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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... keep him in subjection : an image drawn from a cock , who crows over a vanquished enemy . To pluck a crow ; to reprove any one for a fault committed , to settle a dispute . To strut like a crow in a gutter ; to walk proudly , or with an ...
... keep him in subjection : an image drawn from a cock , who crows over a vanquished enemy . To pluck a crow ; to reprove any one for a fault committed , to settle a dispute . To strut like a crow in a gutter ; to walk proudly , or with an ...
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... keep him- self warm in frosty weather ; called also Beating the booby . * CUFFIN . A man . CULL . A man , honest or otherwise . A bob cull ; a good- natured , quiet fellow . Cant . CULLABILITY . A disposition liable to be cheated , an ...
... keep him- self warm in frosty weather ; called also Beating the booby . * CUFFIN . A man . CULL . A man , honest or otherwise . A bob cull ; a good- natured , quiet fellow . Cant . CULLABILITY . A disposition liable to be cheated , an ...
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... follows women in general , without any particular attachment . DAPPER FELLOW . A smart , well - made , little man . DARBIES . Fetters . Cant . DARBY . Ready money . Cant . DARK DARK CULLY . A married man that keeps a mistress DAR.
... follows women in general , without any particular attachment . DAPPER FELLOW . A smart , well - made , little man . DARBIES . Fetters . Cant . DARBY . Ready money . Cant . DARK DARK CULLY . A married man that keeps a mistress DAR.
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Francis Grose. DARK CULLY . A married man that keeps a mistress , whom he visits only at night , for fear of discovery . DARKEE . A dark lanthorn used by housebreakers . Stow the darkee , and bolt , the cove of the crib is fly ; hide the ...
Francis Grose. DARK CULLY . A married man that keeps a mistress , whom he visits only at night , for fear of discovery . DARKEE . A dark lanthorn used by housebreakers . Stow the darkee , and bolt , the cove of the crib is fly ; hide the ...
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... keep all the inside to one's self , i . e . to turn her into the street . Do. To do any one ; to rob and cheat him . I have done him ; I have robbed him . Also to overcome in a boxing match : witness those laconic lines written on the ...
... keep all the inside to one's self , i . e . to turn her into the street . Do. To do any one ; to rob and cheat him . I have done him ; I have robbed him . Also to overcome in a boxing match : witness those laconic lines written on the ...
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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