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• king's bad bargain

  One of the king's bad bargains; a malingeror, or soldier who shirks his duty. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• Bad

  ·- of <<Bid>>. II. Bad ·Impf <<Bade>>. III. Bad ·superl Wanting good qualities, whether physical o...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• Bargain

  ·noun An agreement or stipulation; mutual pledge. II. Bargain ·noun The thing stipulated or purchas...

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• bargain

  To sell a bargain; a species of wit, much in vogue about the latter end of the reign of Queen Anne, ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• bad

  for Ill, as, I feel very bad to-day; also, for much. ...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• bargain

  a parcel, an indefinite quantity or number 1 as, I have a good bargain of corn this year, or a good ...

  A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose

• king's bargain: good or bad

  ; said of a seaman according to his activity and merit, or sloth and demerit. ...

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• Bad lands

  ·- Barren regions, especially in the western United States, where horizontal strata (Tertiary deposi...

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• smithfield bargain

  A bargain whereby the purchaser is taken in. This is likewise frequently used to express matches or ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• bad box

  To be in a bad box, is to be in a bad predicament. I began to be afraid now I'd got into rather a b...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• rue-bargain

  applied to something given to be off the bargain. North. ...

  A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose

• bad-berth

  A foul or rocky anchorage. ...

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• bad-name

  This should be avoided by a ship, for once acquired for inefficiency or privateer habits, it require...

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• bad-relief

  One who turns out sluggishly to relieve the watch on deck. (See one-bell.) ...

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• hard bargain

  A useless fellow; a skulker. ...

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• to drive a bargain

  To make a bargain. A common colloquial expression, as old as the language. This bargain is ful dr...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• king's hard bargain

  A useless fellow, who is not worth his hire. ...

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• make bad weather, to

  A ship rolling, pitching, or leaking violently in a gale. ...

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