Lexicon Balatronicum. A dictionary of Buckish slang, University wit, and Pick Pocket eloquence. ... Altered and enlarged ... by a member of the Whip Club1811 |
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... COCK . One who foments quarrels in order to rob the persons quarrelling . BULLY RUFFIANS . Highwaymen who attack passen . gers with oaths and imprecations . BULLY TRAP . A brave man with a mild or effeminate appearance , by whom bullies ...
... COCK . One who foments quarrels in order to rob the persons quarrelling . BULLY RUFFIANS . Highwaymen who attack passen . gers with oaths and imprecations . BULLY TRAP . A brave man with a mild or effeminate appearance , by whom bullies ...
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... Verses in turn , begin- ning with the letter with which the last speaker left off . CAPON . A castrated cock , also an eunuch . CAPRICORNIFIED . Cuckolded , hornified . CAP- CAPSIZE . To overturn or reverse . He took his CAP.
... Verses in turn , begin- ning with the letter with which the last speaker left off . CAPON . A castrated cock , also an eunuch . CAPRICORNIFIED . Cuckolded , hornified . CAP- CAPSIZE . To overturn or reverse . He took his CAP.
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... Cock , or CHIEF COCK OF THE WALK . The leading man in any society or body ; the best boxer in a village or dis- trict . COCK ALE . A provocative drink . COCK ALLEY or COCK LANE . The private parts of a wo- man . COCK AND A BULL STORY ...
... Cock , or CHIEF COCK OF THE WALK . The leading man in any society or body ; the best boxer in a village or dis- trict . COCK ALE . A provocative drink . COCK ALLEY or COCK LANE . The private parts of a wo- man . COCK AND A BULL STORY ...
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... cock crowed , the citizen to shew he had not forgot what was told him , cried out , Do you hear how the cock neighs ? The king of the cockneys is mentioned among the regulations for the sports and shows formerly held in the Middle ...
... cock crowed , the citizen to shew he had not forgot what was told him , cried out , Do you hear how the cock neighs ? The king of the cockneys is mentioned among the regulations for the sports and shows formerly held in the Middle ...
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... cock's comb . At present , cox- comb signifies a fop , or vain self - conceited fellow . CRAB . To catch a crab ; to fall backwards by missing one's stroke in rowing . CRAB LANTHORN . A peevish fellow . CRAB LOUSE . A species of louse ...
... cock's comb . At present , cox- comb signifies a fop , or vain self - conceited fellow . CRAB . To catch a crab ; to fall backwards by missing one's stroke in rowing . CRAB LANTHORN . A peevish fellow . CRAB LOUSE . A species of louse ...
Parole e frasi comuni
a-se allusion appellation bailiff bawdy-house beat beef 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 drink drunk Exchange Alley eyes fellow flash Fleet prison formerly French frequently gallows gentleman girl give guinea guts hand hanged head highwayman horse Irish JACK jocular king's lame duck legs link-boy liquor married mistress MORT mouth Newgate nick name nose officers one's person pickpocket piece pillory play pocket practised pretend prison prostitute QUEER rogue sailors saying Sea phrase Sea term sham sharper signify soldier steal story sword tail taylor thief thieves thing trick venereal venereal disease vulgar wench whipped whore wife wine woman women word young