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

I share the opening of Chapter 1 and a video summary of A Language Insufficiency Hypothesis – plus a TOC. Check it out.
👉 philosophics.blog/2026/01/11/l

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

    I discuss A Language Insufficiency Hypothesis, Chapter 1: A Genealogy of Insufficiency – From Ancient Greece through the 20th Century.

    👉 youtu.be/A-yoDtJ_ICE

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

    To PLANT. To lay, place, or hide. Plant your wids and stow them; be careful what you say, or let slip. Also to bury, as, he was planted by the parson.

    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): To PLANT. To lay, place, or hide. Plant your wids and stow them; be careful what you say, or let slip. Also to bury, as, he was planted by the parson. 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 PLANT. To lay, place, or hide. Plant your wids and stow them; be careful what you say, or let slip. Also to bury, as, he was planted by the parson. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

      [?]Shaula Evans » 🌐
      @ShaulaEvans@zirk.us

      It only just occurred to me that the English and French words garage come from the French verb garer which also gives us the French word "gare" for train station (as in La Gare du Nord).

      I have been staring at these words all my life. I have no idea why this decided to click tonight. (Except that I was thinking about the Italian word parcheggio.)

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

        FUSTIAN. Bombast language. Red fustian; port wine.

        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): FUSTIAN. Bombast language. Red fustian; port wine. 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): FUSTIAN. Bombast language. Red fustian; port wine. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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

          A Language Insufficiency Hypothesis, part 2.
          📖 youtu.be/AOMiCsa4vxg
          I discuss my latest book.

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

            Thanks to Ev Fedorenko, I published the first of (at least) 2 new essays.

            philosophics.blog/2026/01/10/l

            In this one, I postulate that 20th-century accounts of language origins need to be revisited if her fMRI findings are correct that cognition is pre-verbal. This also means that moral language is post hoc rationalisation.

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

              CAT LAP. Tea, called also scandal broth. See SCANDAL BROTH.

              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): CAT LAP. Tea, called also scandal broth. See SCANDAL BROTH. 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): CAT LAP. Tea, called also scandal broth. See SCANDAL BROTH. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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

                To GRABBLE. To seize. To grabble the bit; to seize any one's money. 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): To GRABBLE. To seize. To grabble the bit; to seize any one's money. 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 GRABBLE. To seize. To grabble the bit; to seize any one's money. CANT. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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

                  First clip in a series where I discuss the details of A Language Insufficiency Hypothesis – key structure and nomenclature.
                  👉 philosophics.blog/2026/01/08/a
                  Don't ask how Bluey photobombed me.

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

                    JOBBERNOLE. The head.

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

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

                      JARKMEN. Those, who fabricate counterfeit passes, licences, and certificates for beggars.

                      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): JARKMEN. Those, who fabricate counterfeit passes, licences, and certificates for beggars. 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): JARKMEN. Those, who fabricate counterfeit passes, licences, and certificates for beggars. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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

                        HACKNEY WRITER. One who writes for attornies or booksellers.

                        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): HACKNEY WRITER. One who writes for attornies or booksellers. 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): HACKNEY WRITER. One who writes for attornies or booksellers. 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

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

                            A Language Insufficiency Hypothesis. 📖 a.co/d/3FhE49S
                            Almost 10 years in the works, I explain why more time and detail cannot improve some forms of communication due to diminishing marginal returns to effort. This book covers English, but I've already extended the hypothesis to French (elsewhere), and I am working on other ontological barriers.

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

                              SKINK. To skink, is to wait on the company, ring the bell, stir the fire, and snuff the candles; the duty of the youngest officer in the military mess. See BOOTS.

                              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): SKINK. To skink, is to wait on the company, ring the bell, stir the fire, and snuff the candles; the duty of the youngest officer in the military mess. See BOOTS. 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): SKINK. To skink, is to wait on the company, ring the bell, stir the fire, and snuff the candles; the duty of the youngest officer in the military mess. See BOOTS. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                [?]Project Gutenberg » 🌐
                                @gutenberg_org@mastodon.social

                                Dictionary of the Oldest Written Language–It Took 90 Years to Complete, and It’s Now Free Online

                                openculture.com/2026/01/dictio

                                Reading glasses on top of an open dictionary

                                Alt...Reading glasses on top of an open dictionary

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

                                  BIENLY. Excellently. She wheedled so bienly; she coaxed or flattered so cleverly. French.

