UPRIGHT MAN. An upright man signifies the chief or principal of a crew. The vilest, stoutest rogue in the pack is generally chosen to this post, and has the sole right to the first night's lodging with the dells, who afterwards are used in common among the whole fraternity.

A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): UPRIGHT MAN. An upright man signifies the chief or principal of a crew. The vilest, stoutest rogue in the pack is generally chosen to this post, and has the sole right to the first night's lodging with the dells, who afterwards are used in common among the whole fraternity. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

Events for the 1st of October from Wikipedia:

• 1832: Texian political delegates convene at San Felipe de Austin to petition for changes in the governance of Mexican Texas. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texian
• Birth (1940) of Marc Savoy, American accordion player, created the Cajun accordion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Savoy
#history #events #historical #today @histodons

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth was wrong to claim that World War II was the last time the United States won a major theater war. We also won the Gulf War.
#military #history #politics

NINNY, or NINNYHAMMER. A simpleton.

A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): NINNY, or NINNYHAMMER. A simpleton. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

HOAXING. Bantering, ridiculing. Hoaxing a quiz; joking an odd fellow. UNIVERSITY WIT.

A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): HOAXING. Bantering, ridiculing. Hoaxing a quiz; joking an odd fellow. UNIVERSITY WIT. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

Events for the 30th of September from Wikipedia:

• 1918: Ukrainian War of Independence: Insurgent forces led by Nestor Makhno defeat the Central Powers at the battle of Dibrivka. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_War_of_Independence
• Birth (1944) of Red Robbins, American basketball player (d. 2009) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Robbins
#history #events #historical #today @histodons

@nicolas_fournier

#History #Anthropology #Racism

😂 I had not seen it from that angle.

But the facts have been known for many years indeed:

https://mastodon.social/@HistoPol/111419389319065314

ALSO:
If you are lactose intolerant, you probably have no or too few #Neanderthal genes.😎 😉

@mina @jeffowski

UPDATE 09/29/2025

@SherBeareth

#USPol #History #US #Military
A🧵

#HistoryRhymes

-> Comforting to read that at least some US generals know history, too:

"July1935 German generals were called to a surprise assembly in Berlin and informed that their previous oath to the Weimar constitution was void and that they would be required to swear a personal oath to the Führer. Most generals took the new oath to keep their positions."

And #PeteHegseth tries to deflect:

"Cool story, General"

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Post from Ben Hodges on X: "July 1935 German generals were called to a surprise assembly in Berlin and informed that their previous oath to the Weimar constitution was void and that they would be required to swear a personal oath to the Führer. Most generals took the new oath to keep their positions." Source: https://x.com/general_ben/status/1971508877394063576

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Source of Pete Hegseths repost: https://x.com/PeteHegseth/status/1971532130712002775

TO CUT BENE. To speak gently. To cut bene whiddes; to give good words. To cut queer whiddes; to give foul language. To cut a bosh, or a flash; to make a figure. CANT.

A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): TO CUT BENE. To speak gently. To cut bene whiddes; to give good words. To cut queer whiddes; to give foul language. To cut a bosh, or a flash; to make a figure. CANT. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

COT, or QUOT. A man who meddles with women's household business, particularly in the kitchen. The punishment commonly inflicted on a quot, is pinning a greasy dishclout to the skirts of his coat.

A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): COT, or QUOT. A man who meddles with women's household business, particularly in the kitchen. The punishment commonly inflicted on a quot, is pinning a greasy dishclout to the skirts of his coat. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

Events for the 29th of September from Wikipedia:

• 1578: Tegucigalpa, capital city of Honduras, is claimed by the Spaniards. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tegucigalpa
• Birth (1919) of Bill Proud, English cricketer (d. 1961) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Proud
• Death (1998) of C. David Marsden, British neurologist (b. 1938) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._David_Marsden
#history #events #historical #today @histodons

SCONCE. The head, probably as being the fort and citadel of a man: from SCONCE, an old name for a fort, derived from a Dutch word of the same signification; To build a sconce: a military term for bilking one's quarters. To sconce or skonce; to impose a fine. ACADEMICAL PHRASE.

