1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue eBook

Francis Grose
This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 343 pages of information about 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.

1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue eBook

Francis Grose
This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 343 pages of information about 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.

Butt.  A dependant, poor relation, or simpleton, on whom
  all kinds of practical jokes are played off; and who serves
  as a butt for all the shafts of wit and ridicule.

Butter box.  A Dutchman, from the great quantity of
  butter eaten by the people of that country.

Buttered bun.  One lying with a woman that has just lain
  with another man, is said to have a buttered bun.

Butter and eggs trot.  A kind of short jogg trot, such
  as is used by women going to market, with butter and
  eggs.—­he looks as if butter would not melt in her mouth,
  yet I warrant you cheese would not choak her; a saying
  of a demure looking woman, of suspected character.  Don’t
  make butter dear; a gird at the patient angler.

Buttock.  A whore.  Cant.

Buttock broker.  A bawd, or match-maker.  Cant.

Buttock ball.  The amorous congress.  Cant.

Buttock and file.  A common whore and a pick-pocket. 
  Cant.

Buttock and twang, or down buttock and sham
  file.  A common whore, but no pickpocket.

Buttock and tongue.  A scolding wife.

BUTTOCKING shop.  A brothel.

Button.  A bad shilling, among coiners.  His a-se makes
  buttons; he is ready to bewray himself through fear.  Cant.

BUZMAN.  A pickpocket.  Cant.

Buzzard.  A simple fellow.  A blind buzzard:  a
  pur-blind man or woman.

Bye blow.  A bastard.

Cabbage.  Cloth, stuff, or silkpurloined by laylors from
  their employers, which they deposit in a place called
  hell, or their eye:  from the first, when taxed, with their
  knavery, they equivocally swear, that if they have taken
  any, they wish they may find it in hell; or, alluding to the
  second, protest, that what they have over and above is
  not more than they could put in their eye.—­When the scrotum
  is relaxed or whiffled, it is said they will not cabbage.

Cab.  A brothel.  Mother:  how many tails have you in
  your cab? how many girls have you in your bawdy house?

CACAFEOGO.  A sh-te-fire, a furious braggadocio or bully
  huff.

Cackle.  To blab, or discover secrets.  The cull is leaky,
  and cackles; the rogue tells all.  Cant.  See leaky.

Cackler.  A hen.

CACKLER’S ken.  A hen roost.  Cant.

Cackling cheats.  Fowls.  Cant.

Cackling farts.  Eggs.  Cant.

CADDEE.  A helper.  An under-strapper.

Cadge.  To beg.  Cadge the swells; beg of the gentlemen.

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