Lexicon Balatronicum: A Dictionary of Buckish Slang, University Wit, and Pickpocket Eloquence |
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... frequently played on board ships in the warm la- titudes . It is thus managed : A large tub is filled with water , and two stools placed on each side of it . Over the whole is thrown a tarpaulin , or old sail this is kept tight by two ...
... frequently played on board ships in the warm la- titudes . It is thus managed : A large tub is filled with water , and two stools placed on each side of it . Over the whole is thrown a tarpaulin , or old sail this is kept tight by two ...
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... frequently used by the vulgar Irish . ARS MUSICA . A bum fiddlle . ARSE . To hang an arse ; to hang back , to be afraid to ad- vance . He would lend his a -- e , and sh - te through his ribs ; a saying of any one who lends his money ...
... frequently used by the vulgar Irish . ARS MUSICA . A bum fiddlle . ARSE . To hang an arse ; to hang back , to be afraid to ad- vance . He would lend his a -- e , and sh - te through his ribs ; a saying of any one who lends his money ...
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... frequently alluded to by Dean Swift , who says the maids of honour often amused themselves with it . It consisted in the seller naming his or her hinder parts , in answer to the question , What ? which the buyer was artfully led to ask ...
... frequently alluded to by Dean Swift , who says the maids of honour often amused themselves with it . It consisted in the seller naming his or her hinder parts , in answer to the question , What ? which the buyer was artfully led to ask ...
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... frequently given as prizes . BELLOWS . The lungs . BELLOWER . The town crier . BELLOWSER . Transportation for life : i . e . as long . BELLY . His eye was bigger than his belly ; a saying of a person at a table , who takes more on his ...
... frequently given as prizes . BELLOWS . The lungs . BELLOWER . The town crier . BELLOWSER . Transportation for life : i . e . as long . BELLY . His eye was bigger than his belly ; a saying of a person at a table , who takes more on his ...
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... frequently boasted of by archers . TO BOX THE COMPASS . To say or repeat the mariner's compass , not only backwards or forwards , but also to be able to answer any and all questions respecting its di- visions . Sea term . TO BOX THE ...
... frequently boasted of by archers . TO BOX THE COMPASS . To say or repeat the mariner's compass , not only backwards or forwards , but also to be able to answer any and all questions respecting its di- visions . Sea term . TO BOX THE ...
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