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[?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
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HINNEY, MY HONEY. A north country hinney, particularly a Northumbrian: in that county, hinney is the general term of endearment.

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): HINNEY, MY HONEY. A north country hinney, particularly a Northumbrian: in that county, hinney is the general term of endearment. 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): HINNEY, MY HONEY. A north country hinney, particularly a Northumbrian: in that county, hinney is the general term of endearment. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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

    HORNIFIED. Cuckolded.

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

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

      Events for the 10th of December from Wikipedia:

      • 1932: Thailand becomes a constitutional monarchy. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thailand
      • Birth (1965) of Greg Giraldo, American lawyer, comedian, actor, and screenwriter (d. 2010) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Gir
      • Death (2017) of Curtis W. Harris, American minister (b. 1924) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtis_W
      @histodons

        [?]Obsidian Urbex Photography » 🌐
        @ObsidianUrbex@mstdn.social

        An old rusted steam train, bearing a bold red star on its front. This beautiful locomotive was seemingly left abandoned inside an old train depot, languishing for years facing an uncertain future. A few years ago, the train was removed! Budapest, Hungary.

        A rusted locomotive sits in an abandoned warehouse, paint peeling and glass shattered. The front of the train displays a red star.

        Alt...A rusted locomotive sits in an abandoned warehouse, paint peeling and glass shattered. The front of the train displays a red star.

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

          LIVE LUMBER. A term used by sailors, to signify all landsmen on board their ships.

          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): LIVE LUMBER. A term used by sailors, to signify all landsmen on board their ships. 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): LIVE LUMBER. A term used by sailors, to signify all landsmen on board their ships. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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

            JOCKUM GAGE. A chamber-pot, jordan, looking-glass, or member-mug. 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): JOCKUM GAGE. A chamber-pot, jordan, looking-glass, or member-mug. 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): JOCKUM GAGE. A chamber-pot, jordan, looking-glass, or member-mug. CANT. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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

              Events for the 9th of December from Wikipedia:

              • 1688: Glorious Revolution: Williamite forces defeat Jacobites at Battle of Reading, forcing James II to flee England. (Date is Old Style; the date in the New Style modern calendar is 19 December.) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glorious
              • Birth (1973) of Bárbara Padilla, Mexican-American soprano en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%A1r
              @histodons

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

                DOWSE ON THE CHOPS. A blow in the face.

                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): DOWSE ON THE CHOPS. A blow in the face. 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): DOWSE ON THE CHOPS. A blow in the face. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                  [?]Lightfighter [He/Him] » 🌐
                  @Lightfighter@infosec.exchange

                  leftvoice.org/the-dsa-is-repea

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

                    GALLOWS BIRD. A grief, or pickpocket; also one that associates with them.

                    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): GALLOWS BIRD. A grief, or pickpocket; also one that associates with them. 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): GALLOWS BIRD. A grief, or pickpocket; also one that associates with them. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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

                      Events for the 8th of December from Wikipedia:

                      • 1990: The Galileo spacecraft flies past Earth for the first time. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galileo_
                      • Birth (1993) of Jordan Obita, English footballer en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_O
                      • Death (1917) of Mendele Mocher Sforim, Russian author (b. 1836) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mendele_
                      @histodons

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

                        The Little-Known Story Of The ‘Year Without A Summer’ That Saw Worldwide Famine And Widespread Snowfall In June

                        By Austin Harvey

                        "The summerless year of 1816 came after the eruption of Mount Tambora, the Indonesian volcano that violently exploded in April 1815 and sent clouds of ash into the atmosphere that blocked sunlight and caused global temperatures to drop."

                        allthatsinteresting.com/year-w

                        "Woman Before the Rising Sun (1818), a Caspar David Friedrich painting showing the yellow-tinged sky that followed Mount Tambora’s eruption." - from article

                        Alt..."Woman Before the Rising Sun (1818), a Caspar David Friedrich painting showing the yellow-tinged sky that followed Mount Tambora’s eruption." - from article

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

                          SCREW. A skeleton key used by housebreakers to open a lock. To stand on the screw signifies that a door is not bolted, but merely locked.

