Lexicon Balatronicum: A Dictionary of Buckish Slang, University Wit, and Pickpocket Eloquence |
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... se . ALDERMAN . A roasted turkey garnished with sausages ; the latter are supposed to represent the gold chain worn by those magistrates . ALDGATE . A draught on the pump at Aldgate ... A MU liday with him ; a saying signifying that.
... se . ALDERMAN . A roasted turkey garnished with sausages ; the latter are supposed to represent the gold chain worn by those magistrates . ALDGATE . A draught on the pump at Aldgate ... A MU liday with him ; a saying signifying that.
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... A MU liday with him ; a saying signifying that it is all over with the business or person spoken of or alluded to ... se- cond , a bishop in pontificals ; motto , I pray for all : third , a lawyer in his gown ; motto , I plead for ...
... A MU liday with him ; a saying signifying that it is all over with the business or person spoken of or alluded to ... se- cond , a bishop in pontificals ; motto , I pray for all : third , a lawyer in his gown ; motto , I plead for ...
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... A pickpocket caught in the fact , and punish- ed with the discipline of the pump or horse - pond . ANCHOR . Bring your a - se to an anchor , i . e . sit down . To let go an anchor to the windward of the law ; to keep within the letter ...
... A pickpocket caught in the fact , and punish- ed with the discipline of the pump or horse - pond . ANCHOR . Bring your a - se to an anchor , i . e . sit down . To let go an anchor to the windward of the law ; to keep within the letter ...
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... se on a bandbox ; an answer to the offer of any thing inadequate to the purpose for which it is proffered , like offering a bandbox for a seat . BANBURY STORY OF A COCK AND A BULL . A round- about ... a bargain ; a species.
... se on a bandbox ; an answer to the offer of any thing inadequate to the purpose for which it is proffered , like offering a bandbox for a seat . BANBURY STORY OF A COCK AND A BULL . A round- about ... a bargain ; a species.
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... a term used among printers , to water them . BIT . Money . He grappled the cull's bit ; he seized the man's money ... se : a lascivious , rampant wench . 4 BLAB . A tell - tale , or one incapable of keeping a secret . BLACK AND ...
... a term used among printers , to water them . BIT . Money . He grappled the cull's bit ; he seized the man's money ... se : a lascivious , rampant wench . 4 BLAB . A tell - tale , or one incapable of keeping a secret . BLACK AND ...
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