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CRACKMANS. Hedges. The cull thought to lope by breaking through the crackmans, but we fetched him back by a nope on the costard which stopped his jaw—the man thought to escape by breaking through the hedge, but we brought him back by a blow on the head which laid him speechless.
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CRACKMANS. Hedges. The cull thought to lope by breaking through the crackmans, but we fetched him back by a nope on the costard which stopped his jaw—the man thought to escape by breaking through the hedge, but we brought him back by a blow on the head which laid him speechless.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
HUNTSUP. The reveillier of huntsmen, sounded on the French horn, or other instrument.
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HUNTSUP. The reveillier of huntsmen, sounded on the French horn, or other instrument.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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HOBBLEDYGEE. A pace between a walk and a run, a dog-trot.
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HOBBLEDYGEE. A pace between a walk and a run, a dog-trot.
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FIELD LANE DUCK. A baked sheep's head.
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FIELD LANE DUCK. A baked sheep's head.
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SMITHFIELD BARGAIN. A bargain whereby the purchaser is taken in. This is likewise frequently used to express matches or marriages contracted solely on the score of interest, on one or both sides, where the fair sex are bought and sold like cattle in Smithfield.
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SMITHFIELD BARGAIN. A bargain whereby the purchaser is taken in. This is likewise frequently used to express matches or marriages contracted solely on the score of interest, on one or both sides, where the fair sex are bought and sold like cattle in Smithfield.
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MUCKINDER. A child's handkerchief tied to the side.
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MUCKINDER. A child's handkerchief tied to the side.
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BREWES, or BROWES. The fat scum from the pot in which salted beef is boiled.
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BREWES, or BROWES. The fat scum from the pot in which salted beef is boiled.
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NOSE GENT. A nun.
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NOSE GENT. A nun.
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DISHCLOUT. A dirty, greasy woman. He has made a napkin of his dishclout; a saying of one who has married his cook maid. To pin a dishclout to a man's tail; a punishment often threatened by the female servants in a kitchen, to a man who pries into the secrets of that place.
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DISHCLOUT. A dirty, greasy woman. He has made a napkin of his dishclout; a saying of one who has married his cook maid. To pin a dishclout to a man's tail; a punishment often threatened by the female servants in a kitchen, to a man who pries into the secrets of that place.
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DOCTORS. Loaded dice, that will run but two or three chances. They put the doctors upon him; they cheated him with loaded dice.
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DOCTORS. Loaded dice, that will run but two or three chances. They put the doctors upon him; they cheated him with loaded dice.
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TO CRIB. To purloin, or appropriate to one's own use, part of any thing intrusted to one's care.
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TO CRIB. To purloin, or appropriate to one's own use, part of any thing intrusted to one's care.
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CHOCOLATE. To give chocolate without sugar; to reprove. MILITARY TERM.
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CHOCOLATE. To give chocolate without sugar; to reprove. MILITARY TERM.
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APPLE DUMPLIN SHOP. A woman's bosom.
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APPLE DUMPLIN SHOP. A woman's bosom.
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CARDINAL. A cloak in fashion about the year 1760.
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CARDINAL. A cloak in fashion about the year 1760.
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LIGHT-FINGERED. Thievish, apt to pilfer.
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LIGHT-FINGERED. Thievish, apt to pilfer.
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CREEPERS. Gentlemen's companions, lice.
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CREEPERS. Gentlemen's companions, lice.
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DROP. The new drop; a contrivance for executing felons at Newgate, by means of a platform, which drops from under them: this is also called the last drop. See LEAF. See MORNING DROP.
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DROP. The new drop; a contrivance for executing felons at Newgate, by means of a platform, which drops from under them: this is also called the last drop. See LEAF. See MORNING DROP.
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UPRIGHT MAN. An upright man signifies the chief or principal of a crew. The vilest, stoutest rogue in the pack is generally chosen to this post, and has the sole right to the first night's lodging with the dells, who afterwards are used in common among the whole fraternity.
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UPRIGHT MAN. An upright man signifies the chief or principal of a crew. The vilest, stoutest rogue in the pack is generally chosen to this post, and has the sole right to the first night's lodging with the dells, who afterwards are used in common among the whole fraternity.
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NINNY, or NINNYHAMMER. A simpleton.
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NINNY, or NINNYHAMMER. A simpleton.
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HOAXING. Bantering, ridiculing. Hoaxing a quiz; joking an odd fellow. UNIVERSITY WIT.
