Claret (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Claret

French red wine; figuratively, blood. I tapped his claret; I broke his head, and made the blood run. Claret-faced; red-faced.

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

Clapperdogeon * Clawed off

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