Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar TongueSherwood, Neely, and Jones, 1823 - 245 pàgines |
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... by my quoting his opinions upon the subject . " What we under- * « A chopper is a blow struck on the face with the back " of the hand . " - Boxiana , vol . ii . p . 20 . 66 7 - " stand by cant or slang phrases THIRD EDITION . xxiii.
... by my quoting his opinions upon the subject . " What we under- * « A chopper is a blow struck on the face with the back " of the hand . " - Boxiana , vol . ii . p . 20 . 66 7 - " stand by cant or slang phrases THIRD EDITION . xxiii.
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Francis Grose Pierce Egan. 66 7 - " stand by cant or slang phrases . To give an “ example of what is not very clear in the gene- " ral statement . I should say that the phrase " To cut with a knife , or To cut a piece of wood , " is ...
Francis Grose Pierce Egan. 66 7 - " stand by cant or slang phrases . To give an “ example of what is not very clear in the gene- " ral statement . I should say that the phrase " To cut with a knife , or To cut a piece of wood , " is ...
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... stands good in the rookeries , although such sort of derivation might be in dan- ger of being queered by the M.A.'s at the UNI- VERSITIES . - The meaning is , that , as the pigs root up the ground with their snouts , so the traps ...
... stands good in the rookeries , although such sort of derivation might be in dan- ger of being queered by the M.A.'s at the UNI- VERSITIES . - The meaning is , that , as the pigs root up the ground with their snouts , so the traps ...
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... standing pole and two wash - balls . BARGAIN . To sell a bargain : a species of wit , much in vogue about the latter end of the reign of Queen Anne , and frequently alluded to by Dean Swift , who says the maids of honour often amused ...
... standing pole and two wash - balls . BARGAIN . To sell a bargain : a species of wit , much in vogue about the latter end of the reign of Queen Anne , and frequently alluded to by Dean Swift , who says the maids of honour often amused ...
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... stand near the bouffet , or cup- board , thence called Bouffetiers , since corrupted to Beef Eaters . Others suppose they obtained this name from the size of their persons , and the easiness of their duty , as having scarcely more to do ...
... stand near the bouffet , or cup- board , thence called Bouffetiers , since corrupted to Beef Eaters . Others suppose they obtained this name from the size of their persons , and the easiness of their duty , as having scarcely more to do ...
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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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