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HOAXING. Bantering, ridiculing. Hoaxing a quiz; joking an odd fellow. UNIVERSITY WIT.
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TO CUT BENE. To speak gently. To cut bene whiddes; to give good words. To cut queer whiddes; to give foul language. To cut a bosh, or a flash; to make a figure. CANT.
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TO CUT BENE. To speak gently. To cut bene whiddes; to give good words. To cut queer whiddes; to give foul language. To cut a bosh, or a flash; to make a figure. CANT.
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COT, or QUOT. A man who meddles with women's household business, particularly in the kitchen. The punishment commonly inflicted on a quot, is pinning a greasy dishclout to the skirts of his coat.
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COT, or QUOT. A man who meddles with women's household business, particularly in the kitchen. The punishment commonly inflicted on a quot, is pinning a greasy dishclout to the skirts of his coat.
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SCONCE. The head, probably as being the fort and citadel of a man: from SCONCE, an old name for a fort, derived from a Dutch word of the same signification; To build a sconce: a military term for bilking one's quarters. To sconce or skonce; to impose a fine. ACADEMICAL PHRASE.
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SCONCE. The head, probably as being the fort and citadel of a man: from SCONCE, an old name for a fort, derived from a Dutch word of the same signification; To build a sconce: a military term for bilking one's quarters. To sconce or skonce; to impose a fine. ACADEMICAL PHRASE.
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KIDDY NIPPERS. Taylors out of work, who cut off the waistcoat pockets of their brethren, when cross-legged on their board, thereby grabbling their bit. CANT.
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KIDDY NIPPERS. Taylors out of work, who cut off the waistcoat pockets of their brethren, when cross-legged on their board, thereby grabbling their bit. CANT.
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KETTLE OF FISH. When a person has perplexed his affairs in general, or any particular business, he is said to have made a fine kettle of fish of it.
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KETTLE OF FISH. When a person has perplexed his affairs in general, or any particular business, he is said to have made a fine kettle of fish of it.
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Eclipses in mythology and culture
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Eclipses of the Sun and of the Moon have been described by nearly every culture. In cultures without an astronomical explanation, eclipses were often attributed to supernatural causes or regarded as bad omens.
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Religious and cultural practices
While solar and lunar eclipses are today understood astronomically as one celestial body shadowing another, their appearance from Earth does not intuitively belie a similar cause for each.
Mark Littmann, Fred Espenak, and Ken Willcox classified solar eclipse mythologies into four distinct genres:
+ A celestial being (usually a monster) attempts to destroy the Sun.
+ The Sun fights with its lover the Moon.
+ The Sun and Moon make love and discreetly hide themselves in darkness.
+ The Sun god grows angry, sad, sick, or neglectful.
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Abrahamic religions
In the Talmud, solar eclipses are described as ill omens and several events in the Hebrew Bible are said to have occurred during eclipses. Judaism at large has been accepting of the modern astronomical explanation of eclipses and today many rabbis consider eclipses to be reminders of divinity and a time for prayer and introspection.
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The periodicity of lunar eclipses been deduced by Neo-Babylonian astronomers in the sixth century BCE and the periodicity of solar eclipses was deduced in first century BCE by Greek astronomers, who developed the Antikythera mechanism and had understood the Sun, Moon, and Earth to be spherical celestial bodies since Aristotle. The astronomical understanding of eclipses was thus well understood in the Ancient Near East in which Christianity developed.
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The New Testament describes the sky as darkening for hours during the crucifixion of Jesus. As the event's lengthy duration and occurrence on the day of a ...
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An illustration from al-Biruni's astronomical works that explains the different phases of the moon, with respect to the position of the Sun.
