10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PILGARLIC»
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pilgarlic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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1
Matt Field on the Santa Fe Trail
Afar we saw a Buffalo, Away went "Charley" and away Pilgarlic went — he
couldnt stay. What e'er did of the Strange consist, Pilgarlic never could resist. He
followed "Charley" till he lost him, Then sought with loud voice to accost him.
Echo ...
Matthew C. Field, John Edward Sunder, 1995
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The Routledge Dictionary of Historical Slang
Used of oneself; almost always poor Pilgarlic: coll and dial.: C.17–20; rare after
ca 1880. Anticipated in Skelton; Beaumont & Fletcher, 'There got he a knock, and
down goes pil-garlick'; Echard, 1694; Swift, 'They all went to the opera; and so ...
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Gascoigne's Path to Naval Fame: The Second Edition, with an ...
f I am the inmate, they Pilgarlic call, f I want admittance, Colonel, that is all!' " But
now the master of the house came down, Well wrapp'd and guarded in his flannel
gown ; His looks so well his sentiments expressed, Pilgarlic quickly took himself ...
Henry Barnet Gascoigne, 1825
I was confronted with the word pilgarlic. I couldn't believe my eyes when I read
the definition: pilgarlic; a bald man, or a man to be regarded with scorn and
derision. This described me and most of my friends. I founded the National
Pilgarlic ...
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Totally Weird and Wonderful Words
pilgarlic. phonascetics [foh-nuh-set-iks] a rare word for a kind of treatment for
improving or strengthening the voice. From a Greek word meaning 'one who
exercises the voice.' phonendoscope [foh-nen-duh-scope] an instrument for
amplifying ...
PILGARLIC somewhat more to the' urpose than those of Noblemen. and other
ornamental persons, w ich sometimes figure on lists of Directors. Be that as it may
, the foregoin prosaic parallel to Mn'rox's poetry is but one out of innumerab e ...
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The wandering boy, careless sailor, and result of ...
Pilgarlic, with the rest of the boys, went to a boarding-house, where each one of
us was not backward in exhibiting our bravado, as we could boast as much as all
hands besides; and, monkey like, all that we had heard or seen practised by the ...
15 to 1 agst Gen. Grosvenor's Troy, by Fttha da Puta, out of Briseis. Newmarket, J
uly 11. DONCASTER ST. LEGER. 1 agst Swap. 2 agst Ajax. 1 agst Mandane filly.
1 agst Newbyth. 1 agst Pilgarlic. 1 agst Mr. Claridge's Akarius. 1 agst Marcellus ...
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Curious English Words and Phrases: The Truth Behind the ...
The Truth Behind the Expressions We Use Max Cryer. Pilgarlic A very old term of
contempt, 'pilgarlic' refers to a clove of garlic with its skin peeled off, which
resembles in miniature the head of a bald man. An underlying factor was the (
ancient) ...
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Behind the Burnt Cork Mask: Early Blackface Minstrelsy and ...
I always liked you, Pete; 'kase when we used to sleep together you kept me so
warm. (5) Pete's dismissal sets the stage for his return as the statue, since he will
use any means to pursue his courtship of Rose. When Pete and Pilgarlic meet ...
5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PILGARLIC»
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pilgarlic is used in the context of the following news items.
Dragons at Crumbling Castle by Terry Pratchett - review
His characters names are exciting and ridiculous, for example Jem Stronginthearm and Christopher Pilgarlic. There is good use of different font ... «The Guardian, Jan 15»
Ian Brown: A new year. A new notebook
Others list words and definitions (pilgarlic, a man looked upon with humorous contempt or mock pity; apparently I imagined that would come in ... «The Globe and Mail, Jan 15»
Flashback: 'No animal's been loved like this one' – the story of Red …
Eyecatcher has moved into third, The Pilgarlic fourth. “They're coming to the Elbow. There is a furlong now between Red Rum and his third ... «Liverpool Echo, Apr 12»
Review of the week
... last time I saw anyone get that excited about fourth place was when my nan had 10p each way on The Pilgarlic in the 1977 Grand National. «BBC Sport, Apr 10»
Let me know which race horse names strike a chord with you
... Run, Timeless Times, Silver Buck, The Mighty Mac, The Pilgarlic, Sabin Du Loir, W Six Times, Chimes Of Freedom, Indian Skimmer. Let me ... «Mirror.co.uk, Aug 08»
