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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... whipped at the cart's tail ; or , as it is generally , though more vulgarly , expressed , at the cart's a - se . ALDERMAN . A roasted turkey garnished with sausages ; the latter are supposed to represent the gold chain worn by those ...
... whipped at the cart's tail ; or , as it is generally , though more vulgarly , expressed , at the cart's a - se . ALDERMAN . A roasted turkey garnished with sausages ; the latter are supposed to represent the gold chain worn by those ...
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... ( Whip slang ) , she's a devilish good piece , a hell of a goer . Ask , or Ax MY A -- E . A common reply to any question ; still deemed wit at sea , and formerly at court , under the denomination of selling bargains . See BARGAIN . ASSIG ...
... ( Whip slang ) , she's a devilish good piece , a hell of a goer . Ask , or Ax MY A -- E . A common reply to any question ; still deemed wit at sea , and formerly at court , under the denomination of selling bargains . See BARGAIN . ASSIG ...
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... ( Whip . ) Quite the thing , hellish fine . Well done . Dashing . In a handsome stile . A bang up cove ; a dashing fellow who spends his money freely . To bang up prime : to bring your horses up in a dashing or fine style : as the swell's ...
... ( Whip . ) Quite the thing , hellish fine . Well done . Dashing . In a handsome stile . A bang up cove ; a dashing fellow who spends his money freely . To bang up prime : to bring your horses up in a dashing or fine style : as the swell's ...
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