Should one eat a 'tandalin tart', or hope to study at 'Wittington's College'? Has an 'athansian wench' spent all her time in 'gospel shop', or is she merely good at 'basket-making'?
The 1931 edition of the classic that presents the fashionable words and favorite expressions of olden times.
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Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
flash lingo n. The canting or slang language A fascinating and hilarious collection of all the words and phrases that raised eyebrows in the 18th century. The original 1796 alternative...
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flash lingo n. The canting or slang language A fascinating and hilarious collection of all the words and phrases that raised eyebrows in the 18th century. The original 1796 alternative...
Title: 1811 Dictionary in the Vulgar TongueAuthor: Francis GroseLanguage: English
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
First published in 1787 as part of the disparate collection A Provincial Glossary, with a Collection of Local Proverbs, and Popular Superstitions, Francis Grose's Superstitions represents years of careful data collection and fieldwork and ...
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
... PAN Y MANTEQUILLA DE MODA. Una rebanada sobre la otra. John y su criada fueron capturados acostado pan y mantequilla fashion.- Para discutir con pan y mantequilla de uno; actuar en contra de los intereses de uno. Saber de qué lado se unta ...