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[UK] H. Lemoine ‘Education’ in Attic Misc. 116: And while he shin’d, his Nelly sack’d the bag.
at bag, n.1
[UK] H. Lemoine ‘Education’ in Attic Misc. 116: The mots lament for Tyburn's merry roam, / That bubbl'd prigs must at the new-drop fall.
at bubbled, adj.2
[UK] H. Lemoine ‘Education’ in Attic Misc. 116: As Nell sat on Newgate steps, and scratch’d her poll, / Her eyes suffus’d with tears, and bung'd with gin.
at bunged up, adj.
[UK] H. Lemoine ‘Education’ in Attic Misc. 116: While in a rattler sit two blowings flash, / Salt tears fast streaming from each bungy eye.
at bungy, adj.
[UK] H. Lemoine ‘Education’ in Attic Misc. 116: And while his flaming mot was on the lay, / With rolling kiddies, Dick wou’d dive and buz.
at buzz, v.1
[UK] H. Lemoine ‘Education’ in Attic Misc. 116: The knowing bench had tipp’d her buzer queer.
at buzzer, n.1
[UK] H. Lemoine ‘Education’ in Attic Misc. 116: In Smithfield too, where grazier flats resort, / He loiter’d there to take in men of cash.
at man of cash (n.) under cash, n.2
[UK] H. Lemoine ‘Education’ in Attic Misc. 116: And from the start, the scamp, are cropt at home.
at crap, v.1
[UK] H. Lemoine ‘Education’ in Attic Misc. 117: The dolman sounding, while the sheriff's nod, / Prepare the snitcher to dead hook the whack.
at dead hook (v.) under dead, adj.
[UK] H. Lemoine ‘Education’ in Attic Misc. 117: The dolman sounding, while the sheriff's nod, / Prepare the snitcher to dead hook the whack.
at dolman, n.
[UK] H. Lemoine ‘Education’ in Attic Misc. 117: Both’ring the flats assembled round the quod / The queerum queerly smear’d with dirty black.
at queer ’em, n.
[UK] H. Lemoine ‘Education’ in Attic Misc. 116: With Nell he kept a lock, to fence, and tuz.
at fence, v.
[UK] H. Lemoine ‘Education’ in Attic Misc. 117: All in the sheriff’s picture frame the call / Exalted high, Dick parted with his flame, / And all his comrades swore that he dy’d game.
at flame, n.
[UK] H. Lemoine ‘Education’ in Attic Misc. 116: All in the sheriff’s picture frame they call / Exalted high, Dick parted with his flame, / And all his comrades swore that he dy’d game.
at sheriff’s picture frame, n.
[UK] H. Lemoine ‘Education’ in Attic Misc. 116: Nor could she lounge the gag to shule a win; / The knowing bench had tipp'd her buzer queer.
at lounge the gag (v.) under gag, n.
[UK] H. Lemoine ‘Education’ in Attic Misc. 116: A link-boy once, Dick Hellfinch, stood the grin, / At Charing Cross he long his toil appl’d.
at stand the grin (v.) under grin, n.1
[UK] H. Lemoine ‘Education’ in Attic Misc. 116: For Dick had beat the hoof upon the pad.
at beat the hoof (v.) under hoof, n.
[UK] H. Lemoine ‘Education’ in Attic Misc. 116: With Nell he kept a lock, to fence, and tuz.
at lock, n.1
[UK] H. Lemoine ‘Education’ in Attic Misc. 116: The boldest lad / That ever mill’d the cly, or roll’d the leer.
at mill a cly (v.) under mill, v.1
[UK] H. Lemoine ‘Education’ in Attic Misc. 116: To nail the ticker, or to mill the cly.
at nail, v.
[UK] H. Lemoine ‘Education’ in Attic Misc. 116: For Dick had beat the hoof upon the pad.
at pad, n.1
[UK] H. Lemoine ‘Education’ in Attic Misc. 116: Nor could she lounge the gagschule for a win, / The knowing Bench had tipp’d her buxer queer.
at queer, adv.
[UK] H. Lemoine ‘Education’ in Attic Misc. 117: Both’ring the flats assembled round the quod / The queerum queerly smear’d with dirty black.
at queerly, adv.
[UK] H. Lemoine ‘Education’ in Attic Misc. 117: While in a rattle sit two blowens flash, / Salt tears fast streaming from each bungy eye.
at rattle, n.
[UK] H. Lemoine ‘Education’ in Attic Misc. 116: At ev’ry knowing rig, in ev’ry gang, / Dick Hellfinch was the pink of all the slang.
at rig, n.1
[UK] H. Lemoine ‘Education’ in Attic Misc. 116: And while his flaming mot was on the lay, / With rolling kiddies, Dick would dive and buz.
at rolling kiddy (n.) under rolling, adj.1
[UK] H. Lemoine ‘Education’ in Attic Misc. 117: And from the start the scamps are cropp’d at home.
at scamp, n.
[UK] H. Lemoine ‘Education’ in Attic Misc. 116: The Session’s sentence wrung her to the soul / Nor could she lounge the gag to shule a win.
at shool, v.
[UK] H. Lemoine ‘Education’ in Attic Misc. 116: A very knowing rig in ev’ry gang, / Dick Hellfinch was the pink of all the slang.
at slang, n.1
[UK] H. Lemoine ‘Education’ in Attic Misc. 117: The dolman sounding, while the sheriff's nod, / Prepare the snitcher to dead hook the whack.
at snitcher, n.2
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