Lexicon Balatronicum: A Dictionary of Buckish Slang, University Wit, and Pickpocket EloquenceC. Chappel, 1811 - 221 pagine |
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... frequently changes his principles , always siding with the strongest party an allusion to a vicar of Bray , in Berkshire , commemorated in a well - known ballad for the pliability of his conscience . BRAZEN - FACED . Bold - faced ...
... frequently changes his principles , always siding with the strongest party an allusion to a vicar of Bray , in Berkshire , commemorated in a well - known ballad for the pliability of his conscience . BRAZEN - FACED . Bold - faced ...
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... frequently taken in . BUM . the breech , or backside . TO BUM . To arrest a debtor . The gill bummed the swell for a thimble ; the tradesman arrested the gentle- man for a watch . BUM TRAP . A sheriff's officer who arrests debtors ...
... frequently taken in . BUM . the breech , or backside . TO BUM . To arrest a debtor . The gill bummed the swell for a thimble ; the tradesman arrested the gentle- man for a watch . BUM TRAP . A sheriff's officer who arrests debtors ...
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... frequently per- mitted travellers to bundle with their wives and daughters . This custom is now abolished . See Duke of Rochefoucalt's Travels in America . BUNG UPWARDS . Said of a person lying on his face . BUNG YOUR EYE . Drink a dram ...
... frequently per- mitted travellers to bundle with their wives and daughters . This custom is now abolished . See Duke of Rochefoucalt's Travels in America . BUNG UPWARDS . Said of a person lying on his face . BUNG YOUR EYE . Drink a dram ...
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... frequently sen- tenced to be tied to the tail of a cart , and whipped by the common executioner , for a certain distance : the degree of severity in the execution is left to the discretion of the executioner , who , it is said , has ...
... frequently sen- tenced to be tied to the tail of a cart , and whipped by the common executioner , for a certain distance : the degree of severity in the execution is left to the discretion of the executioner , who , it is said , has ...
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... , and when , how often , and to whom they shall be married ; likewise answers all lawful questions , both by sea and land . This profession is frequently occupied by ladies . CUNNING CUR CUNNING SHAVER . A sharp fellow , one that.
... , and when , how often , and to whom they shall be married ; likewise answers all lawful questions , both by sea and land . This profession is frequently occupied by ladies . CUNNING CUR CUNNING SHAVER . A sharp fellow , one that.
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