                          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): SCREW. A skeleton key used by housebreakers to open a lock. To stand on the screw signifies that a door is not bolted, but merely locked. 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): SCREW. A skeleton key used by housebreakers to open a lock. To stand on the screw signifies that a door is not bolted, but merely locked. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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

                            Ancient Greece to Turner v Constable: Seven of the greatest rivalries in art history

                            There is an art to rivalry. Mastering its rules has, since ancient times, shaped cultural history over millennia.

                            By Kelly Grovier

                            bbc.co.uk/culture/article/2025

                            Art History at PG:
                            gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/5

                            Joseph Mallord William Turner auto-retrato The oil painting shows the young artist with tousled blonde hair, wearing formal late 18th/early 19th-century attire including a dark coat and white cravat. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._M._W._Turner#/media/File:Joseph_Mallord_William_Turner_auto-retrato.jpg

                            Alt...Joseph Mallord William Turner auto-retrato The oil painting shows the young artist with tousled blonde hair, wearing formal late 18th/early 19th-century attire including a dark coat and white cravat. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._M._W._Turner#/media/File:Joseph_Mallord_William_Turner_auto-retrato.jpg

                            John Constable, Self-portrait 1806, pencil on paper, Tate Gallery London. His only indisputable self-portrait, drawn by an arrangement of mirrors. A 1806 pencil self-portrait by John Constable showing his profile, created using an arrangement of mirrors. This intimate drawing, held at Tate Gallery London, is his only authenticated self-portrait, rendered with loose, expressive pencil strokes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Constable#/media/File:ConstableSelfPortrait.png

                            Alt...John Constable, Self-portrait 1806, pencil on paper, Tate Gallery London. His only indisputable self-portrait, drawn by an arrangement of mirrors. A 1806 pencil self-portrait by John Constable showing his profile, created using an arrangement of mirrors. This intimate drawing, held at Tate Gallery London, is his only authenticated self-portrait, rendered with loose, expressive pencil strokes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Constable#/media/File:ConstableSelfPortrait.png

                            Artemisia Gentileschi - Self-Portrait as a Lute Player. A Baroque self-portrait by Artemisia Gentileschi depicting herself as a lute player. The dramatic oil painting shows the artist in elegant blue dress with exposed décolletage, turban-style headwrap, holding a wooden lute against dark background. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemisia_Gentileschi#/media/File:Artemisia_Gentileschi_-_Self-Portrait_as_a_Lute_Player.JPG

                            Alt...Artemisia Gentileschi - Self-Portrait as a Lute Player. A Baroque self-portrait by Artemisia Gentileschi depicting herself as a lute player. The dramatic oil painting shows the artist in elegant blue dress with exposed décolletage, turban-style headwrap, holding a wooden lute against dark background. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemisia_Gentileschi#/media/File:Artemisia_Gentileschi_-_Self-Portrait_as_a_Lute_Player.JPG

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

                              FOOTMAN'S MAWND. An artificial sore made with unslaked lime, soap, and the rust of old iron, on the back of a beggar's hand, as if hurt by the bite or kick of a horse.

                              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): FOOTMAN'S MAWND. An artificial sore made with unslaked lime, soap, and the rust of old iron, on the back of a beggar's hand, as if hurt by the bite or kick of a horse. 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): FOOTMAN'S MAWND. An artificial sore made with unslaked lime, soap, and the rust of old iron, on the back of a beggar's hand, as if hurt by the bite or kick of a horse. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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

                                Events for the 7th of December from Wikipedia:

                                • 574: Byzantine Emperor Justin II, suffering recurring seizures of insanity, adopts his general Tiberius and proclaims him as Caesar. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_II
                                • Birth (1943) of Susan Isaacs, American author and screenwriter en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Is
                                • Holiday: Sabinus of Spoleto en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabinus_
                                @histodons

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                                  [?]Stefan Bohacek » 🌐
                                  @stefan@stefanbohacek.online

                                  Happy 25th anniversary to this Daily Mail article from the year 2000, proclaiming that internet "may be just a passing fad as millions give up on it".

                                  A photograph of a Daily Mail newspaper article from December 5, 2000, with the headline "Internet 'may be just a passing fad as millions give up on it'". The article includes a cropped photo showing hands typing on a keyboard in front of a computer displaying a website.

                                  Alt...A photograph of a Daily Mail newspaper article from December 5, 2000, with the headline "Internet 'may be just a passing fad as millions give up on it'". The article includes a cropped photo showing hands typing on a keyboard in front of a computer displaying a website.

