A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar TongueS. Hooper, 1788 - 249 pàgines |
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Pàgina iii
... taken from books long fanctioned with general approbation , and admitted into the feminaries for the education of youth- fuch as Bailey's , Miege's , or Philips's Dic- tionaries ; so that it is hoped this work will now be found as ...
... taken from books long fanctioned with general approbation , and admitted into the feminaries for the education of youth- fuch as Bailey's , Miege's , or Philips's Dic- tionaries ; so that it is hoped this work will now be found as ...
Pàgina vii
... taken on one of their Gang , in the late Scuffle between the Watchmen and a Party of them on Clerkenwell Green ; which Copy is now in the Cuftody of one of the Conftables of that Parish . LONDON : Printed for J. BROWNNELL , in Pater ...
... taken on one of their Gang , in the late Scuffle between the Watchmen and a Party of them on Clerkenwell Green ; which Copy is now in the Cuftody of one of the Conftables of that Parish . LONDON : Printed for J. BROWNNELL , in Pater ...
Pàgina xi
... taken great paines to " search out the fecret practizes of this un- 66 gracious rabble ; and , among other things , " he fetteth down and defcribeth twenty - two " forts of them , whofe names it fhall not " be amiffe to remember ...
... taken great paines to " search out the fecret practizes of this un- 66 gracious rabble ; and , among other things , " he fetteth down and defcribeth twenty - two " forts of them , whofe names it fhall not " be amiffe to remember ...
Pàgina xxiv
... taken from a cat ; that animal , when angry , always raifing its back . An allufion alfo fometimes used to jeer a crooked man ; as , So , Sir , I fee fomebody has offend- ed you , for your back is up . BACON . He has faved his bacon ...
... taken from a cat ; that animal , when angry , always raifing its back . An allufion alfo fometimes used to jeer a crooked man ; as , So , Sir , I fee fomebody has offend- ed you , for your back is up . BACON . He has faved his bacon ...
Pàgina xxix
... taken away ; whence the term , " Turned off . " BEDAWBED ALL OVER WITH LACE . Vulgar faying of any one dreffed in clothes richly laced . BEDFORDSHIRE . Iam for Bedfordshire , i . e . for going to bed . BEDIZENED . Dreffed out , over ...
... taken away ; whence the term , " Turned off . " BEDAWBED ALL OVER WITH LACE . Vulgar faying of any one dreffed in clothes richly laced . BEDFORDSHIRE . Iam for Bedfordshire , i . e . for going to bed . BEDIZENED . Dreffed out , over ...
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.