Lexicon Balatronicum: A Dictionary of Buckish Slang, University Wit, and Pickpocket Eloquence |
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... kiddey flashes his belcher ; the young fellow wears a silk handkerchief round his neck . BELL , BOOK , AND CANDLE . They cursed him with bell , book , and candle ; an allusion to the popish form of ex- communicating and anathematizing ...
... kiddey flashes his belcher ; the young fellow wears a silk handkerchief round his neck . BELL , BOOK , AND CANDLE . They cursed him with bell , book , and candle ; an allusion to the popish form of ex- communicating and anathematizing ...
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... kid- dey bounced the swell of the blowen ; the lad bullied the gentleman out of the girl . BOUNCER . A large tuan or woman ; also a great lie . BOUNCING CHEAT . A. bottle ; from the explosion in drawing the cork . Cant . BOUNG . A purse ...
... kid- dey bounced the swell of the blowen ; the lad bullied the gentleman out of the girl . BOUNCER . A large tuan or woman ; also a great lie . BOUNCING CHEAT . A. bottle ; from the explosion in drawing the cork . Cant . BOUNG . A purse ...
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... kiddey was chaunted fora toby ; his exami- nation concerning a highway robbery was published in the papers . CHAW BACON . A countryman . A stupid fellow . CHEAPSIDE . He came at it by way of Cheapside ; he gave little or nothing for it ...
... kiddey was chaunted fora toby ; his exami- nation concerning a highway robbery was published in the papers . CHAW BACON . A countryman . A stupid fellow . CHEAPSIDE . He came at it by way of Cheapside ; he gave little or nothing for it ...
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... kiddey fenced his thimble for three quids ; the young fellow pawned his watch for three guineas . To fence invariably means to pawn or sell goods to a receiver . FENCING KEN . The magazine , or warehouse , where sto len goods are ...
... kiddey fenced his thimble for three quids ; the young fellow pawned his watch for three guineas . To fence invariably means to pawn or sell goods to a receiver . FENCING KEN . The magazine , or warehouse , where sto len goods are ...
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... kiddey ( 2 ) looks about , And if she's in a flash panney ( 3 ) he swears he'll have her out ; So he fences ( 4 ) all his togs ( 5 ) to buy her duds , ( 6 ) anh then He frisks ( 7 ) his master's lob ( 8 ) to take her from the bawdy ken ...
... kiddey ( 2 ) looks about , And if she's in a flash panney ( 3 ) he swears he'll have her out ; So he fences ( 4 ) all his togs ( 5 ) to buy her duds , ( 6 ) anh then He frisks ( 7 ) his master's lob ( 8 ) to take her from the bawdy ken ...
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a-se allusion appellation bailiff bawdy-house beat 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 dressed drink drunk eyes fellow flash Fleet prison formerly French frequently gallows gentleman give guinea guts hand hanged head highwayman horse Irish JACK kiddey king's lame duck legs link-boy liquor married mistress MORT mouth Newgate nick name nose officers one's person pickpocket piece pillory PISS play plump pocket Pot valiant practised pretend prison prostitute PUDDING QUEER rogue sailors saying Sea term sharper shilling signify soldier steal story sword tail taylor thief thieves thing tongue trick venereal venereal disease vulgar wench whipped whore wife woman word young