Blackguardiana: Or, A Dictionary of Rogues ...J. Shepherd, 1793 |
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... fhilling , a half borde , fixpence . BORDELLO , a bawdy house . BORE , a bore , a tedious troublesome man or woman , one who bores the ears of his hearers with an uninteresting tale , a term much in fashion about the years 1780 , and ...
... fhilling , a half borde , fixpence . BORDELLO , a bawdy house . BORE , a bore , a tedious troublesome man or woman , one who bores the ears of his hearers with an uninteresting tale , a term much in fashion about the years 1780 , and ...
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... fhilling , among coiners . BUZZARD , a fimple fellow ; a blind buzzard , a purblind man or woman . Buzza , to buzza one , is to challenge him to pour out all the wine in the bottle into his glafs , undertaking to drink it , should it ...
... fhilling , among coiners . BUZZARD , a fimple fellow ; a blind buzzard , a purblind man or woman . Buzza , to buzza one , is to challenge him to pour out all the wine in the bottle into his glafs , undertaking to drink it , should it ...
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... fhilling . FENCING KEN , the magazine or warehoufe , where ftolen goods are fecreted . FERME , a hole ; ( cant ) FERMERDY - BEGGARS , all thofe who have not the fham fores or clymes . FERRARA , Andrea Ferrara , the name of a famous ...
... fhilling . FENCING KEN , the magazine or warehoufe , where ftolen goods are fecreted . FERME , a hole ; ( cant ) FERMERDY - BEGGARS , all thofe who have not the fham fores or clymes . FERRARA , Andrea Ferrara , the name of a famous ...
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... fhilling for the execution , and three halfpence for the rope . N. B. this refers to former times , the hangmen of the prefent day , having like other artificers , raised their prices . The true ftate of this matter is , that a Scottish ...
... fhilling for the execution , and three halfpence for the rope . N. B. this refers to former times , the hangmen of the prefent day , having like other artificers , raised their prices . The true ftate of this matter is , that a Scottish ...
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... fhilling piece , alfo one of the names for gin . 1 HEARTY CHOAK , he will have a hearty choak and caper 1auce for breakfaft ; i . e . he will be hanged . HEATHEN PHILOSOPHER , one whose breech may be seen through his pocket hole . This ...
... fhilling piece , alfo one of the names for gin . 1 HEARTY CHOAK , he will have a hearty choak and caper 1auce for breakfaft ; i . e . he will be hanged . HEATHEN PHILOSOPHER , one whose breech may be seen through his pocket hole . This ...
Common terms and phrases
againſt alehouſe alfo allufion alſo anſwer bawd bawdy houſe beat becauſe beggars breeches bully buſineſs cant cant language canting crew Captain cheat cloſe cock cove cuckold cull dog latin dreffed drink drunk executed faid failors fame famous faſhion faying fellow fervant fhilling fhoes fhop fide fignify filly filver firſt FLASH SONG flouriſhed fmall fo called foldiers fome fooliſh foon formerly fpirits ftand fteal ftory ftrong fuch fuppofed fword gallows glaſs hanged head highwaymen himſelf horfe horſe houfe houſe huſband impoſed inftrument Iriſh Jack JOHN CLAVELL Jonathan Wild juſt lame duck legs liquor mafter merry Andrew miſtreſs moft mort moſt Mother Damnable muſt neceffary nick name obferve occafion one's perfons pickpocket pocket practifed pretended prifon proſtitute puniſhment rogue ſaid ſay ſhe ſmall ſtock term themſelves theſe thieves thofe thoſe Tyburn ufed uſed vulgar wench whipped whofe whore whoſe woman