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Crocodile’s Tears (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Crocodile’s Tears

The tears of a hypocrite. Crocodiles are fabulously reported to shed tears over their prey before they devour it.

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

Crockers * Crocus

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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.

Crimp
Crinkum Crankum
Crinkums
Cripple
Crispin
Crispin’s Holiday
Crispin’s Lance
Croaker
Croakumshire
Crockers
Crocodile’s Tears
Crocus
Croker
Crone
Crony
Crook
Crook Back
Crook Your Elbow
Crook Shanks
Crop
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