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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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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)
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TO DRAW. To take any thing from a pocket. To draw a swell of a clout. To pick a gentleman's pocket of a handkerchief. To draw the long bow; to tell lies.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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TO WELL. To divide unfairly. To conceal part. A cant phrase used by thieves, where one of the party conceals some of the booty, instead of dividing it fairly amongst his confederates.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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WELCH RABBIT, Bread and cheese toasted. The Welch are said to be so fond of cheese, that in cases of difficulty their midwives apply a piece of toasted cheese to the janua vita to attract and entice the young Taffy.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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HURDY GURDY. A kind of fiddle, originally made perhaps out of a gourd. See HUMSTRUM.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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