Lexicon Balatronicum: A Dictionary of Buckish Slang, University Wit, and Pickpocket EloquenceC. Chappel, 1811 - 221 pagine |
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... story first . To be flogged at the cart's a - se or tail ; persons guilty of petty larceny are frequently sen- tenced to be tied to the tail of a cart , and whipped by the common executioner , for a certain distance : the degree of ...
... story first . To be flogged at the cart's a - se or tail ; persons guilty of petty larceny are frequently sen- tenced to be tied to the tail of a cart , and whipped by the common executioner , for a certain distance : the degree of ...
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... story of a monkey , who made use of a cat's paw to scratch a roasted chesnut out of the fire . CAT'S SLEEP . Counterfeit sleep : cats often counterfeiting sleep , to decoy their prey near them , and then suddenly spring on them . CAT ...
... story of a monkey , who made use of a cat's paw to scratch a roasted chesnut out of the fire . CAT'S SLEEP . Counterfeit sleep : cats often counterfeiting sleep , to decoy their prey near them , and then suddenly spring on them . CAT ...
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... story : A wo- man , who was giving evidence in a cause wherein it was necessary to express those parts , made use of the term cauliflower ; for which the judge on the bench , a peevish old fellow , reproved her , saying she might as ...
... story : A wo- man , who was giving evidence in a cause wherein it was necessary to express those parts , made use of the term cauliflower ; for which the judge on the bench , a peevish old fellow , reproved her , saying she might as ...
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... of sifting the ashes from the cinders . Custom - house wit . CIRCUMBENDIBUS . A roundabout way , or story . He took such a circumbendibus ; he took such a circuit . CIT . CIT . A citizen of London . CITY COLLEGE , CIR.
... of sifting the ashes from the cinders . Custom - house wit . CIRCUMBENDIBUS . A roundabout way , or story . He took such a circumbendibus ; he took such a circuit . CIT . CIT . A citizen of London . CITY COLLEGE , CIR.
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... story of a Scotchman , who , when a very large louse crept down his arm , put him back again , saying he was the head of the clan , and that , if injured , all the rest would resent it , CLANK . A silver tankard . Cant . CLANK NAPPER ...
... story of a Scotchman , who , when a very large louse crept down his arm , put him back again , saying he was the head of the clan , and that , if injured , all the rest would resent it , CLANK . A silver tankard . Cant . CLANK NAPPER ...
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