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Dub O’ Th’ Hick (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Dub O’ Th’ Hick

A lick on the head.

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

Dub the Jigger * Dubber

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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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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.

To Drub
Drummer
Drunk
Drury Lane Ague
Drury Lane Vestal
Dry Bob
Dry Boots
Dub
Dub Lay
Dub the Jigger
Dub O’ Th’ Hick
Dubber
Duce
Duck
Ducks and Drakes
Duck F-ck-r
Duck Legs
Dudders
Duddering Rake
Dudgeon
Duds