A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): SCONCE. The head, probably as being the fort and citadel of a man: from SCONCE, an old name for a fort, derived from a Dutch word of the same signification; To build a sconce: a military term for bilking one's quarters. To sconce or skonce; to impose a fine. ACADEMICAL PHRASE. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

"27 years ago, the first 3D visualizations of the North Pole of Mars were published and if you take into account the technical possibilities at that time and the resulting state of knowledge, then this image was a world sensation"

December 16, 1998

3-D Mars' North Pole
* Credit: MOLA Team, MGS Project, NASA
* Image: Greg Shirah (SVS)

Explanation:
This dramatic premier three-dimensional visualization of Mars' north pole is based on elevation measurements made by an orbiting laser. During the Spring and Summer of 1998 the Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter (MOLA) flashed laser pulses toward the Martian surface from the Global Surveyor spacecraft and recorded the time it took to detect the reflection. This timing data has now been translated to a detailed topographic map of Mars' north polar terrain. The map indicates that the ice cap is is about 1,200 kilometers across, a maximum of 3 kilometers thick, and cut by canyons and troughs up to 1 kilometer deep. The measurements also indicate that the cap is composed primarily of water ice with a total volume of only about four percent of planet Earth's Antarctic ice sheet. In all it represents at most a tenth of the amount of water some scientists believe once existed on ancient Mars. Where did all the water go?

https://ilrs.gsfc.nasa.gov/lw16/docs/presentations/sci_6_Smith.pdf

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap981216.html

#space #mars #astrophotography #photography #science #astronomy #geology #history #nature #NASA

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December 16, 1998 3-D Mars' North Pole * Credit: MOLA Team, MGS Project, NASA * Image: Greg Shirah (SVS) Explanation: This dramatic premier three-dimensional visualization of Mars' north pole is based on elevation measurements made by an orbiting laser. During the Spring and Summer of 1998 the Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter (MOLA) flashed laser pulses toward the Martian surface from the Global Surveyor spacecraft and recorded the time it took to detect the reflection. This timing data has now been translated to a detailed topographic map of Mars' north polar terrain. The map indicates that the ice cap is is about 1,200 kilometers across, a maximum of 3 kilometers thick, and cut by canyons and troughs up to 1 kilometer deep. The measurements also indicate that the cap is composed primarily of water ice with a total volume of only about four percent of planet Earth's Antarctic ice sheet. In all it represents at most a tenth of the amount of water some scientists believe once existed on ancient Mars. Where did all the water go? Authors & editors: Robert Nemiroff (MTU) & Jerry Bonnell (USRA) NASA Technical Rep.: Jay Norris. Specific rights apply. A service of: LHEA at NASA/ GSFC &: Michigan Tech. U.

KIDDY NIPPERS. Taylors out of work, who cut off the waistcoat pockets of their brethren, when cross-legged on their board, thereby grabbling their bit. CANT.

A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): KIDDY NIPPERS. Taylors out of work, who cut off the waistcoat pockets of their brethren, when cross-legged on their board, thereby grabbling their bit. CANT. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

This is the whole of academia in a nutshell.

#academia #writing #history #TooMuchInformation #TMI

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Do kids today even understand why podcasts are called podcasts? Well, you see, kids, almost twenty years ago Apple produced a portable audio player called - wait, | need to go back further. Okay, so in the 20th century, the new inventions of radio and television were known as broadcast media - no, wait, that's not really the start either - Broadcasting originally refers to throwing, or casting, handfuls of seeds onto prepared ground, typically used with grain crops, which, uh- -- the Agricultural Revolution, which began circa 10,000 BC in the Levant, was when humans began preserving seeds for replanting --

Events for the 28th of September from Wikipedia:

• 1106: King Henry I of England defeats his brother Robert Curthose at the Battle of Tinchebray. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Henry_I_of_England
• Birth (1964) of Mārtiņš Roze, Latvian lawyer and politician (d. 2012) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C4%81rti%C5%86%C5%A1_Roze
• Holiday: Christian feast of Exuperius https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exuperius
#history #events #historical #today @histodons

#1064 M. Rowe (ed) - Devon & Cornwall Notes & Queries, Vol XXXI - Part VII. Maslands Ltd, Tiverton, Summer 1970.

