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Knight of the Sheers (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Knight of the Sheers

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

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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