The bubble. The party cheated, perhaps
from his
being like an air bubble, filled with
words, which are
only wind, instead of real property.
To bubble. To cheat.
To bar the bubble. To except
against the general
rule, that he who lays the odds must always
be adjudged
the loser: this is restricted to
betts laid for liquor.
Bubbly Jock. 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.
BUBE. The venereal disease.
Buck. A blind horse; also a gay debauchee.
To run A buck. To poll a bad vote
at an election.—Irish
term.
Buck bail. Bail given by a sharper for one of the gang.
A buck of the first head.
One who in debauchery
surpasses the rest of his companions,
a blood or choice
spirit. There are in London divers
lodges or societies of
Bucks, formed in imitation of the Free
Masons: one was
held at the Rose, in Monkwell-street,
about the year
1705. The president is styled the
Grand Buck. A buck
sometimes signifies a cuckold.
BUCK’S face. A cuckold.
Buck Fitch. A lecherous old fellow.
Buckeen. A bully. Irish.
Bucket. To kick the bucket; to die.
BUCKINGER’S boot. The monosyllable.
Matthew
Buckinger was born without hands and legs;
notwithstanding
which he drew coats of arms very neatly,
and
could write the Lord’s Prayer within
the compass of a
shilling; he was married to a tall handsome
woman,
and traversed the country, shewing himself
for money.
Buckles. Fetters.
Budge, or sneaking budge. One
that slips into houses
in the dark, to steal cloaks or other
clothes. Also
lambs’ fur formerly used for doctors’
robes, whence they
were called budge doctors. Standing
budge; a thief’s
scout or spy.
To budge. To move, or quit one’s
station. Don’t budge
from hence; i.e. don’t move
from hence, stay here.
Budget. A wallet. To open the budget;
a term used
to signify the notification of the taxes
required by the
minister for the expences of the ensuing
year; as To-morrow
the minister will go to the house, and
open the
budget.
BUFE. A dog. Bufe’s nob; a dog’s head. Cant.
BUFE NABBER. A dog stealer. Cant.
Buff. All in buff; stript to the skin, stark naked.
Buff. To stand buff; to stand the brunt.
To swear as a
witness. He buffed it home; and I
was served; he
swore hard against me, and I was found
guilty.


