Lexicon Balatronicum: A Dictionary of Buckish Slang, University Wit, and Pickpocket EloquenceC. Chappel, 1811 - 221 pagine |
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... noses of vicious horses whilst shoeing ; a nick name for spectacles , and also for the gratuity given to grooms by the buyers and sellers of horses . BARREL FEVER . He died of the barrel fever ; he killed himself by drinking . BARROW ...
... noses of vicious horses whilst shoeing ; a nick name for spectacles , and also for the gratuity given to grooms by the buyers and sellers of horses . BARREL FEVER . He died of the barrel fever ; he killed himself by drinking . BARROW ...
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... nose , from its being the most projecting part of the human face , as the bowsprit is of a ship . Bow - wow . The childish name for a dog ; also a jeering appellation for a man born at Boston in America . Bow - wow MUTTON . Dog's flesh ...
... nose , from its being the most projecting part of the human face , as the bowsprit is of a ship . Bow - wow . The childish name for a dog ; also a jeering appellation for a man born at Boston in America . Bow - wow MUTTON . Dog's flesh ...
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... nose ; to push the bottle past him , so as to deprive him of his turn of filling his glass ; to pass one over . Also to play booty , or pur- posely to avoid winning . BRIM ( Abbreviation of Brimstone . ) An abandoned wo man ; perhaps ...
... nose ; to push the bottle past him , so as to deprive him of his turn of filling his glass ; to pass one over . Also to play booty , or pur- posely to avoid winning . BRIM ( Abbreviation of Brimstone . ) An abandoned wo man ; perhaps ...
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... 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 . Round - faced , plump . CHUCK . My chuck ; a term of endearment . CHUCK ...
... 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 . Round - faced , plump . CHUCK . My chuck ; a term of endearment . CHUCK ...
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... nose than ears ; frequently by old ladies charged on their lap - dogs . See FIZZLE . FID OF TOBACCo . A quid , from the small pieces of tow with which the vent or touch hole of a cannon is stopped . Sea term . FIDDLE FADDLE . Trifling ...
... nose than ears ; frequently by old ladies charged on their lap - dogs . See FIZZLE . FID OF TOBACCo . A quid , from the small pieces of tow with which the vent or touch hole of a cannon is stopped . Sea term . FIDDLE FADDLE . Trifling ...
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