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XXXIX: THE DRINKER’S DICTIONARY - Benjamin Franklin, The Works of Benjamin Franklin, Vol. II Letters and Misc. Writings 1735-1753 [1904]Edition used:The Works of Benjamin Franklin, including the Private as well as the Official and Scientific Correspondence, together with the Unmutilated and Correct Version of the Autobiography, compiled and edited by John Bigelow (New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1904). The Federal Edition in 12 volumes. Vol. II (Letters and Misc. Writings 1735-1753).
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XXXIXTHE DRINKER’S DICTIONARYA He is addled. He ’s casting up his accounts. afflicted. He ’s in his airs. B He ’s Biggy. Bewitched. He ’s Block and Block. Boozy. Bowz’d. Been at Barbadoes. Drunk as a Wheelbarrow. Burdock’d. Busky. Buzzey. Has stole a Manchet out of the Brewer’s Basket. His head is full of Bees. Has been in the Bibbing Plot. drank more than he has bled. He ’s Bungey. As drunk as a Beggar. He sees the Bears. He ’s kiss’d Black Betty. had a thump over the head with Sampson’s Jawbone. Bridgey. C He ’s Cat. Cagrin’d. Capable. He ’s Cramp’d. Cherubimical. Cherry Merry. Wamble Crop’d. Crack’d. Concern’d. Half way to Concord. Has taken a Chirriping-Glass. Got Corns in his head. A Cup too much. Coguy. Copey. He ’s heat his Copper. Crocus. Catch’d. He cuts his Capers. He ’s been in the Cellar. in his Cups. Non Compos. Cock’d. Curv’d. Cut. Chipper. Chickery. Loaded his Cart. Been too free with the Creature. Sir Richard has taken off his Considering Cap. He ’s Chap-fallen. D He ’s Disguiz’d. Got a Dish. Killed his Dog. Took his Drops. It is a Dark Day with him. He ’s a Dead Man. Has Dipp’d his Bill. He ’s Dagg’d. seen the Devil. E He ’s Prince Eugene. Enter’d. Wet both Eyes. Cock Ey’d. Got the Pole Evil. Got a brass Eye. Made an Example. Eat a Load & a half for breakfast. In his Element. F He ’s Fishey. Fox’d. Fuddled. Sore Footed. Frozen. Well in for ’t. He Owes no man a Farthing. Fears no Man. He ’s Crump Footed. Been to France. Flush’d. Froze his Mouth. Fetter’d. Been to a Funeral. His Flag is out. He ’s Fuzl’d. Spoke with his Friend. Been at an Indian Feast. G He ’s Glad. Groatable. Gold-headed. Glaiz’d. Generous. Booz’d the Gage. As Dizzy as a Gooze. Been before George. Got the Gout. Had a Kick in the Guts. Been with Sir John Goa. Been at Geneva. He ’s Globular. Got the Glanders. H He ’s Half and Half. Hardy. Top Heavy. Got by the Head. Hiddey. Got on his little Hat. Hammerish. Loose in the Hilts. Knows not the way Home. Got the Hornson. Haunted with Evil Spirits. Has taken Hippocrates’ Grand Elixir. I He ’s Intoxicated. J He ’s Jolly. Jagg’d. Jambl’d. Going to Jerusalem. Jocular. He ’s Been to Jerico. Juicy. K He ’s a King. Clips the King’s English. Seen the French King. The King is his Cousin. Got Kib’d Heels. Knapt. Het his Kettle. L He ’s in Liquor. Lordly. He makes Indentures with his Leggs. Well to Live. Light. Lappy. Limber. M He sees two Moons. Merry. He ’s Middling. Moon-eyed. Muddled. Seen a Flock of Moons. Maudlin. Mountous. Muddy. Rais’d his Monuments. Mellow. N He ’s Eat the Cocoa Nut. Nimptopsical. Got the Night Mare. O He ’s Oiled. Eat Opium. Smelt of an Onion. Oxycrocium. Overset. P He drank till he gave up his Half Penny. He ’s Pidgeon Ey’d. Pungey. He ’s Priddy. As good conditioned as a Puppy. Has Scalt his Head Pan. Been among the Philistines. In his Prosperity. He ’s been among the Philippians. contending with Pharaoh. Wasted his Paunch. Polite. Eats a Pudding Bag. Q He ’s Quarrelsome. R He ’s Rocky. Raddled. Rich. Religious. Lost his Rudder. Ragged. Rais’d. Been too free with Sir Richard. Like a Rat in Trouble. S He ’s Stitch’d. Seafaring. In the Sudds. Strong. Been in the Sun. as Drunk as David’s Sow. Swampt. His Skin is full. He ’s Steady. Stiff. burnt his Shoulder. got his Top Gallant Sails out. Seen the yellow Star. As Stiff as a Ring-bolt. Half Seas over. His Shoe pinches him. He ’s Staggerish. It is Star - light with him. He carries too much Sail. He ’s Stew’d. Stubb’d. Soak’d. Soft. Been too free with Sir John Strawberry. He ’s right before the wind with all his Studding Sails out. Has sold his Senses. T He ’s Top’d. Tongue-ty’d. Tann’d. Tipium Grove. Double Tongu’d. Topsy-Turvey. Tipsey. swallowed a Tavern Token. Thaw’d. in a Trance. Trammel’d. V He makes Virginia Fence. Valiant. Got the Indian Vapours. W The Malt is above the Water. He ’s Wise. He ’s Wet. been to the Salt Water. He ’s Water Soaken. very Weary. Out of the Way. |
