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Cow’s Courant (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Cow’s Courant

Gallop and sh—e.

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

Cow’s Baby * Cow-handed

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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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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.

Counterfeit Crank
Country Harry
Country Put
County Work
Court Card
Court Holy Water
Court of Assistants
Cow
Cow Juice
Cow’s Baby
Cow’s Courant
Cow-handed
Cow-hearted
Cow Itch
Cow’s Spouse
Cow’s Thumb
Coxcomb
Crab
Crab Lanthorn
Crab Louse
Crab Shells