Hopkins (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Hopkins

Mr. Hopkins; a ludicrous address to a lame or limping man, being a pun on the word hop.

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

Hop-o-my-thumb * Hopping Giles

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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Hoof
Hook and Snivey
Hookee Walker
Hooked
Hookers
Hoop
To Hoop
To Hop the Twig
Hop Merchant
Hop-o-my-thumb
Hopkins
Hopping Giles
Hopper-arsed
Horns
Horn Colic
Horn Fair
Horn Mad
Horn Work
Hornified
Horse Buss
Horse Coser