Archive for December, 2006

mish topper

Anne | December 29th, 2006 | No Comments »

A coat, or petticoat.

–From the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.

mish

Anne | December 28th, 2006 | No Comments »

A shirt, smock, or sheet. CANT.

–From the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.

mint

Anne | December 27th, 2006 | No Comments »

Gold. A mint of money; common phrase for a large sum.

–From the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.

to milk the pigeon

Anne | December 26th, 2006 | No Comments »

To endeavor at impossibilities.

–From the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.