Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar TongueSherwood, Neely, and Jones, 1823 - 245 pàgines |
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... nose , Wad say , Shame fa ' thee . EPIGRAM ON CAPTAIN FRANCIS GROSE , THE CELEBRATED ANTIQUARIAN . The following Epigram , written in a moment of festivity by Burns , was so much relished by Grose , that he made it serve as an excuse ...
... nose , Wad say , Shame fa ' thee . EPIGRAM ON CAPTAIN FRANCIS GROSE , THE CELEBRATED ANTIQUARIAN . The following Epigram , written in a moment of festivity by Burns , was so much relished by Grose , that he made it serve as an excuse ...
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... noses of vicious 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 ...
... noses of vicious 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 ...
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... up . Sea term . BOWSING KEN . An ale - house or gin - shop . BOWSPRIT . The nose , from its being the most projecting part of the human face , as the bowsprit is of a ship . Bow - Wow MUTTON . Dog's flesh . Bow - BO W.
... up . Sea term . BOWSING KEN . An ale - house or gin - shop . BOWSPRIT . The nose , from its being the most projecting part of the human face , as the bowsprit is of a ship . Bow - Wow MUTTON . Dog's flesh . Bow - BO W.
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... nose ; to push the bottle past him , so as to deprive him of his turn of filling his glass : to pass one over . Bridge . To bridge a person , or throw him over the bridge , is , in a general sense , to deceive him by betraying the confi ...
... nose ; to push the bottle past him , so as to deprive him of his turn of filling his glass : to pass one over . Bridge . To bridge a person , or throw him over the bridge , is , in a general sense , to deceive him by betraying the confi ...
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... . A cough , kibed heels , and a snotty nose . CHUB . He is a young chub , or a mere chub ; i . e . a foolish fellow , easily imposed on : an allusion to a fish of that name , easily taken . CHUBBY . Round - faced , plump . CHUCK . CHU.
... . A cough , kibed heels , and a snotty nose . CHUB . He is a young chub , or a mere chub ; i . e . a foolish fellow , easily imposed on : an allusion to a fish of that name , easily taken . CHUBBY . Round - faced , plump . CHUCK . CHU.
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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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