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

                                    HOGO. Corruption of haut goust, high taste, or flavour; commonly said of flesh somewhat tainted. It has a confounded hogo; it stinks confoundedly.

                                    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): HOGO. Corruption of haut goust, high taste, or flavour; commonly said of flesh somewhat tainted. It has a confounded hogo; it stinks confoundedly. 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): HOGO. Corruption of haut goust, high taste, or flavour; commonly said of flesh somewhat tainted. It has a confounded hogo; it stinks confoundedly. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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

                                      HOPKINS. Mr. Hopkins; a ludicrous address to a lame or limping man, being a pun on the word hop.

                                      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): HOPKINS. Mr. Hopkins; a ludicrous address to a lame or limping man, being a pun on the word hop. 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): HOPKINS. Mr. Hopkins; a ludicrous address to a lame or limping man, being a pun on the word hop. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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

                                        Events for the 6th of December from Wikipedia:

                                        • 1978: Spain ratifies the Spanish Constitution of 1978 in a referendum. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_
                                        • Birth (1984) of Syndric Steptoe, American football player en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syndric_
                                        • Death (2000) of Werner Klemperer, German-American actor (b. 1920) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Werner_K
                                        @histodons

                                          [?]Global Museum » 🌐
                                          @globalmuseum@mastodon.online

                                          For those who've never seen film of Ernst Udet's unpowered landing at the 1933 Chicago International Air Race, here's a re-post.
                                          @ron_eisele

                                          Alt...Ernst Udet's unpowered landing at the 1933 Chicago International Air Race

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

                                            STRAIT WAISTCOAT. A tight waistcoat, with long sleeves coming over the hand, having strings for binding them behind the back of the wearer: these waistcoats are used in madhouses for the management of lunatics when outrageous.

                                            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): STRAIT WAISTCOAT. A tight waistcoat, with long sleeves coming over the hand, having strings for binding them behind the back of the wearer: these waistcoats are used in madhouses for the management of lunatics when outrageous. 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): STRAIT WAISTCOAT. A tight waistcoat, with long sleeves coming over the hand, having strings for binding them behind the back of the wearer: these waistcoats are used in madhouses for the management of lunatics when outrageous. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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

                                              What-if? 5 Small Decisions That Changed History

                                              "History is littered with ‘what-if’ situations that, if handled differently, could have led society in an entirely different direction."

                                              thecollector.com/small-decisio

                                              "Theodore Roosevelt speaking from a car in Milwaukee on Oct. 14, 1912, shortly before a gunman shot and wounded him in front of the Gilpatrick Hotel. This photo shows the former president speaking from an automobile on the south side. He gave a number of talks, including one at the Deutscher Club (now the Wisconsin Club), before going to the Gilpatrick to rest before his major address at the Auditorium, which he made despite his wounds. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Files" - Wikimedia

                                              Alt..."Theodore Roosevelt speaking from a car in Milwaukee on Oct. 14, 1912, shortly before a gunman shot and wounded him in front of the Gilpatrick Hotel. This photo shows the former president speaking from an automobile on the south side. He gave a number of talks, including one at the Deutscher Club (now the Wisconsin Club), before going to the Gilpatrick to rest before his major address at the Auditorium, which he made despite his wounds. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Files" - Wikimedia

                                                [?]Coach Sankhavaram ® » 🌐
                                                @paninid@mastodon.world

                                                As @pluralistic called it: “the largest consumer boycott in ”
                                                eigenmagic.net/@abstractcode/1

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

                                                  BLACK BOOK. He is down in the black book, i.e. has a stain in his character. A black book is keep in most regiments, wherein the names of all persons sentenced to punishment are recorded.

                                                  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): BLACK BOOK. He is down in the black book, i.e. has a stain in his character. A black book is keep in most regiments, wherein the names of all persons sentenced to punishment are recorded. 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): BLACK BOOK. He is down in the black book, i.e. has a stain in his character. A black book is keep in most regiments, wherein the names of all persons sentenced to punishment are recorded. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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

                                                    Events for the 5th of December from Wikipedia:

                                                    • 2014: Exploration Flight Test 1, the first flight test of Orion, is launched. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Explorat
                                                    • Birth (1961) of Ralf Dujmovits, German mountaineer en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralf_Duj
                                                    • Death (2007) of Karlheinz Stockhausen, German composer and academic (b. 1928) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karlhein
                                                    @histodons

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                                                      [?]Global Museum » 🌐
                                                      @globalmuseum@mastodon.online

                                                      Sumerian birth certificate. A clay tablet found at the Sumerian city of Nippur in southern Iraq.

