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Anne | May 31st, 2007 | No Comments »One whose wife usually fetches him from the alehouse.
–From the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.
One whose wife usually fetches him from the alehouse.
–From the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.
Half a crown. Cant.
–From the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.
To kick out a hind leg; to make a rustic bow.
–From the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.
Demy-rep – An abbreviation of demy-reputation; a woman of doubtful character.
See: demimondaine – a woman supported by a wealthy lover