#Devon #Cornwall #DCNQ #MargeryRowe #Archives #History #Genealogy #StandingStones #Dartmoor #BookOfTheDay

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The front cover of Devon & Cornwall Notes & Queries 31:7 for Summer 1970. Plain pale blue with title in black and a table of contents, including articles concerning Crabtree Limeworks, Manganese Mining in Devon, the Chapel of St Nicholas at St Ives, Looms of Modbury, Devon Cures for Whooping Cough, Devon Superstitions, and a Standing Stone on Butterdon Down on Dartmoor.

@SherBeareth

@SherBeareth

#USPol #History #US #Military
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#HistoryRhymes:

*Lessons from the #WeimarRepublic--#TheGreatPurge*:

(1/n)

👉I know that at this point in time, this might sound cracy, but having an emergency surgery or landing for these senior officers before reaching VA on Tuesday might be a good idea.👈

Why? B/C of what happened in #1933 in #Germany. Quickly after his power grab, #Hitler aligned all social strata, including, OFC, the #Military:..

KETTLE OF FISH. When a person has perplexed his affairs in general, or any particular business, he is said to have made a fine kettle of fish of it.

A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): KETTLE OF FISH. When a person has perplexed his affairs in general, or any particular business, he is said to have made a fine kettle of fish of it. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

Dawn of the Crab
* Image and Text Credit: Bradley E. Schaefer
https://www.lsu.edu/physics/people/faculty/schaefer.php

Explanation:
One of the all-time historic skyscapes occured in July 1054, when the Crab Supernova blazed into the dawn sky. Chinese court astrologers first saw the Guest Star on the morning of 4 July 1054 next to the star Tianguan (now cataloged as Zeta Tauri). The supernova peaked in late July 1054 a bit brighter than Venus, and was visible in the daytime for 23 days. The Guest Star was so bright that every culture around the world inevitably discovered the supernova independently, although only nine reports survive, including those from China, Japan, and Constantinople. This iPhone picture is from Signal Hill near Tucson on the morning of 26 July 2025, faithfully re-creates the year 1054 Dawn of the Crab, showing the sky as seen by Hohokam peoples. The planet Venus, as a stand-in for the supernova, is close to the position of what is now the Crab Nebula supernova remnant. Step outside on a summer dawn with bright Venus, and ask yourself "What would you have thought in ancient times when suddenly seeing the Dawn of the Crab?"

+ Crab Nebula:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SN_1054
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap011227.html
+ Zeta Tauri:
https://www.star-facts.com/tianguan-zeta-tauri/
http://stars.astro.illinois.edu/sow/zetatau.html
+ Astrophysics:
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2003LNP...598..195P/abstract

+ History:
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2003LNP...598....7G/abstract
https://www.kyohaku.go.jp/eng/learn/home/dictio/shoseki/sadaie/
https://www.nytimes.com/1978/07/18/archives/old-text-is-linked-to-1054-supernova-scientific-journal-tells-of.html
+ Hystorical Chinese Astrology:
https://www.lehigh.edu/~dwp0/Assets/images/astroorigins.pdf
+ Cultural:
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Hohokam-culture
https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/signal-hill-petroglyphs.htm

+ Education:
https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/supernova/en/

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250808.html

#space_related #astrophotography #photography #science #history #astronomy #astrology #nature #NASA #culture #literature #education #Space_Culture_Club

