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Cross (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Cross

To come home by weeping cross; to repent at the conclusion.

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

Cropsick * Cross Dishonest

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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Crook Shanks
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Crop-1
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Cropsick
Cross
Cross Dishonest
Cross Bite
Cross Buttock
Cross Patch
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Crowd
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Crown Office