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Bill at Sight (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Bill at Sight

To pay a bill at sight; to be ready at all times for the venereal act.

Definition taken from The 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, originally by Francis Grose.

Bienly * Bilboa

Nearby

Nathan Bailey's 1736 Dictionary of canting and thieving slang

John S. Farmer's collection of canting songs and slang rhymes

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About

Francis Grose was independently wealthy, having inherited money from his father, a jeweller. Finding himself overspending, he published a number of books; his Provincial Glossary seems to have been the starting-point for the Vulgar Tongue reproduced here.

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Betty Martin
Betwattled
Bever
Beverage
Bible
Bible Oath
Biddy
Bidet
Bienly
Bill at Sight
Bilboa
To Bilk
Bill of Sale
Billingsgate Language
Bing
Bingo
Bingo Boy
Bingo Mort
Binnacle Word
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