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Abram Cove.
A cant word among thieves
A cant word
among thieves,
signifying a
naked or poor
man; also a
lufty, strong
rogue.
Abram Men.
Pretended mad men.
To sham Abram.
To pretend sickness.
Academy, or
A brothel.—The Floating Academy Pushing School.
A brothel.— The Floating Academy; the lighters on board of
which those persons areconfined; who by a late regulation
are condemned to hard labour, instead of transportation.—
Campbell’s Academy; the same, from a gentleman of that
name, who had the contraft
Abram Cove.
A cant word among thieves
A cant word
among thieves,
signifying a
naked or poor
man; also a
lufty, strong
rogue.
Admiral of the
Agog, All-a-gog.
Narrow Seas.
Anxious, eager, impatient: from the
Italian agogare, to desire eagerly.
Admiral of
the Narrow
Seas. One who from drunkenness vomits
person sitting opposite to him.
into the lap of the
April Fool.
Any one imposed
on, or sent on a
bootless errand,
on the first of
April; on which
day it is the
custom among the
lower people,
children, and
servants, by
dropping empty
papers carefully
doubled up,
sending persons
on absurd
messages, and
such like
contrivances,
to impose on
every one they
can, and then
to salute them
with the title
of April Fool.
ADDLE
PATE.
An inconsiderate foolilh fellow.
Admiral of the
Agog, All-a-gog.
Narrow Seas.
Anxious, eager, impatient: from the
Italian agogare, to desire eagerly.
Admiral of
the Narrow
Seas. One who from drunkenness vomits
person sitting opposite to him.
into the lap of the
Academy, or
A brothel.—The Floating Academy Pushing School.
A brothel.— The Floating Academy; the lighters on board of
which those persons areconfined; who by a late regulation
are condemned to hard labour, instead of transportation.—
Campbell’s Academy; the same, from a gentleman of that
name, who had the contraft
The text used
in this and the
forthcoming zines
was taken
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from
the wonderful
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book, A Classical
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Dictionary of the
David Carson
Vulgar Tongue, by
the overtly snob-
You
by yet wonderful-
all
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