Vulgar words in A Historical Survey of the Customs, Habits, & Present State of the Gypsies (Page 1)
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The wandering Gypsey in Hungary and Transylvania, endeavours to procure a horse; in Turkey, an ass serves to carry his wife and a couple of children, with his tent.
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Parnee Water Jewcal Dog Maurau Bread Kil-maurau Bread & butter Lavenar Beer Shill-deues Cold day Taldu Hot day Moila Ass Gur Horse In the conversation a clergyman had with the Bosswell gang, as published in the Christian Guardian for 1812 and 1813, they told him _Chum_, was the sun; _Chuu_, the moon; _Kalmà ro_, bread and butter; and _Livina_, drink.
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She was well known in the counties of Bedford and Herts, and having been a long time blind, she always rode upon an ass, attended by two or three of the tribe.