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French Jesuits observing an eclipse with King Narai and his court in April 1688, shortly before the Siamese revolution
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Rahu swallows the Sun, referred to as Rahukalam
Important Hinduism Mythology Indonesia - Balinese - Javanese Wayang Painting, Triad deity "Rahu - Hanuman - Ketu -" swallow the Sun - Moon, ink - watercolor painting on cotton, source is a property of my asian art collection
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Drawing of Columbus' prediction of the March 1504 lunar eclipse to the native Jamaicans
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Camille Flammarion - Astronomie Populaire 1879, p231 fig. 86
2020 April 5
Color the Universe! 🎨
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Explanation:
Wouldn't it be fun to color in the universe? If you think so, please accept this famous astronomical illustration as a preliminary substitute. You, your friends, your parents or children, can print it out or even color it digitally. While coloring, you might be interested to know that even though this illustration has appeared in numerous places over the past 100 years, the actual artist remains unknown. Furthermore, the work has no accepted name -- can you think of a good one? The illustration, first appearing in a book by Camille Flammarion in 1888, is used frequently to show that humanity's present concepts are susceptible to being supplanted by greater truths.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flammarion_engraving
https://www.historyofinformation.com/detail.php?id=3329
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zp60ODhbb4
https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k408619m/f4.image
https://books.google.com/books?id=ScDVAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA163
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camille_Flammarion
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap010101.html
https://www.thecolor.com/Category/Coloring/Planets.aspx
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/coloring-for-stress_n_5975832
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http://asterisk.apod.com/discuss_apod.php?date=200405
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Color the Universe
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Explanation:
Wouldn't it be fun to color in the universe? If you think so, please accept this famous astronomical illustration as a preliminary substitute. You, your friends, your parents or children, can print it out or even color it digitally. While coloring, you might be interested to know that even though this illustration has appeared in numerous places over the past 100 years, the actual artist remains unknown. Furthermore, the work has no accepted name -- can you think of a good one? The illustration, first appearing in a book by Camille Flammarion in 1888, is used frequently to show that humanity's present concepts are susceptible to being supplanted by greater truths.
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Comet Between Fireworks and Lightning
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Sometimes the sky itself is the best show in town. In January 2007, people from Perth, Australia gathered on a local beach to watch a sky light up with delights near and far. Nearby, fireworks exploded as part of Australia Day celebrations. On the far right, lightning from a thunderstorm flashed in the distance. Near the image center, though, seen through clouds, was the most unusual sight of all: Comet McNaught. The photogenic comet was so bright that it even remained visible though the din of Earthly flashes. Comet McNaught has now returned to the outer Solar System and is now only visible with a large telescope. The featured image is actually a three photograph panorama digitally processed to reduce red reflections from the exploding firework.
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2013 November 10
Comet Between Fireworks and Lightning
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Sometimes the sky itself is the best show in town. In January 2007, people from Perth, Australia gathered on a local beach to watch a sky light up with delights near and far. Nearby, fireworks exploded as part of Australia Day celebrations. On the far right, lightning from a thunderstorm flashed in the distance. Near the image center, though, seen through clouds, was the most unusual sight of all: Comet McNaught. The photogenic comet was so bright that it even remained visible though the din of Earthly flashes. Comet McNaught has now returned to the outer Solar System and is now only visible with a large telescope. The above image is actually a three photograph panorama digitally processed to reduce red reflections from the exploding firework.
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Dawn of the Crab
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https://www.lsu.edu/physics/people/faculty/schaefer.php
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One of the all-time historic skyscapes occured in July 1054, when the Crab Supernova blazed into the dawn sky. Chinese court astrologers first saw the Guest Star on the morning of 4 July 1054 next to the star Tianguan (now cataloged as Zeta Tauri). The supernova peaked in late July 1054 a bit brighter than Venus, and was visible in the daytime for 23 days. The Guest Star was so bright that every culture around the world inevitably discovered the supernova independently, although only nine reports survive, including those from China, Japan, and Constantinople. This iPhone picture is from Signal Hill near Tucson on the morning of 26 July 2025, faithfully re-creates the year 1054 Dawn of the Crab, showing the sky as seen by Hohokam peoples. The planet Venus, as a stand-in for the supernova, is close to the position of what is now the Crab Nebula supernova remnant. Step outside on a summer dawn with bright Venus, and ask yourself "What would you have thought in ancient times when suddenly seeing the Dawn of the Crab?"
