Lexicon Balatronicum: A Dictionary of Buckish Slang, University Wit, and Pickpocket Eloquence |
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... beer , five pints of which , by an act of 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 ...
... beer , five pints of which , by an act of 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 ...
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... beer ; that liquor being apt to cause eructation . BELCHER . A red silk handkerchief , intermixed with yellow and a little black . The kiddey flashes his belcher ; the young fellow wears a silk handkerchief round his neck . BELL , BOOK ...
... beer ; that liquor being apt to cause eructation . BELCHER . A red silk handkerchief , intermixed with yellow and a little black . The kiddey flashes his belcher ; the young fellow wears a silk handkerchief round his neck . BELL , BOOK ...
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... beer , or other strong liquor . Cant . BENE COVE . A good fellow . Cant . BENE DARKMANS . Good night . Cant . BENE FEAKERS . Counterfeiters of bills . Cant . BENE FEAKERS OF GYBES . Counterfeiters of passes . Cant . BENESHIPLY ...
... beer , or other strong liquor . Cant . BENE COVE . A good fellow . Cant . BENE DARKMANS . Good night . Cant . BENE FEAKERS . Counterfeiters of bills . Cant . BENE FEAKERS OF GYBES . Counterfeiters of passes . Cant . BENESHIPLY ...
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... beer purchased at the tap - house was retailed at a halfpenny per pot advance . It was kept by two brothers of the name of Partridge , and thence cal- led the Brace . BRACKET - FACED . Ugly , hard - featured . BRAGGET . Mead and ale ...
... beer purchased at the tap - house was retailed at a halfpenny per pot advance . It was kept by two brothers of the name of Partridge , and thence cal- led the Brace . BRACKET - FACED . Ugly , hard - featured . BRAGGET . Mead and ale ...
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... beer , American beverage . CALLE . A cloak or gown . Cant . CAMBRIDGE FORTUNE . A wind - mill and a water - mill , used to signify a woman without any but personal endow- ments . CAMBRIDGE OAK . A willow . CAMBRADE . A chamber fellow ...
... beer , American beverage . CALLE . A cloak or gown . Cant . CAMBRIDGE FORTUNE . A wind - mill and a water - mill , used to signify a woman without any but personal endow- ments . CAMBRIDGE OAK . A willow . CAMBRADE . A chamber fellow ...
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