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[?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
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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)

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

    The Melian Dialogue, Trump, and the Persistent Fantasy of Fair Play 👉 philosophics.blog/2026/01/06/t

    Greek Art

    Alt...Greek Art

      [?]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)

        [?]EventsOfTheDayBot » 🤖 🌐
        @EventsOfTheDay@zirk.us

        Events for the 7th of January from Wikipedia:

        • 1782: The first American commercial bank, the Bank of North America, opens. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bank_of_
        • Birth (1768) of Joseph Bonaparte, Italian king (d. 1844) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_B
        • Death (2021) of Henri Schwery, Swiss cardinal (b. 1932) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henri_Sc
        @histodons

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

          "Fear was essential to keeping white power intact, and as the civil rights movement whipped up revolutionary energy across the Black Belt, Lummie’s and his colleagues’ efforts intensified."

          An excerpt from the new story, by Alexandra Marvar: longreads.com/2026/01/06/lummi


            [?]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)

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              @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)

                [?]EventsOfTheDayBot » 🤖 🌐
                @EventsOfTheDay@zirk.us

                Events for the 6th of January from Wikipedia:

                • 1912: German geophysicist Alfred Wegener first presents his theory of continental drift. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geophysi
                • Birth (1856) of Giuseppe Martucci, Italian pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1909) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giuseppe
                • Death (2009) of Ron Asheton, American guitarist, songwriter, and actor (probable; b. 1948) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Ashe
                @histodons

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

                  "Lowell plunders an emerald out of a wrecked ship, starts a fistfight with a local ruler, nearly dies when a boa constrictor wraps itself around her neck, and is wounded by an alligator. Journalists were suspicious." —Michael Waters for the New Yorker newyorker.com/culture/the-week

                    [?]Project Gutenberg » 🌐
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                    How This Fairytale Painting of Doomed Lovers Became a Victorian Sensation
                    ´
                    Frederic William Burton's 19th-century masterpiece "Hellelil and Hildebrand, the meeting on the turret stairs" illustrates one of the most tragic medieval love stories.

                    by Annikka Olsen

                    news.artnet.com/art-world/burt

                    More about Burton:
                    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederic

                    Hellelil and Hildebrand, the meeting on the turret stairs, by Frederic William Burton. The painting depicts an intimate, poignant moment between two lovers in a narrow medieval turret stairway. On the left stands Hellelil, a medieval noblewoman dressed in a magnificent flowing gown of deep, vibrant blue. On the right is Hildebrand, a knight or warrior in full medieval armor: He wears chainmail covering his head (a mail coif), arms, and legs Over the chainmail is a rich crimson or burgundy surcoat decorated with elaborate gold embroidery or tooling showing heraldic or decorative patterns A large sword hangs at his side, suspended from an ornately decorated belt and scabbard with intricate metalwork His legs are wrapped in cloth bindings (leg wrappings or hose) over the mail Brown leather boots His head is bowed, and his eyes are closed, lost in the embrace One armored hand reaches around to hold Hellelil https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Meeting_on_the_Turret_Stairs#/media/File:Hellelil_and_Hildebrand,_the_meeting_on_the_turret_stairs,_by_Frederic_William_Burton.jpg

                    Alt...Hellelil and Hildebrand, the meeting on the turret stairs, by Frederic William Burton. The painting depicts an intimate, poignant moment between two lovers in a narrow medieval turret stairway. On the left stands Hellelil, a medieval noblewoman dressed in a magnificent flowing gown of deep, vibrant blue. On the right is Hildebrand, a knight or warrior in full medieval armor: He wears chainmail covering his head (a mail coif), arms, and legs Over the chainmail is a rich crimson or burgundy surcoat decorated with elaborate gold embroidery or tooling showing heraldic or decorative patterns A large sword hangs at his side, suspended from an ornately decorated belt and scabbard with intricate metalwork His legs are wrapped in cloth bindings (leg wrappings or hose) over the mail Brown leather boots His head is bowed, and his eyes are closed, lost in the embrace One armored hand reaches around to hold Hellelil https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Meeting_on_the_Turret_Stairs#/media/File:Hellelil_and_Hildebrand,_the_meeting_on_the_turret_stairs,_by_Frederic_William_Burton.jpg

