Lexicon Balatronicum: A Dictionary of Buckish Slang, University Wit, and Pickpocket EloquenceC. Chappel, 1811 - 221 pagine |
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... man's estate , to be unable to bear the least hardship . Whatever may be the origin of this appellation , we learn from the following verses , attributed to Hugh Bigot , Earl of Norfolk , that it was in use in the time of king Henry II ...
... man's estate , to be unable to bear the least hardship . Whatever may be the origin of this appellation , we learn from the following verses , attributed to Hugh Bigot , Earl of Norfolk , that it was in use in the time of king Henry II ...
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... man's house . COLD PIG . To give cold pig is a punishment inflicted on sluggards who lie too long in bed : it consists in pulling off all the bed clothes from them , and throwing cold water upon them . COLD PUDDING . This is said to ...
... man's house . COLD PIG . To give cold pig is a punishment inflicted on sluggards who lie too long in bed : it consists in pulling off all the bed clothes from them , and throwing cold water upon them . COLD PUDDING . This is said to ...
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... man's neck . His colquarron is just about to be twisted ; he is just going to be hanged . Cant . COLT . One who lets horses to highwaymen ; also a boy new . ly initiated into roguery ; a grand or petty juryman on his , first assize ...
... man's neck . His colquarron is just about to be twisted ; he is just going to be hanged . Cant . COLT . One who lets horses to highwaymen ; also a boy new . ly initiated into roguery ; a grand or petty juryman on his , first assize ...
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... man that keeps a mistress , whom he visits only at night , for fear of discovery . DARKEE . A dark lanthorn used by ... man's eyes in boxing . DEAD CARGO . A term used by thieves , when they are dis- appointed in the value of their ...
... man that keeps a mistress , whom he visits only at night , for fear of discovery . DARKEE . A dark lanthorn used by ... man's eyes in boxing . DEAD CARGO . A term used by thieves , when they are dis- appointed in the value of their ...
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... man's tail ; a punish- ment often threatened by the female servants in a kitchen , to a man who pries too minutely into the secrets of that place . DISMAL DITTY . The psalm sung by the felons at the gal- lows , just before they are ...
... man's tail ; a punish- ment often threatened by the female servants in a kitchen , to a man who pries too minutely into the secrets of that place . DISMAL DITTY . The psalm sung by the felons at the gal- lows , just before they are ...
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