Archive for July, 2008

arch dell or arch doxy

Anne | July 31st, 2008 | No Comments »

Signifies the same in rank (chief) among the female canters or gypsies (as arch rogue).

–From the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.

dimber damber upright man

Anne | July 30th, 2008 | No Comments »

The chief of a gang of thieves or gypsies.

–From the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.

also: arch rogue

arch rogue

Anne | July 29th, 2008 | No Comments »

The chief of a gang of thieves or gypsies.

–From the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.

also: dimber damber upright man

tat

Anne | July 28th, 2008 | No Comments »

Tit for tat; an equivalent.

–From the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.