A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar TongueS. Hooper, 1788 - 249 pàgines |
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Pàgina iv
... Imprinted at LONDON , in Flete - street , at the Signe of the Faulcon , by WILLIAM GRYFFITH ; and are to be folde at his Shoppe in Saynt Dunftone's Churche Yarde , in the West . SECOND EDITION . THE CANTING ACADEMY ; o R ,
... Imprinted at LONDON , in Flete - street , at the Signe of the Faulcon , by WILLIAM GRYFFITH ; and are to be folde at his Shoppe in Saynt Dunftone's Churche Yarde , in the West . SECOND EDITION . THE CANTING ACADEMY ; o R ,
Pàgina v
... practifed ) for all People . THE SECOND EDITION . LONDON : Printed by F. LEACH , for MAT . DREW ; and are to be fold by the Bookfellers . N. B. The Dedication is figned , R. HEAD . vi PREFACE TO THE CE T HELL U UPON EARTH.
... practifed ) for all People . THE SECOND EDITION . LONDON : Printed by F. LEACH , for MAT . DREW ; and are to be fold by the Bookfellers . N. B. The Dedication is figned , R. HEAD . vi PREFACE TO THE CE T HELL U UPON EARTH.
Pàgina vi
... and CHEATS Committed by Villains on the Nation ; whereby they may be the more careful of being wronged by them for the future . LONDON : PRINTED IN THE YEAR 1703 . SECOND EDITION . vii THE SCOUNDRELS DICTIONARY ; OR ,
... and CHEATS Committed by Villains on the Nation ; whereby they may be the more careful of being wronged by them for the future . LONDON : PRINTED IN THE YEAR 1703 . SECOND EDITION . vii THE SCOUNDRELS DICTIONARY ; OR ,
Pàgina vii
... Copy is now in the Cuftody of one of the Conftables of that Parish . LONDON : Printed for J. BROWNNELL , in Pater - nofter - row . M.DCC.LIV . [ Price Sixpence . ] PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION . HE great approbation with.
... Copy is now in the Cuftody of one of the Conftables of that Parish . LONDON : Printed for J. BROWNNELL , in Pater - nofter - row . M.DCC.LIV . [ Price Sixpence . ] PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION . HE great approbation with.
Pàgina xi
... London , bringing to light the most notorious villanies that are now practised in the kingdom . Profitable for gentlemen , lawyers , merchants , citizens , far- mers , mafters of households , and all forts of fervants , to marke , and ...
... London , bringing to light the most notorious villanies that are now practised in the kingdom . Profitable for gentlemen , lawyers , merchants , citizens , far- mers , mafters of households , and all forts of fervants , to marke , and ...
Altres edicions - Mostra-ho tot
Frases i termes més freqüents
a-fe againſt alfo allufion alſo anfwered appellation Bartholomew Fair bawdy beat becauſe beer beggars blow Box THE JESUIT breeches bully buſineſs Cant cant language canting crew cheat cheeſe cock cuckold cull DARKMANS Devil DOG LATIN dram dreffed drink drunk eyes faid failors falfe fame faying fecret fellow fervants fhew fhilling fhip fhoes fhop fide fign fignify filly fimple fmall fo called fociety foldier fome fometimes formerly French frequently ftand fteal ftory fuch fuppofed fword gallows gentlemen hanged head highwayman himſelf horfe horſe houfe houſe inftrument Irish JACK kifs lame duck legs likewife liquor mafter MORT moſt mouth Newgate nick name nofe obferved occafion one's perfon phrafe pickpocket pocket Pot valiant practifed pretending prifon QUEER rogue ſaid ſmall ſtick ſtory tail term theſe thieves thofe thoſe Tyburn ufed uſed vulgar wench whipped whofe whore whoſe wife woman word
Passatges populars
Pàgina 56 - It is said of one who has a termagant for his wife, that he has married the Devil's daughter, and lives with the old folks. DEVIL'S DAUGHTER'S PORTION: Deal, Dover, and Harwich, The Devil gave with his daughter in marriage; And, by a codicil to his will, He added Helvoet and the Brill; a saying occasioned by the shameful impositions practised by the inhabitants of those places, on sailors and travellers.
Pàgina xii - Villanies seven severall Times Prest to Death by the Printers ; But (still reviving againe) are now the eighth time, (as at the first) discovered by Lanthorne and CandleLight ; And the helpe of a New Cryer, called...
Pàgina vii - The Scoundrel's Dictionary; or, an Explanation of the cant words used by thieves , house-breakers , street robbers , and pickpockets about Town. To which are prefixed some curious Dissertations on the art of wheedling, and a Collection of their flash songs, with a proper glossary.
Pàgina 102 - It consists of a riotous mob, who after a printed summons dispersed through the adjacent towns, meet at Cuckold's Point, near Deptford, and march from thence in procession, through that town and Greenwich, to Charlton, with horns of different kinds upon their heads; and at the fair there are sold rams...
Pàgina xxv - Cant. BAG. He gave them the bag, ie left them. BAG OF NAILS. He squints like a bag of nails; ie his eyes are directed as many ways as the points of a bag of nails.
Pàgina 102 - IRISH LEGS. Thick legs, jocularly styled the Irish arms. It is said of the Irish women, that they have a dispensation from the pope to wear the thick end of their legs downwards.
Pàgina 99 - In winter time the beer was placed on the hob to warm: and the cold beer was set on a small table, said to have been called the nob; so that the question, Will you have hob or nob? seems only to have meant, Will you have warm or cold beer? ie beer from the hob, or beer from the nob.