Lexicon Balatronicum: A Dictionary of Buckish Slang, University Wit, and Pickpocket Eloquence |
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... sword . To be in a woman's beef ; to have carnal know- ledge of her . Say you bought your beef of me , a jocular request from a butcher to a fat man , implying that he cre- dits the butcher who serves him . BEEF EATER . A yeoman of the ...
... sword . To be in a woman's beef ; to have carnal know- ledge of her . Say you bought your beef of me , a jocular request from a butcher to a fat man , implying that he cre- dits the butcher who serves him . BEEF EATER . A yeoman of the ...
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... sword . Bilboa in Spain was once famous for well - tempered blades : these are quoted by Falstaff , where he describes the manner in which he lay in the buck- basket . Bilboes , the stock ; prison . Cant . TO BILK . To cheat . Let us ...
... sword . Bilboa in Spain was once famous for well - tempered blades : these are quoted by Falstaff , where he describes the manner in which he lay in the buck- basket . Bilboes , the stock ; prison . Cant . TO BILK . To cheat . Let us ...
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... sword . CHEESE IT . Be silent , be quiet , don't do it . Cheese it , the coves are fly ; be silent , the people understand our dis- course . CHEESER . A strong smelling fart . CHELSEA . A village near London , famous for the military ...
... sword . CHEESE IT . Be silent , be quiet , don't do it . Cheese it , the coves are fly ; be silent , the people understand our dis- course . CHEESER . A strong smelling fart . CHELSEA . A village near London , famous for the military ...
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... sword , or any other weapon for cutting or stabbing . I gave him two inches of cold iron into his beef . COLD MEAT . A dead wife is the best cold meat in a man's house . : COLD PIG . To give cold pig is a punishment inflicted on ...
... sword , or any other weapon for cutting or stabbing . I gave him two inches of cold iron into his beef . COLD MEAT . A dead wife is the best cold meat in a man's house . : COLD PIG . To give cold pig is a punishment inflicted on ...
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