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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... pretends to be the husband of one of the ladies , and under that pretence extorts money from greenhorns , or ignorant young men , whom he finds with her . See GREENHorn . BULLY COCK . One who foments quarrels in order to rob the persons ...
... pretends to be the husband of one of the ladies , and under that pretence extorts money from greenhorns , or ignorant young men , whom he finds with her . See GREENHorn . BULLY COCK . One who foments quarrels in order to rob the persons ...
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... pretending to whip the cat , haul the astonished booby through the water . --- To whip the cat , is also a term among tailors for work- ing jobs at private houses , as practised in the country . CATAMARAN . An old scraggy woman ; from a ...
... pretending to whip the cat , haul the astonished booby through the water . --- To whip the cat , is also a term among tailors for work- ing jobs at private houses , as practised in the country . CATAMARAN . An old scraggy woman ; from a ...
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... pretend to dairy- maids , to get cream and other good things from them . TO CREEME . To slip or slide any thing into the hands of another . Cant . CREEPERS , Gentlemen's companions , lice . CREW . A knot or gang ; also a boat or ship's ...
... pretend to dairy- maids , to get cream and other good things from them . TO CREEME . To slip or slide any thing into the hands of another . Cant . CREEPERS , Gentlemen's companions , lice . CREW . A knot or gang ; also a boat or ship's ...
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... pretends by his skill in astrology to assist persons in recovering stolen goods : and also to tell them their fortunes , and when , how often , and to whom they shall be married ; likewise answers all lawful questions , both by sea and ...
... pretends by his skill in astrology to assist persons in recovering stolen goods : and also to tell them their fortunes , and when , how often , and to whom they shall be married ; likewise answers all lawful questions , both by sea and ...
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... Pretended love to the cook , or any other person , for the sake of a meal . My guts cry cupboard ; i . e . I am hungry CUPID , BLIND CUPID . A jeering name for an ugly blind man : Cupid , the god of love , being frequently painted blind ...
... Pretended love to the cook , or any other person , for the sake of a meal . My guts cry cupboard ; i . e . I am hungry CUPID , BLIND CUPID . A jeering name for an ugly blind man : Cupid , the god of love , being frequently painted blind ...
Parole e frasi comuni
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