAN . A pickpocket . Cant . BUZZARD . A simple fellow . A blind buzzard : a pur- blind man or woman . BYE BLOW . A bastard ...
... shilling , among coiners . His a - se makes buttons ; he is ready to bewray himself through fear . Cant . BUZMAN . A pickpocket . Cant . BUZZARD . A simple fellow . A blind buzzard : a pur- blind man or woman . BYE BLOW . A bastard ...
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... SHILLINGS . The sign of five shillings , i . e.the crown . Fifteen shillings ; the sign of the three crowns . FIZZLE . An escape backward . FLABAGASTED . Confounded . FLABBY . Relaxed , flaccid , not firm or solid . FLAG . A groat ...
... SHILLINGS . The sign of five shillings , i . e.the crown . Fifteen shillings ; the sign of the three crowns . FIZZLE . An escape backward . FLABAGASTED . Confounded . FLABBY . Relaxed , flaccid , not firm or solid . FLAG . A groat ...
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a-se allusion appellation bailiff bawdy-house beat beer beggars blow bottle BOX THE JESUIT brandy breeches BROWN BESS bull bully called Cambridge Cant cant language canting crew cheat child clothes cock cove cuckold cull darkmans Devil dice DOG LATIN dram dressed drink drunk eyes fellow flash Fleet prison formerly French frequently gallows gentleman give guinea guts hand hanged head highwayman horse Irish JACK kiddey king's lame duck legs link-boy liquor married mistress MORT mouth Newgate nick name nose officers one's person pickpocket piece pillory PISS play plump pocket Pot valiant practised pretend prison prostitute PUDDING QUEER rogue sailors saying Sea term sharper shilling signify soldier steal story sword tail taylor thief thieves thing tongue trick venereal venereal disease vulgar wench whipped whore wife woman word young