+ Crab Nebula:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SN_1054
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap011227.html
+ Zeta Tauri:
https://www.star-facts.com/tianguan-zeta-tauri/
http://stars.astro.illinois.edu/sow/zetatau.html
+ Astrophysics:
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2003LNP...598..195P/abstract
+ History:
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2003LNP...598....7G/abstract
https://www.kyohaku.go.jp/eng/learn/home/dictio/shoseki/sadaie/
https://www.nytimes.com/1978/07/18/archives/old-text-is-linked-to-1054-supernova-scientific-journal-tells-of.html
+ Hystorical Chinese Astrology:
https://www.lehigh.edu/~dwp0/Assets/images/astroorigins.pdf
+ Cultural:
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Hohokam-culture
https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/signal-hill-petroglyphs.htm
+ Education:
https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/supernova/en/
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250808.html
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The Dawn Sky Of 26 July 1054 AD (with annotations)
2025 August 8
Dawn of the Crab
* Image and Text Credit: Bradley E. Schaefer
Explanation:
One of the all-time historic skyscapes occured in July 1054, when the Crab Supernova blazed into the dawn sky. Chinese court astrologers first saw the Guest Star on the morning of 4 July 1054 next to the star Tianguan (now cataloged as Zeta Tauri). The supernova peaked in late July 1054 a bit brighter than Venus, and was visible in the daytime for 23 days. The Guest Star was so bright that every culture around the world inevitably discovered the supernova independently, although only nine reports survive, including those from China, Japan, and Constantinople. This iPhone picture is from Signal Hill near Tucson on the morning of 26 July 2025, faithfully re-creates the year 1054 Dawn of the Crab, showing the sky as seen by Hohokam peoples. The planet Venus, as a stand-in for the supernova, is close to the position of what is now the Crab Nebula supernova remnant. Step outside on a summer dawn with bright Venus, and ask yourself "What would you have thought in ancient times when suddenly seeing the Dawn of the Crab?"
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The Dawn Sky Of 26 July 2025 AD (with annotations)
AMES ACE. Within ames ace; nearly, very near.
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AMES ACE. Within ames ace; nearly, very near.
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MARGERY PRATER. A hen. CANT.
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MARGERY PRATER. A hen. CANT.
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LOLL. Mother's loll; a favourite child, the mother's darling,
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LOLL. Mother's loll; a favourite child, the mother's darling,
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CHERRY-COLOURED CAT. A black cat, there being black cherries as well as red.
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CHERRY-COLOURED CAT. A black cat, there being black cherries as well as red.
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COLLEGE COVE. The College cove has numbered him, and if he is knocked down he'll be twisted; the turnkey of Newgate has told the judge how many times the prisoner has been tried before and therefore if he is found guilty, he certainly will be hanged.
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COLLEGE COVE. The College cove has numbered him, and if he is knocked down he'll be twisted; the turnkey of Newgate has told the judge how many times the prisoner has been tried before and therefore if he is found guilty, he certainly will be hanged.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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TO BASTE. To beat. I'll give him his bastings, I'll beat him heartily.
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TO BASTE. To beat. I'll give him his bastings, I'll beat him heartily.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
KICKSEYS. Breeches.
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KICKSEYS. Breeches.
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SWIZZLE. Drink, or any brisk or windy liquor. In North America, a mixture of spruce beer, rum, and sugar, was so called. The 17th regiment had a society called the Swizzle Club, at Ticonderoga, A. D. 1760.
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SWIZZLE. Drink, or any brisk or windy liquor. In North America, a mixture of spruce beer, rum, and sugar, was so called. The 17th regiment had a society called the Swizzle Club, at Ticonderoga, A. D. 1760.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
SMALL CLOTHES. Breeches: a gird at the affected delicacy of the present age; a suit being called coat, waistcoat, and articles, or small clothes.
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SMALL CLOTHES. Breeches: a gird at the affected delicacy of the present age; a suit being called coat, waistcoat, and articles, or small clothes.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
CLOAK TWITCHERS. Rogues who lurk about the entrances into dark alleys, and bye-lanes, to snatch cloaks from the shoulders of passengers.
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CLOAK TWITCHERS. Rogues who lurk about the entrances into dark alleys, and bye-lanes, to snatch cloaks from the shoulders of passengers.
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APOSTLES. (CAMBRIDGE.) Men who are plucked, refused their degree.
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APOSTLES. (CAMBRIDGE.) Men who are plucked, refused their degree.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
LITTLE CLERGYMAN. A young chimney-sweeper.
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LITTLE CLERGYMAN. A young chimney-sweeper.
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JACK IN AN OFFICE, An insolent fellow in authority.
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JACK IN AN OFFICE, An insolent fellow in authority.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
AQUA PUMPAGINIS. Pump water. APOTHECARIES LATIN.
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AQUA PUMPAGINIS. Pump water. APOTHECARIES LATIN.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
PICKT HATCH. To go to the manor of pickt hatch, a cant name for some part of the town noted for bawdy houses in Shakespeare's time, and used by him in that sense.
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PICKT HATCH. To go to the manor of pickt hatch, a cant name for some part of the town noted for bawdy houses in Shakespeare's time, and used by him in that sense.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
JOB. A guinea.
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JOB. A guinea.
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