Gumption (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Gumption

Rum Gumption

Docility, comprehension, capacity.

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

Gummy * Gun

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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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Grunter’s Gig
Grunting Peck
Gruts
Gudgeon
Gull
Gulled
Gullgropers
Gum
Gummy
Gumption
Gun
Gundiguts
Gunner’s Daughter
Gunpowder
Guts
Guts and Garbage
Gutfoundered
Gut Scraper
Gutter Lane
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