to frisk
Anne | April 28th, 2009 | No Comments »Used by thieves to signify searching a person whom they have robbed. Blast his eyes! frisk him.
-From the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.
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gabby
Anne | April 27th, 2009 | 2 Comments »A foolish fellow.
-From the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.
to fuzz
Anne | April 24th, 2009 | No Comments »To shuffle cards minutely: also, to change the pack.
-From the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.
butt
Anne | April 23rd, 2009 | No Comments »A dependent, 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.
-From the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.
