Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar TongueSherwood, Neely, and Jones, 1823 - 245 pàgines |
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... Prison ; this bit of flash generally changes when the Lord Chief Justice of the above court retires from his situation . ABEL - WACKETS . Blows given on the palm of the hand with a twisted handkerchief , instead of a ferula ; a jocular ...
... Prison ; this bit of flash generally changes when the Lord Chief Justice of the above court retires from his situation . ABEL - WACKETS . Blows given on the palm of the hand with a twisted handkerchief , instead of a ferula ; a jocular ...
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... prison - win- dow with a cap , or box , let down at the end of a long string . ANKLE . A girl who is got with child is said to have sprained her ankle . ANODYNE NECKLACE . ANTHONY , TO KNOCK . A halter . Said of an in - kneed person ...
... prison - win- dow with a cap , or box , let down at the end of a long string . ANKLE . A girl who is got with child is said to have sprained her ankle . ANODYNE NECKLACE . ANTHONY , TO KNOCK . A halter . Said of an in - kneed person ...
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... Prisons , houses of correction , & c . BLONE . A girl . Cant . BLOOD . A riotous disorderly fellow . BLOOD FOR Blood . A term used by tradesmen for bartering C $ the different commodities in which they deal . Thus BLO.
... Prisons , houses of correction , & c . BLONE . A girl . Cant . BLOOD . A riotous disorderly fellow . BLOOD FOR Blood . A term used by tradesmen for bartering C $ the different commodities in which they deal . Thus BLO.
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... prisons . CHUMMAGE . Money paid by the richer sort of prisoners in the Fleet and King's Bench , to the poorer , for their share of a room . When prisons are very full , which is too often the case , particularly on the eve of an ...
... prisons . CHUMMAGE . Money paid by the richer sort of prisoners in the Fleet and King's Bench , to the poorer , for their share of a room . When prisons are very full , which is too often the case , particularly on the eve of an ...
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... prison . New College , the Royal Exchange . King's College , the King's Bench prison . He has been educated at the steel , and has taken his last degree at College ; he has received his education at the house of correction , and was ...
... prison . New College , the Royal Exchange . King's College , the King's Bench prison . He has been educated at the steel , and has taken his last degree at College ; he has received his education at the house of correction , and was ...
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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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