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Idea Pot (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Idea Pot

The knowledge box, the head. See Knowledge Box.

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

Jazey * Jeffy

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.

Jakes
Jammed
Janizaries
Japanned
Jark
Jarkmen
Jarvis
Jason’s Fleece
Jaw
Jazey
Idea Pot
Jeffy
Jehu
Jem
Jemmy Fellow
Jemmy
Jenny
Jerrycummumble
Jerry Sneak
Jessamy
Jesiut