jack
Anne | January 21st, 2008 | No Comments »A farthing, a small bowl serving as the mark for bowlers. An instrument for pulling off boots.
–From the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.
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wolf in the stomach
Anne | January 18th, 2008 | No Comments »A monstrous or canine appetite.
–From the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.
to wobble
Anne | January 17th, 2008 | No Comments »To boil. Pot wobbler; one who boils a pot.
–From the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.
peepers
Anne | January 16th, 2008 | No Comments »Eyes. Single peeper, a one-eyed man.
–From the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.
