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HUM CAP. Very old and strong beer, called also stingo. See STINGO.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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LURRIES. Money, watches, rings, or other moveables.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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LURRIES. Money, watches, rings, or other moveables.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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LURRIES. Money, watches, rings, or other moveables.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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LURRIES. Money, watches, rings, or other moveables.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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TO FRIG. Figuratively used for trifling.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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CHATTER BROTH. Tea. See CAT LAP and SCANDAL BROTH.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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ClickHouse: разбираем Dictionaries
Привет, Хабр! В этой статье разберём ещё один инструмент ClickHouse, который часто используется при обогащении данных и позволяет значительно ускорить выполнение тяжелых SQL-запросов с джоинами.
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TIRING. Dressing: perhaps abbreviation of ATTIRING. Tiring women, or tire women: women that used to cut ladies hair, and dress them.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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KENT-STREET EJECTMENT. To take away the street door: a method practised by the landlords in Kent-street, Southwark, when their tenants are above a fortnight's rent in arrear.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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Why Use a Dictionary in the Age of Internet Search? - Dictionaries reward you for paying attention, both to the things you consume and to your ... - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/13/magazine/dictionary-recommendation.html #languageandlanguages #merriam-websterinc #englishlanguage #dictionaries #googleinc #wikipedia