stingo
Anne | November 14th, 2007 | No Comments »Strong beer, or other liquor.
–From the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.
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cod
Anne | November 13th, 2007 | No Comments »A cod of money: a good sum of money.
–From the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.
elbow shaker
Anne | November 12th, 2007 | No Comments »A gamester, one who rattles Saint Hugh’s bones, i.e. the dice.
–From the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.
tradesmen
Anne | November 9th, 2007 | No Comments »Thieves. Clever tradesmen; good thieves.
–From the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.
