A man with a red fiery nose.

–From the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.

Heh.

Swift in running. A light-heeled wench; one who is apt, by the flying up of her heels, to fall flat on her back, a willing wench.

–From the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.

Thievish, apt to pilfer.

–From the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.

1811 Vulgar Tongue

A parasite, or talebearer.

Merriam-Webster

A fawning subordinate : toady

Avon’s FanLit extravaganza has kicked off with the preliminary round of voting open for which storyline to choose - Medieval, Regency, Victorian, Contemporary, Paranormal or Suspense. Storyline voting ends on September 6th, and then the real fun begins with submitted chapters. You’ll need to sign up to access the poll and actual voting content, but you can opt out of e-mail and just lurk if you so choose. Whether you are a reader or writer of romance, this event has something for everyone. I can’t wait to see what happens.

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To beat; also to wash, or to paint slightly over. I’ll give you a good lick o’ the chops; I’ll give you a good stroke or blow on the face. Jack tumbled into a cow terd, and nastied his best clothes, for which his father stept up, and licked him neatly.–I’ll lick you! the dovetail to which is, If you lick me all over, you won’t miss–.

–From the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.

Heh.

1811 Vulgar Tongue

A whim of the amorous kind, out of the common way.

Merriam-Webster

craving; specifically : sexual desire

Spare diet.

–From the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.

To make a leg; to bow. To give leg-bail and land security; to run away. To fight at the leg; to take unfair advantages: it being held unfair by back-sword players to strike at the leg. To break a leg; a woman who has had a bastard, is said to have broken a leg.

–From the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.

Gives a whole new meaning to telling someone to “break a leg!”…

To play least in sight; to hide, keep out of the way, or make one’s self scarce.

–From the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.

An ancient ceremonial said to constitute a military marriage. A sword being laid down on the ground, the parties to be married joined hands, when the corporal or serjeant of the, company repeated these words:
Leap rogue, and jump whore,
And then you are married for evermore.
Whereupon the happy couple jumped hand in hand over the sword, the drum beating a ruffle; and the parties were ever after considered as man and wife.

–From the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.