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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... door . Cant . DUB O ' TH ' HICK . Alick on the head . DUBBER . A picker of locks . Cant . DUCE . Two - pence . DUCK . A lame duck ; an Exchange - alley phrase for a stock - jobber , who either cannot or will not pay his losses , or ...
... door . Cant . DUB O ' TH ' HICK . Alick on the head . DUBBER . A picker of locks . Cant . DUCE . Two - pence . DUCK . A lame duck ; an Exchange - alley phrase for a stock - jobber , who either cannot or will not pay his losses , or ...
Pagina
... door : a contraction of do ope or open . See DUB . DURHAM MAN . Knocker kneed , he grinds mustard with his knees : Durham is famous for its mustard . DUST . Money . Down with your dust ; deposit the money . To raise or kick up a dust ...
... door : a contraction of do ope or open . See DUB . DURHAM MAN . Knocker kneed , he grinds mustard with his knees : Durham is famous for its mustard . DUST . Money . Down with your dust ; deposit the money . To raise or kick up a dust ...
Pagina
... doors and windows , to hear private con- versation . EVIL . A halter . Cant . Also a wife . EWE . A white ewe ; a beautiful woman . An old ewe , drest lamb fashion ; an old woman , drest like a young girl . EXECUTION DAY . Washing day ...
... doors and windows , to hear private con- versation . EVIL . A halter . Cant . Also a wife . EWE . A white ewe ; a beautiful woman . An old ewe , drest lamb fashion ; an old woman , drest like a young girl . EXECUTION DAY . Washing day ...
Pagina
... door . Dub the gigger ; open the door . Gigger dubber ; the turnkey of a jaol . TO GIGGLE . To suppress a laugh . Gigglers ; wanton wo- men . GILES's or ST . GILES'S BREED . Fat , ragged , and saucy ; Newton and Dyot streets , the grand ...
... door . Dub the gigger ; open the door . Gigger dubber ; the turnkey of a jaol . TO GIGGLE . To suppress a laugh . Gigglers ; wanton wo- men . GILES's or ST . GILES'S BREED . Fat , ragged , and saucy ; Newton and Dyot streets , the grand ...
Pagina
... door to that of the smallest cabinet , they will find means to open it : these go into reputable public houses , where , pretending business , they contrive to get into private rooms , up stairs , where they open any bureaus or trunks ...
... door to that of the smallest cabinet , they will find means to open it : these go into reputable public houses , where , pretending business , they contrive to get into private rooms , up stairs , where they open any bureaus or trunks ...
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