10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «JIGGUMBOB»
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The Routledge Dictionary of Historical Slang
gingambob,. gingumbob;. jiggumbob . A toy; bauble: late C.17–20 (ob.): coll. B.E.
has the second, Grose the first spelling, the third being C.19–20. 2. (Gen. in pl.)
The testicles: mid-C.18–20; ob. Grose (1st ed.), who adds: 'See thingambobs' ...
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The archaicon: a collection of unusual, archaic English
147 JIGGUMBOB JIGGUMBOB: A word of many spellings, referring to some-
thing wonderful or new, something fanciful; a trinket; a toy; a funny little thing. Dr.
Johnson says: "A trinket; a knick- knack; a slight contrivance in machinery. "
Similar ...
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The Works of Beaumont and Fletcher: The Text Formed from a ...
A wench, and we not know it ! And amon g us ! where were our understandings ?
I could have guess'd unhappily,' have had some feeling In such a matter : here
are as pretty fellows At the discovery of such a jiggumbob ! A handsome wench ...
Francis Beaumont, John Fletcher, Alexander Dyce, 1854
W hat jiggumbob have we here ? Pray God, you have not pilfer'd this somewhere.
Thou'rt such a puling thing! Wipe your eyes, And rise; go your ways. Alexander,
Bid' the cook mince some more meat. Come,And get you to bed quickly, that ...
Francis Beaumont, George Colman (the Younger), John Fletcher, 1778
He was bred by old Toby Sparks, at Hollington ; by Jiggumbob, out of Tolderol, by
Diddledumkins, Cockalorum, and so forth.” “ An odd'fish old Toby,” said the
Squire, “always gives 'em queer names — can jump a bit, no doubt?” “ He jumps
like ...
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Samuel Johnson: The Critical Heritage
... and define all words found in English books: then such words as fishify,
jackalent, parma-citty, jiggumbob, conjobble, foutra, &c. are legitimate English
words! Alas, had a native of the United States introduced such vulgar words and
offensive ...
Director of the Institute for Advanced Research in the Humanities James T Boulton, James T. Boulton, 2002
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Tait's Edinburgh Magazine
said the Baronet. “ I bought him last week, by way of surprise to Ringwood. He
was bred by old Toby Sparks, at Hollington; by Jiggumbob, out of Tolderol, by
Diddledumkins, Cockalorum, and so forth." “ An odd fish old Toby," said the
Squire, ...
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Sammlung: The Text Formed a New Collation of the Early ...
What jiggumbob have we here? Pray God, you have not pilfered this somewhere.
Thou 'rt such a puling thing! wipe your eyes, and rise ; go your ways.——-
Alexander, bid the cook mince some more meat.—Come, and get you to bed
quickly, ...
Francis Beaumont, John Fletcher, Alexander Dyce, 1843
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A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English
See jiggumbob. Jigger. An 'inevitable' nickname of men surnamed Lees: mostly
Services': late C.19-20. F. & G. jigger, r1. Its c. senses are:—A door: mid-C.16-19.
(Harman, Coles, Mayhew.) Also as jig, gigger, gyger, jegger.—2. A door-keeper:
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Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases to Facilitate the ...
Jiggumbob, 643. Jilt, 545. 940. Jingle, 408. Job, business, 625. action, 680.
unfairness, 940. Jobation, 932. Jobber, merchant, 797. trickster, 943. tactician,
700. Jobbernowl, 501. Jobbing, 698. Jockey, horseman, 268. servant, 746. to
deceive, ...
