Saw
“An old saw; an ancient proverbial saying.”
Regency Word Wednesday
12 Wednesday Aug 2015
Posted in 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue
Category Archives: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue
Regency Word Wednesday
29 Wednesday Jul 2015
Posted in 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue
Sammy
“Foolish. Silly.”
Regency Word Wednesday
15 Wednesday Jul 2015
Posted in 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue
Running Smobble
“Snatching goods off a counter, and throwing them to an accomplice, who brushes off with them.”
Regency Word Wednesday
01 Wednesday Jul 2015
Posted in 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue
Royal Scamps
“Highwaymen who never rob any but rich persons, and that without ill treating them.”
Regency Word Wednesday
17 Wednesday Jun 2015
Posted in 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue
Resurrection Men
“Persons employed by the students in anatomy to steal dead bodies out of church-yards.”
Regency Word Wednesday
27 Wednesday May 2015
Posted in 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue
Rattle-Pate
“A volatile, unsteady, or whimsical man or woman.”
Regency Word Wednesday
13 Wednesday May 2015
Posted in 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue
Queen Street
“A mart governed by his wife, is said to live in Queen Street, or at the sign of the Queen’s Head.”
Regency Word Wednesday
29 Wednesday Apr 2015
Posted in 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue
Purse Proud
“One that is vain of his riches.”
Regency Word Wednesday
15 Wednesday Apr 2015
Posted in 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue
Puppy
“An affected or conceited coxcomb.”
Regency Word Wednesday
01 Wednesday Apr 2015
Posted in 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue
Member Mug
“A chamber pot.”
