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... sometimes used for grandmother . ( * ) Maund , to beg . Mot , a prostitute . Mu , the mouth . Gipsy and Hindoo . Moo , or MUN , the mouth . * In those instances indicated by a ( * ) , it is doubtful whether we are indebted to the ...
... sometimes used for grandmother . ( * ) Maund , to beg . Mot , a prostitute . Mu , the mouth . Gipsy and Hindoo . Moo , or MUN , the mouth . * In those instances indicated by a ( * ) , it is doubtful whether we are indebted to the ...
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... ' In many cases there is over the kitchen mantel- * Vol . i . pp . 218 and 247 . See Dictionary . Sometimes , as appears from the following , the names of persons and piece " of a tramps ' lodging - house " THE SLANG DICTIONARY . 20.
... ' In many cases there is over the kitchen mantel- * Vol . i . pp . 218 and 247 . See Dictionary . Sometimes , as appears from the following , the names of persons and piece " of a tramps ' lodging - house " THE SLANG DICTIONARY . 20.
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... sometimes twenty walks set down . No villages that are in any way ' gammy ' [ bad ] are ever mentioned in these papers , and the cadger , if he feels inclined to stop for a few days in the town , will be told by the lodging - house ...
... sometimes twenty walks set down . No villages that are in any way ' gammy ' [ bad ] are ever mentioned in these papers , and the cadger , if he feels inclined to stop for a few days in the town , will be told by the lodging - house ...
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... sometimes it is a " stab ship , " i.e. , paid by the week , therefore on the establishment ; sometimes it is on the piece , ” and any- how it is an extremely critical organization , so perhaps it would . be better to broaden the subject ...
... sometimes it is a " stab ship , " i.e. , paid by the week , therefore on the establishment ; sometimes it is on the piece , ” and any- how it is an extremely critical organization , so perhaps it would . be better to broaden the subject ...
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... Sometimes this is called , " feeling all over alike , and touching nowhere . " All - rounder , a shirt collar going all round the neck and meeting in front . Once fashionable , but little worn now . All Serene , an ejaculation of ...
... Sometimes this is called , " feeling all over alike , and touching nowhere . " All - rounder , a shirt collar going all round the neck and meeting in front . Once fashionable , but little worn now . All Serene , an ejaculation of ...
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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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