                                                      Estimated to be around 2000-1600 BC. Contains a birth announcement, its gender, the names of its parents, and a footprint of the newborn.

                                                      @menavisualss

                                                      Sumerian birth certificate. A clay tablet found at the Sumerian city of Nippur in southern Iraq

                                                      Alt...Sumerian birth certificate. A clay tablet found at the Sumerian city of Nippur in southern Iraq

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                                                        [?]Sir Rochard 'Dock' Bunson » 🌐
                                                        @SrRochardBunson@universeodon.com

                                                        Fascist billionaires have moved humans from the collateral to liability column. As simple as that. We either do something about it now or wait until they kill a billion people.

                                                        What's the plan? Counter-revolution is necessary. They already stole it from us.
                                                        🧑‍🌾

                                                        Alt...Pure utter hearfire. Appropriated from Statuscoup on instagram

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

                                                          DICKY. A woman's under-petticoat. It's all Dicky with him; i.e. it's all over with him.

                                                          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): DICKY. A woman's under-petticoat. It's all Dicky with him; i.e. it's all over with 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): DICKY. A woman's under-petticoat. It's all Dicky with him; i.e. it's all over with him. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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

                                                            A BLASTED FELLOW or BRIMSTONE. An abandoned rogue or prostitute. 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): A BLASTED FELLOW or BRIMSTONE. An abandoned rogue or prostitute. 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): A BLASTED FELLOW or BRIMSTONE. An abandoned rogue or prostitute. 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

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

                                                                Events for the 4th of December from Wikipedia:

                                                                • 1867: Former Minnesota farmer Oliver Hudson Kelley founds the Order of the Patrons of Husbandry (better known today as the Grange). en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minnesota
                                                                • Birth (1982) of Ho-Pin Tung, Dutch-Chinese race car driver en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ho-Pin_T
                                                                • Holiday: John of Damascus en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_of_
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                                                                  [?]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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                                                                    [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
                                                                    @TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us

                                                                    BREECHES BIBLE. An edition of the Bible printed in 1598, wherein it is said that Adam and Eve sewed figleaves together, and made themselves breeches.

                                                                    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): BREECHES BIBLE. An edition of the Bible printed in 1598, wherein it is said that Adam and Eve sewed figleaves together, and made themselves breeches. 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): BREECHES BIBLE. An edition of the Bible printed in 1598, wherein it is said that Adam and Eve sewed figleaves together, and made themselves breeches. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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

                                                                      The Inspiring Story Of Emily Roebling, The Woman Who Helped Build The Brooklyn Bridge

                                                                      By Ainsley Brown

                                                                      "Emily Roebling's husband was the chief engineer of the Brooklyn Bridge, but when he fell ill soon after construction began, Emily spent over a decade working as his liaison, supervising the site, and ensuring that the structure was built to his specifications."

                                                                      allthatsinteresting.com/emily-

                                                                      Caption: Brooklyn Bridge. Wire cables under construction. Last cable wire was run October 5, 1878.

                                                                      Alt...Caption: Brooklyn Bridge. Wire cables under construction. Last cable wire was run October 5, 1878.

                                                                        [?]Sir Rochard 'Dock' Bunson » 🌐
                                                                        @SrRochardBunson@universeodon.com

                                                                        They never told me how wild it would be living ssimultaneously in the 1850s & 1930s with internet and pocket friends.

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

                                                                          HARMAN BECK. A beadle. 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): HARMAN BECK. A beadle. 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): HARMAN BECK. A beadle. CANT. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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

                                                                            Events for the 3rd of December from Wikipedia:

                                                                            • 1979: Iranian Revolution: Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini becomes the first Supreme Leader of Iran. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranian_
                                                                            • Birth (1968) of Montell Jordan, American singer-songwriter and producer en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montell_
                                                                            • Death (1752) of Henri-Guillaume Hamal, Walloon musician and composer (b. 1685) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henri-Gu
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                                                                              [?]Obsidian Urbex Photography » 🌐
                                                                              @ObsidianUrbex@mstdn.social

                                                                              Victorian Music Room closed around 20 years ago. Somewhere in northern England 🎶

                                                                              There are three main areas; an octagonal entrance rotunda, a timber trussed auditorium and a large conservatory area.