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The Dawn Sky Of 26 July 1054 AD (with annotations) 2025 August 8 Dawn of the Crab * Image and Text Credit: Bradley E. Schaefer Explanation: One of the all-time historic skyscapes occured in July 1054, when the Crab Supernova blazed into the dawn sky. Chinese court astrologers first saw the Guest Star on the morning of 4 July 1054 next to the star Tianguan (now cataloged as Zeta Tauri). The supernova peaked in late July 1054 a bit brighter than Venus, and was visible in the daytime for 23 days. The Guest Star was so bright that every culture around the world inevitably discovered the supernova independently, although only nine reports survive, including those from China, Japan, and Constantinople. This iPhone picture is from Signal Hill near Tucson on the morning of 26 July 2025, faithfully re-creates the year 1054 Dawn of the Crab, showing the sky as seen by Hohokam peoples. The planet Venus, as a stand-in for the supernova, is close to the position of what is now the Crab Nebula supernova remnant. Step outside on a summer dawn with bright Venus, and ask yourself "What would you have thought in ancient times when suddenly seeing the Dawn of the Crab?" Authors & editors: Robert Nemiroff (MTU) & Jerry Bonnell (UMCP) NASA Official: Amber Straughn Specific rights apply. NASA Web Privacy, Accessibility, Notices; A service of: ASD at NASA / GSFC, NASA Science Activation & Michigan Tech. U.

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The Dawn Sky Of 26 July 2025 AD (with annotations)

AMES ACE. Within ames ace; nearly, very near.

A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): AMES ACE. Within ames ace; nearly, very near. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

Events for the 27th of September from Wikipedia:

• 1998: The Google internet search engine retroactively claims this date as its birthday. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google
• Birth (1913) of Albert Ellis, American psychologist and author (d. 2007) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Ellis
• Death (2012) of John Silber, American academic and politician (b. 1926) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Silber
#history #events #historical #today @histodons

MARGERY PRATER. A hen. CANT.

A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): MARGERY PRATER. A hen. CANT. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

LOLL. Mother's loll; a favourite child, the mother's darling,

A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): LOLL. Mother's loll; a favourite child, the mother's darling, A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

Events for the 26th of September from Wikipedia:

• 1959: Typhoon Vera, the strongest typhoon to hit Japan in recorded history, makes landfall, killing 4,580 people and leaving nearly 1.6 million others homeless. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhoon_Vera
• Birth (1961) of Jeanie Buss, American sports executive https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeanie_Buss
• Holiday: Cosmas and Damian https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saints_Cosmas_and_Damian
#history #events #historical #today @histodons

@tofugolem

As I was saying in German some time ago:

*Bankruptcy of Western education systems?—At least in #History*:

Study:
"According to the analysis, 👉12% of participating adults aged 18 to 29 in #Germany stated that they had never heard of the words "#Holocaust" or "#Shoah" or were unsure whether they had heard of them👈. The situation was similar in #Austria (14%) and #Romania (15%). In 👉#France, a full 46% of respondents were unable to identify the term." 👈

https://www.nordbayern.de/panorama/jeder-zehnter-junge-erwachsene-in-deutschland-kennt-den-holocaust-nicht-1.14557433

#USpol #TrumpCoup #TrumpMuskDuumvirate
#History #Hitler #Fascism
#OccupyDemocrats

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👉#ElonMusk is close to become today's #Hugenberg, #AdolfHitler's ill-fated centrist financier. He brought #FakeNews into the playbook of #fascists:
#Katastrophenpolitik.👈

"He was among the richest men in the world.
He made his first fortune in heavy industry. He made his second as a media mogul. And in January 1933, in exchange for a political favor, #AlfredHugenberg provided...

