Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar TongueSherwood, Neely, and Jones, 1823 - 245 pàgines |
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... A turkey - cock . Scotch . BUBBLE AND SQUEAK . Beef and cabbage fried together . It is so called from its bubbling up and squeaking whilst over the fire . BUCK . A blind horse ; also a gay debauchee . BUCK , TO RUN A. To poll a bad vote ...
... A turkey - cock . Scotch . BUBBLE AND SQUEAK . Beef and cabbage fried together . It is so called from its bubbling up and squeaking whilst over the fire . BUCK . A blind horse ; also a gay debauchee . BUCK , TO RUN A. To poll a bad vote ...
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... fire . CAT'S SLEEP . Counterfeit sleep ; cats often counterfeiting sleep , to decoy their prey near them , and then suddenly spring on them . CAT WHIPPING , or WHIPPING THE CAT . A trick often practised on ignorant country fellows ...
... fire . CAT'S SLEEP . Counterfeit sleep ; cats often counterfeiting sleep , to decoy their prey near them , and then suddenly spring on them . CAT WHIPPING , or WHIPPING THE CAT . A trick often practised on ignorant country fellows ...
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... fire , and directing the smoke up the nostrils of the sleeper . See HOWELL'S COTGRAVE . CHOAK OFF . A person who is impudent in company ; or a man that might do another some mischief by giving evi- dence before a magistrate , or on his ...
... fire , and directing the smoke up the nostrils of the sleeper . See HOWELL'S COTGRAVE . CHOAK OFF . A person who is impudent in company ; or a man that might do another some mischief by giving evi- dence before a magistrate , or on his ...
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... fire than the match . COCK YOUR EYE . Shut one eye : thus translated into apo- thecaries ' Latin , -Gallus tuus ego . COD . A cod of money , a good sum of money . CODDERS . Persons employed by the gardeners to gather peas . CODGER . An ...
... fire than the match . COCK YOUR EYE . Shut one eye : thus translated into apo- thecaries ' Latin , -Gallus tuus ego . COD . A cod of money , a good sum of money . CODDERS . Persons employed by the gardeners to gather peas . CODGER . An ...
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... Fire 2 Bawdy Baskets 3 Morts 4 Autem Morts 6 Doxies 7 Delles 8 Kinching Morts 9 Kinching Coes . CRIB . A house . To crack a crib : to break open a house . Sometimes applied to shops , as , a thimble - crib , a watch- maker's shop ; a ...
... Fire 2 Bawdy Baskets 3 Morts 4 Autem Morts 6 Doxies 7 Delles 8 Kinching Morts 9 Kinching Coes . CRIB . A house . To crack a crib : to break open a house . Sometimes applied to shops , as , a thimble - crib , a watch- maker's shop ; a ...
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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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