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Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue

Postby Illithias » Sat Feb 05, 2011 1:03 am

I can think of a few Riders who might be interested in this book...

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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