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shelta
shelta (ˈʃɛltə) Also shelter. [Of obscure origin: for the forms of the name that are used in the ‘language’ itself, see quot. 1891. Prof. Kuno Meyer conjectured (Jrnl. Gypsy Lore Soc. II. 259) that the form sheldrū represents the Old Irish bélre (mod. béarla) language, with arbitrary substitution of...
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Shelta
Phonology
Shelta has 27 consonants and 10 vowels. The 19th century Shelta version shows a high Shelta lexical content while the Cant version shows a much lower Shelta lexical content.
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Shelta Cave
Shelta Cave is a cave and lake located in Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama, United States. Niemiller reported the rediscovery of the Shelta Cave crayfish (Orconectes sheltae) at Shelta Cave for the first time since 1988.
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sprazer
sprazer slang. (ˈsprɑːzə(r)) Also spraser, sprasy, sprazey, etc. [ad. Shelta sprazi.] Sixpence; a sixpenny piece. Cf. sprowsie.1931 [see half n. 6 i]. 1934 [see hole n. 2]. 1936 J. Curtis Gilt Kid xvii. 175 I'll..let you have the odd twenty-seven [pounds] and a sprazer. 1939 J. B. Priestley Let Peop...
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Orconectes sheltae
Orconectes sheltae, the Shelta Cave crayfish, is a small, freshwater crayfish endemic to Alabama in the United States. It is a cave-dwelling species known from only one cave, Shelta Cave in Madison County, Alabama.
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jills
jills slang. (dʒɪlz) [Shelta.] Used with a possessive pronoun: my jills = ‘I’, his jills = ‘he’, etc.1906 E. Dyson Fact'ry 'Ands ix. 117 ‘They thort his jills had done er get,’ said the packer. 1940 N. & Q. 15 June 421/1 In the current slang of the Variety profession and other Bohemian circles, ‘jil...
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Beoir
refer to:
Beoir, a member organisation of the European Beer Consumers' Union
Other languages
Beoir is an Irish language word for beer
Beoir is a Shelta
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skimish
skimish slang. (ˈskɪmɪʃ) [ad. Shelta škimis to drink, škimišk drunk.] Alcoholic drink; liquor. Also ˈskimished a., drunk.1908 W. H. Davies Autobiogr. Super-Tramp xxiv. 211, I seldom lie down at night but what I am half skimished (half drunk), for I assure you I never go short of my skimish. 1936 J. ...
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Cant
language), a secret language
Beurla Reagaird, a language of the Scottish Highland Travellers
Scottish Cant, a language of the Scottish Lowland Travellers
Shelta
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mauley
mauley slang. (ˈmɔːlɪ) Also maul(l)y, mawl(e)y, morley, ? mylier. [? f. maul v.; but cf. Shelta (tinker's dialect) malya, said to be a transposition of Gaelic lamh hand.] A hand, a fist.1780 G. Parker Life's Painter 116, I say, how are you? Slang us your mauly. Ibid. 139 A Queen Elizabeth in her mau...
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Scottish Cant
See also
Angloromani language
Beurla Reagaird
Shelta
References
Languages of Ireland
Languages of Scotland
Anglic languages
Romani in Scotland
Mixed
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tober
tober Showmen's slang. (ˈtəʊbə(r)) Also tobur. [a. Shelta; see toby n.2] The site occupied by a circus, fair, or market.1890 Barrère & Leland Dict. Slang II. 357/2 Tobur, toba (showmen, &c.), the ground or field at fairs, hired to put the waggons on for show or circuses, or other al fresco entertain...
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雪尔塔语
一般认为「雪尔塔」"Shelta" 此字来自爱尔兰语的 siúlta,意思是「走路的」,明白指出爱尔兰流浪者的流浪生活型态,这也与爱尔兰的英语使用者有时对他们的另一种称呼「走路的人」"the Walking People" 相互应。 爱尔兰语的「爱尔兰流浪者」是 an Lucht siúil,意为「走路的人」,但另一种较少见的说法 an Lucht siúlta 也存在,可能正说明爱尔兰语的 siúlta 就是「雪尔塔」"Shelta" 的来源。
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Stygofauna
For example, the crayfish Orconectes australis from Shelta Cave in Alabama has been estimated to reproduce at 100 years and live to 175 although more recent
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cryptolect
cryptolect, n. Linguistics. Brit. /ˈkrɪptəlɛkt/, U.S. /ˈkrɪptəˌlɛk(t)/ [‹ crypto- comb. form + -lect comb. form.] A secret or arcane language used by a particular group or section of a community.1982D. Gold in Comments on Etymol. 12 v.–vi. 10 In the cryptolect of Yiddish-speaking thieves, a word for...
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