Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar TongueSherwood, Neely, and Jones, 1823 - 245 pàgines |
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... , " clothes ; prancers , horses ; bouzing - ken , an alehouse ; cove , a fellow ; a sow's baby , a pig , 66 " & c . & c . There are also several instances of " the same term , preserved with a totally diffe- THIRD EDITION . xxi.
... , " clothes ; prancers , horses ; bouzing - ken , an alehouse ; cove , a fellow ; a sow's baby , a pig , 66 " & c . & c . There are also several instances of " the same term , preserved with a totally diffe- THIRD EDITION . xxi.
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... Cove hath the loure . " To the cultivation , in our times , of the " science of Pugilism , the Flash Language is " indebted for a considerable addition to its " treasures . Indeed , so impossible is it to de- " scribe the operations of ...
... Cove hath the loure . " To the cultivation , in our times , of the " science of Pugilism , the Flash Language is " indebted for a considerable addition to its " treasures . Indeed , so impossible is it to de- " scribe the operations of ...
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... cove's awake . To be awake to any scheme , deception , or design , means , generally , to see through or comprehend it . B BABES IN THE WOOD . Criminals in the stocks , or pillory . BABBLE . Confused , unintelligible talk , such as was ...
... cove's awake . To be awake to any scheme , deception , or design , means , generally , to see through or comprehend it . B BABES IN THE WOOD . Criminals in the stocks , or pillory . BABBLE . Confused , unintelligible talk , such as was ...
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... cove ; a dashing fellow who spends his money freely . To bang up prime to bring your horses up in a dashing or fine style : as the swell's rattler and prads are bang up prime ; the gentleman sports an elegant carriage and fine horses ...
... cove ; a dashing fellow who spends his money freely . To bang up prime to bring your horses up in a dashing or fine style : as the swell's rattler and prads are bang up prime ; the gentleman sports an elegant carriage and fine horses ...
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... cove has hushed the battner ; i . e . has killed the ox . BATCHELOR'S FARE . Bread and cheese and kisses . BATCHELOR'S SON . A bastard . BATTLE ROYAL . A battle or bout at cudgels or fisty - cuffs , wherein more than two persons are ...
... cove has hushed the battner ; i . e . has killed the ox . BATCHELOR'S FARE . Bread and cheese and kisses . BATCHELOR'S SON . A bastard . BATTLE ROYAL . A battle or bout at cudgels or fisty - cuffs , wherein more than two persons are ...
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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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