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Anne | January 25th, 2007 | 2 Comments »Fair faced
–From the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.
I was sure when I first saw this that it would be an insult!
Fair faced
–From the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.
I was sure when I first saw this that it would be an insult!
To put in one’s oar; to intermeddle, or give an opinion unasked: as, To be sure, you must put in your oar!
–From the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.
Still in use!
An alehouse where beggars are harboured.
–From the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.
Originally beggars of the genteel kind, but since used for beggars in general.
–From the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.