A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant: Embracing English, American, and Anglo-Indian Slang, Pidgin English, Tinker's Jargon and Other Irregular Phraseology, Volume 2 |
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American Anglo-Indian appears applied asked Australian Bird blow called coin College common derived dress drink Dutch England English explained by quotation expression eyes face fellow Freedom French girl give given Green Greenwood gypsy half hand hard head Hence horse Hotten keep kind known lady live London look mark means military nautical never night officer old cant once one's origin pass person phrase piece play poor popular Press printers prison probably provincial pull Punch race Romany round sense shilling short side signifies slang society sometimes Song Sporting stand steal Stock street synonym tailors talk tell term theatrical thieves thing tion turf turn University Vide walk watch Winchester woman York young
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| Title | A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant: Embracing English, American, and Anglo-Indian Slang, Pidgin English, Tinker's Jargon and Other Irregular Phraseology, Volume 2 A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant: Embracing English, American, and Anglo-Indian Slang, Pidgin English, Tinker's Jargon and Other Irregular Phraseology, Charles Godfrey Leland |
| Editors | Albert Barrère, Charles Godfrey Leland |
| Publisher | Ballantyne Press, 1890 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | Sep 11, 2006 |
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