Lexicon Balatronicum: A Dictionary of Buckish Slang, University Wit, and Pickpocket Eloquence |
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To be in a woman's. are made by their mothers . BEEF . To cry beef ; to give the alarm . They have cried beef on us . Cant .-- To be in a man's beef ; to wound him with a sword , man for a watch . Bum TRAP . A sheriff's.
To be in a woman's. are made by their mothers . BEEF . To cry beef ; to give the alarm . They have cried beef on us . Cant .-- To be in a man's beef ; to wound him with a sword , man for a watch . Bum TRAP . A sheriff's.
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The blowen kidded the swell into a snoozing ken , and shook him of his dummee and thimble ; the girl inveigled the gentleman into a brothel and robbed him of his pocket book and watch . Blower . A pipe . How the swell funks his blower ...
The blowen kidded the swell into a snoozing ken , and shook him of his dummee and thimble ; the girl inveigled the gentleman into a brothel and robbed him of his pocket book and watch . Blower . A pipe . How the swell funks his blower ...
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Also one who lies perdue , or on the watch . BORACH10 . A skin for holding wine , commonly a goat's ; also a nick name for a drunkard . BORDE . A shilling . A half borde ; a sixpence , BORDELLO . A bawdy house . BORE .
Also one who lies perdue , or on the watch . BORACH10 . A skin for holding wine , commonly a goat's ; also a nick name for a drunkard . BORDE . A shilling . A half borde ; a sixpence , BORDELLO . A bawdy house . BORE .
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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 set of rogues who are employed to look ou : and watch upon the roads , at inns , & c . in order to carry information to their respective gangs , of a booty in pro . spect . CARRIERS . Pigeons which carry expresses . CARRION HUNTER .
A set of rogues who are employed to look ou : and watch upon the roads , at inns , & c . in order to carry information to their respective gangs , of a booty in pro . spect . CARRIERS . Pigeons which carry expresses . CARRION HUNTER .
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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
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| 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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