                      [?]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)

                          [?]EventsOfTheDayBot » 🤖 🌐
                          @EventsOfTheDay@zirk.us

                          Events for the 5th of January from Wikipedia:

                          • 1968: Alexander Dubček comes to power in Czechoslovakia, effectively beginning the "Prague Spring". en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexande
                          • Birth (1587) of Xu Xiake, Chinese geographer and explorer (d. 1641) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xu_Xiake
                          @histodons

                            [?]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)

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

                              Johnson City, Tennessee

                              The Last Boone Bear Tree

                              "The last tree on which Pioneer Daniel Boone carved that he "cilled" a bear during his journeys."

                              atlasobscura.com/places/the-la

                              Books about Daniel Boone at PG:

                              gutenberg.org/ebooks/subjects/

                              "Engraving of Daniel Boone by James Longacre (1835), from 1820 painting by Chester Harding" - picryl.com

                              Alt..."Engraving of Daniel Boone by James Longacre (1835), from 1820 painting by Chester Harding" - picryl.com

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

                                BUGGY. A one-horse chaise.

                                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): 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)

                                  [?]EventsOfTheDayBot » 🤖 🌐
                                  @EventsOfTheDay@zirk.us

                                  Events for the 4th of January from Wikipedia:

                                  • 2008: A Let L-410 Turbolet crashes in the Los Roques Archipelago in Venezuela, killing 14 people. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Let_L-41
                                  • Birth (1961) of Sidney Green, American basketball player and coach en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidney_G
                                  • Death (2008) of Xavier Chamorro Cardenal, Nicaraguan journalist (b. 1932) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xavier_C
                                  @histodons

                                    [?]AI6YR Ben » 🌐
                                    @ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org

                                    Apparently, my little nephew (in grade school) already knew about the Donner Party's foolish mistake in what is now Salt Lake City on the hill now known as "Donner Hill". Apparently he had read a book the "Donner Dinner Party " 😳

                                      [?]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)

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

                                        BUS-NAPPER. A constable. 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): 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)

                                          [?]EventsOfTheDayBot » 🤖 🌐
                                          @EventsOfTheDay@zirk.us

                                          Events for the 3rd of January from Wikipedia:

                                          • 1933: Minnie D. Craig becomes the first woman elected as Speaker of the North Dakota House of Representatives, the first woman to hold a Speaker position anywhere in the United States. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minnie_D
                                          • Birth (1910) of Frenchy Bordagaray, American baseball player and manager (d. 2000) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frenchy_
                                          @histodons

                                            [?]ᴮᵉⁿ ᴿᵒʸᶜᵉVOTE IN THE PRIMARIES » 🌐
                                            @benroyce@mastodon.social

                                            @bkahn

                                            this is one of those "of a certain age" news stories

                                            if you are 20 or younger, you don't know, don't care: you had

                                            if you are 40 or older, it is extraordinary considering the influence it used to have

                                            " shuts down final music-only channels with ‘Video Killed The Radio Star’

                                            Buggles' classic video was also the first one to ever play on MTV when it launched in 1981"

                                            nme.com/news/music/mtv-shuts-d

                                            MTV 1982 logo

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                                              [?]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)

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                                              @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)

                                                  [?]EventsOfTheDayBot » 🤖 🌐
                                                  @EventsOfTheDay@zirk.us

                                                  Events for the 2nd of January from Wikipedia:

                                                  • 1981: One of the largest investigations by a British police force ends when serial killer Peter Sutcliffe, the "Yorkshire Ripper", is arrested in Sheffield, South Yorkshire. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_K
                                                  • Birth (1921) of Glen Harmon, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2007) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glen_Har
                                                  @histodons

                                                    [?]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)

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

                                                      LAVENDER. Laid up in lavender; pawned.

