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[?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
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LOUSE LADDER. A stitch fallen in a stocking.

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

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@histodons

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LOUSE LADDER.  A stitch fallen in a stocking.

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

Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): LOUSE LADDER. A stitch fallen in a stocking. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

    [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
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    SKULKER. A soldier who by feigned sickness, or other pretences, evades his duty; a sailor who keeps below in time of danger; in the civil line, one who keeps out of the way, when any work is to be done. To skulk; to hide one's self, to avoid labour or duty.

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

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    @histodons

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SKULKER. A soldier who by feigned sickness, or other pretences, evades his duty; a sailor who keeps below in time of danger; in the civil line, one who keeps out of the way, when any work is to be done. To skulk; to hide one's self, to avoid labour or duty.

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

    Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): SKULKER. A soldier who by feigned sickness, or other pretences, evades his duty; a sailor who keeps below in time of danger; in the civil line, one who keeps out of the way, when any work is to be done. To skulk; to hide one's self, to avoid labour or duty. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

      [?]Philosophics » 🌐
      @microglyphics@mastodon.social

      I was typing, and my editor flagged it as a ‘Strong resemblance to AI text’. Kinda bollox. And, so I rant on my blog – 1984, Minority Report. Even Handmaid's Tale. Handmade, a tale.

      philosophics.blog/2026/03/19/i

        [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
        @TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us

        TO HEAVE. To rob. To heave a case; to rob a house. To heave a bough; to rob a booth. CANT.

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

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        @histodons

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TO HEAVE. To rob. To heave a case; to rob a house. To heave a bough; to rob a booth. CANT.

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

        Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): TO HEAVE. To rob. To heave a case; to rob a house. To heave a bough; to rob a booth. CANT. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

          [?]Philosophics » 🌐
          @microglyphics@mastodon.social

          What do attention, affordance, salience, and valence have to do with meaning, and what is the architecture of encounter?
          youtube.com/watch?v=NHOmNX3MVrk

            [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
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            PETER GUNNER, will kill all the birds that died last summer. A piece of wit commonly thrown out at a person walking through a street or village near London, with a gun in his hand.

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

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            @histodons

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PETER GUNNER, will kill all the birds that died last summer. A piece of wit commonly thrown out at a person walking through a street or village near London, with a gun in his hand.

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

            Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): PETER GUNNER, will kill all the birds that died last summer. A piece of wit commonly thrown out at a person walking through a street or village near London, with a gun in his hand. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

              [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
              @TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us

              Hi!, I'm a bot posting selections from Francis Grose’s 1785 “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue”, a compilation of slang terms, the coded language of the underclass and the demi-monde.

              [18th-century-content warning: possible racism, animal cruelty, homophobia, sexism, slut-shaming. Let me know of any problems.]

              Montage of dictionary items posted by this account

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                [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
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                JACK IN A BOX, A sharper, or cheat. A child in the mother's womb.

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

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JACK IN A BOX, A sharper, or cheat. A child in the mother's womb.

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

                Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): JACK IN A BOX, A sharper, or cheat. A child in the mother's womb. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                  [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
                  @TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us

                  PINCH. To go into a tradesman's shop under the pretence of purchasing rings or other light articles, and while examining them to shift some up the sleeve of the coat.

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

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                  @histodons

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PINCH. To go into a tradesman's shop under the pretence of purchasing rings or other light articles, and while examining them to shift some up the sleeve of the coat. 

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

                  Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): PINCH. To go into a tradesman's shop under the pretence of purchasing rings or other light articles, and while examining them to shift some up the sleeve of the coat. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                    [?]Megan Lynch (she/her) » 🌐
                    @meganL@mas.to

                    5 weird sounds native English speakers use

                    youtube.com/watch?v=d360heCTiLY

                      [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
                      @TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us

                      DOGGESS, DOG'S WIFE or LADY, PUPPY'S MAMMA. Jocular ways of calling a woman a bitch.

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

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                      @histodons

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DOGGESS, DOG'S WIFE or LADY, PUPPY'S MAMMA. Jocular ways of calling a woman a bitch.

