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Crowdy (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Crowdy

Oatmeal and water, or milk; a mess much eaten in the north.

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

Crowdero * Crow Fair

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.

Croppen
Cropsick
Cross
Cross Dishonest
Cross Bite
Cross Buttock
Cross Patch
To Crow
Crowd
Crowdero
Crowdy
Crow Fair
Crown Office
Cruisers
Crummy
Crump
Crump-backed
Crusty Beau
Crusty Fellow
Cub
Cuckold