A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar TongueS. Hooper, 1788 - 249 pàgines |
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alfo alſo beat beer beggars blow breeches called Cant carried cheat child clothes cock common commonly cull derived Devil door drink drunk eyes face faid fame famous faying fellow fide fignify figuratively fire fmall fo called fociety foldier fome foot formerly French frequently fuch fword give given hand hanged head hold horfe horſe houfe houſe Irish JACK keep kind king lady legs liquor live London look married means mouth never one's originally particularly perfon perhaps pickpocket piece play pocket pretending QUAKER rogue tail taken taylor term thieves thing town trick turn ufed uſed vulgar wench whipped whofe wife woman women young
Passatges populars
Pàgina lxxxiv - 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 x - 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 v - 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 cxxxii - 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 xxiii - 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 9 - 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 cxxvii - 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.
Informació bibliogràfica
| Títol | A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue Eighteenth century collections online |
| Autor | Francis Grose |
| Editor | Francis Grose |
| Edició | 2 |
| Editor | S. Hooper, 1788 |
| Original de | Biblioteca Pública de Nova York |
| Digitalitzat el | 25 Set. 2006 |
| Nre. de pàgines | 249 pàgines |
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