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

                      Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): DOGGESS, DOG'S WIFE or LADY, PUPPY'S MAMMA. Jocular ways of calling a woman a bitch. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                        [?]Philosophics » 🌐
                        @microglyphics@mastodon.social

                        In support of my new book, I'm building a glossary.

                        youtu.be/n-sA5JDoED0

                        This segment is brought to you by the number 42 and…

                        Bry Willis with The Architecture of Encounter book cover

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                          [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
                          @TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us

                          BUFE NABBER. A dog stealer. CANT.

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

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                          @histodons

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BUFE NABBER. A dog stealer. CANT.

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

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

                            [?]Philosophics » 🌐
                            @microglyphics@mastodon.social

                            [?]Philosophics » 🌐
                            @microglyphics@mastodon.social

                            Truth, Subjectivity, and Constraint is my latest blog post.

                            philosophics.blog/2026/03/16/t

                            I've been writing about 'Truth' on this blog since 2018, and I am clarifying my position based on my latest book, An Architecture of Encounter.

                              [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
                              @TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us

                              DUCK F-CK-R. The man who has the care of the poultry on board a ship of war.

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

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                              @histodons

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DUCK F-CK-R. The man who has the care of the poultry on board a ship of war.

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

                              Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): DUCK F-CK-R. The man who has the care of the poultry on board a ship of war. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
                                @TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us

                                DURHAM MAN. Knocker kneed, he grinds mustard with his knees: Durham is famous for its mustard.

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

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                                @histodons

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DURHAM MAN. Knocker kneed, he grinds mustard with his knees: Durham is famous for its mustard.

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

                                Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): DURHAM MAN. Knocker kneed, he grinds mustard with his knees: Durham is famous for its mustard. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                  [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
                                  @TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us

                                  TO TUNE. To beat: his father tuned him delightfully: perhaps from fetching a tune out of the person beaten, or from a comparison with the disagreeable sounds of instruments when tuning.

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

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                                  @histodons

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TO TUNE. To beat: his father tuned him delightfully: perhaps from fetching a tune out of the person beaten, or from a comparison with the disagreeable sounds of instruments when tuning.

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

                                  Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): TO TUNE. To beat: his father tuned him delightfully: perhaps from fetching a tune out of the person beaten, or from a comparison with the disagreeable sounds of instruments when tuning. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                    [?]Philosophics » 🌐
                                    @microglyphics@mastodon.social

                                    I got in a row the other day with a woman, who shared a post with her opinion about the toxicity of persons critical of Mary Sue characters.
                                    philosophics.blog/2026/03/15/e
                                    After much pushback, she turned off the ability to comment, so she forced my hand to respond otherwise. I resorted to my blog – and here.

                                      [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
                                      @TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us

                                      FINISH. The finish; a small coffee-house in Coven Garden, market, opposite Russel-street, open very early in the morning, and therefore resorted to by debauchees shut out of every other house: it is also called Carpenter's coffee-house.

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

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                                      @histodons

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FINISH. The finish; a small coffee-house in Coven Garden, market, opposite Russel-street, open very early in the morning, and therefore resorted to by debauchees shut out of every other house: it is also called Carpenter's coffee-house.

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

                                      Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): FINISH. The finish; a small coffee-house in Coven Garden, market, opposite Russel-street, open very early in the morning, and therefore resorted to by debauchees shut out of every other house: it is also called Carpenter's coffee-house. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                        [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
                                        @TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us

                                        FRENCH CREAM. Brandy; so called by the old tabbies and dowagers when drank in their tea.

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

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                                        @histodons

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FRENCH CREAM. Brandy; so called by the old tabbies and dowagers when drank in their tea.

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

                                        Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): FRENCH CREAM. Brandy; so called by the old tabbies and dowagers when drank in their tea. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                          [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
                                          @TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us

                                          DUCK. A lame duck; an Exchange-alley phrase for a stock-jobber, who either cannot or will not pay his losses, or, differences, in which case he is said to WADDLE OUT OF THE ALLEY, as he cannot appear there again till his debts are settled and paid.