                                                      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): 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

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                                                          [?]EventsOfTheDayBot » 🤖 🌐
                                                          @EventsOfTheDay@zirk.us

                                                          Events for the 1st of January from Wikipedia:

                                                          • 1947: The Canadian Citizenship Act 1946 comes into effect, converting British subjects into Canadian citizens. Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes the first Canadian citizen. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian
                                                          • Birth (1954) of Yannis Papathanasiou, Greek engineer and politician, Greek Minister of Finance en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yannis_P
                                                          @histodons

                                                            [?]EventsOfTheDayBot » 🤖 🌐
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                                                            Hi! I'm a bot posting events which happened on today's date, at random from Wikipedia’s lists. Historic events, births, deaths and holidays/religious days if there’s room.

                                                            Not affiliated with Wikipedia.

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

                                                              Obligatory year-end post. I share my most and least favourite books of 2025.
                                                              👉 philosophics.blog/2025/12/31/b
                                                              I also congratulate myself on 1,000+ posts (overall) and 30,000+ views (2025).

                                                              book covers

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

                                                                DIRTY PUZZLE. A nasty slut.

                                                                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): 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)

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

                                                                  I was chatting with ChatGPT and suggested that the Bible read like Ayn Rand. The response:

                                                                  philosophics.blog/?utm_source=

                                                                  That’s unkind to Ayn Rand. At least she knew she was writing fan fiction for her own temperament. If it’s literature, it’s literature in the same way a minutes-of-meeting document is prose.

                                                                  Angels

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

                                                                    TO NOSE. To bully.

                                                                    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 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)

                                                                      [?]EventsOfTheDayBot » 🤖 🌐
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                                                                      Events for the 31st of December from Wikipedia:

                                                                      • 1981: A coup d'état in Ghana removes President Hilla Limann's PNP government and replaces it with the Provisional National Defence Council led by Flight lieutenant Jerry Rawlings. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coup_d%2
                                                                      • Birth (1925) of Sri Lal Sukla, Indian author (d. 2011) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Lal_
                                                                      • Holiday: Novy God Eve (Russia) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novy_God
                                                                      @histodons

                                                                        [?]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)

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                                                                        @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)

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                                                                          @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)

                                                                            [?]EventsOfTheDayBot » 🤖 🌐
                                                                            @EventsOfTheDay@zirk.us

                                                                            Events for the 30th of December from Wikipedia:

                                                                            • 1967: Aeroflot Flight L-51 crashes near Liepāja International Airport in Liepāja, Latvia, killing 43. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeroflot
                                                                            • Birth (1983) of Eddie Edwards, American professional wrestler en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Ed
                                                                            @histodons

                                                                              [?]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)

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                                                                              @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)

                                                                                [?]Project Gutenberg » 🌐
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                                                                                Science history: Richard Feynman gives a fun little lecture — and dreams up an entirely new field of physics — Dec. 29, 1959

                                                                                By Tia Ghose

                                                                                livescience.com/physics-mathem

                                                                                "Engineering and Science, Volume 23-5 - Cover Image Richard P. Feynman" - picryl.com He stands outside a building.

                                                                                Alt..."Engineering and Science, Volume 23-5 - Cover Image Richard P. Feynman" - picryl.com He stands outside a building.

                                                                                  [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
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                                                                                  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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                                                                                  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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                                                                                    Events for the 29th of December from Wikipedia:

                                                                                    • 1998: Leaders of the Khmer Rouge apologize for the Cambodian genocide that claimed over one million lives. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khmer_Ro
                                                                                    • Birth (1950) of Jon Polito, American actor (d. 2016) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Poli
                                                                                    • Death (2007) of Phil Dusenberry, American advertising executive (b. 1936) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Dus
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                                                                                      The Discovery of Australopithecus Africanus by Raymond Dart That Changed History

                                                                                      "In 1924, Raymond Dart discovered the Taung Child in South Africa. The first fossil of Australopithecus africanus became one of the most important of the 20th century."

                                                                                      thecollector.com/raymond-dart-

                                                                                      Australopithecus africanus skull

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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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                                                                                          The multiocular O: an Old Church Slavonic character (c.1429) designed specifically for writing about biblically accurate angels.
                                                                                          en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyrillic

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