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/02/hitler-oligarchs-hugenberg-nazi/681584/?gift=v9U0_p_NTkyWcE-gGTMhOowiSWDKIZwz1mo0VVCMuGc

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A meme-like image post from the Occupy Democrats' Instagram account shows a statement in all caps with yellow text on a black, textured background. The post reads, "WATCHING THE RISE OF TRUMP HAS BEEN WILD BECAUSE IT'S SO CLEAR HOW UNEDUCATED MOST AMERICANS ARE. IS HE 1944 HITLER? NOT YET. BUT AS OF A FEW WEEKS AGO WE ARE SOLIDLY IN THE 1933 TIMELINE AND THINGS ARE MOVING FAST. IT MAKES ME SAD THAT WE VOTED FOR THIS (NOT ME,) BUT HITLER WAS ALSO PLACED IN HIS POSITION THROUGH A VOTE. MOST AMERICANS DON'T KNOW HISTORY WELL ENOUGH TO SEE IT'S ALL REPEATING." The Occupy Democrats logo is in the top left corner, and a star and three vertical dots are on the top right. The image is framed by a gradient of orange and red on the sides." Provided by @altbot, generated using Gemini

CHERRY-COLOURED CAT. A black cat, there being black cherries as well as red.

A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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COLLEGE COVE. The College cove has numbered him, and if he is knocked down he'll be twisted; the turnkey of Newgate has told the judge how many times the prisoner has been tried before and therefore if he is found guilty, he certainly will be hanged.

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Events for the 25th of September from Wikipedia:

• 1789: The United States Congress passes twelve constitutional amendments: the ten known as the Bill of Rights, the (unratified) Congressional Apportionment Amendment, and the Congressional Compensation Amendment. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Bill_of_Rights
• Birth (1975) of Declan Donnelly, English entertainer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declan_Donnelly
#history #events #historical #today @histodons

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Question for the geezers here:

What materials do you remember seeing food, drink, and other things packaged in before mylar and other plastics took over?

Would you start buy things packaged in more sustainable old methods if it were more widely available, even if it cost a few cents more? #Sustainability #History #Pollution

TO BASTE. To beat. I'll give him his bastings, I'll beat him heartily.

A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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KICKSEYS. Breeches.

A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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Events for the 24th of September from Wikipedia:

• 2014: The Mars Orbiter Mission makes India the first Asian nation to reach Mars orbit, and the first nation in the world to do so in its first attempt. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Orbiter_Mission
• Birth (1920) of Jan Carew, Guyanese-American author, poet, and playwright (d. 2012) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Carew
#history #events #historical #today @histodons

https://communitymedia.video/w/rqokDpoYckC42rBoVTd1d1 #archive

#climateCrisis #haiku by @kentpitman

Depressing actual #journalism specific #nz #llm eg (source invidious link as response)

@jns #gopher gopher://gopher.linkerror.com
- gopher://perma.computer
- #warez #history
- #EternalGameEngine
- #unix_surrealism

#lisp #programming
@vnikolov #commonLisp #mathematics #declares
@mdhughes & @dougmerritt @ksaj #automata, in https://gamerplus.org/@screwlisp/115245557313951212

https://lambda.moo.mud.org/

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LISPY GOPHER SHOW banner by https://analognowhere.com A gopher and the lisp alien in a purple tshirt carry radio equipment through flooded wreckage below the openAI logo assisted by two demons. EVERY 000UTC WEDNESDAY https://anonradio.net

SWIZZLE. Drink, or any brisk or windy liquor. In North America, a mixture of spruce beer, rum, and sugar, was so called. The 17th regiment had a society called the Swizzle Club, at Ticonderoga, A. D. 1760.

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Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): SWIZZLE. Drink, or any brisk or windy liquor. In North America, a mixture of spruce beer, rum, and sugar, was so called. The 17th regiment had a society called the Swizzle Club, at Ticonderoga, A. D. 1760. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

SMALL CLOTHES. Breeches: a gird at the affected delicacy of the present age; a suit being called coat, waistcoat, and articles, or small clothes.

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Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): SMALL CLOTHES. Breeches: a gird at the affected delicacy of the present age; a suit being called coat, waistcoat, and articles, or small clothes. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)