A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar TongueS. Hooper, 1788 - 249 pàgines |
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Pàgina xii
... whose loud voyce proclaimes , to all that will heare him , another confpiracy of abuses lately plotting together , to hurt the peace of the ki gdom ; which the bell - man ( because he ther went stumbling i'th ' dark ) could never fee ...
... whose loud voyce proclaimes , to all that will heare him , another confpiracy of abuses lately plotting together , to hurt the peace of the ki gdom ; which the bell - man ( because he ther went stumbling i'th ' dark ) could never fee ...
Pàgina 9
... whose business it is to clean the boots of the guests . BOOTS . The youngest officer in a regimental mess , whose duty it is to skink , that is , to ftir the fire , fnuff the candles , and ring the bell . See SKINK . - To ride in any ...
... whose business it is to clean the boots of the guests . BOOTS . The youngest officer in a regimental mess , whose duty it is to skink , that is , to ftir the fire , fnuff the candles , and ring the bell . See SKINK . - To ride in any ...
Pàgina 23
... whose name became a common one to fignify any of that fraternity . CAPTAIN QUEERNAES . A fhabby ill - dreffed fellow . CAPTAIN SHARP . A cheating bully , or one in a set of gamblers , whofe office it is to bully any pigeon , who , sus ...
... whose name became a common one to fignify any of that fraternity . CAPTAIN QUEERNAES . A fhabby ill - dreffed fellow . CAPTAIN SHARP . A cheating bully , or one in a set of gamblers , whofe office it is to bully any pigeon , who , sus ...
Pàgina 51
... whose wife is brought to bed of a boy : implying , that hav- ing done his business effectually , he may now indulge or repose himself . CUSHION THUMPER , or DUSTER . A parfon ; many of whom , in the fury of their eloquence , heartily ...
... whose wife is brought to bed of a boy : implying , that hav- ing done his business effectually , he may now indulge or repose himself . CUSHION THUMPER , or DUSTER . A parfon ; many of whom , in the fury of their eloquence , heartily ...
Pàgina 52
... whose fole bufinefs it is to clear or fwear off merchandize at the cuf- tom - house ; and who , it is faid , guards against the crime of perjury , by taking a previous oath , never to swear truly on thofe occafions . DAMPER . 1 DAMPER ...
... whose fole bufinefs it is to clear or fwear off merchandize at the cuf- tom - house ; and who , it is faid , guards against the crime of perjury , by taking a previous oath , never to swear truly on thofe occafions . DAMPER . 1 DAMPER ...
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.