bung upwards | Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

Upwards
·adv In the upper parts; above. II. Upwards ·adv Yet more; indefinitely more; above; over. III. Up...

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Bung
·noun A sharper or pickpocket. II. Bung ·noun The large stopper of the orifice in the bilge of a ca...

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queer bung
An empty purse. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
rum bung
A full purse. CANT. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
bung-starter
A stave shaped like a bat, which, applied to either side of the bung, causes it to start out. Also, ...

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bung your eye
Drink a dram; strictly speaking, to drink till one's eye is bunged up or closed. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
bung, to go
v. to fail, to become bankrupt.This phrase of English school-boy slang, meaning to go off withan ex...

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
bung-up and bilge-free
A cask so placed that its bung-stave is uppermost, and it rests entirely on its beds. ...

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