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ARSE. To hang an arse; to hang back, to be afraid to advance. He would lend his a-e and sh-te through his ribs; a saying of any one who lends his money inconsiderately. He would lose his a-e if it was loose; said of a careless person. A-e about; turn round.

A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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PEERY. Inquisitive, suspicious. The cull's peery; that fellow suspects something. There's a peery, tis snitch we are observed, there's nothing to be done.

A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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BUB. Strong beer.

A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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BUB. Strong beer.

A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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BUB. Strong beer.

A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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#books #literature #dictionaries #history #society #language #slang @histodons

BUB. Strong beer.

A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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#books #literature #dictionaries #history #society #language #slang @histodons

BUB. Strong beer.

A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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#books #literature #dictionaries #history #society #language #slang @histodons

MALMSEY NOSE. A red pimpled snout, rich in carbuncles and rubies.

A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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MALMSEY NOSE. A red pimpled snout, rich in carbuncles and rubies.

A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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#books #literature #dictionaries #history #society #language #slang @histodons

MALMSEY NOSE. A red pimpled snout, rich in carbuncles and rubies.

A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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#books #literature #dictionaries #history #society #language #slang @histodons

MALMSEY NOSE. A red pimpled snout, rich in carbuncles and rubies.

A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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#books #literature #dictionaries #history #society #language #slang @histodons

MALMSEY NOSE. A red pimpled snout, rich in carbuncles and rubies.

A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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#books #literature #dictionaries #history #society #language #slang @histodons

BELCH. All sorts of beer; that liquor being apt to cause eructation.

A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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BELCH. All sorts of beer; that liquor being apt to cause eructation.

A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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#books #literature #dictionaries #history #society #language #slang @histodons

BELCH. All sorts of beer; that liquor being apt to cause eructation.

A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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#books #literature #dictionaries #history #society #language #slang @histodons

BELCH. All sorts of beer; that liquor being apt to cause eructation.

A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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#books #literature #dictionaries #history #society #language #slang @histodons

BELCH. All sorts of beer; that liquor being apt to cause eructation.

A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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#books #literature #dictionaries #history #society #language #slang @histodons

University of Central Florida: UCF Researchers Receive NEH Grant to Preserve Noah Webster’s Dictionaries Online. “Researchers in UCF’s Department of English and Center for Humanities and Digital Research (CHDR) are slated to receive nearly $350,000 from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to create searchable digital editions of Webster’s historic dictionaries, giving […]

University of Central Florida: UCF Researchers Receive NEH Grant to Preserve Noah Webster’s Dictionaries Online. “Researchers in UCF’s Department of English and Center for Humanities and Digital Research (CHDR) are slated to receive nearly $350,000 from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to create searchable digital editions of Webster’s historic dictionaries, giving […]

University of Central Florida: UCF Researchers Receive NEH Grant to Preserve Noah Webster’s Dictionaries Online. “Researchers in UCF’s Department of English and Center for Humanities and Digital Research (CHDR) are slated to receive nearly $350,000 from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to create searchable digital editions of Webster’s historic dictionaries, giving […]

University of Central Florida: UCF Researchers Receive NEH Grant to Preserve Noah Webster’s Dictionaries Online. “Researchers in UCF’s Department of English and Center for Humanities and Digital Research (CHDR) are slated to receive nearly $350,000 from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to create searchable digital editions of Webster’s historic dictionaries, giving […]

University of Central Florida: UCF Researchers Receive NEH Grant to Preserve Noah Webster’s Dictionaries Online. “Researchers in UCF’s Department of English and Center for Humanities and Digital Research (CHDR) are slated to receive nearly $350,000 from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to create searchable digital editions of Webster’s historic dictionaries, giving […]

LIGHT TROOPS. Lice; the light troops are in full march; the lice are crawling about.

A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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LIGHT TROOPS. Lice; the light troops are in full march; the lice are crawling about.

A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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LIGHT TROOPS. Lice; the light troops are in full march; the lice are crawling about.

