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Hard (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Hard

Stale beer, nearly sour, is said to be hard. Hard also means severe: as, hard fate, a hard master.

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

Hans In Kelder * Hard At His A-se

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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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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.

To Hang An Arse
Hang Gallows Look
Hang In Chains
Hang It Up
Hang Out
Hanger On
Hangman’s Wages
Hank
Hanker
Hans In Kelder
Hard
Hard At His A-se
Hare
Hark-ye-ing
Harman
Harman Beck
Harmans
Harp
Harridan
Harry
Harum Scarum