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                                                                              octagonal room with yellow walls and domed ceiling

                                                                              Alt...octagonal room with yellow walls and domed ceiling

                                                                              large room in decay, roof had woden trusses

                                                                              Alt...large room in decay, roof had woden trusses

                                                                              overgrown conservatory

                                                                              Alt...overgrown conservatory

                                                                              looking up at octagonal dome roof

                                                                              Alt...looking up at octagonal dome roof

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

                                                                                BOWYER. One that draws a long bow, a dealer in the marvellous, a teller of improbable stories, a liar: perhaps from the wonderful shots frequently boasted of by archers.

                                                                                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): BOWYER. One that draws a long bow, a dealer in the marvellous, a teller of improbable stories, a liar: perhaps from the wonderful shots frequently boasted of by archers. 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): BOWYER. One that draws a long bow, a dealer in the marvellous, a teller of improbable stories, a liar: perhaps from the wonderful shots frequently boasted of by archers. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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

                                                                                  HARRY. A country fellow. CANT.--Old Harry; the Devil.

                                                                                  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): HARRY. A country fellow. CANT.--Old Harry; the Devil. 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): HARRY. A country fellow. CANT.--Old Harry; the Devil. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                                    [?]hairylarry » 🌐
                                                                                    @hairylarry@gamerplus.org

                                                                                    Way down upon the Suwannee River

                                                                                    Photos by Larry Heyl and Barbara Lucas at the Steven Foster State Park in Florida.

                                                                                    part1

                                                                                    A very strange J style keyboard and piano. The keyboard has five rows of keys.

                                                                                    Alt...A very strange J style keyboard and piano. The keyboard has five rows of keys.

                                                                                    Beautiful unusual piano at the Stephen Foster Muesum.

                                                                                    Alt...Beautiful unusual piano at the Stephen Foster Muesum.

                                                                                    Um ... not actually Hairy Larry playing piano at the Stephen Foster Museum where you are not actually allowed to touch the antique pianos.

                                                                                    Alt...Um ... not actually Hairy Larry playing piano at the Stephen Foster Museum where you are not actually allowed to touch the antique pianos.

                                                                                    Barbara Lucas photographing a giant oak tree at the Stephen Foster State Park.

                                                                                    Alt...Barbara Lucas photographing a giant oak tree at the Stephen Foster State Park.

                                                                                      [?]EventsOfTheDayBot » 🤖 🌐
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                                                                                      Events for the 2nd of December from Wikipedia:

                                                                                      • 1962: Vietnam War: After a trip to Vietnam at the request of U.S. President John F. Kennedy, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield becomes the first American official to comment adversely on the war's progress. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_
                                                                                      • Birth (1897) of Rewi Alley, New Zealand writer and political activist (d. 1987) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rewi_All
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                                                                                        [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
                                                                                        @TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us

                                                                                        CONFECT. Counterfeited.

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

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

                                                                                          CREW. A knot or gang; also a boat or ship's company. The canting crew are thus divided into twenty-three orders, which see under the different words:

                                                                                          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): CREW. A knot or gang; also a boat or ship's company. The canting crew are thus divided into twenty-three orders, which see under the different words: 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): CREW. A knot or gang; also a boat or ship's company. The canting crew are thus divided into twenty-three orders, which see under the different words: A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                                                            [?]EventsOfTheDayBot » 🤖 🌐
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                                                                                            Events for the 1st of December from Wikipedia:

                                                                                            • 1577: Courtiers Christopher Hatton and Thomas Heneage are knighted by Queen Elizabeth I of England. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christop
                                                                                            • Birth (1966) of Katherine LaNasa, American actress, ballet dancer, and choreographer en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katherin
                                                                                            • Holiday: Christian feast of Nahum en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nahum
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                                                                                              [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
                                                                                              @TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us

                                                                                              BITER. A wench whose **** is ready to bite her arse; a lascivious, rampant wench.

                                                                                              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): BITER. A wench whose **** is ready to bite her arse; a lascivious, rampant wench. 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): BITER. A wench whose **** is ready to bite her arse; a lascivious, rampant wench. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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