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Harry (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Harry

A country fellow. CANT.—Old Harry; the Devil.

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

Harridan * Harum Scarum

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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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.

Hans In Kelder
Hard
Hard At His A-se
Hare
Hark-ye-ing
Harman
Harman Beck
Harmans
Harp
Harridan
Harry
Harum Scarum
Hash
Hasty
Hasty Pudding
Hat
Hatches
Hatchet Face
Havil
Havy Cavy
Hawk