A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar TongueS. Hooper, 1788 - 249 pàgines |
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Pàgina iv
... CALLED VAGA BONES ; SET FORTH BY THOMAS HARMAN , ESQUIER , FOR THE UTILITIE and PROFFYT of hys NATURALL COUNTREY . Newly Augmented and Imprinted , Anno Domini M.D.LXVII . Viewed , Examined , and Allowed according un- to the Queen's ...
... CALLED VAGA BONES ; SET FORTH BY THOMAS HARMAN , ESQUIER , FOR THE UTILITIE and PROFFYT of hys NATURALL COUNTREY . Newly Augmented and Imprinted , Anno Domini M.D.LXVII . Viewed , Examined , and Allowed according un- to the Queen's ...
Pàgina xiii
... of the law , and per- formed under the direction of the fheriff , as those inflicted under the authority and in- ion of that impartial and summary called the Mob , upon the pick pockets , ' xiv PREFACE TO THE pockets , informers , or other.
... of the law , and per- formed under the direction of the fheriff , as those inflicted under the authority and in- ion of that impartial and summary called the Mob , upon the pick pockets , ' xiv PREFACE TO THE pockets , informers , or other.
Pàgina xviii
... called alfo the Wooden and Three - legged Mare . You will be hanged . - See THREE LEGGED MARE . ACT OF PARLIAMENT . A military term for fmall beer , five pints of which , by an act of parliament , a landlord was for- merly obliged to ...
... called alfo the Wooden and Three - legged Mare . You will be hanged . - See THREE LEGGED MARE . ACT OF PARLIAMENT . A military term for fmall beer , five pints of which , by an act of parliament , a landlord was for- merly obliged to ...
Pàgina xxi
... called Dog Latin , in Ireland Bog Latin . APPLE CART . Down with his apple - cart ; knock or throw him down . APPLE DUMPLIN SHOP . A woman's bofom . APPLE - PYE BED . A bed made apple - pye fashion , like what is called a turnover apple ...
... called Dog Latin , in Ireland Bog Latin . APPLE CART . Down with his apple - cart ; knock or throw him down . APPLE DUMPLIN SHOP . A woman's bofom . APPLE - PYE BED . A bed made apple - pye fashion , like what is called a turnover apple ...
Pàgina xxvi
... called by a Lord Chief Justice , from their being fo frequently ufed on Sunday jaunts by extravagant fhopkeepers and tradefmen . BANKS'S HORSE . A horfe famous for playing tricks , the property of one Banks . It is mentioned in Sir ...
... called by a Lord Chief Justice , from their being fo frequently ufed on Sunday jaunts by extravagant fhopkeepers and tradefmen . BANKS'S HORSE . A horfe famous for playing tricks , the property of one Banks . It is mentioned in Sir ...
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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.