                                  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): BIENLY. Excellently. She wheedled so bienly; she coaxed or flattered so cleverly. French. 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): BIENLY. Excellently. She wheedled so bienly; she coaxed or flattered so cleverly. French. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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

                                    CAPTAIN PODD. A celebrated master of a puppet-shew, in Ben Johnson's time, whose name became a common one to signify any of that fraternity.

                                    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): CAPTAIN PODD. A celebrated master of a puppet-shew, in Ben Johnson's time, whose name became a common one to signify any of that fraternity. 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): CAPTAIN PODD. A celebrated master of a puppet-shew, in Ben Johnson's time, whose name became a common one to signify any of that fraternity. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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

                                      GLYBE. A writing. CANT.

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

                                      --
                                      @histodons

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

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

                                        GEORGE. Yellow George; a guinea. Brown George: an ammunition loaf.

                                        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): GEORGE. Yellow George; a guinea. Brown George: an ammunition loaf. 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): GEORGE. Yellow George; a guinea. Brown George: an ammunition loaf. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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

                                          CAMPBELL'S ACADEMY. The hulks or lighters, on board of which felons are condemned to hard labour. Mr. Campbell was the first director of them. See ACADEMY and FLOATING ACADEMY.

                                          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): CAMPBELL'S ACADEMY. The hulks or lighters, on board of which felons are condemned to hard labour. Mr. Campbell was the first director of them. See ACADEMY and FLOATING ACADEMY. 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): CAMPBELL'S ACADEMY. The hulks or lighters, on board of which felons are condemned to hard labour. Mr. Campbell was the first director of them. See ACADEMY and FLOATING ACADEMY. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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

                                            I analyse the semantic and rhetorical content of politics as the administration attempts to control the language of the Venezuelan incursion.
                                            👉philosophics.blog/2026/01/04/w
                                            This encounter has yielded fertile ground for language games, with each side trying to define who owns the key to Truth.

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

                                              NEWMAN'S TEA GARDENS. Newgate.

                                              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): NEWMAN'S TEA GARDENS. Newgate. 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): NEWMAN'S TEA GARDENS. Newgate. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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

                                                BUGGY. A one-horse chaise.

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

                                                --
                                                @histodons

                                                Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): BUGGY. A one-horse chaise. 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): BUGGY. A one-horse chaise. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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

                                                  JACOB. A soft fellow. A fool.

                                                  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): JACOB. A soft fellow. A fool. 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): JACOB. A soft fellow. A fool. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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

                                                    Speed limits are among the concepts that are never just matters of fact.
                                                    👉 philosophics.blog/2026/01/03/j
                                                    I use this as an example to relate to my latest essay, The Fact of the Matter: After Bernard Williams – Truthfulness, Facts, and the Myth of Immediacy: doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18133958

                                                    police officer standing near a distressed woman in her automobile, holds brethalyser

                                                    Alt...police officer standing near a distressed woman in her automobile, holds brethalyser

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

                                                      BUS-NAPPER. A constable. CANT.

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

                                                      --
                                                      @histodons

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

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

                                                        New Essay: The Fact of the Matter: After Bernard Williams –
                                                        Truthfulness, Facts, and the Myth of Immediacy
                                                        📝doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18133958

                                                        traffic signs

                                                        Alt...traffic signs

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

                                                          TRADING JUSTICES. Broken mechanics, discharged footmen, and other low fellows, smuggled into the commission of the peace, who subsist by fomenting disputes, granting warrants, and otherwise retailing justice; these nuisances are by no means so common as formerly.

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

                                                          --
                                                          @histodons

                                                          Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): TRADING JUSTICES. Broken mechanics, discharged footmen, and other low fellows, smuggled into the commission of the peace, who subsist by fomenting disputes, granting warrants, and otherwise retailing justice; these nuisances are by no means so common as formerly. 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): TRADING JUSTICES. Broken mechanics, discharged footmen, and other low fellows, smuggled into the commission of the peace, who subsist by fomenting disputes, granting warrants, and otherwise retailing justice; these nuisances are by no means so common as formerly. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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

                                                            BAKER-KNEE'D. One whose knees knock together in walking, as if kneading dough.

