Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar TongueSherwood, Neely, and Jones, 1823 - 245 pàgines |
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... blow , * of which Mendoza " is supposed to have been the inventor . " Then his wiles " Forgat not he , but on the ham behind 66 Chopp'd him . " 1 As this work is a classical one , I hope Mr. Hazlitt will not be offended by my quoting ...
... blow , * of which Mendoza " is supposed to have been the inventor . " Then his wiles " Forgat not he , but on the ham behind 66 Chopp'd him . " 1 As this work is a classical one , I hope Mr. Hazlitt will not be offended by my quoting ...
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... blow up .. BASKET . An exclamation frequently made use of ins cock- pits , at cock - fightings , where persons refusing or unable to pay their losings , are adjudged by that respectable assembly to be put into a basket suspended over ...
... blow up .. BASKET . An exclamation frequently made use of ins cock- pits , at cock - fightings , where persons refusing or unable to pay their losings , are adjudged by that respectable assembly to be put into a basket suspended over ...
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... BLOW . He has bit the blow , i . e . he has stolen the goods . Cant . BLOW A prostitute . BLOWEN . A mistress or whore of a gentleman of the scamp . The blowen kidded the swell into a snoozing ken , and shook him of his dummee and ...
... BLOW . He has bit the blow , i . e . he has stolen the goods . Cant . BLOW A prostitute . BLOWEN . A mistress or whore of a gentleman of the scamp . The blowen kidded the swell into a snoozing ken , and shook him of his dummee and ...
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... blow in the stomach . BREAK - TEETH WORDS . Hard words , difficult to pronounce . BREAKING SHINS . Borrowing money ; perhaps from the figura- tive operation being , like the real one , extremely disagree- able to the patient . BREAKING ...
... blow in the stomach . BREAK - TEETH WORDS . Hard words , difficult to pronounce . BREAKING SHINS . Borrowing money ; perhaps from the figura- tive operation being , like the real one , extremely disagree- able to the patient . BREAKING ...
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... BLOW . A bastard . 1 # CAB . C A brothel . Mother , how many tails have you in your cab ? how many girls have you in your nanny house ? CABBAGE . Cloth , stuff , or silk , purloined by tailors from their employers , which they deposit ...
... BLOW . A bastard . 1 # CAB . C A brothel . Mother , how many tails have you in your cab ? how many girls have you in your nanny house ? CABBAGE . Cloth , stuff , or silk , purloined by tailors from their employers , which they deposit ...
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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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