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Lank Sleeve (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Lank Sleeve

The empty sleeve of a one armed man. A fellow with a lank sleeve; a man who has lost an arm.

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

Land Pirates * Lansprisado

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Nathan Bailey's 1736 Dictionary of canting and thieving slang

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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.

Lage
Lage of Duds
Laid On the Shelf
To Lamb
Lamb’s Wool
Lambskin Men
Lamp
Land
Land Lopers
Land Pirates
Lank Sleeve
Lansprisado
Lanthorn-jawed
Lap
Lark
Lark-1
Larry Dugan’s Eye Water
Latch
Lathy
Latitat
Lavender