A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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LIGHT TROOPS. Lice; the light troops are in full march; the lice are crawling about.

A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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#books #literature #dictionaries #history #society #language #slang @histodons

LIGHT TROOPS. Lice; the light troops are in full march; the lice are crawling about.

A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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https://archive.org/details/english-oromo

Oromo-English/English-Oromo Dictionary & Phrasebook by Aquilina Mawadza; Amanuel Alemayehu Ayanso

Topics
#dictionary, #dictionaries, #bilingualdictionary, #bilingualdictionaries, #translationdictionary, #translationdictionaries, #phrasebook, #phrasebooks, #Oromoo, #AfaanOromoo, #Oromia, #Oromiyaa, #diikshinerii, #afaaningiliish

"Oromo is spoken as a first language by more than 25 million Oromo and neighboring peoples in Ethiopia and Kenya. Oromo is the fourth most widely spoken language in Africa. Also known as Afaan Oromo, Oromiffa(a), and sometimes in other languages by variant spellings of these names (Oromic, Afan Oromo), Oromo is an Afro-Asiatic language.

This unique, two-part resource provides travelers to Ethiopia with the tools they need for daily interaction. The bilingual dictionary has a concise vocabulary for everyday use, and the phrasebook allows instant communication on a variety of topics. Ideal for businesspeople, travelers, students, and aid workers, this guide includes:

4,000 dictionary entries, with phonetics that are intuitive for English speakers
Essential phrases on topics such as transportation, dining out, and business
Concise grammar and pronunciation sections."

https://archive.org/details/lingen

Lingala Dictionary & Phrasebook: A Language of Central Africa. Lingala-English/English-Lingala by Aquilina Mawadza; Yeno Matuka

Topics
#Lingala, #dictionary, #dictionaries, #bilingualdictionary, #bilingualdictionaries, #translationdictionary, #translationdictionaries, #phrasebook, #phrasebooks, #bagó, #lingɛlɛ́sa, #búku, #Congo, #Kongo, #Kongó, #KongóKinsásá, #RepublíkiyaKongóDemokratíki

Lingala (a Bantu language of the Niger-Congo family) is spoken by approximately 10 million people living in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic and Angola. It originated in the Equatorial Region of the DRC, but as the official language of the Army, it became the major language of the Capital city, Kinshasa. Lingala is considered one of the national languages of the DRC.

This dictionary uses the simplified Lingala dialect, also known as Lingala facile. It is mostly a spoken language.

This unique, two-part resource provides travelers to central Africa with the tools they need for daily interaction. The bilingual dictionary has a concise vocabulary for everyday use, and the phrasebook allows instant communication on a variety of topics.

https://archive.org/details/kreyol-science

English Haitian-Creole Science Dictionary by Educa Vision

Topics
#HaitianCreole, #KreyòlAyisyen, #kreyòl, #syans, #fizik, #chimi, #matematik, #sikoloji, #syanslatè, #medsin, #jeyografi, #dictionary, #dictionaries, #diksyonè, #diksyonnè

"Created to help make science concepts accessible to students.
Contains charts, tables, illustrations and formulae with key words in Biology, Earth Sciences, Physics, Mathematics, Geography and more."

https://archive.org/details/diksyone-medikal

English / Haitian Creole Medical Dictionary = Diksyonè Medikal Anglè Kreyòl by Maude Heurtelou; Féquière Vilsaint; Ernst Mirville; Michel-Ange Hyppolite; John D. Nickrosz

Topics
#dictionary, #dictionaries, #diksyonè, #medicaldictionaries, #anglè, #anatomi, #pedyatri, #kadyoloji, #jinekoloji, #medikaman, #òtopedi, #newoloji, #obstetrik, #respirasyon, #reyaksyonyo, #dèmatoloji, #chiriji, #dyèt, #nitrisyon, #medsin, #sik, #san, #HaitianCreole, #KreyòlAyisyen, #kreyòl

9781584320722 / 1584320729