Houses to which thieves and prostitutes resort.
Next for his favourite MOT (Girl) the KIDDEY (Youth) looks about,
And if she’s in a FLASH PANNEY (Brothel) he swears he’ll have her out;
So he FENCES (Pawns) all his TOGS (Cloathes) to buy her DUDS, (Wearing Apparel) and then
He FRISKS (Robs) his master’s LOB (Till) to take her from the bawdy KEN (House).
FLASH SONG.
Definition taken from The 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, originally by Francis Grose.
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