Lexicon Balatronicum: A Dictionary of Buckish Slang, University Wit, and Pickpocket EloquenceC. Chappel, 1811 - 221 pagine |
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... gives himself airs of great bravery . A bully huff cap ; a hector . See HECTOR . BULLY BACK . A bully to a bawdy - house ; one who is kept in pay , to oblige the frequenters of the house to submit to the impositions of the mother abbess ...
... gives himself airs of great bravery . A bully huff cap ; a hector . See HECTOR . BULLY BACK . A bully to a bawdy - house ; one who is kept in pay , to oblige the frequenters of the house to submit to the impositions of the mother abbess ...
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... give bond for their good behaviour . BUM BRUSHER . A schoolmaster . BUM BOAT . A boat attending ships to retail greens , drams , & c . commonly rowed by a woman ; a kind of floating chandler's shop . BUM FODDER . Soft paper for the ...
... give bond for their good behaviour . BUM BRUSHER . A schoolmaster . BUM BOAT . A boat attending ships to retail greens , drams , & c . commonly rowed by a woman ; a kind of floating chandler's shop . BUM FODDER . Soft paper for the ...
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... give chocolate without sugar ; to reprove . Military term . CHOICE SPIRIT . A thoughtless , laughing , singing , drun ken fellow . CHOP . A blow . Boxing term . TO CHOP AND CHANGE . To exchange backwards and for- wards . To chop , in ...
... give chocolate without sugar ; to reprove . Military term . CHOICE SPIRIT . A thoughtless , laughing , singing , drun ken fellow . CHOP . A blow . Boxing term . TO CHOP AND CHANGE . To exchange backwards and for- wards . To chop , in ...
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... give cre- dit . CHRISTMAS COMPLIMENTS . A cough , kibed heels , and a snotty nose . CHUB . He is a young chub , or a mere chub ; i . e . a foolish fellow , easily imposed on : an illusion to a fish of that name , easily taken . CHUBBY ...
... give cre- dit . CHRISTMAS COMPLIMENTS . A cough , kibed heels , and a snotty nose . CHUB . He is a young chub , or a mere chub ; i . e . a foolish fellow , easily imposed on : an illusion to a fish of that name , easily taken . CHUBBY ...
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... give you a clout on your jolly nob ; I'll give you a blow on your head . It also means a handker- chief . Cant . Any pocket handkerchief except a silk one . CLOUTED SHOON . Shoes tipped with iron . CLOUTING LAY . Picking pockets of ...
... give you a clout on your jolly nob ; I'll give you a blow on your head . It also means a handker- chief . Cant . Any pocket handkerchief except a silk one . CLOUTED SHOON . Shoes tipped with iron . CLOUTING LAY . Picking pockets of ...
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