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

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                                          @histodons

                                          Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot):

DUCK. A lame duck; an Exchange-alley phrase for a stock-jobber, who either cannot or will not pay his losses, or, differences, in which case he is said to WADDLE OUT OF THE ALLEY, as he cannot appear there again till his debts are settled and paid.

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

                                          Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): DUCK. A lame duck; an Exchange-alley phrase for a stock-jobber, who either cannot or will not pay his losses, or, differences, in which case he is said to WADDLE OUT OF THE ALLEY, as he cannot appear there again till his debts are settled and paid. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                            [?]Longreads » 🌐
                                            @longreads@mastodon.world

                                            "I am not, as a rule, a two-finger typist; usually, my wrists rest where they please. This morning, the keyboard refuses me, and I cannot rest them, not even on the supposedly ergonomic padded strip. The instant skin touches surface, a bright sting strikes, then fades to a low hum." —Jan Steyn for The Dial

                                            thedial.world/articles/news/go

                                              [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
                                              @TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us

                                              FIVE SHILLINGS. The sign of five shillings, i.e. the crown. Fifteen shillings; the sign of the three crowns.

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

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                                              @histodons

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FIVE SHILLINGS. The sign of five shillings, i.e. the crown. Fifteen shillings; the sign of the three crowns.

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

                                              Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): FIVE SHILLINGS. The sign of five shillings, i.e. the crown. Fifteen shillings; the sign of the three crowns. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                [?]Philosophics » 🌐
                                                @microglyphics@mastodon.social

                                                [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
                                                @TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us

                                                LUGS. Ears or wattles. See WATTLES.

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

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                                                @histodons

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LUGS. Ears or wattles.  See WATTLES.

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

                                                Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): LUGS. Ears or wattles. See WATTLES. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                  [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
                                                  @TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us

                                                  AVOIR DU POIS LAY. Stealing brass weights off the counters of shops. CANT.

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

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                                                  @histodons

                                                  Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot):

AVOIR DU POIS LAY. Stealing brass weights off the counters of shops. CANT.

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

                                                  Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): AVOIR DU POIS LAY. Stealing brass weights off the counters of shops. CANT. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                    [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
                                                    @TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us

                                                    FRUMMAGEMMED. Choaked, strangled, suffocated, or hanged. CANT.

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

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                                                    @histodons

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FRUMMAGEMMED. Choaked, strangled, suffocated, or hanged. CANT.

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

                                                    Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): FRUMMAGEMMED. Choaked, strangled, suffocated, or hanged. CANT. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                      [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
                                                      @TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us

                                                      Hi!, I'm a bot posting selections from Francis Grose’s 1785 “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue”, a compilation of slang terms, the coded language of the underclass and the demi-monde.

                                                      [18th-century-content warning: possible racism, animal cruelty, homophobia, sexism, slut-shaming. Let me know of any problems.]

                                                      Montage of dictionary items posted by this account

                                                      Alt...Montage of dictionary items posted by this account

                                                        [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
                                                        @TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us

                                                        HEDGE. To make a hedge; to secure a bet, or wager, laid on one side, by taking the odds on the other, so that, let what will happen, a certain gain is secured, or hedged in, by the person who takes this precaution; who is then said to be on velvet.

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

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                                                        @histodons

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HEDGE. To make a hedge; to secure a bet, or wager, laid on one side, by taking the odds on the other, so that, let what will happen, a certain gain is secured, or hedged in, by the person who takes this precaution; who is then said to be on velvet.

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

                                                        Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): HEDGE. To make a hedge; to secure a bet, or wager, laid on one side, by taking the odds on the other, so that, let what will happen, a certain gain is secured, or hedged in, by the person who takes this precaution; who is then said to be on velvet. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                          [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
                                                          @TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us

                                                          BLOOD FOR BLOOD. A term used by tradesmen for bartering the different commodities in which they deal. Thus a hatter furnishing a hosier with a hat, and taking payment in stockings, is said to deal blood for blood.

