Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue: A Dictionary of Buckish Slang, University Wit, and Pickpocket Eloquence, by Captain Grose (1811)
ANGLING FOR FARTHINGS. Begging out of a prison window with a cap, or box, let down at the end of a long string.
APPLE DUMPLIN SHOP. A woman’s bosom.
HEMPEN WIDOW. One whose husband was hanged.
HISTORY OF THE FOUR KINGS, or CHILD’S BEST GUIDE TO THE GALLOWS. A pack of cards.
SON OF PRATTLEMENT. A lawyer.
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