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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... thing , as it is called the wrong way ; Choak , chicken , more are hatching : a like consolation . CHOAK PEAR . Figuratively , an unanswerable objection : also a machine formerly used in Holland by robbers ; it was of iron , shaped like ...
... thing , as it is called the wrong way ; Choak , chicken , more are hatching : a like consolation . CHOAK PEAR . Figuratively , an unanswerable objection : also a machine formerly used in Holland by robbers ; it was of iron , shaped like ...
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... thing in a bungling manner . COBBLE COLTER . A turkey . COBBLER . A mender of shoes , an improver of the under- standings of his customers ; a translator . COBBLERS PUNCH . Treacle , vinegar , gin , and water . Cock , or CHIEF COCK OF ...
... thing in a bungling manner . COBBLE COLTER . A turkey . COBBLER . A mender of shoes , an improver of the under- standings of his customers ; a translator . COBBLERS PUNCH . Treacle , vinegar , gin , and water . Cock , or CHIEF COCK OF ...
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... 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 company . The canting crew are thus divided into ...
... 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 company . The canting crew are thus divided into ...
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... thing ; implying , you must not expect any assistance from the speaker . It is said to have originated from the following incident : One Mrs. Crump , the wife of a substantial farmer , dining with the old Lady Coventry , who was ...
... thing ; implying , you must not expect any assistance from the speaker . It is said to have originated from the following incident : One Mrs. Crump , the wife of a substantial farmer , dining with the old Lady Coventry , who was ...
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... thing : un con Miege . CUP OF THE CREATURE . A cup of good liquor . CUP - SHOT . Drunk . CUPBOARD LOVE . 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 ...
... thing : un con Miege . CUP OF THE CREATURE . A cup of good liquor . CUP - SHOT . Drunk . CUPBOARD LOVE . 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 ...
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