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

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                                                          @histodons

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BLOOD FOR BLOOD. A term used by tradesmen for bartering the different commodities in which they deal. Thus a hatter furnishing a hosier with a hat, and taking payment in stockings, is said to deal blood for blood.

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

                                                          Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): BLOOD FOR BLOOD. A term used by tradesmen for bartering the different commodities in which they deal. Thus a hatter furnishing a hosier with a hat, and taking payment in stockings, is said to deal blood for blood. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                            [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
                                                            @TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us

                                                            BOOTS. The youngest officer in a regimental mess, whose duty it is to skink, that is, to stir the fire, snuff the candles, and ring the bell. See SKINK.--To ride in any one's old boots; to marry or keep his cast-off mistress.

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

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                                                            @histodons

                                                            Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot):

BOOTS. The youngest officer in a regimental mess, whose duty it is to skink, that is, to stir the fire, snuff the candles, and ring the bell. See SKINK.--To ride in any one's old boots; to marry or keep his cast-off mistress.

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

                                                            Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): BOOTS. The youngest officer in a regimental mess, whose duty it is to skink, that is, to stir the fire, snuff the candles, and ring the bell. See SKINK.--To ride in any one's old boots; to marry or keep his cast-off mistress. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                              [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
                                                              @TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us

                                                              QUARTERED. Divided into four parts; to be hanged, drawn, and quartered, is the sentence on traitors and rebels. Persons receiving part of the salary of an office from the holder of it, by virtue of an agreement with the donor, are said to be quartered on him.

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

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                                                              @histodons

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QUARTERED. Divided into four parts; to be hanged, drawn, and quartered, is the sentence on traitors and rebels. Persons receiving part of the salary of an office from the holder of it, by virtue of an agreement with the donor, are said to be quartered on him. 

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

                                                              Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): QUARTERED. Divided into four parts; to be hanged, drawn, and quartered, is the sentence on traitors and rebels. Persons receiving part of the salary of an office from the holder of it, by virtue of an agreement with the donor, are said to be quartered on him. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                                [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
                                                                @TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us

                                                                OTTOMISED. To be ottomised; to be dissected. You'll be scragged, ottomised, and grin in a glass case: you'll be hanged, anatomised, and your skeleton kept in a glass case at Surgeons' Hall.

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

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                                                                @histodons

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OTTOMISED. To be ottomised; to be dissected. You'll be scragged, ottomised, and grin in a glass case: you'll be hanged, anatomised, and your skeleton kept in a glass case at Surgeons' Hall.

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

                                                                Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): OTTOMISED. To be ottomised; to be dissected. You'll be scragged, ottomised, and grin in a glass case: you'll be hanged, anatomised, and your skeleton kept in a glass case at Surgeons' Hall. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                                  [?]🌱🏴‍🅰️🏳️‍⚧️🐧🔧📎 Ambiyelp [she/her] » 🌐
                                                                  @ambiguous_yelp@veganism.social

                                                                  @Tutanota

                                                                  I am a paying subscriber of several years for tutamail and I am also an antispeciesist vegan

                                                                  I like tutamail because of the commitment to renewable energy[1] and quantum resistant encrypted private emails; put the two together and there is nothing else like it I can think of.

                                                                  I have a suggestion - I noticed that the junkmail folder is called "Spam" and features an icon of a bug.

                                                                  "Spam" is a speciesist phrase as I outline in this short post
                                                                  veganism.social/@ambiguous_yel

                                                                  and "Bug" to symbolize a pest/error is speciesist as I explained in this short post
                                                                  veganism.social/@ambiguous_yel

                                                                  My suggestion is to rename this folder to "Junkmail" or equivalent and change the icon to perhaps a crossed circle icon or an exclamation mark or a halt hand gesture or if you wanted to be jokey about it a toilet

                                                                  If there was a more appropriate place to submit this feedback I couldn't find it

                                                                  [1]
                                                                  tuta.com/sustainability

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                                                                    FELLOW COMMONER. An empty bottle: so called at the university of Cambridge, where fellow commoners are not in general considered as over full of learning. At Oxford an empty bottle is called a gentleman commoner for the same reason.

