The Slang Dictionary: Etymological, Historical, and AnecdotalChatto and Windus, 1874 - 382 páginas |
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... frequent in the subject of which it treats . The first issue of a work of this kind is , too , ever beset with difficulties , and the compiler was always aware that , though under the circumstances of its production the book was an ...
... frequent in the subject of which it treats . The first issue of a work of this kind is , too , ever beset with difficulties , and the compiler was always aware that , though under the circumstances of its production the book was an ...
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... frequently found nowadays , in the ranks of the so - called Gipsies , than is the genuine article . Vagabondism is peculiarly catching , and the idle , the vagrant , and the criminal soon caught the idea from the Gipsies , and learned ...
... frequently found nowadays , in the ranks of the so - called Gipsies , than is the genuine article . Vagabondism is peculiarly catching , and the idle , the vagrant , and the criminal soon caught the idea from the Gipsies , and learned ...
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... frequent fairs , and mix with English tramps , readily learn the new words , as they are adopted by what Harman calls " the fraternity of vaga- bonds . " Indeed , the old Cant is a common language to the vagrants of many descriptions ...
... frequent fairs , and mix with English tramps , readily learn the new words , as they are adopted by what Harman calls " the fraternity of vaga- bonds . " Indeed , the old Cant is a common language to the vagrants of many descriptions ...
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... frequent and popular use . " Yannam meant bread " pannum " is the word now . Other instances could be pointed out , but they will be observed in the Dictionary . >> ( ( ( 6 Alybbeg " no longer Several words are entirely obsolete . means ...
... frequent and popular use . " Yannam meant bread " pannum " is the word now . Other instances could be pointed out , but they will be observed in the Dictionary . >> ( ( ( 6 Alybbeg " no longer Several words are entirely obsolete . means ...
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... frequently nowadays , as a kind of polite and modified Slang - as a " crack " regiment , a “ crack ” shot , & c . " Dodge , ” a cunning trick , is from the Anglo - Saxon ; and ancient nobles used to " get each other's ' dander ' up ...
... frequently nowadays , as a kind of polite and modified Slang - as a " crack " regiment , a “ crack ” shot , & c . " Dodge , ” a cunning trick , is from the Anglo - Saxon ; and ancient nobles used to " get each other's ' dander ' up ...
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Palavras e frases frequentes
allusion American amongst Ancient Cant applied Artemus Ward back slang beat beer beggars blow bookmakers boys Brummagem called Cant language cant term Cant words cards CHARLES DICKENS cheat chete cloth extra Cockney coin colour common connexion corruption costermongers cribbage Crown 8vo curious denote derived Dictionary drink drunk edition English expression fashionable favourite Fcap fellow formerly French frequently gilt Gipsy give Grose horse Hudibras illustrated Irish kind latter Lingua Franca London means modern nose old cant one's originally Oxford PANTILE paper peculiar penny person phrase PICCADILLY piece Pierce Egan popular prison Probably public-house pugilistic race reference remark rhyming slang sailors SALTEE Scotch SCREEVE sense Seven Dials Shakspeare shillings signifies sixpence slang term sometimes song speech sporting steal story street supposed synonymous thief thieves tion tongue tramps vagabonds vulgar Winchester College woman
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