10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FAKEMENT»
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fakement in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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The Routledge Dictionary of Historical Slang
fakement. *. A counterfeit signature (–1811), hence a forgery; a begging letter, a
petition (–1839). 2. A dishonest practice (–1838); hence, any trade, action, thing,
contrivance (–1857). 3. Small properties, accessories: theatrical; from ca 1875.
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Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present: A Dictionary ... ...
Fakement-Ckarley. 37° Famble. 1857. DUCANGE ANCLICUS. Tht Vut/f. Tongue,
p. 44. For every day, mind what! say, Fresh FAKEMENTS you will find. 1869. H.
KINGSLEY, Geoffry Hamlyn, ch. v. I cultivated his acquaintance, examined his ...
John Stephen Farmer, Henley, 1891
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Lexicon Balatronicum. A dictionary of Buckish slang, ...
FAKEMAN-CHARLEY, FAKEMENT. As to fake signifies to do any act, or make
any thing, so the fakement means the act or thing alluded to, and on which your
discourse turns; consequently, any stranger, unacquainted with your subject, will
...
Francis Grose, Pierce Egan, 1823
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Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present: N to Raz
Paddle. To STAND PAD, verb. phr. (vagrants') — To heg hy the wayside. 1862. H.
Mavnew, Lond. Lab. Iv. 24. Beggars . . . who stand pad with fakement and
pretend to hide their faces. 1875. Letter [Rraton-Turnee, Vagrants and Vagrancy.
64a) ...
John Stephen Farmer, William Ernest Henley, 1902
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Grose's Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue
Fakeman-charley, Fakement. As to fake signifies to do any act, or make any thing,
so the fakement means the act or thing alluded to, and on which your discourse
turns ; consequently, any stranger, unacquainted with your subject, will not ...
Francis Grose, Pierce Egan, 1823
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Grose's Classical Dictionary of Th Vulgar Tongue: Revised ...
Fakeman-charley, Fakement. As to fake signifies to do any act, or make any thing,
so the fakement means the act or thing alluded to, and on which your discourse
turns; consequently, any stranger, unacquainted with your subject, will not ...
Francis Grose, Pierce Egan, 1823
7
The Great Train Robbery
CHAPTER. 18. The. Carriage. Fakement. On the same day that Mr. Fowler was
writing a letter of thanks to Mr. Pierce, Mr. Pierce was preparing to crack the
mansion of Mr. Trent. Involved in this plan were five people: Pierce, who had
some ...
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Romano lavo-lil: word-book of the Romany; or, English Gypsy ...
DUKKER DREY MY VAST-FAKEMENT 31 gurush-en-gre, things costing a groat,
lit. groat-of- things. Engri. A neuter affix, composed of the particles ' en ' and 'gro,'
much used in the formation of figurative terms for things for which there are no ...
George Henry Borrow, 1905
DUKKER DREY MY VAST-FAKEMENT 31 gurush-en-gre, things costing a groat,
lit. groat-of- things. Engri. A neuter affix, composed of the particles ' en ' and 'gro,'
much used in the formation of figurative terms for things for which there are no ...
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Memoirs of James Hardy Vaux
FAKEMAN-CHARLEY ; FAKEMENT. As to fake signifies to do any act, or make
any thing, so the fakement means the act or thing alluded to, and on which your
discourse turns ; consequently, any stranger unacquainted with your subject will
...
James Hardy Vaux, Barron Field, 1819
2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FAKEMENT»
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fakement is used in the context of the following news items.
A Soviet pre-war giant flying boat 'fakement'.
This is the only 'fakement' from a whole series that survived a recent purge of the Plane Talking mail box. Anyone have any more? PS. «Crikey, May 09»
Eurovision: Glory or Shame for Russia?
... will always hail their fake stars and this overall fakement is going to be all around for ever and ever, there might emerge thoughts of escaping, ... «Russia-InfoCenter, May 08»
