Archive for August, 2008

tower

Anne | August 19th, 2008 | No Comments »

Clipped money: they have been round the tower with it. CANT.

-From the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.

to cap

Anne | August 18th, 2008 | No Comments »

To take one’s oath. I will cap downright; I will swear home. CANT.

–From the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.

damper

Anne | August 15th, 2008 | No Comments »

A luncheon, or snap before dinner: so called from its damping, or allaying, the appetite; eating and drinking, being, as the proverb wisely observes, apt to take away the appetite.

–From the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.

dancers

Anne | August 14th, 2008 | No Comments »

Stairs.

–From the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.