Lexicon Balatronicum: A Dictionary of Buckish Slang, University Wit, and Pickpocket EloquenceC. Chappel, 1811 - 221 pagine |
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... soldiers ' fire- locks . BLUE SKIN . A person begotten on a black woman by a white man . One of the blue squadron ; any one having a cross of the black breed , or , as it is termed , a lick of the tar brush . BLUE BOL BLUE TAPE , or SKY ...
... soldiers ' fire- locks . BLUE SKIN . A person begotten on a black woman by a white man . One of the blue squadron ; any one having a cross of the black breed , or , as it is termed , a lick of the tar brush . BLUE BOL BLUE TAPE , or SKY ...
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... soldier's firelock . To hug brown Bess ; to carry a firelock , or serve as a private soldier . BROWN GEORGE . An ammunition loaf . A wig without powder ; similar to the undress wig worn by his majesty . BROWN MADAM , or MISS BROWN . The ...
... soldier's firelock . To hug brown Bess ; to carry a firelock , or serve as a private soldier . BROWN GEORGE . An ammunition loaf . A wig without powder ; similar to the undress wig worn by his majesty . BROWN MADAM , or MISS BROWN . The ...
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... Soldiers were in that country divided into chambers , five men making a chamber , whence it was generally used to signify companion . CAMESA . A shirt or shift . Cant . Spanish . CAMP CANDLESTICK . A bottle , or soldier's bayonet ...
... Soldiers were in that country divided into chambers , five men making a chamber , whence it was generally used to signify companion . CAMESA . A shirt or shift . Cant . Spanish . CAMP CANDLESTICK . A bottle , or soldier's bayonet ...
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... soldier . In the year 1745 , a soldier quartered at a house near Derby , was desi- red by his landlord to call upon him , whenever he came that way ; for , added he , soldiers are the pillars of the na- tion . The rebellion being ...
... soldier . In the year 1745 , a soldier quartered at a house near Derby , was desi- red by his landlord to call upon him , whenever he came that way ; for , added he , soldiers are the pillars of the na- tion . The rebellion being ...
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... soldiers , where this punishment is some- times adopted , watch and the purse are not included in the number , but given over and above , or , in the vulgar phrase , free gratis for nothing . This piece of discipline is also inflicted ...
... soldiers , where this punishment is some- times adopted , watch and the purse are not included in the number , but given over and above , or , in the vulgar phrase , free gratis for nothing . This piece of discipline is also inflicted ...
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a-se allusion appellation bailiff bawdy-house beat beef beer beggars blow bottle 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 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 Pot valiant 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 Tyburn venereal venereal disease vulgar wench whipped whore wife wine woman women word young