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  1. 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

  2. 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/
  3. 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/
  4. 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/
  5. 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/
  6. 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/
  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. 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

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. 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

  13. 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

  14. 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

  15. 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

  16. 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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  22. 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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    #books #literature #dictionaries #history #society #language #slang @histodons

  23. 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

  24. 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

  25. 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

  26. 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

  27. 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)

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

  28. 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)

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

  29. 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)

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

  30. 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)

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

  31. 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)

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

  32. 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)

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

  33. 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)

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

  34. 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)

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

  35. 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)

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

  36. 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)

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

  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/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."

  39. 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."

  40. 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."

  41. 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."

  42. 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."

  43. 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."

  44. 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."

  45. 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."

  46. 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."

  47. 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.

  48. 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.

  49. 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.