Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar TongueSherwood, Neely, and Jones, 1823 - 245 pàgines |
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... Cant . ARK PIRATES . Thieves who rob and plunder on navigable rivers . Sea cant . ARK RUFFIANS . Rogues who , in conjunction with water- men , rob , and sometimes murder , on the water , by pick- ing a quarrel with the passengers in a ...
... Cant . ARK PIRATES . Thieves who rob and plunder on navigable rivers . Sea cant . ARK RUFFIANS . Rogues who , in conjunction with water- men , rob , and sometimes murder , on the water , by pick- ing a quarrel with the passengers in a ...
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... Cant . See DELLS . AVOIR DU POIS LAY . of shops . Cant . AUTEM . A church . Stealing brass weights off the counters AUTEM BAWLER . A parson . Cant ! AUTEM CACKLERS . Dissenters of every denomination . Cant ; AUTEM PRICKEARS . S AUTEM ...
... Cant . See DELLS . AVOIR DU POIS LAY . of shops . Cant . AUTEM . A church . Stealing brass weights off the counters AUTEM BAWLER . A parson . Cant ! AUTEM CACKLERS . Dissenters of every denomination . Cant ; AUTEM PRICKEARS . S AUTEM ...
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... Cant . BADGE - COVES . Parish pensioners . Cant . BADGERS . A crew of desperate villains who rob near rivers , into which they throw the bodies of those they mur- der . Cant . BAG . He gave them the bag , i . e . left them . BAG OF ...
... Cant . BADGE - COVES . Parish pensioners . Cant . BADGERS . A crew of desperate villains who rob near rivers , into which they throw the bodies of those they mur- der . Cant . BAG . He gave them the bag , i . e . left them . BAG OF ...
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... Cant . BEADLE ! A blue roquelaure ; to sport a Beadle , to fly a Beadle , & c . & c . Cant . BEAK A justice of peace , or magistrate . Also a judge or chairman who presides in court . I clapp'd my peepers full of tears , and so the old ...
... Cant . BEADLE ! A blue roquelaure ; to sport a Beadle , to fly a Beadle , & c . & c . Cant . BEAK A justice of peace , or magistrate . Also a judge or chairman who presides in court . I clapp'd my peepers full of tears , and so the old ...
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... Cant . BENDER . An ironical word used in conversation by flash people ; as where one party affirms or professes any ... Cant . BENE BOWSE . Good beer , or other strong liquor . Cant . BENE COVE . A good fellow . Cant . BENE DARKMANS ...
... Cant . BENDER . An ironical word used in conversation by flash people ; as where one party affirms or professes any ... Cant . BENE BOWSE . Good beer , or other strong liquor . Cant . BENE COVE . A good fellow . Cant . BENE DARKMANS ...
Altres edicions - Mostra-ho tot
Grose's Classical Dictionary of Th Vulgar Tongue: Revised and Corrected ... Francis Grose Previsualització no disponible - 2016 |
Grose's Classical Dictionary of Th Vulgar Tongue: Revised and Corrected ... Francis Grose Previsualització no disponible - 2019 |
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