Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar TongueSherwood, Neely, and Jones, 1823 - 245 pàgines |
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... saying " he wanted nothing ; " as last , a butcher starts from his stall , and , eyeing Grose's figure from top to bottom , which was something like Doctor Slop's in Tris- tram Shandy , exclaimed , " Well , sir , though you don't want ...
... saying " he wanted nothing ; " as last , a butcher starts from his stall , and , eyeing Grose's figure from top to bottom , which was something like Doctor Slop's in Tris- tram Shandy , exclaimed , " Well , sir , though you don't want ...
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... you believe what he is saying , merely to accommodate him . ACCOUNTS . To cast up one's accounts ; to vomit . ACORN . You will ride a horse foaled by an acorn , i.e. the B gallows , called also the Wooden and Three - legged A ...
... you believe what he is saying , merely to accommodate him . ACCOUNTS . To cast up one's accounts ; to vomit . ACORN . You will ride a horse foaled by an acorn , i.e. the B gallows , called also the Wooden and Three - legged A ...
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... saying signifying that it is all over with the business or person spoken of or alluded to . ALL HOLLOW . He was beat all hollow , i.e. he had no chance of conquering ; it was all hollow , or a hollow thing , it was a decided thing from ...
... saying signifying that it is all over with the business or person spoken of or alluded to . ALL HOLLOW . He was beat all hollow , i.e. he had no chance of conquering ; it was all hollow , or a hollow thing , it was a decided thing from ...
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... saying of any one who lends his money inconsiderately . He would lose his a - se if it was loose ; said of a careless person . A - se about ; turn round . ARSY VARSEY . To fall arsy varsey , i . e . head over heels . ARTICLE . A wench ...
... saying of any one who lends his money inconsiderately . He would lose his a - se if it was loose ; said of a careless person . A - se about ; turn round . ARSY VARSEY . To fall arsy varsey , i . e . head over heels . ARTICLE . A wench ...
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... saying , My a - se . BARGEES . ( Cambridge . ) Barge - men on the river . BARKER . The shopman of a bow - wow shop , or dealer in second - hand clothes , particularly about Monmouth - street , who walks before his master's door , and ...
... saying , My a - se . BARGEES . ( Cambridge . ) Barge - men on the river . BARKER . The shopman of a bow - wow shop , or dealer in second - hand clothes , particularly about Monmouth - street , who walks before his master's door , and ...
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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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