Hair Splitter (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Hair Splitter

A man’s yard.

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

Had’em * Halbert

Nearby

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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Haberdasher of Pronouns
Hackney Writer
Hackum
Had’em
Hair Splitter
Halbert
Half a Hog
Half Seas Over
Hamlet
Hams
Hand
Hand and Pocket Shop
Hand Basket Portion
Handle
Handsome