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  1. 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  11. 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 […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/09/10/university-of-central-florida-ucf-researchers-receive-neh-grant-to-preserve-noah-websters-dictionaries-online/
  12. 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 […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/09/10/university-of-central-florida-ucf-researchers-receive-neh-grant-to-preserve-noah-websters-dictionaries-online/
  13. 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 […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/09/10/university-of-central-florida-ucf-researchers-receive-neh-grant-to-preserve-noah-websters-dictionaries-online/
  14. 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 […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/09/10/university-of-central-florida-ucf-researchers-receive-neh-grant-to-preserve-noah-websters-dictionaries-online/
  15. 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 […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/09/10/university-of-central-florida-ucf-researchers-receive-neh-grant-to-preserve-noah-websters-dictionaries-online/
  16. 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

  17. 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)

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

  18. 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)

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

  19. 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)

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

  20. 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)

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

  21. CANNISTER. The head. To mill his cannister; to break his head.

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

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

  22. CANNISTER. The head. To mill his cannister; to break his head.

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

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

  23. CANNISTER. The head. To mill his cannister; to break his head.

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

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

  24. CANNISTER. The head. To mill his cannister; to break his head.

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

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

  25. CANNISTER. The head. To mill his cannister; to break his head.

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

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

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  28. Hi!, I'm a bot posting selections from Francis Grose’s 1785 “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue”, a compilation of slang terms, the coded language of the underclass and the demi-monde.

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  29. Hi!, I'm a bot posting selections from Francis Grose’s 1785 “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue”, a compilation of slang terms, the coded language of the underclass and the demi-monde.

    [18th-century-content warning: possible racism, animal cruelty, homophobia, sexism, slut-shaming. Let me know of any problems.]

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  30. Hi!, I'm a bot posting selections from Francis Grose’s 1785 “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue”, a compilation of slang terms, the coded language of the underclass and the demi-monde.

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  31. CROAKER. One who is always foretelling some accident or misfortune: an allusion to the croaking of a raven, supposed ominous.

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

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

  32. CROAKER. One who is always foretelling some accident or misfortune: an allusion to the croaking of a raven, supposed ominous.

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

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

  33. CROAKER. One who is always foretelling some accident or misfortune: an allusion to the croaking of a raven, supposed ominous.

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

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

  34. CROAKER. One who is always foretelling some accident or misfortune: an allusion to the croaking of a raven, supposed ominous.

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

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

  35. CROAKER. One who is always foretelling some accident or misfortune: an allusion to the croaking of a raven, supposed ominous.

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

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

  36. #1377 Greek Phrase Book & Dictionary. William Collins Son & Company Limited, Glasgow & London, 1990, paperback, 1st edition.

    #Greek #Languages #Dictionaries #BookOfTheDay

  37. archive.org/details/oromoo-coe

    Galmee Afaan Oromoo fi Afaan Ingilizii Barsiisuu = Comprehensive Oromo-English Dictionary (COED) by Xilaahun Gamtaa; Tilahun Gamta

    Topics
    #dictionary, #dictionaries, #bilingualdictionary, #bilingualdictionaries, #translationdictionary, #translationdictionaries, #phrasebook, #phrasebooks, #Oromoo, #AfaanOromoo, #diikshinerii, #afaaningiliish, #Oromo, #dikshinarii, #galmee, #afaaningilizii

    "Jechooti (words) Afaan Oromo galmee (dikshinarii) kana keessa jiranu hundinu, Afaan Ingliziitti hiikamaniiru. Dhuguma, hiikaan tokko tokko buubsaa miti ta'a. Ha ta'uu malee, jechooti garri caalaan sirriitti hiikamaniiru."

  38. archive.org/details/english-or

    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."

  39. 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.