Archive for April, 2007

keffel

Anne | April 18th, 2007 | No Comments »

A horse. Welsh.

–From the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.

fat cull

Anne | April 17th, 2007 | No Comments »

A rich fellow.

–From the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.

blunt

Anne | April 16th, 2007 | No Comments »

Money. (cant)

–From the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.

to cobble

Anne | April 13th, 2007 | No Comments »

1811 Vulgar Tongue

To mend, or patch; likewise to do a thing in a bungling manner.

Merriam-Webster

To make or put together roughly or hastily — often used with together or up (cobble together an agreement) (cobble up a temporary solution)