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  1. PLUCK. Courage. He wants pluck: he is a coward. Against the pluck; against the inclination. Pluck the Ribbon; ring the bell. To pluck a crow with one; to settle a dispute, to reprove one for some past transgression.

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

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  2. PLUCK. Courage. He wants pluck: he is a coward. Against the pluck; against the inclination. Pluck the Ribbon; ring the bell. To pluck a crow with one; to settle a dispute, to reprove one for some past transgression.

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

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

  3. PLUCK. Courage. He wants pluck: he is a coward. Against the pluck; against the inclination. Pluck the Ribbon; ring the bell. To pluck a crow with one; to settle a dispute, to reprove one for some past transgression.

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

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

  4. PLUCK. Courage. He wants pluck: he is a coward. Against the pluck; against the inclination. Pluck the Ribbon; ring the bell. To pluck a crow with one; to settle a dispute, to reprove one for some past transgression.

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

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

  5. DERRICK. The name of the finisher of the law, or hangman about the year 1608.--'For he rides his circuit with the Devil, and Derrick must be his host, and Tiburne the inne at which he will lighte.'

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

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

  6. DERRICK. The name of the finisher of the law, or hangman about the year 1608.--'For he rides his circuit with the Devil, and Derrick must be his host, and Tiburne the inne at which he will lighte.'

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

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

  7. DERRICK. The name of the finisher of the law, or hangman about the year 1608.--'For he rides his circuit with the Devil, and Derrick must be his host, and Tiburne the inne at which he will lighte.'

    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. DERRICK. The name of the finisher of the law, or hangman about the year 1608.--'For he rides his circuit with the Devil, and Derrick must be his host, and Tiburne the inne at which he will lighte.'

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

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

  9. 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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  10. 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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  11. 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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  12. 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.]

    #FollowFriday #books #literature #dictionaries #history #society #crime #language #slang #18thCentury

  13. 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.]

    #FollowFriday #books #literature #dictionaries #history #society #crime #language #slang #18thCentury

  14. COW'S THUMB. Done to a cow's thumb; done exactly.

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

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  15. COW'S THUMB. Done to a cow's thumb; done exactly.

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

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

  16. COW'S THUMB. Done to a cow's thumb; done exactly.

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

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

  17. COW'S THUMB. Done to a cow's thumb; done exactly.

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

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

  18. COW'S THUMB. Done to a cow's thumb; done exactly.

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

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

  19. DOWN HILLS. Dice that run low.

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

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  20. DOWN HILLS. Dice that run low.

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

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

  21. DOWN HILLS. Dice that run low.

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

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

  22. DOWN HILLS. Dice that run low.

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

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

  23. DOWN HILLS. Dice that run low.

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

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

  24. HISTORY OF THE FOUR KINGS, or CHILD'S BEST GUIDE TO THE GALLOWS. A pack of cards. He studies the history of the four kings assiduously; he plays much at cards.

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

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

  25. HISTORY OF THE FOUR KINGS, or CHILD'S BEST GUIDE TO THE GALLOWS. A pack of cards. He studies the history of the four kings assiduously; he plays much at cards.

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

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

  26. HISTORY OF THE FOUR KINGS, or CHILD'S BEST GUIDE TO THE GALLOWS. A pack of cards. He studies the history of the four kings assiduously; he plays much at cards.

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

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

  27. HISTORY OF THE FOUR KINGS, or CHILD'S BEST GUIDE TO THE GALLOWS. A pack of cards. He studies the history of the four kings assiduously; he plays much at cards.

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

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

  28. FETCH. A trick, wheedle, or invention to deceive.

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

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  29. FETCH. A trick, wheedle, or invention to deceive.

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

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

  30. FETCH. A trick, wheedle, or invention to deceive.

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

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

  31. FETCH. A trick, wheedle, or invention to deceive.

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

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

  32. FETCH. A trick, wheedle, or invention to deceive.

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

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

  33. TO COUCH A HOGSHEAD. To lie down to sleep. CANT.

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

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  34. TO COUCH A HOGSHEAD. To lie down to sleep. CANT.

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

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

  35. TO COUCH A HOGSHEAD. To lie down to sleep. CANT.

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

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

  36. TO COUCH A HOGSHEAD. To lie down to sleep. CANT.

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

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

  37. TO COUCH A HOGSHEAD. To lie down to sleep. CANT.

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

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