Dowser (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Dowser

Vulgar pronunciation of douceur.

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

Dowse On the Chops * Doxies

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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Dot and Go One
Double
Double Jugg
Dove-tail
Douglas
Dowdy
Down Hills
Down
To Dowse
Dowse On the Chops
Dowser
Doxies
Drap
Drag
Drag Lay
Draggletail
Dragooning It
Drain
Dram
Dram-a-tick
Draper