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Great Joseph (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Great Joseph

A surtout. Cant.

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

Great Intimate * Greedy Guts

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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.

Grannam
Grannum’s Gold
Granny
Grapple the Rails
Grappling Irons
Grave Digger
Gravy-eyed
To Grease
Greasy Chin
Great Intimate
Great Joseph
Greedy Guts
Greek
Green
Green-1
Green Bag
Green Gown
Green Sickness
Greenhead
Greenhorn
Greenwich Barbers