to rag
Monday, September 15th, 2008To abuse, and tear to rags the characters of the persons abused. She gave him a good ragging, or ragged him off heartily.
–From the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.
Archive for September, 2008
rag
Friday, September 12th, 2008Bank notes. Money in general. The cove has no rag; the fellow has no money.
Also: A farthing.
–From the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.
deft fellow
Thursday, September 11th, 2008A neat little man.
–From the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.
death hunter
Wednesday, September 10th, 2008An undertaker, one who furnishes the necessary articles for funerals. See Carrion Hunter.
–From the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.
numms
Tuesday, September 9th, 2008A sham collar, to be worn over a dirty shirt.
–From the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.
Random trivia, since this made me think of it - the etymology of the word dickey is given as 1807.
agog, all-a-gog
Monday, September 8th, 2008Anxious, eager, impatient: from the Italian AGOGARE, to desire eagerly.
–From the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.
to snoach
Friday, September 5th, 2008To speak through the nose, to snuffle.
-From the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.
nozzle
Thursday, September 4th, 2008The nose of a man or woman.
-From the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.
smeller
Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008A nose. Smellers: a cat’s whiskers.
-From the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.
nose
Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008A man who informs or turns king’s evidence.
OR
As plain as the nose on your face; evidently to be seen. He is led by the nose; he is governed. To follow one’s nose; to go strait forward. To put one’s nose out of joint; to rival one in the favour of any person. To make a bridge of any one’s nose; to pass by him in drinking. To nose a stink; to smell it. He cut off his nose to be revenged of his face; said of one who, to be revenged on his neighbour, has materially injured himself.
-From the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.
