A child dropped in the streets, and found, and educated at the parish expence.
Definition taken from The 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, originally by Francis Grose.
See also the definition in Nathan Bailey's 1736 dictionary of canting and thieving slang.
Foul-mouthed * FousilNathan Bailey's 1736 Dictionary of canting and thieving slang
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