Lexicon Balatronicum: A Dictionary of Buckish Slang, University Wit, and Pickpocket Eloquence |
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... DRAM . A glass or small measure of any spirituous liquors , which , being originally sold by apothecaries , were esti- mated by drams , ounces , & c . Dog's dram ; to spit in his mouth , and clap his back . DRAM - A - TICK . A dram ...
... DRAM . A glass or small measure of any spirituous liquors , which , being originally sold by apothecaries , were esti- mated by drams , ounces , & c . Dog's dram ; to spit in his mouth , and clap his back . DRAM - A - TICK . A dram ...
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... a gun , I will tell you the story of one . TO FIRE A SLUG . To drink a dram . FIRE PRIGGERS . Villains who rob at fires , under pretence of assisting in removing the goods . FIRE FLA FIRE SHIP . A wench who has the venereal FIR.
... a gun , I will tell you the story of one . TO FIRE A SLUG . To drink a dram . FIRE PRIGGERS . Villains who rob at fires , under pretence of assisting in removing the goods . FIRE FLA FIRE SHIP . A wench who has the venereal FIR.
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... dram of gin , or any other spirituous liquor . A kick up ; a disturbance , also a hop or dance . An odd kick in one's gallop ; a strange whim or peculiarity . TO KICK THE BUCKET . To die . He kicked the bucket one day he died one day ...
... dram of gin , or any other spirituous liquor . A kick up ; a disturbance , also a hop or dance . An odd kick in one's gallop ; a strange whim or peculiarity . TO KICK THE BUCKET . To die . He kicked the bucket one day he died one day ...
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... drams . To lift or raise one's elbow ; the same . LIFT . See SHOPLIFTER , & c . LIFTER . A crutch . LIG . A ... dram of brandy . LINE . To get a man into a line , i . e . to divert his atten- tion by a ridiculous or absurd story ...
... drams . To lift or raise one's elbow ; the same . LIFT . See SHOPLIFTER , & c . LIFTER . A crutch . LIG . A ... dram of brandy . LINE . To get a man into a line , i . e . to divert his atten- tion by a ridiculous or absurd story ...
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... dram after either . PIG - HEADED . Obstinate . PIG RUNNING . A piece of game frequently practised at fairs , wakes , & c . A large pig , whose tail is cut short , and both soaped and greased , being turned out , is hunted by the young ...
... dram after either . PIG - HEADED . Obstinate . PIG RUNNING . A piece of game frequently practised at fairs , wakes , & c . A large pig , whose tail is cut short , and both soaped and greased , being turned out , is hunted by the young ...
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