Lexicon Balatronicum: A Dictionary of Buckish Slang, University Wit, and Pickpocket Eloquence |
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... of parliament , a landlord was for- merly obliged to give to each soldier gratis . ACTEON . A Cuckold , from the horns planted on the head of Acteon by Diana . B Ac . ALL ACTIVE CITIZEN . A louse . ADAM'S ALE . DICTIONARY ...
... of parliament , a landlord was for- merly obliged to give to each soldier gratis . ACTEON . A Cuckold , from the horns planted on the head of Acteon by Diana . B Ac . ALL ACTIVE CITIZEN . A louse . ADAM'S ALE . DICTIONARY ...
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... cuckold . BUCK'S FACE . A cuckold . BUCK FITCH . A lecherous old fellow . BUCKEEN . A bully . Irish . BUCKET . To kick the bucket ; to die . BUCKINGER'S BOOT . The monosyllable . Matthew Buckinger was born without hands and legs ...
... cuckold . BUCK'S FACE . A cuckold . BUCK FITCH . A lecherous old fellow . BUCKEEN . A bully . Irish . BUCKET . To kick the bucket ; to die . BUCKINGER'S BOOT . The monosyllable . Matthew Buckinger was born without hands and legs ...
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... cuckold . 1 TO BULLOCK . To hector , bounce , or bully . BULLY . A cowardly fellow , who gives himself airs of great bravery . A bully huff cap ; a hector . See HECTOR . BULLY BACK . A bully to a bawdy - house ; one who is kept in pay ...
... cuckold . 1 TO BULLOCK . To hector , bounce , or bully . BULLY . A cowardly fellow , who gives himself airs of great bravery . A bully huff cap ; a hector . See HECTOR . BULLY BACK . A bully to a bawdy - house ; one who is kept in pay ...
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... Verses in turn , begin- ning with the letter with which the last speaker left off . CAPON . A castrated cock , also an eunuch . CAPRICORNIFLED . Cuckolded , hornified . CAP CAR CAPSIZE . To overturn or reverse . He took.
... Verses in turn , begin- ning with the letter with which the last speaker left off . CAPON . A castrated cock , also an eunuch . CAPRICORNIFLED . Cuckolded , hornified . CAP CAR CAPSIZE . To overturn or reverse . He took.
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... cuckold : waking he found he had got his finger the Lord knows where . See Rabelais , and Prior's versification of the story . TO CASCADE . To vomit . CASE . A house ; perhaps from the Italian casa . In the cant- ing lingo it meant ...
... cuckold : waking he found he had got his finger the Lord knows where . See Rabelais , and Prior's versification of the story . TO CASCADE . To vomit . CASE . A house ; perhaps from the Italian casa . In the cant- ing lingo it meant ...
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