Lexicon Balatronicum: A Dictionary of Buckish Slang, University Wit, and Pickpocket Eloquence |
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A fine crummy dame ; à fat woHe has picked up his crumbs finely of late ; he has grown very fat , or rich , of late . CRUMP , One who helps solicitors to affidavit men , or false witnesses .--- ' I wish you had , Mrs. Crump ...
A fine crummy dame ; à fat woHe has picked up his crumbs finely of late ; he has grown very fat , or rich , of late . CRUMP , One who helps solicitors to affidavit men , or false witnesses .--- ' I wish you had , Mrs. Crump ...
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To dive ; to pick a pocket . To dive for a dinner ; to go down into a cellar to dinner . A dive , is a thief who stands ready to receive goods thrown out to him by a little boy put in at a window . Cant . Diver .
To dive ; to pick a pocket . To dive for a dinner ; to go down into a cellar to dinner . A dive , is a thief who stands ready to receive goods thrown out to him by a little boy put in at a window . Cant . Diver .
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To pick a gentleman's pocket of a handkerchief . ... To let fall , with design , a piece of gold or silver , in order to draw in and cheat the person who sees it picked up ; the piece so dropped is called a dropt cog .
To pick a gentleman's pocket of a handkerchief . ... To let fall , with design , a piece of gold or silver , in order to draw in and cheat the person who sees it picked up ; the piece so dropped is called a dropt cog .
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Persons who practice the fraud of dropping a ring or other article , and picking it up before the person intended to be defrauded , they pretend that the thing is very valuable to induce their gull to lend them money , or to purchase ...
Persons who practice the fraud of dropping a ring or other article , and picking it up before the person intended to be defrauded , they pretend that the thing is very valuable to induce their gull to lend them money , or to purchase ...
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To dive ; to pick a pocket . To dive for a dinner ; to go down into a cellar to dinner . “ A dive , is a thief who stands ready to receive goods thrown out to him by a little boy put in at a window . Cant . DIVER .
To dive ; to pick a pocket . To dive for a dinner ; to go down into a cellar to dinner . “ A dive , is a thief who stands ready to receive goods thrown out to him by a little boy put in at a window . Cant . DIVER .
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beat beggars blow breeches called Cant carried cheat child church clothes cock cold common cull derived Devil door draw dressed drink drop drunk expression eyes face fellow figuratively fire formerly French frequently give given hand hanged head horse Irish iron JACK keep kind king lady legs liquor live London look man's married means mouth nick nose officers one's originally perhaps person phrase pick pickpocket piece play pocket practised pretend prison queer rogue saying shilling side signify soldier stand steal story sword tail taken taylor term thieves thing town trick turn vulgar walk watch wench wife woman women young
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| Titolo | Lexicon Balatronicum: A Dictionary of Buckish Slang, University Wit, and Pickpocket Eloquence Mary De Renne collection |
| Autore | Francis Grose |
| Curatore | Hewson Clarke |
| Illustrato da | George Cruikshank |
| Editore | C. Chappel, 1811 |
| Provenienza dell'originale | la University of Michigan |
| Digitalizzato | 28 feb 2006 |
| Lunghezza | 221 pagine |
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