Lexicon Balatronicum. A dictionary of Buckish slang, University wit, and Pick Pocket eloquence. ... Altered and enlarged ... by a member of the Whip Club |
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To crook one's elbow , and wish it may never come straight , if the fact then affirmed is not true - according to the casuists of Bow - street and St. Giles's , adds great weight and efficacy to an oath . CROOK SHANKS .
To crook one's elbow , and wish it may never come straight , if the fact then affirmed is not true - according to the casuists of Bow - street and St. Giles's , adds great weight and efficacy to an oath . CROOK SHANKS .
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... whose sole business it is to clear or swear off merchandise at the cus- tom - house ; and who , it is said , guards against the crime of perjury , by taking a previous oath , never to swear truly on those occasions . DAMPER .
... whose sole business it is to clear or swear off merchandise at the cus- tom - house ; and who , it is said , guards against the crime of perjury , by taking a previous oath , never to swear truly on those occasions . DAMPER .
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... highmen as lowmen , for passage A bale of demies A bale of long dice for even and odd A bale of bristles A bale of direct contraries . DICK . That happened in the reign of queen Dick , i . e . never : said of any absurd old story .
... highmen as lowmen , for passage A bale of demies A bale of long dice for even and odd A bale of bristles A bale of direct contraries . DICK . That happened in the reign of queen Dick , i . e . never : said of any absurd old story .
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A parson : so called , because he points out a way to others which he never goes himself . Like the finger post , he points out a way he has never been , and probably will never go , i . e . the way to heaven . FINISH .
A parson : so called , because he points out a way to others which he never goes himself . Like the finger post , he points out a way he has never been , and probably will never go , i . e . the way to heaven . FINISH .
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Like Goodyer's pig ; never well but when in mischief . Goose . A taylor's goose ; a smoothing iron used to press down the seams , for which purpose it must be heated : hence it is a jocular saying , that a taylor , be he ever so poor ...
Like Goodyer's pig ; never well but when in mischief . Goose . A taylor's goose ; a smoothing iron used to press down the seams , for which purpose it must be heated : hence it is a jocular saying , that a taylor , be he ever so poor ...
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| Titolo | Lexicon Balatronicum. A dictionary of Buckish slang, University wit, and Pick Pocket eloquence. ... Altered and enlarged ... by a member of the Whip Club |
| Autore | Francis Grose |
| pubblicato | 1811 |
| Provenienza dell'originale | The British Library |
| Digitalizzato | 4 giu 2013 |
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