Brother Starling (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Brother Starling

One who lies with the same woman, that is, builds in the same nest.

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

See also the definition in Nathan Bailey's 1736 dictionary of canting and thieving slang.

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