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

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FELLOW COMMONER. An empty bottle: so called at the university of Cambridge, where fellow commoners are not in general considered as over full of learning. At Oxford an empty bottle is called a gentleman commoner for the same reason. 

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

                                                                    Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): FELLOW COMMONER. An empty bottle: so called at the university of Cambridge, where fellow commoners are not in general considered as over full of learning. At Oxford an empty bottle is called a gentleman commoner for the same reason. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                      BUNDLING. A man and woman sleeping in the same bed, he with his small clothes, and she with her petticoats on; practised in America on a scarcity of beds, where husbands and parents permitted travellers to bundle with their wives and daughters. This custom is now abolished.

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

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BUNDLING. A man and woman sleeping in the same bed, he with his small clothes, and she with her petticoats on; practised in America on a scarcity of beds, where husbands and parents permitted travellers to bundle with their wives and daughters. This custom is now abolished. 

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

                                                                      Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): BUNDLING. A man and woman sleeping in the same bed, he with his small clothes, and she with her petticoats on; practised in America on a scarcity of beds, where husbands and parents permitted travellers to bundle with their wives and daughters. This custom is now abolished. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                        BOBBISH. Smart, clever, spruce.

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

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BOBBISH. Smart, clever, spruce.

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

                                                                        Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): BOBBISH. Smart, clever, spruce. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                          CORNISH HUG. A particular lock in wrestling, peculiar to the people of that county.

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

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CORNISH HUG. A particular lock in wrestling, peculiar to the people of that county.

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

                                                                          Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): CORNISH HUG. A particular lock in wrestling, peculiar to the people of that county. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                            FEE, FAW, FUM. Nonsensical words, supposed in childish story-books to be spoken by giants. I am not to be frighted by fee, faw, fum; I am not to be scared by nonsense.

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

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FEE, FAW, FUM. Nonsensical words, supposed in childish story-books to be spoken by giants. I am not to be frighted by fee, faw, fum; I am not to be scared by nonsense.

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

                                                                            Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): FEE, FAW, FUM. Nonsensical words, supposed in childish story-books to be spoken by giants. I am not to be frighted by fee, faw, fum; I am not to be scared by nonsense. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                              To NICK. To win at dice, to hit the mark just in the nick of time, or at the critical moment.

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

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To NICK. To win at dice, to hit the mark just in the nick of time, or at the critical moment.

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

                                                                              Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): To NICK. To win at dice, to hit the mark just in the nick of time, or at the critical moment. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                                MONKS AND FRIARS. Terms used by printers: monks are sheets where the letters are blotted, or printed too black; friars, those letters where the ink has failed touching the type, which are therefore white or faint.

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

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MONKS AND FRIARS. Terms used by printers: monks are sheets where the letters are blotted, or printed too black; friars, those letters where the ink has failed touching the type, which are therefore white or faint.

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

                                                                                Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): MONKS AND FRIARS. Terms used by printers: monks are sheets where the letters are blotted, or printed too black; friars, those letters where the ink has failed touching the type, which are therefore white or faint. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                                  A new book? Not yet, but I share details about it on my blog.
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                                                                                  Here's what the cover might look like. The Architecture of Encounter. It extends my MEOW essay into a monograph**. More details to follow… because you know they will.

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                                                                                    LINE. To get a man into a line, i.e. to divert his attention by a ridiculous or absurd story. To humbug.

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

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LINE. To get a man into a line, i.e. to divert his attention by a ridiculous or absurd story. To humbug.

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

                                                                                    Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): LINE. To get a man into a line, i.e. to divert his attention by a ridiculous or absurd story. To humbug. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                                      HATCHES. Under the hatches; in trouble, distress, or debt.

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

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HATCHES. Under the hatches; in trouble, distress, or debt.

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

                                                                                      Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): HATCHES. Under the hatches; in trouble, distress, or debt. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                                        Hi!, I'm a bot posting selections from Francis Grose’s 1785 “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue”, a compilation of slang terms, the coded language of the underclass and the demi-monde.

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                                                                                          COBBLE COLTER. A turkey.

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

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COBBLE COLTER. A turkey.

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

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

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