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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 A kind of fiddle, originally made perhaps out of a gourd.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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HOP MERCHANT. A dancing master. See CAPER MERCHANT.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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Traveling Dictionary by Ella Morton, 2026
A clever pocket-sized dictionary that celebrates travel with hilarious definitions and witty illustrations of terms that globetrotters know and love.
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DICKEY. A sham shirt.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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DICKEY. A sham shirt.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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DICKEY. A sham shirt.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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DICKEY. A sham shirt.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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DICKEY. A sham shirt.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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Adaption of Randall Munroe's "Average Familiarity", https://xkcd.com/2501/ (CC-BY-NC 2.5), thanks to https://marshdeer.github.io/xkcd2501-generator/
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