                                                            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): BAKER-KNEE'D. One whose knees knock together in walking, as if kneading dough. 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): BAKER-KNEE'D. One whose knees knock together in walking, as if kneading dough. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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

                                                              To LAMB, or LAMBASTE. To beat. Lamb pye; a beating: from lambo.

                                                              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): To LAMB, or LAMBASTE. To beat. Lamb pye; a beating: from lambo. 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 LAMB, or LAMBASTE. To beat. Lamb pye; a beating: from lambo. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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

                                                                Happy Fricken New Year 🥳🎉🍾

                                                                philosophics.blog/2026/01/01/a

                                                                As I move into a new year, I want to adopt a post-position stance – how I get beyond post-postmodernism. The postmodern philosophers got a lot right, but they still got mired in positional warfare. It's a trap.

                                                                2026

                                                                Alt...2026

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

                                                                  LAVENDER. Laid up in lavender; pawned.

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

                                                                  --
                                                                  @histodons

                                                                  Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): LAVENDER. Laid up in lavender; pawned. 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): LAVENDER. Laid up in lavender; pawned. 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

                                                                      DIRTY PUZZLE. A nasty slut.

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

                                                                      --
                                                                      @histodons

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

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

                                                                        TO NOSE. To bully.

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

                                                                        --
                                                                        @histodons

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

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

                                                                          INKLE WEAVERS. Supposed to be a very brotherly set of people; 'as great as two inkle weavers' being a proverbial saying.

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

                                                                          --
                                                                          @histodons

                                                                          Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): INKLE WEAVERS. Supposed to be a very brotherly set of people; 'as great as two inkle weavers' being a proverbial saying. 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): INKLE WEAVERS. Supposed to be a very brotherly set of people; 'as great as two inkle weavers' being a proverbial saying. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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

                                                                            MITE. A nick name for a cheesemonger: from the small insect of that name found in cheese.

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

                                                                            --
                                                                            @histodons

                                                                            Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): MITE. A nick name for a cheesemonger: from the small insect of that name found in cheese. 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): MITE. A nick name for a cheesemonger: from the small insect of that name found in cheese. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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

                                                                              SALT. Lecherous. A salt bitch: a bitch at heat, or proud bitch. Salt eel; a rope's end, used to correct boys, &c. at sea: you shall have a salt eel for supper.

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

                                                                              --
                                                                              @histodons

                                                                              Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): SALT. Lecherous. A salt bitch: a bitch at heat, or proud bitch. Salt eel; a rope's end, used to correct boys, &c. at sea: you shall have a salt eel for supper. 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): SALT. Lecherous. A salt bitch: a bitch at heat, or proud bitch. Salt eel; a rope's end, used to correct boys, &c. at sea: you shall have a salt eel for supper. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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

                                                                                FIT. Suitable. It won't fit; It will not suit or do.

                                                                                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): FIT. Suitable. It won't fit; It will not suit or do. 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): FIT. Suitable. It won't fit; It will not suit or do. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                                  JACOB. A ladder: perhaps from Jacob's dream. CANT. Also the common name for a jay, jays being usually taught to say, Poor Jacob! a cup of sack for Jacob.

                                                                                  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): JACOB. A ladder: perhaps from Jacob's dream. CANT. Also the common name for a jay, jays being usually taught to say, Poor Jacob! a cup of sack for Jacob. 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): JACOB. A ladder: perhaps from Jacob's dream. CANT. Also the common name for a jay, jays being usually taught to say, Poor Jacob! a cup of sack for Jacob. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                                    DEVIL'S BOOKS. Cards.

                                                                                    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): DEVIL'S BOOKS. Cards. 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): DEVIL'S BOOKS. Cards. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                                      KICKERAPOO. Dead. NEGRO WORD.

                                                                                      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): KICKERAPOO. Dead. NEGRO WORD. 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): KICKERAPOO. Dead. NEGRO WORD. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                                        CAT IN PAN. To turn cat in pan, to change sides or parties; supposed originally to have been to turn CATE or CAKE in pan.

                                                                                        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): CAT IN PAN. To turn cat in pan, to change sides or parties; supposed originally to have been to turn CATE or CAKE in pan. 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): CAT IN PAN. To turn cat in pan, to change sides or parties; supposed originally to have been to turn CATE or CAKE in pan. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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