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Guzzle Guts (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Guzzle Guts

One greedy of liquor.

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

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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.

Gunner’s Daughter
Gunpowder
Guts
Guts and Garbage
Gutfoundered
Gut Scraper
Gutter Lane
Gutting a Quart Pot
Guy
Guzzle
Guzzle Guts
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Gybing
Gyles
Gyp
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