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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... horse - pond . ANCHOR . Bring your a - se to an anchor , i . e . sit down . To let go an anchor to the windward of the law ; to keep within the letter of the law . Sea wit . ANDREW MILLER'S LUGGER . A king's ship or vessel . Sea cant ...
... horse - pond . ANCHOR . Bring your a - se to an anchor , i . e . sit down . To let go an anchor to the windward of the law ; to keep within the letter of the law . Sea wit . ANDREW MILLER'S LUGGER . A king's ship or vessel . Sea cant ...
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... horse chaise , said to be so called by a Lord Chief Justice , from their being so frequently used on Sunday jaunts ... HORSE . A horse famous for playing tricks , the property of one Banks . It is mentioned in Sir Walter Raleigh's Hist ...
... horse chaise , said to be so called by a Lord Chief Justice , from their being so frequently used on Sunday jaunts ... HORSE . A horse famous for playing tricks , the property of one Banks . It is mentioned in Sir Walter Raleigh's Hist ...
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... horses whilst shoeing ; a nick - name for spectacles , and also for the gratuity given to grooms by the buyers and sellers of horses . BARREL Fever . He died of the barrel fever ; he killed himself by drinking . BARROW MAN . A man under ...
... horses whilst shoeing ; a nick - name for spectacles , and also for the gratuity given to grooms by the buyers and sellers of horses . BARREL Fever . He died of the barrel fever ; he killed himself by drinking . BARROW MAN . A man under ...
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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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