Jew’s Eye (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Jew’s Eye

That’s worth a Jew’s eye; a pleasant or agreeable sight: a saying taken from Shakespeare.

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

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