Lexicon Balatronicum: A Dictionary of Buckish Slang, University Wit, and Pickpocket Eloquence |
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... 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 ...
... 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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... give him his bastings , I'll beat him heartily . BASTING A beating . BASTONADING . Beating any one with a stick ... give a man of their infernal beverages for his money , the kinder they behave to him . 1 . BAY FEVER . A term of ...
... give him his bastings , I'll beat him heartily . BASTING A beating . BASTONADING . Beating any one with a stick ... give a man of their infernal beverages for his money , the kinder they behave to him . 1 . BAY FEVER . A term of ...
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... the beds , as fast as they are made by their mothers . BEEF . To cry beef ; to give the alarm . They have cried beef Cant . To be in a man's beef ; to wound him with a sword , BEL a sword . To be in a woman's beef. on us . riddle . CART .
... the beds , as fast as they are made by their mothers . BEEF . To cry beef ; to give the alarm . They have cried beef Cant . To be in a man's beef ; to wound him with a sword , BEL a sword . To be in a woman's beef. on us . riddle . CART .
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... , who takes more on his plate than he can eat . BELLYFULL . A hearty beating , sufficient to make a man yield or give out . A woman with child is also said to have got her belly full . BELLY BELLY CHEAT . An apron . BELLY PLEA . The.
... , who takes more on his plate than he can eat . BELLYFULL . A hearty beating , sufficient to make a man yield or give out . A woman with child is also said to have got her belly full . BELLY BELLY CHEAT . An apron . BELLY PLEA . The.
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... give up an attempt through fear . To stand bitch ; to make tea , or do the honours of the tea- table , performing a female part : bitch there standing for woman , species for genius . BITCH BOOBY . A country wench . Military term . BITE ...
... give up an attempt through fear . To stand bitch ; to make tea , or do the honours of the tea- table , performing a female part : bitch there standing for woman , species for genius . BITCH BOOBY . A country wench . Military term . BITE ...
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