Lexicon Balatronicum: A Dictionary of Buckish Slang, University Wit, and Pickpocket Eloquence |
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... one's heels . St. Anthony the hermit was a swineherd , and is always represented with a swine's bell and a pig . Some derive this saying from a privilege enjoyed by the friars of certain convents in England and France ( sons of St ...
... one's heels . St. Anthony the hermit was a swineherd , and is always represented with a swine's bell and a pig . Some derive this saying from a privilege enjoyed by the friars of certain convents in England and France ( sons of St ...
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... one's senses ; also bewrayed . BEVER . An afternoon's luncheon ; also a fine hat ; beaver's fur making the best hats , 1 BEVERAGE . Garnish money , or money for drink , demanded of any one having a new suit of clothes . BIBLE . A ...
... one's senses ; also bewrayed . BEVER . An afternoon's luncheon ; also a fine hat ; beaver's fur making the best hats , 1 BEVERAGE . Garnish money , or money for drink , demanded of any one having a new suit of clothes . BIBLE . A ...
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... one's bob ; to move off , or go away . To bear a bob ; to join in chorus with any singers . Also a term used by the sellers of game , for a partridge . BODY SNATCHERS . Bum bailiffs . BODY OF DIVINITY BOUND IN BLACK CALF . A parson ...
... one's bob ; to move off , or go away . To bear a bob ; to join in chorus with any singers . Also a term used by the sellers of game , for a partridge . BODY SNATCHERS . Bum bailiffs . BODY OF DIVINITY BOUND IN BLACK CALF . A parson ...
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... one's house , or hiding place , through fear ; a term borrowed from a rabbit- warren , where the rabbits are made to ... one's books ; out of one's favor , Out of his books ; out of debt . BOOT CATCHER . The servant at an inn whose ...
... one's house , or hiding place , through fear ; a term borrowed from a rabbit- warren , where the rabbits are made to ... one's books ; out of one's favor , Out of his books ; out of debt . BOOT CATCHER . The servant at an inn whose ...
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... one's interest . To know on which side one's bread is buttered ; to know one's interest , or what is best for one . It is no bread and butter of mine ; I have no business with it ; or rather , I won't intermed- dle , because I shall ...
... one's interest . To know on which side one's bread is buttered ; to know one's interest , or what is best for one . It is no bread and butter of mine ; I have no business with it ; or rather , I won't intermed- dle , because I shall ...
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